Course: Evaluation and Measuring Techniques in Nursing

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Course title Evaluation and Measuring Techniques in Nursing
Course code UZV/O3KHM
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hoffmannová Andrea, Mgr.
  • Kudlová Pavla, PhDr. Bc. Ph.D., MBA
Course content
- Types of methods and tools used in validaton studies: 1/ direct measurement, 2/ measurements requiring nurse's intervention, 3/ observation, 4/ self-assessment, use of scales - 1 hour. - Assessment scales focused on different areas of assessment, e.g. self-sufficiency, cognitive functions, nutrition, pain, etc. - 2 hours. - Evaluating test enshrined in the Czech law (competent persons for the use of evaluation techniques) - 1 hod. - Evaluation techniques embedded in standards of inpatient wards - 1 hour. - Scales help objectively asssess client's need and then determine appropriate nursing care that would help improve or restore the original functional state - 1 hour. - Assessment scales focused on different areas of assessment, e.g. self-sufficiency, cognitive functions, nutrition, pain, etc. - 1 hour.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Observation, Demonstration, Practice exercises, Students working in pairs
  • Participation in classes - 7 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 23 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 30 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
describe appropriate databases containing assessment and measurement techniques
describe appropriate databases containing assessment and measurement techniques
search for Czech legislation that deals with the use of assessment tests in health care
search for Czech legislation that deals with the use of assessment tests in health care
select and describe appropriate measurement scales and techniques for selected nursing problems
select and describe appropriate measurement scales and techniques for selected nursing problems
choose specific measuring and evaluation techniques for individual assessment of the client
choose specific measuring and evaluation techniques for individual assessment of the client
evaluate the client using tests and scales within the simulation of the client's problem
evaluate the client using tests and scales within the simulation of the client's problem
Skills
use appropriate databases containing assessment and measurement techniques in practice
use appropriate databases containing assessment and measurement techniques in practice
select and validly use appropriate measurement scales and techniques for selected nursing problems
select and validly use appropriate measurement scales and techniques for selected nursing problems
assess the client using a specific measurement and evaluation technique
assess the client using a specific measurement and evaluation technique
implement nursing care based on the results of the assessment
implement nursing care based on the results of the assessment
reevaluate the client's needs using tests and scales and respond to them adequately in nursing practice
reevaluate the client's needs using tests and scales and respond to them adequately in nursing practice
teaching methods
Knowledge
Observation
Students working in pairs
Students working in pairs
Observation
Demonstration
Demonstration
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Didactic test
Didactic test
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of seminar paper
Recommended literature
  • EBSCO, ProQuest; Ovid, Medline, CINAHL aj..
  • International Journal of Nursing Practice, Journal of Advance Nursing, Nursing Diagnosis, Nurse Educator, Nursing Management aj..
  • Profese online, Kontakt, Ošetřovatelství a porodní asistence, Florence aj..
  • BÓRIKOVÁ, I. a K. ŽIAKOVÁ. Problematika posudzovacích nástrojov v ošetrovateľstve.
  • HERDMAN, T.H. & KAMITSURU, S., překlad Pavla Kudlová. NANDA International, Inc. OŠETŘOVATELSKÉ DIAGNÓZY: Definice a klasifikace 2015-2017. Praha: Grada, 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-5412-3.
  • JAROŠOVÁ, D. (ed.). Ošetřovatelská diagnostika a praxe založená na důkaze. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita, 2007.
  • KUDLOVÁ, P. Ošetřovatelský proces a jeho dokumentace. Zlín: Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, 2016.
  • PADILLA, G. Tool development: reliability and related statistics. St. Louis: NANDA, 1990.
  • STAŇKOVÁ, M. České ošetřovatelství 6 ? Hodnocení a měřící techniky v ošetřovatelské praxi. Brno: IDVPZ, 2001.
  • TRACHTOVÁ, E. a kol. Potřeby nemocného v ošetřovatelském procesu. Brno: IDVPZ, 2001.
  • ZELENÍKOVÁ, R. a K. ŽIAKOVÁ. Validizace ošetřovatelských diagnóz. OSTRAVA: Ostravská univerzita v Ostravě, 2012.


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