Course: Nursing care in neonatology and pediatrics

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Course title Nursing care in neonatology and pediatrics
Course code KOS/OPNP
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
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Špidlenová Alena, MUDr.
  • Janoušková Kristina, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Dortová Eva, MUDr.
  • Sedláčková Romana, Mgr.
  • Špidlenová Dana, Bc.
Course content
Classification of newborns. Risk and pathological newborn. Nursing care of premature newborns. Nursing care of newborns with congenital defects / heart, cleft, orthopedic /. Nursing care of the newborn metabolic and gastrointestinal tract. The role of midwives in resuscitation of the newborn. Nursing care of newborns in intensive care and resuscitation. Communication with parents, babies, parenting support contact. Introduction to Pediatrics - an organization of pediatric care in the country. The growth and development of the child. The basis of physical examination of children. Meeting the needs of children. Sanitation, emptying nutrition. The importance of children's play, appropriate physical activity. Childcare in sickness and in hospitalization.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Practicum, Field trip
  • Contact hours - 40 hours per semester
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
No particular prerequisites specified.
Skills
no particular prerequisites specified
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
she characterizes the specifics of intensive care of the newborn
she explains the neonatal resuscitation procedure and the role of midwives
Skills
implements selected nursing tasks within intensive resuscitation care for children - training models (CPR dummy of a three-year-old child, CPR model of a newborn)
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Practicum
Field trip
Skills
Lecture with visual aids
Competences
Skills demonstration
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Skills
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Test
Recommended literature
  • Dokoupilová, Milena; Černý, Miloš. Kazuistiky z neonatologie. 2020. ISBN 978-80-7345-649-8.
  • Dort, Jiří; Dortová, Eva; Jehlička, Petr. Neonatologie. 2018. ISBN 978-80-246-3936-9.
  • Fendrychová, Borek. Intenzivní péče o novorozence. Brno: NCO NZO, 2022. ISBN 978-80-7013-612-6.
  • Mixa, Vladimír; Heinige, Pavel; Votruba, Václav. Dětská přednemocniční a urgentní péče. 2017. ISBN 978-80-204-4643-5.
  • VOTRUBA, Václav, Michal FEDORA a Jiří ŽUREK. Kapitoly z dětské intenzivní péče. Praha: Institut postgraduálního vzdělávání ve zdravotnictví, 2013. ISBN 978-80-87023-11-2.


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