Tag: On station
SZ column “Auf Station”: “Does he want to fool us?” – Ebersberg
A while ago we treated a patient with severe hypoglycaemia. We had received the information from his girlfriend that he does not speak German. But in English we could easily…
SZ column “Auf Station”: So that it doesn’t just work theoretically – Ebersberg
For some time I have been doing further training to become a practical instructor. There I learn how to instruct nursing trainees in the practical part of their training. Only…
SZ column: Happy birthday! – Ebersberg
One of the nice things about shift work is that you rarely have to work on your birthday. At least if you plan properly. In my first year as a…
SZ column: As a team to the goal – Ebersberg
It was a night shift a few weeks ago as I stood by the bedside of one of my patients to put a respirator on her. Suddenly the woman collapsed…
SZ column: Grinding and polishing of competencies – Ebersberg
Further training in nursing means two years of hard work and twelve exams. The title of a nurse, such as Pola Gülberg is, is different from a master craftsman. Nursing…
SZ column: Cool feet for a cool head – Ebersberg
Shortly after my apprenticeship, I got new work shoes because the old ones had become uncomfortable. During the training, it was stipulated that we had to wear white clocks, like…
SZ column: And what if the syringe didn’t even exist? – Ebersberg
There is a scenario that happens again and again in one way or another: an elderly person falls, injures his hip, goes to the hospital, has an operation, is treated…
SZ column: And what happened next? – Ebersberg
It wasn’t long ago that an e-mail reached us in the intensive care unit. Attached was a photo of a beaming man in his 50s with a baby in his…
SZ column: It’s not always medication – Ebersberg
I recently cared for a patient whose washing was incredibly exhausting. Not for me, but for the woman herself. Because her brain was extremely challenged: shortly before she had suffered…
SZ column: “In the intensive care unit we do damage limitation” – Ebersberg
In the case of corona patients in the intensive care unit, the virus is usually the smallest problem. Fighting it and doing everything to ensure that it quickly disappears from…