Course: Nursing care in Pediatry III

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Course title Nursing care in Pediatry III
Course code KO/OPD32
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
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)
  • Škvor Jaroslav, MUDr. CSc.
  • Lulková Marie, Mgr.
Course content
Lecture topics: (4 hours/week) 1. Investigative methods in paediatric nephrology and urology. Urinary tract infections. 2. Glomerulonephritis. Nephrotic syndrome. Tubulopathy. Renal failure. 3. Growth disorders. Disorders of water and ion balance. Disorders of calcium phosphate metabolism. 4. Disorders of thyroid function. Disorders of adrenal function. 5. Disorders of sexual development. Obesity. 6. Diabetes mellitus. (4 hours/week). 1. Nursing process in a child with urinary tract infection. 2. Nursing process in a child with glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome. 3. Nursing process in a child with water and ion balance, rickets. 4. Nursing process in a child with hypofunction and hyperfunction of the thyroid gland. 5. Nursing process in a child with obesity. 6. Nursing process in a child with diabetes mellitus.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course is designed as a theoretical and practical unit that forms the basis for the provision of quality nursing care in paediatrics. It provides students with a comprehensive view of the growth and development of the healthy and sick child with respect to the therapeutic and preventive care provided. The student will be able to identify the specific needs of the individual child as related to pathologies, developmental anomalies, and diseases of childhood. The student will be familiar with standard diagnostic procedures and tests for each clinical condition. The student will be able to recognize basic pathologies from the beginning of childhood so as to be able to plan and implement effective nursing care.
Expertise: The student is able to distinguish and list the individual developmental periods of the child's year, is able to justify the anatomical and physiological peculiarities of the child's organism, is able to describe in more detail the difference in the diet of children in the individual developmental stages, is able to evaluate the child's condition using various assessment scales appropriate for the child in relation to their age, is able to list the principles and complications associated with individual procedures and interventions that they apply in practice. Professional Skills: The student can assess the overall condition of the child relative to age, select and work with appropriate scaling techniques and methodology for the child with respect to their age and clinical condition. To carry out the nursing process in its different phases with regard to the age stage of the child and their individual peculiarities, be able to choose the correct procedure. General competences: The student is able to apply theoretical knowledge and skills in natural conditions, is able to communicate with the client and with members of the health care team.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
oral exam
Recommended literature
  • KLÍMA, J. Pediatrie pro nelékařské zdravotnické obory. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2016. Sestra (Grada). ISBN 978-80-247-5014-9.. Brno: Alfa Publishing, 2006.
  • LEBL, J., JANDA, J., POHUNEK, P., STARÝ, J. et al.. Klinická pediatrie. 2. vyd. Praha: Galén. 698 s. 2014. ISBN 978-80-7492-131-5.
  • SIKOROVÁ, L. Dětská sestra v primární a komunitní péči. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2012. ISBN 9788024735924. ISBN 9788024735924.
  • SLEZÁKOVÁ, L et al. Ošetřovatelství v pediatrii. Praha: Grada Publishing, a.s. 288 s. 2011. ISBN - 978-80-247-3286-2.
  • STOŽICKÝ, F., SÝKORA, J. et al. Základy dětského lékařství. Praha: Karolinum, 2015. ISBN 978-80-246-2997-1.
  • VACUŠKOVÁ, M. et al. Vybrané kapitoly z ošetřovatelské péče v pediatrii. Brno: NCO NZO. 225 s. 2009. ISBN - 978-80-7013-491-7.


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