The basic modules provide fundamental content for the areas of intensive nursing, IMC and emergency nursing as well as for nursing in anesthesia. They address fundamental nursing-relevant topics from the related sciences that are independent of the area of application. The basic modules of the further training are fully credited.

Basic module I - Applying professional basics

94 hours

Module unit 1	Thinking and acting ethically and inclusively	16 hours
Module unit 2	Theory-based nursing	32 hours
Module unit 3	Incorporating models of health and illness into nursing care	12 hours
Module unit 4	Acting economically in healthcare	18 hours
Module unit 5	Basics of emergency management	8 hours
Module unit 6	Basics of hygiene management	8 hours

Basic Module II - Initiating and shaping developments

76 hours

Module unit 1	Learning	36 hours
Module unit 2	Planning and designing instruction processes	16 hours
Module unit 3	Quality management - designing work processes in complex situations	16 hours
Module unit 4	Working in projects	8 hours

THEORY: Specialist modules

Total 415 hours

The respective specialist modules cover specific specialist knowledge with different thematic focuses. The module structure is interdisciplinary. In the specialist modules, the topics marked with an asterisk are credited (82 hours in total).

Specialist module I - Performing core tasks in intensive care

88 hours

Module unit 1	* Designing structural and organizational processes in intensive care	8 hours
Module unit 2	Treatment situations of patients with impaired hemodynamics	24 hours
Module unit 3	* Practical implementation of hygiene guidelines	6 hours
Module unit 4	* Consider legal requirements in practice	8 hours
Module unit 5	Performing tasks in diagnostic and therapeutic measures	24 hours
Module unit 6	* Implementing supportive concepts in the care of patients	18 hours

Specialist module II - Caring for patients with illnesses requiring intensive care and trauma

120 hours

Module unit 1	Assessing treatment situations of patients with respiratory impairments and acting accordingly	48 hours
Module unit 2	Assessing treatment situations of patients with impairments of cardiovascular function and acting accordingly	48 hours
Module unit 3	Assessing treatment situations of patients with impairments due to trauma and acting accordingly	24 hours

Specialist module III - Caring for patients with illnesses and infections requiring intensive care

96 hours

Module unit 1	Assess treatment situations of patients with gastroenterological and nephological diseases or metabolic diseases and act accordingly	24 hours
Module unit 2	Assessing the situation of patients with disorders of the hematopoietic system and acting accordingly	12 hours
Module unit 3	Assessing treatment situations of patients with impairments of perception and consciousness and acting accordingly	48 hours
Module unit 4	Assessing the situation of patients suffering from an infection and acting accordingly	12 hours

Specialist module IV - Perceiving life situations and making and supporting decisions

42 hours

Module unit 1	* Perceiving and accompanying patients in special life situations	6 hours
Module unit 2	* Accompanying patients and their caregivers in the last phase of life	16 hours
Module unit 3	* Acting in ethical conflict situations	20 hours

Specialist module V - Nursing interventions in anesthesia

40 hours

Module unit 1	Applying the basics of anesthesia, interdisciplinary content for intensive care and anesthesia care	20 hours
Module unit 2	Performing tasks in the context of specific anesthesia procedures	10 hours
Module unit 3	Performing tasks in the context of case-oriented anesthesia	10 hours

PRAXIS: Use on the ward

Total 1,550 hours

The practical training comprises 1,550 hours. Of these, 252 hours are credited from an in-depth assignment of the generalist nursing training, which takes place in an intensive nursing unit. All other practical assignments from further training are carried out in accordance with the WVO nursing professions.

The team of our experienced practical instructors will guide you on your way into practice and thus enable an intensive induction and continuous learning progress curve on site.

Contents

Teaching and learning content hour quotas

THEORY: Basic modules

Total 170 hours