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Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training

Table 1 Overview of the institutional fields of practice, major care incidents, and situations in the TEMA assessment

From: Test sensitivity in assessing competencies in nursing education

Field of practice 1:

Long-term care

Care and assistance

for care recipients with dementia

Field of practice 2:

Outpatient care

Care and assistance

for care recipients

with chronic illnesses

Field of practice 3:

Institutionalized palliative care

Care and assistance

for care recipients at the end of life

1. Teamwork in handovers, cooperation, care documentation and planning

2. Biography-oriented personal hygiene, decubitus prophylaxis, interacting and communicating with restricted awareness

3. Acting in an emergency situation (shortness of breath), dealing with conflicts

4. Biography-oriented activity with communication restrictions

5.Dealing with measures restricting freedom and with time pressure

1. Wound management, hygiene in the home environment, dealing with revulsion

2. Food intake in the event of swallowing disorders, action in an emergency situation (aspiration)

3. Participation in geriatric rehabilitation concepts (e.g., Bobath concept), guidance for relatives

4. Nutritional counseling, blood sugar control and insulin administration

1. Admission interview, relationship building, pain management

2. Ethical decision-making (refusal to eat)

3. Terminal care and grief counseling, working with relatives, caring for the deceased

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