Course: Nursing in Urology

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Course title Nursing in Urology
Course code KKO/P5OPL
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
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)
  • Ročková Jitka, Mgr. DiS.
  • Janda Marcel, MUDr.
  • Hafuda Abdulbaset, MUDr.
Course content
Anatomy and physiology of the urogenital system. Symptomatology of kidney diseases and of diseases affecting the urinary pathways. Examination methods in urology and nephrology. Imaging methods in urology and nephrology. Instrumental and endoscopic methods in urology. Congenital anomalies of the genitals. Specific and non-specific kidney infections and infections of the urinary pathways. Traumatology in urology. Urodynamic examination.

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 illnesses of the urinary system, male sexual organs, and the retroperitoneum. At the kidney level, this discipline partially permeates nephrology, and it shares sexual organ issues with gynaecology and sexology.
The student knows the anatomy and physiology of the urogenital system, examination methods as well as treatment of patients with urological problems. The student applies highly specialized theoretical and practical knowledge to the nursing process in the care of patients with problems of the urogenital system.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Didactic test

Completion of compulsory 70% attendance at the lectures. Completion of compulsory 80% attendance at the practicum sessions and seminars. Completing assigned written work. Successful completion of a written test.
Recommended literature
  • Dvořáček J. Urologie praktického lékaře. Praha: ISV nakaldatelství, 2003.
  • Kawaciuk, I. Urologie. Praha: Galén, 2009.
  • Šafránková, Alena. Interní ošetřovatelství II. Praha: Grada, 2006. ISBN 80-247-1777-8.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): General nurse (2013) Category: Health service 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): General nurse (2014) Category: Health service 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter