Course: Specialized nursing care of patients with chronic wounds and defects

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Course title Specialized nursing care of patients with chronic wounds and defects
Course code KKO/K8RAD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Procházková Romana, Mgr.
  • Daněk Tomáš, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Bureš Ivo, MUDr.
  • Havlíček Karel, doc. MUDr. CSc.
Course content
Epidemiology, pathophysiology, and classification of wounds, factors affecting the development and healing of chronic wounds and defects. Wound diagnostics, assessment scales. Treatment and care of chronic wounds, management of the wound bed. Supporting healing. Dressing materials and their selection. Surgical intervention for the treatment of the diabetic foot: lower limb arterial angioplasty, revascularization of the diabetic foot, amputation procedures. Prosthetic care options. Management of wound healing. Advisory activities and services in the field of wound healing. Legal responsibilities in the care of chronic wounds. Case studies. Practice: caring for patients with various types of chronic wounds in clinical conditions (physical assessment, wound classification, using assessment scales, wound documentation, dressing changes, and selecting appropriate dressings). The nursing process: patients with a chronic wound. Education and advisory activities.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Skills training
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to prepare students to care for patients with chronic defects.
The student knows the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnostics, and treatment of chronic wounds. The student knows the standardized procedures and supplies aimed at the prevention and treatment of wounds, including management and legal responsibilities in the care of chronic wounds. The student is able to evaluate factors affecting the progression of wound healing, assess the condition of the wound, select suitable dressings, plan care, monitor and document the progression of the chronic wound, educate patients and their families. The student is able to justify the used procedures and defend them in a professional and lay discussion.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Student performance assessment

Completion of compulsory 50% attendance at the lectures. Completion of compulsory 80% attendance at the practicum sessions and seminars. Successful completion of an oral examination.
Recommended literature
  • BUREŠ, I. Léčba rány. 1. vyd. Praha: Galén, 2006.
  • Grofová, Zuzana. Dieta na podporu hojení ran : lékař vám vaří. Praha: Forsapi, 2012. ISBN 978-80-87250-21-1.
  • JIRKOVSKÁ, A. a kol. Praktická podiatrie. 1. vyd., Praha: Maxdorf, 2011.
  • MIKULA, , J. ; MÜLLEROVÁ, N. Prevence dekubitů. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2008.
  • POKORNÁ, A.; MRÁZOVÁ, R. Kompendium hojení ran pro sestry. 1. vyd., Praha: Grada Publishing, 2012.
  • STRYJA, J. Repetitorium hojení ran 2. 1. vyd., Semily: Geum, 2011.
  • Šimek, Martin. Podtlaková léčba ran. Praha: Maxdorf, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7345-352-7.
  • TOŠENOVSKÝ, P.; ZÁLEŠÁK, B. Trofické defekty dolních končetin: diagnostika a léčba. 1. vyd. Praha: Galén, 2007.


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): Nursing care in internal medicine subspecialties (2016) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer