Dutch Nursing module 2: Patient care (Patient care)
This is learning module 2 of 6 of our Dutch A2 syllabus. Each learning module contains 6 till 8 chapters.
Learning goals:
- Apply hygiene and infection-prevention procedures in all care tasks.
- Recognize and respond to changes in health, mobility, and behavior.
- Support patients with chronic illnesses, rehabilitation needs, and end-of-life care.
- Manage incidents, emergencies, and challenging behavior safely.
Lessons (7)
Nursing 6 - Hygiëneprotocollen (Hygiene protocols)
Nursing 7 - huidconditie (Skin condition)
Nursing 8 - Chronische ziekten (Chronic illnesses)
- Recognize conditions like diabetes, COPD, dementia, Parkinson’s
- Adjust care based on symptoms and treatment plans
- Recognize symptoms of left/right heart failure (decompensation) and rheumatic diseases
- Vocabulary: chronic diseases, exacerbation vs. stable condition, heart failure (left/right decompensation), rheumatic diseases
Nursing 9 - Ondersteuning van ouderen (Supporting seniors)
Nursing 10 - revalidatie (Rehabilitation)
- Recognize symptoms after a stroke or injury
- Describe a rehabilitation plan
- Participate in evaluation meetings
- Support safe repositioning, transfers, and use of mobility aids
- Vocabulary: Rehabilitation, physiotherapy, mobility, assistive devices, stroke symptoms, recovery goals, evaluation language, repositioning, bed mobility, transfer techniques
Nursing 11 - Melding van incidenten (Incident reporting)
- Recognize incidents and aggressive behavior
- Report and document them correctly
- Apply de-escalation strategies
- Respond safely to basic emergencies such as hypoglycemia, seizures, allergic reactions, and shock
- Vocabulary: aggression, incident reporting, de-escalation strategies, conflict management, safety terminology, hypo/hyperglycemia, seizure, allergic reaction, shock, AED awareness
