Course: Taking care of a woman in old age

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Course title Taking care of a woman in old age
Course code KSZD/PZSP9
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Summer
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)
  • Bitalová Kamila, Mgr.
Course content
Seminar topics: 1. Specifics of care for women in senior age ? identification of problem areas, role of prevention, inflammatory diseases, oncological diseases, incontinence, sexuality, SEA Exercise: Assessing the needs of women in senior age and proposing their solutions 2. Mental disorders in old age ? geriatric depression, dementia, evaluation and assessment scales Exercise: Practical training in the application of some assessment scales, compilation of prevention activities to support the psychological distress of seniors 3. Geriatric syndromes ? geriatric examination, identification of the most common geriatric syndromes and subsequent proposal of nursing care, dying and death ? palliative care Exercise: care proposal for a patient with pressure ulcers, malnutrition, dehydration 4. Active seniors ? prevention of immobilization and hypomobilization syndrome using appropriate physical activities, exercises to support the pelvic floor Exercise: compilation of suitable exercise activities for a senior woman 5. Active seniors - exercise in the pool - prevention of hypomobilization syndrome using suitable activities in the pool Exercise: conducting exercise lessons in swimming pools for seniors 6. Compensatory aids - impaired mobility, vision and hearing and how to solve them effectively when caring for an elderly woman Exercise: movement disorder - design of adequate compensatory aids - without the risk of harming the health of the nursing staff; hearing impairment - ten for communication with a deaf patient, finger alphabet

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course is conceived as a theoretical-practical unit and is part of the complex of the subject of clinical nursing. It introduces students to involutionary changes, health status and the most common clinical conditions of women in older age. Emphasis is placed on the differences of individual needs of seniors in terms of providing nursing care.
Expertise: The student demonstrates expert knowledge in the field of geriatrics and gerontology, defines involutionary changes in the process of aging in the field of bio-psycho-socio-spiritual needs. It demonstrates professional knowledge (geriatrics and gerontology) in the indication area (internal medicine, traumatology, urology, orthopedics, psychiatry) with a focus on the aging process in women. The student is aware of the importance of ethical principles in the care of an aging population. Professional skills: The student is able to plan and implement nursing care for the elderly with practical application of the nursing process based on the acquired theoretical knowledge. General competences: The student is able to plan and support senior women's health on the basis of their professional knowledge and skills and to solve physical, mental and social problems related to old age.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
80% participation in seminars, Verification of theoretical and practical knowledge using individual works Evaluation methods: Written individual work
Recommended literature
  • BENDOVÁ, Petra, Kateřina JEŘÁBKOVÁ a Veronika RŮŽIČKOVÁ. Kompenzační pomůcky pro osoby se specifickými potřebami. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2006. Skripta. ISBN 80-244-1436-8..
  • HÁDKOVÁ, Kateřina. Člověk se sluchovým postižením.. Praha: Pedagogická fakulta UK, 2016. ISBN ISBN978-80-7290-6.
  • KALVACH, Z. ET AL. Křehký pacient a primární péče.. Praha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-4026-3.
  • KALVACH, Zdeněk. Geriatrické syndromy a geriatrický pacient. Praha: Grada, 2008. ISBN 978-80-247-2490-4..
  • LEVITOVÁ, Andrea a Blanka HOŠKOVÁ. Zdravotně-kompenzační cvičení. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-4836-8..
  • SCHULER, M., OSTER, P. Geriatrie od A do Z pro sestry. Praha: Grada, 2010. Sestra (Grada). ISBN 978-80-247-3013-4.. ISBN 978-80-247-3013-4.
  • VENGLÁŘOVÁ, M. Problematické situace v péči o seniory. Praha, 2007. ISBN 978-80-247-2170-5.
  • VORLÍČEK, J., ABRAHÁMOVÁ, J., VORLÍČKOVÁ, H. ET AL. Klinická onkologie pro sestry. 2. přepracované vydání.. Praha, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-3742-3.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): Midwife (P19) Category: Health service 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer