Whether it's dementia, an artificial bowel outlet or diabetes: Anna Telle is familiar with a wide range of clinical pictures. The 20-year-old is still in training. However, after winning the German nursing champion title in June, she is now going for gold at the "World Skills" - the world championship of professions - in Lyon in mid-September. In order to be optimally prepared, the young woman is currently completing an intensive training program in Chemnitz under the strict eyes of her national coach Marcus Rasim.
Telle slips on blue gloves and ties up her curly hair. She approaches the patient with a smile, mimicked in training by a colleague. A so-called stoma care procedure is on the agenda. In this case study, the patient has had part of her bowel removed after being diagnosed with bowel cancer, meaning that her stool is now drained via an artificial outlet.
"You have to approach this very sensitively," she explains. This is a very unpleasant topic for patients. In addition to changing the bag and wound care, she also provides advice - for example on what to consider when it comes to nutrition. And not in their native language, but in English.
