Course: Specialized nursing care in otorhinolaryngology

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Course title Specialized nursing care in otorhinolaryngology
Course code FZS/AENT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial + Seminar
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Blanař Vít, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Pellant Arnošt, prof. MUDr. DrSc.
  • Vodička Jan, MUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures and Seminars and Practice (6h lectures/9 h practice/29h self-study): online (if necessary) Content: Lectures and Seminars and Practice 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). Basics of audiology examination (pure tone audiometry, speech audiometry, tympanometry, otoacoustics emissions).

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquire deeper knowledge and practical skills in otorhinolaryngology. Classical specialized nursing issues are augmented by questions concerning operations, by organizational, social and legal questions, communication with the patient and by nurse-doctor collaboration.
During the practice sessions, students will master fundamentals of otoscopy, pharyngoscopy and rhinoscopy, they will actively participate in the operating theatre, they will observe and possibly help with the work in the inpatient department and in the outpatient department.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Mastering fundamental examination methods used in otorhinolaryngology (work with a head reflector, otoscopy, pharyngoscopy, rhinoscopy).Compulsory attendance at all the practice sessions and seminars, completing a written exam covering the course, submitting an essay.
Recommended literature
  • KATZ, J. Handbook of clinical audiology. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams, 2009. ISBN 07-817-8106-X.
  • 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 978-0-7817-5978-6.
  • Springhouse. Nursing Procedures and Protocols. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003. ISBN 978-1-58255-237-8.


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