"The training has been completely changed," says Bernhard Bölt from the Schongau vocational school for nursing.
Because Corona has turned everything upside down, but also because it switched to generalist training.
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- Nurses are much more than “just the assistants of doctors”, emphasizes Thomas Schäfer and is pleased that this knowledge is spreading more and more in the population, according to the observation of the teacher at the Schongau Vocational School for Nursing (BFS).
The Corona crisis only made many people aware of how important and demanding the job is, says Schäfer.
The switch to generalist training last September and the possibility of studying should further strengthen the company's reputation.
The three-year training now includes both patient care in hospitals and child and elderly care.
In other words: The trainees gain more practical experience and gain insights into various areas.
Headmaster Bernhard Bölt and teacher Thomas Schäfer see this wide spectrum, which is open to nursing staff after their training, as a great advantage.
Because diagnoses in children often turn out and have to be assessed differently than in adults or older people, it is important not just to teach theory.
“It's about imparting skills,” says Bölt.
It's about including contexts and knowing where to get the information you need.
Personal responsibility is required
All of this requires that students take responsibility for themselves relatively quickly.
That works very well so far.
“We don't know the apprenticeship any other way,” say Rebekka Orterer and Julian Grünstelder, who both started in September.
"But when we are praised for how structured we are compared to older people, it naturally gives us a good feeling," says Grünstelder.
Much earlier than previously planned, for example, they learned to deal with the care plan and anamnesis.
In addition, the pandemic demands more personal responsibility from the trainees, even if the teachers try to stay in contact with all students as best possible via phone calls and emails.
Lessons are currently only held digitally.
The trainees were given I-Pads for this - but: "It's more difficult and strenuous than when you sit together in the same room and study," says Rebekka Orterer.
What would happen to her in the event of a second corona wave, she had at least a rough idea, as she had completed a free social year (FSJ) at the Weilheim hospital in 2020.
Difficult to convey practical content digitally
It is particularly difficult to convey practical content, although this is a large part of the training, both students and teachers agree.
Wrapping a bandage for a thrombosis may sound understandable in theoretical classroom teaching, but it is something completely different when you actually have to do it, says Rebekka Orterer.
The hospital GmbH now benefits from the fact that some time ago practical instructors on the wards were only released for the trainees, explains Bernhard Bölt.
“They answer all the questions and look closely at how we're doing something,” explains Julian Grünstelder, who actually found his “calling” only after the pandemic.
He had previously worked in a cinema in Munich.
“I saw through the media how much the hospital staff were at their limit and I didn't want to just sit at home anymore, but actively give something back to society,” he explains.
Starting with the motto “just give it a try”, he is now quite sure that care is just right for him.
Although the training demands a lot from everyone due to the corona-related obstacles, the drop-out rate remained as low as in previous years.
“These are individual cases that notice over time that nursing is not the right thing for them - but there are few and they have always existed,” says Bernhard Bölt and immediately praises his students: “They are everyone is motivated and not afraid to get involved. "
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