UOGK058 Palliative/Hospice Care

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/4. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Zdeňka Římovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Hana Heiderová, PhD.
Institute of Paramedical Health Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Mgr. Veronika Slováček Hagenová
Timetable
Thu 14. 9. 8:55–12:10 C311
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
Course objectives
The course goal consists in familiarizing the students with principles of palliative and hospice care, as well as with the issue of dying and death. The course describes classification of patients, indications for care, issue of dying and death, most frequent problems in caring for this specific group of patients. After passing the course, the student will be well versed both in theoretical and in practical aspects of care for terminally ill and dying patients.
Syllabus
  • 1. Palliative care, its characteristics, target group, forms of provision.
    2. Hospice care, its characteristics, target group, forms of provision.
    3. HR management in provision of palliative / hospice care. Prevention of burnout syndrome.
    4. Dying and death. Ethical aspects of provision of nursing care to dying persons.
    5. Needs of dying persons and their families, spiritual care.
    6. Assessment of symptoms in palliative care.
    7. Pain management.
    8. Palliative care for children.
Literature
    required literature
  • BUŽGOVÁ, R. Paliativní péče ve zdravotnických zařízeních. Praha: Grada, 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-5402-4. info
  • MONSPORTOVÁ, M. Hospicová péče. Distanční studijní opora a e-learningový kurz. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2012. URL info
  • MASTILIAKOVÁ, D. Paliativní a hospicová péče. Distanční studijní opora. 1. vyd. [online] Opava. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2012. URL info
  • KISVETROVÁ, H. Paliativní ošetřovatelská péče. Distanční studijní opora a e-learningový kurz. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2012. URL info
  • MARKOVÁ, M. Sestra a pacient v paliativní péči. Praha: Grada, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3171-1. info
  • O´CONNOR, M., ARANDA, S. Paliativní péče-pro sestry všech oborů. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2005. ISBN 80-247-1295-4. info
    recommended literature
  • LUGTON, J., McINTYRE, R. Palliative care - the nursing role. Edinburgh: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, 2005. ISBN 0-443-07458-5. info
  • ŠPATENKOVÁ, N. A KOL. Krizová intervence pro praxi. Praha: Grada, 2004. ISBN 80-247-0586-9. info
  • HAŠKOVCOVÁ, H. Thanatologie: Nauka o umírání a smrti. Praha: Galén, 2000. ISBN 80-7262-034-7. 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: Seminář 4 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 opportunity to consult individually the topics studied, through individual or group tutorials or electronic mail.
Credit requirements: 80% attendance to seminars (the teacher will specify substitutive way of fulfilment of study duties to students who could not attend compulsory lessons for serious reasons).
Credit test (cut-off score: 80%).
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022.
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