Course: Nursing Care in Geriatrics

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Course title Nursing Care in Geriatrics
Course code KOS/NOPGK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Motáň Jiří, Doc. MUDr. CSc.
  • Šťastná Vlasta, MUDr.
  • Doležal Jaromír, Mgr.
Course content
Definition of comprehensive geriatric assessment and its components. Clinical examination geriatric patient. Selected specialized part of a comprehensive geriatric examinations, tests of self-sufficiency, risk of pressure sores, evaluate the risk of falls, pain intensity measurements, assessment of nutritional status, prioritize patient needs. Geriatric fragility and instability. Etiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment options, complications, prevention, physical examination sister, evaluation and measurement techniques, assessment of patient needs, determine the nursing problem. Immobility, instability, incontinence. Etiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment options, complications, prevention. Intellectual disorders dementia, depression, delirium, behavioral disorders, geriatric syndrome terminal deterioration. Etiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment options, complications, prevention. Patients with large geriatric syndromes. Anorexia syndrome, malnutrition and dehydration in geriatric patients. Etiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment options, complications, prevention. Maladjustment syndrome. Issues of cruelty, neglect and abuse of elderly person. Forms of torture and abuse of seniors, diagnosis, age discrimination, possible solutions by health professionals, self-help groups and intervention centers. Non-specific symptoms of the disease. Changes in pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and drug-drug interactions in the elderly. Side effects. Polymorbidity, polypharmacy. The patient's willingness to cooperate (compliance) with drug therapy. Specifics of nursing care. Syllabus of lectures: Specifics of nursing care of geriatric patient: physical examination sister using rating scales, assessment of patient needs, determine the nursing problem Nursing care for patients with large geriatric syndromes. Plan nursing interventions, education of regime measures and implementation options. Consultancy. Activities to preserve state sovereignty and the habits of the patient. Providing a safe, uncluttered home environment. Promoting physical health. Life review. Motivational useful in patients with incipient dementia. Nursing care for patients with sensory disorders in their own environment. Identifying the symptoms worse. The system of community health care - home care, day care, respite care. The social-care consulting, services, care allowances.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Lecture, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 24 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 35 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 35 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Basic knowledge of industry terminology.
learning outcomes
Student: - Describes a comprehensive functional assessment of geriatric patients - Describes the evaluation of the level of autonomy of the patient, using rating scales, monitoring and evaluation of status and risk factors of patients in terms of the possibility of complications and emergencies. - Describes the prevention, diagnosis, treatment of the most common major geriatric syndromes (somatic, psychological, social), defines the particularities of pharmacological treatment in gerontology - Identify current needs and their influencing in relation to daily life activities in patients older age groups. - Describes the assessment of the condition of patients and draw up a plan of nursing care respecting the particularities of approach to patients with diseases of internal organs and characterizes the implementation and evaluation of nursing care of geriatric patients. - Defines the specifics of educational opportunities caregivers in providing care for the elderly in their own social environment, describes the educational possibilities of patients in the care of their health in their own social environment and the prevention of complications, - Describes the assessment of the social situation of the patient and describe the possibilities of social assistance in geriatric patients.
teaching methods
Lecture
Interactive lecture
Seminar
assessment methods
Oral exam
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • ČEVELA, Rostislav a kol. Sociální gerontologie. Praha: Grada. 2014. 240 s. ISBN 978-80-247-4544-2..
  • FIALOVÁ, Daniela. Specifické rysy geriatrické farmakoterapie I. - Změna terapeutické hodnoty léků ve stáří. Praha: Karolinum. 2008. 92s. ISBN 978-80-2461-353-6..
  • HUDÁKOVÁ, Anna, MAJERNÍKOVÁ, Ludmila. Kvalita života seniorů v kontextu ošetřovatelství. Praha: Grada. 128s. ISBN 978-80-247-4772-9..
  • JIRÁK, Roman a kol. Gerontopsychiatrie. Praha: Galén. 2013. 330 s. ISBN 978-80-7262-873-5..
  • KALVACH, Zdeněk a kol. Křehký pacient a primární péče. Praha: Grada. 2012. 400 s. ISBN 978-80-247-4026-3..
  • KOZÁKOVÁ, Radka. . Ošetřovatelská péče v geriatrii. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita v Ostravě, 2011. 83 s. ISBN 978-80-7464-080-3..
  • MARKOVÁ, Alžběta a kol. Hospic do kapsy. Příručka pro domácí paliativní týmy. 2. vyd. Praha: Cesta domů. 2015. 150 s. ISBN 978-80-905809-4-7..
  • MATĚJKOVSKÁ KUBEŠOVÁ Hana a kol. Vybrané klinické stavy u seniorů - Úskalí diagnostiky a terapie. Praha. Lidové noviny. 2015. 216. s. ISBN 978-80-204-3394-7..
  • MATĚJKOVSKÁ KUBEŠOVÁ Hana. Akutní stavy v geriatrii. Praha: Galén. 2009. 232 s. ISBN 978-80-7262-620-5..
  • NANDA International. Ošetřovatelské diagnózy. Definice a klasifikace 2012-2014. Praha: Grada, 2013. 584 s. ISBN 978-80-247-4328-8.
  • POKORNÁ, Andrea. . Komunikace se seniory. Praha: Grada. 2010. 160 s. ISBN 978-80-247-3217-8..
  • POKORNÁ, Andrea a kol. Ošetřovatelství v geriatrii. Praha: Grada. 2013. 202 s. ISBN 978-80-247-4316-5..
  • POLEDNÍKOVÁ, Lubica a kol. Ošetrovateľský proces v geriatrickom ošetrovateľstve. Martin: Osveta. 2014. 223 s. ISBN 978-80-8063-410-0..
  • SCHULER, Mathias, OSTER, Peter. Geriatrie od A do Z pro sestry. Praha: Grada. 2010. 336 s. ISBN 978-80-247-3013-4..
  • ŠTĚPÁNKOVÁ, Hana, HÖSCHL, Cyril, VIDOVIĆOVÁ, Lucie a kol. Gerontologie. Současné otázky z pohledu biomedicíny a společenských věd. Praha: Karolinum. 2014. 288 s. 978-80-246-2628-4..
  • TEPLAN, Vladimír a kol. Nefrologie vyššího věku. Praha: Mladá Fronta. 2015. 360 s. ISBN 978-80-204-3521-7.
  • TOPINKOVÁ, Eva. Geriatrie pro praxi. Praha: Galén. 2010. 270 s. ISBN 978-80-7262-365-6..


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