Course: Geriatrics Nursing

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Course title Geriatrics Nursing
Course code UZV/O5KGE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
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)
  • Boháčová Zuzana, MUDr.
  • Chvatíková Sylvie, Mgr.
Course content
Lectures - Introduction to gerontology a geriatrics - 1 lecture. - Demographic and epidemiologic data connected to the topic of the elderly population - 1 lecture. - Ethical aspects of nursing of geriatric patients during hospitalization, the specifics of the approach towards the elderly - 2 lectures. - The elderly in the outpatient health care, acute conditions in geriatrics - 1 lecture. - Activization techniques usable with the elderly population - 1 lecture. - Communication with the elderly and their family members - 1 lecture. Tutorials - Evaluation of physical and mental abilities of the elderly - 2 lectures. - Falls and their prevention, risks of injuries, the issues of the home safety of the elderly - 2 lectures. - The nursing process at patients with geriatric syndromes - 3 lectures. - Activization techniques usable at the elderly population - 3 lectures. - Communication with the elderly and their family members - 2 lectures. - Internship / practical education at geriatric ward - 5 lectures.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
  • Participation in classes - 12 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 23 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 5 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
define the professional terminology of geriatrics as a medical field
define the professional terminology of geriatrics as a medical field
explain the concepts related to nursing skills in geriatric patient care
explain the concepts related to nursing skills in geriatric patient care
identifies ethical aspects of the care of geriatric patients
identifies ethical aspects of the care of geriatric patients
determine the nursing process for patients with geriatric syndromes
determine the nursing process for patients with geriatric syndromes
describes the acute conditions in geriatrics
describes the acute conditions in geriatrics
Skills
interprets and responds to the needs of the elderly person
interprets and responds to the needs of the elderly person
apply activation techniques applicable to the senior population
apply activation techniques applicable to the senior population
analyse the mental and physical abilities of the elderly
analyse the mental and physical abilities of the elderly
characterise the principles of injury prevention in the elderly
characterise the principles of injury prevention in the elderly
document the activities performed on geriatric patients
document the activities performed on geriatric patients
teaching methods
Knowledge
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
assessment methods
Written examination
Written examination
Recommended literature
  • DRLÍKOVÁ, K., V. ZACHOVÁ, M. KARLOVARSKÁ a kol. Praktický průvodce stomika. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2016.
  • 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.
  • HOLMEROVÁ, I. a kol. Dlouhodobá péče: geriatrické aspekty a kvalita. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2015.
  • KALVACH, Z. Geriatrické syndromy a geriatrický pacient. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2008.
  • Kudlová, P. Ošetřovatelská péče v diabetologii. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-5367-6.
  • MATĚJOVSKÁ KUBEŠOVÁ, H. Gerontologie. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita v Ostravě, 2011.
  • MAUK, K. L. Gerontological nursing: competencies for care. Burlington, Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2017.
  • POKORNÁ, A. a kol. Ošetřovatelství v geriatrii. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2013.
  • POKORNÁ, A. Komunikace se seniory. Praha: Grada, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3271-8.
  • POKORNÁ, A., MRÁZOVÁ, R. Kompendium hojení ran pro sestry. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-3371-5.
  • ŠPATENKOVÁ, N. a L. SMÉKALOVÁ. Edukace seniorů: Geragogika a gerontodidaktika. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2013.
  • TOPINKOVÁ, E. Geriatrie pro praxi. Praha: Galén, 2005.
  • Zachová, V. a kol. Stomie. Praha: Grada, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3256-5.
  • ZORMANOVÁ, L. Didaktika dospělých. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2017.


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