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Lecturer(s)
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Pellant Arnošt, prof. MUDr. DrSc.
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Blanař Vít, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Vodička Jan, MUDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Lectures and Seminars and Practicum (6h lectures/9 h practicum/29h self-study): Symptoms of diseases of the pharynx and nearby structures. Inflammation and oncologic diseases. Nursing care. Symptomatology of diseases of the nose and paranasal sinuses. Nursing care. Inflammatory external, middle and inner ear diseases. Hearing impairment. Larynx anatomy and symptomatology of diseases of the larynx, nursing care. Stenosing inflammation of the larynx. Tracheotomy, complications. Psychosocial aspects of patients with a permanent tracheal cannula. Role of the nurse in patient education. Traumatology in ENT. Swallowing foreign bodies, foreign-body aspiration. Chemical burns of the swallowing pathways (first aid, nursing care).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to acquire deeper knowledge and practical skills in otorhinolaryngology. Classic specialized nursing issues are complemented by questions concerning operations, by organizational, social, and legal questions, communication with the patient, and by nurse-physician collaboration.
In the course of the practicum sessions, the student will master fundamentals of otoscopy, pharyngoscopy, and rhinoscopy, will actively participate in work in the operating room, will observe and possibly join the work in the inpatient department and in the ambulatory department.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mastering fundamental examination methods used in otorhinolaryngology (work with a head reflector, otoscopy, pharyngoscopy, rhinoscopy). Compulsory attendance at all the practicum sessions and seminars, completing a written examination covering the course, submitting a paper.
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Recommended literature
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S C Smeltzer, B G Bare, J L Hinkle, KH Cheever. Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006. ISBN 10:0-7817-5978-1.
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Springhouse. Nursing Procedures and Protocols. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003. ISBN 10: 1-58255-237-1.
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