Course: Specialized Nursing in Otorhinolaryngology

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Course title Specialized Nursing in Otorhinolaryngology
Course code KKO/P8ORL
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Pellant Arnošt, prof. MUDr. DrSc.
Course content
Symptomatology of diseases of the pharynx. Adenoid vegetation. Angina and pharyngitis. Indications and contraindications for tonsillectomy and adenotomy. Inflammation of the parapharynx and the mediastinum due to ENT causes. Symptomatology of diseases of the nose and paranasal sinuses. Furuncle of the nose. Deformities of the nasal septum. Epistaxis. Acute and chronic common colds and rhinosinusitis in an allergic rhinopathy. Symptomatology of ear diseases. Diseases of the external ear. Acute and chronic inflammation of the middle ear. Hearing impairment due to noise, presbyacusis, socioacusis. Screening and dispensarisation of hearing defects. The hearing-impaired patient. Larynx anatomy and symptomatology of diseases of the larynx. Stenosing inflammation of the larynx. Indications for tracheotomy, method of the procedure, complications. Psychosocial aspects of permanent carriers of a tracheal cannula. Neck bulges (diseases of lymph nodes and soft tissues of the neck), diagnostics, differential diagnostics, treatment. Oncology in ENT. Traumatology in ENT. Swallowed and aspirated foreign bodies. Chemical burns of the swallowing pathways (first aid, nursing care). Nursing diagnoses and principles of nursing care of patients after an ear and nose surgery and after surgery on the paranasal sinuses, after a tonsillectomy, adenotomy, and total laryngectomy. Compartment syndrome. Phoniatry and phonosurgery. Headache due to otorhinolaryngological causes. Intracranial complications due to an ENT origin. Spa treatment in ENT, healthcare consumables and healthcare material that can be entered on an invoice in ENT. Day hospital and one-day care in ENT.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Monitoring, Skills training
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquire deeper knowledge and practical skills in otorhinolaryngology. Classic specialized nursing issues are complemented by questions concerning operations and economics, by organizational, social, and legal questions, communication with the patient, and by nurse-physician collaboration.
In the course of the practicum sessions, the student will master fundamentals of otoscopy, pharyngoscopy, and rhinoscopy, will actively participate in work in the inpatient department, in the operating room, and in the ambulatory department, and will acquaint himself/herself with coniotomy and tracheotomy practice using a model, or if need be, using a cadaver.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

Completion of compulsory 80% attendance at the practicum sessions and seminars. Successful completion of an oral examination.
Recommended literature
  • ASTL J. Otorinolaryngologie a chirurgie hlavy a krku. 1. vyd. Praha, Karolinum 2002, 138 s.
  • CHROBOK, V., ASTL, J., KOMÍNEK P. a spol.. Tracheotomie a koniotomie. Praha, Maxdorf ,, 2004. ISBN 80-7345-031-.
  • KOMÍNEK, P., CHROBOK, V., ASTL. M et al. Záněty hltanu..
  • Komínek, Pavel. Záněty hltanu. Havlíčkův Brod: Tobiáš, 2005. ISBN 80-7311-064-4.
  • PELLANT, A. ŠKVRŇÁKOVÁ, J., MEJZLÍK, J. Ošetřovatelská péče při onemocněních a po operacích zevního zvukovodu.
  • V. CHROBOK, J.ASTL., P. KOMÍNEK. Tracheotomie a koniotomie..


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