Course: Internal Medicine. Nursing in Home Care

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Course title Internal Medicine. Nursing in Home Care
Course code KKO/P5VLD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
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)
  • Drahoš Jan, MUDr.
Course content
Diseases of the oesophagus. Ulcer disease, gastric carcinoma. Malabsorption syndrome. Nonspecific intestinal inflammation. Colorectal carcinoma. Diseases of the gallbladder and biliary tract. Diseases of the pancreas. Liver diseases. Pneumology - infectious lung inflammation. Bronchogenic carcinoma. Respiratory insufficiency, pleural diseases. Hodgin's disease, plasmocytoma. Acute and chronic leukemia. Diseases of the thyroid gland. Rheumatoid arthritis.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
In the first part of the course, students become acquainted with fundamental issues from the field of internal medicine, with aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical picture, diagnostics, treatment, and prevention of internal illnesses affecting the adult population.
Students will learn fundamentals of internal medicine. Students will understand the roles and importance of nursing care in relevant diseases and will be capable of applying acquired knowledge in practice.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance assessment, Didactic test

Completion of compulsory 50% attendance at the lectures. Completion of compulsory 80% attendance at the practicum sessions and seminars. Successful completion of a written test or an oral examination according to the course guarantor's decision. Completing assigned written work.
Recommended literature
  • Češka, R. et al. Interna. Praha: Triton, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7387-423-0.
  • HANZLÍKOVÁ. A. a kol. Komunitní ošetřovatelství. Martin: Osveta, 2007.
  • HUDÁKOVÁ, M.; MAJERNÍKOVÁ, Ĺ. Kvalita života seniorů v kontextu ošetřovatelství. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2013.
  • MARKOVÁ, M. a kol. Komunitní ošetřovatelství pro sestry. Brno: NZO NCO, 2010.
  • NAVRÁTIL, L. a kol. Vnitřní lékařství: pro nelékařské zdravotnické obory. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2008.
  • SLÁMA, O.; KABELKA, L.; VORLÍČEK,J. et al. Paliativní medicína pro praxi. Praha: Galén, 2012.
  • ŠAFRÁNKOVÁ, A., NEJEDLÁ, M. Interní ošetřovatelství II. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2006.
  • ŠAFRÁNKOVÁ, A., NEJEDLÁ, M. Interní ošetřovatelství I. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2006.


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): Midwife (2013) Category: Health service 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): Midwife (2016) Category: Health service 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): Midwife (2014) Category: Health service 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter