FVP:UOGK055 Nursing Care For Children - Course Information

UOGK055 Nursing Care For Children

The course is not taught in Summer 2025

Extent and Intensity

6/0/6. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

MUDr. Dagmar Prejdová (lecturer)
Mgr. Gabriela Světnická (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

MUDr. Dagmar Prejdová
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 course acquaints the students with the principles of care for children and with the respective diagnostic and nursing procedures. It points out the particularities of care for children as compared to other types of nursing activities.

Syllabus

• Classification childhood stages from infant stage - particularities of individual periods.
  Nutrition and fluid and electrolyte balance, disorders of internal environment.
  Nursing care for children with respiratory system diseases.
  Nursing care for children with gastrointestial system diseases.
  Nursing care for children with excretory system diseases.
  Nursing care for children with cardiovascular system, blood and hematopoiesis disorders.
  Nursing care for children with nervous system diseases.
  Nursing care for children with endocrine gland diseases and metabolic disorders.
  Nursing care for children with immune system diseases, children allergies.
  Nursing care for children with infectious diseases.
  Nursing care for children in acute and life-threatening conditions.
  Organization of care for children. Charter of rights of hospitalized child. Competences of general and children's nurse when caring for a child. Particularities of nurse's work at children's ward.
  Particularities of nursing care and child's needs in individual stages of psychomotoric development. Assessment of child's growth and development.
  Child's vital functions, their measurement and assessment.
  Nutritional needs of children in individual development stages. Assessment of nutrition.
  Hygienic care for children.
  Prevention in paediatrics. Issues of child's upbringing, play activities, cooperation with play therapist.
  Administration of medicines to children.
  

Literature

required literature
• SIKOROVÁ, L. Dětská sestra v primární a komunitní péči. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-3592-4. info
• SIKOROVÁ, L. Potřeby dítěte v ošetřovatelském procesu. Praha: Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3593-1. info
• SLEZÁKOVÁ, L. a kol. Ošetřovatelství v pediatrii. Praha: Grada, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3286-2. info
• HLADÍK, M. Dětské lékařství pro studenty ošetřovatelství. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2008. ISBN 980-7248-472-0. info
• SEDLÁŘOVÁ, P. a kol. Základní ošetřovatelská péče v pediatrii. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-80-247-1613-8. info

recommended literature
• FENDRYCHOVÁ, J. Základní ošetřovatelské postupy v péči o novorozence. Praha: Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3940-3. info
• FENDRYCHOVÁ, J., ŠEMOROVÁ, H. Ošetřování stomií u dětí. Brno:NCO NZO, 2005. ISBN 80-701-3426-7. info
• FENDRYCHOVÁ, J. a kol. Ošetřovatelské diagnózy v pediatrii. Brno: NCO NZO, 2005. ISBN 80-701-3432-. info
• FENDRYCHOVÁ, J. Hodnotící metodiky v neonatologii. Brno: NCO NZO, 2004. ISBN 80-701-3405-4. 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: Přednáška 6 HOD/SEM, Seminář 6 HOD/SEM.

Teacher's information

The contact instruction is implemented through the system of tutorials on selected topics. The combined part of the studies is implemented in the e-learning course environment at e-portal http://elearning.fvp.slu.cz/. The students have study supports including correspondence tasks available for instruction there. The course is concluded by a credit in written or oral form; within it, the student will demonstrate knowledge of basic and recommended reading and be able to discuss the processed correspondence tasks. The student will have the opportunity to consult individually the topics studied, through individual or group tutorials or electronic mail.
The condition of awarding of credit is compulsory attendance to lessons, with minimally 80% attendance; the teacher will specify substitutive way of fulfilment of study duties to students who cannot attend compulsory lessons for serious reasons.
Credit requirements: elaboration of nursing plan for care for a child.
Exam: written test, cut-off score: 80%.

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