FVP:UOGK068 Nursing Skills and Procedures - Course Information

UOGK068 Nursing Skills and Procedures 2

Extent and Intensity

0/13/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Jana Haluzíková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Gabriela Světnická (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petra Šimánková (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Gabriela Světnická
Institute of Paramedical Health Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Mgr. Veronika Slováček Hagenová

Prerequisites (in Czech)

FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(K)

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• General Nursing Studies (programme FVP, B5341-OSET)

Course objectives

The main objective of the subject is to help students gain basic knowledge and develop skills in performing nursing interventions. The subject comprises both theoretical instruction and practical training. On completion of the course, the student is able to perform a set of nursing interventions in accord with latest evidence and in compliance with lege artis. It assists students in acquiring basic manual skills and routine in safe and high-quality performance of nursing procedures and interventions for patients/clients.

Learning outcomes (in Czech)

Výstupy z učení: Odborné znalosti: Student umí identifikovat individuální potřeby klientů Odborné dovednosti: Student ovládá manuální zručnost pro výkon profese všeobecné sestry Obecná způsobilost: Student je způsobilý vykonávat ošetřovatelskou péči o pacienta Kompetence: Student je schopen samostatně pod dohledem vykonat výkony v ošetřovatelské péči

Syllabus

• 1. Organisational structure of a hospital, units and departments, competences of nurses and other non-medical health professionals, organisation of nursing work in a ward.
  2. Bed-making, bed accessories.
  3. Examination positions, therapeutic positioning. Handling the patient, promoting mobility, assessing patient´s independence.
  4. Prevention of nosocomial infections, barrier precautions in nursing.
  5. Disinfection, sterilization.
  6. Nursing procedures in hygienic care of an adult patient.
  7. Nursing care of a patient with pressure ulcers.
  8. Nursing procedures in feeding and nutrition. Tube feeding Parenteral nutrition. Handling percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.
  9. Nursing procedures in bowel movement and urination in adults.
  10. Nursing procedures in vital sign monitoring.
  11. Nursing procedures in the administration of medication - theoretical introduction.
  12. Nursing procedures in per oral administration of medication.
  13. Nursing procedures in administration of medication into the respiratory system. Oxygen therapy. Hyperbaric oxygen.
  14. Nursing procedures in topical application of medication.
  15. Nursing procedures in parenteral administration of medication (injections i.d., s.c. i.m.). Duties of the nurse in opioid handling.
  16. Nursing procedures in parenteral administration of medication (insulin therapy, heparin preparations).
  17. Nursing procedures in parenteral administration of medication (injections i.v., peripheral venous catheter).
  18. Nursing procedures in infusion therapy, administration of parenteral nutrition.
  19. Nursing procedures in transfusion.
  20. Selected nursing procedures in the surgical department (types of bandages and dressings, surgical instruments, bandaging procedures, re-dressing/changing wounds).
  21. Nursing procedures in ostomy patients.
  22. Nursing procedures in biological specimen taking - blood (capillary, venous).
  23. Nursing procedures in biological specimen taking - urine, stools, sputum, smears, swabs.
  24. Nursing procedures in patients suffering from pain.
  25. Nursing procedures in the dying, care of the deceased body.
  

Literature

recommended literature
• VYTEJČKOVÁ, R. a kol. Ošetřovatelské postupy v péči o nemocné II: Speciální část. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2013. ISBN 978-802-4734-200. info
• VYTEJČKOVÁ, R., a kol. Ošetřovatelské postupy v péči o nemocné I. Obecná část. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3419-4. info
• KRIŠKOVÁ, A. a kol. Ošetrovateľské techniky: metodika sesterských činností: učebnica pre fakulty ošetrovateľstva. Martin: Osveta, 2006. ISBN 80-8063-202-2. info

not specified
• MIKŠOVÁ, Z. A KOL. Kapitoly z ošetřovatelské péče 1. a 2. 1. akt. dopl.vyd. Praha: Grada, 2006. info
• TRACHTOVÁ, E. Potřeby nemocného v ošetřovatelském procesu. Brno:IDVPZ, 1999. info
• WORKMAN, B. A., BENNETT, B. Klíčové dovednosti sester. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2006. ISBN 80-247-1714-X. info
• LEIFER, G. Úvod do porodnického a pediatrického ošetřovatelství. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2004. ISBN 80-247-0668-7. info
• MUSIL, D. Klinická výživa a intenzivní metabolická péče. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2002. ISBN 80-244-0566-0. info
• ADAMS,B.,HAROLD, C.,E. Sestra a akutní stavy od A do Z. Praha: Grada Publishing, 1999. ISBN 80-7169-893-8. info

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Cvičení 13 HOD/SEM.

Teacher's information

Contact hours are based on consultation of selected topics. Non-contact hours are realized via an e-learning environment available at http://elearning.fvp.slu.cz/. At the website, students can use learning materials with on-line assignments. Credits are granted upon successful completion based on a written or oral assessment where the student demonstrates knowledge of compulsory and recommended literature and discusses their on-line assignments. The student can consult the mentor concerning independently studied topics, be it in person, in group sessions or via e-mail.
Requirements for credit:
90 % participation in practicals (students who could not meet attendance criteria due to serious obstacles will be given extra assignments by the tutor). Compliance with the rules for specialist classrooms. Passing the theoretico-practical part of the credit procedure (for students who do not have a valid licence/registration as nurses).
Requirements for examination: Written test, a minimum of 80 % correct answers.

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