Course: Nursing in Gerontology and Infectious Medicine

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Course title Nursing in Gerontology and Infectious Medicine
Course code KKO/K6OSI
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Faltová Kristýna, Mgr.
  • Chovanec Lukáš, MUDr.
Course content
Introduction - basic issues of infectious diseases. Diagnostic process and treatment of basic infectious diseases problematika infekčních onemocnění. Protection against infectious disease - vaccination. Overview of selected infectious diseases - viral hepatitis, diarrheal diseases, neuroinfections, sexually transmitted diseases. The peculiarities of the work of a nurse in an infectious disease ward. Nursing process in patients with infectious diarrhoeal disease and viral hepatitis. Nursing process in patients with infectious diseases affecting the nervous system. Nursing process in patients with HIV.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Skills training
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the complex approach and specifics of care for elderly patients. The aim of the second part of the course is to familiarize students with the most common infectious diseases, their diagnosis, treatment, prophylaxis, and prevention, including the specifics of nursing care.
The student knows special characteristics of diseases in the old age, both from a general perspective and from a perspective of specific disease groups. The student has specialized theoretical and practical knowledge of the nursing process in the care of patients with an infectious illness.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination, Home assignment evaluation

80 % compulsory attendance in seminars. Fulfilling the tasks assigned in seminars. Passing a written test or an oral exam as decided by the course guarantor.
Recommended literature
  • ČECHOVÁ, L., BARTOŠ, A. a kol. Alzheimerova nemoc a mírná kognitivní porucha: diagnostika a léčba. Neurologie v praxi. 2011. roč. 12, č. 3, s. 175 - 180.
  • Černý, Z. Infekční nemoci. Brno: IDVPZ, 2008.
  • HOLMEROVÁ, I., JURAŠKOVÁ, B. a kol. Vybrané kapitoly z gerontologie. 1. vyd. Praha: EV public relations, 2007.
  • HOLUB, M., KOSÁROVÁ, M. Infekční nemoci ve standardní a intenzivní péči. Praha: Karolinum, 2013.
  • HUDÁKOVÁ, A., MAJERNÍKOVÁ L. Kvalita života seniorů v kontextu ošetřovatelství. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2013.
  • KALVACH, Z. a kol. Geriatrické syndromy a geriatrický pacient. Praha: Grada, 2008.
  • KLEVETOVÁ, D., DLABALOVÁ, I. Motivační prvky při práci se seniory. Praha: Grada, 2008.
  • MATĚJOVSKÁ, H. Vybrané klinické stavy u seniorů. Praha: Mladá fronta - Aeskulap, 2015.
  • TOPINKOVÁ, E. Geriatrie pro praxi. Praha: Galén, 2010.
  • VÁLKOVÁ, M., KOREJSOVÁ, M., HOLMEROVÁ, I. Diskusní materiál k východiskům dlouhodobé péče v ČR. Praha: MPSV, 2010.


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