Course: Nursing in Neurology

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Course title Nursing in Neurology
Course code KKO/K4OPN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Medová Nela, MUDr.
  • Zelinka Patrik, Mgr.
Course content
Anatomy and physiology of the nervous system. Localization of brain function disorders. Central and peripheral pareses. Sensory disorders, speech disorders, neuralgia. Basic brain and spinal syndromes. Auxiliary examinations (EEG, EMG, cerebrospinal fluid). Cerebrovascular accident. Multiple cerebrospinal sclerosis. Neuromuscular illnesses. Epilepsy and seizure disorders.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with prevention, treatment, and nursing issues existing in neurological and psychiatric illnesses and to emphasize special characteristics in the care of neurological and psychiatric patients.
The student is able to practically apply gained theoretical knowledge, is able to identify and assess individual needs of neurological and psychiatric patients, to plan, implement, and critically evaluate and defend the nursing process.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination

Completion of mandatory 70% attendance at lectures. Completion of mandatory 80% participation in exercises. Passing a written credit test. Passing the oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • AMBLER, Z. Základy neurologie. 7. vyd. Praha: Galén, 2011.
  • DeGROOT, J. Correlative neuroanatomy. Appleton and Lange: Norwalk, 1991.
  • EHLER, E. Neurologie. 1. vyd. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2009.
  • GREENBERG, D. A., AMINOFF, M. J., SIMON, R. P. Clinical neurology,5th edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002.
  • Nejedlá, M. Fyzikální vyšetření pro sestry. Praha: Grada, 2015.
  • SLEZÁKOVÁ, Z. Ošetřovatelství v neurologii. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-4868-9.


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