UOGP056 Nursing Care in Oncology

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2023
Extent and Intensity
7/0/8. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Margita Nováčiková (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Zálešáková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
MUDr. Margita Nováčiková
Institute of Paramedical Health Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Mgr. Veronika Slováček Hagenová
Timetable
Fri 13. 10. 12:15–15:30 C308, Fri 20. 10. 13:05–15:30 C311
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
UOGP056/A: Mon 25. 9. 8:05–11:20 C309, Mon 2. 10. 8:05–11:20 C309, J. Zálešáková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P)
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 is designed as theoretical-practical complex for general nurses. It informs on the importance of primary and secondary oncological prevention, on etiological and predisposition factors and on statistical prevalence of individual types of tumorous diseases. It familiarizes with differences and characters of centres for care and therapy of oncological patients. It provides information on individual clinical conditions with serious impact on quality of life of oncological patients and their families.
Syllabus
  • 1. Epidemiology of prevalence of malign diseases; risk factors (tobacco, alcohol, working environment, radiation, diet, viruses, drugs, etc.); tumour classification by tissue type.
    2. Primary care: prevention and timely capture; timely warning signals of malign disease.
    3. TNM system of tumour classification (invasion depth, spreading, size).
    4. Secondary care: diagnostics and therapy of maligh diseases (operation, radiotherapy, chemotherapy).
    5. Side effects of radiation therapy (acute and chronic) on individual body organs; chemotherapy, chemotherapeutics (classification types, main manifestations of side effects and toxicity).
    6. Oncological acute conditions (hypercalcemia, disseminated intravascular coagulation, septic shock, spinal cord compression, pericardial tamponade, superior vena cara syndrome, tumor lysis syndrome, syndrome of malfunction of secretion of antidiuretic hormone).
    7. Pain management for oncological patients.
    8. Tertiary care, its organization and services according to needs of oncological patients (nursing institutes, hospices, home care).
    9. Care for skin during radiation therapy; Changes in nutrition of oncological patients.
    10. Nursing care for patient with changed immunity of organism, high risk of infection.
    11. Nursing care for patient with alopecia, with changes on mucous membrane of oral cavity (after radiotherapy, chemotherapy).
    12. Nursing care for patient after chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
    13. Nursing care for patient with nausea and vomiting (during oncological therapy), with bleeding, with anemia.
    14. Nursing care for patient with obstipation and diarrhoea (during oncological therapy), nursing care for patient with sexual dysfunction (during oncological therapy).
Literature
    required literature
  • VORLÍČEK, J., ABRAHÁMOVÁ, J., VORLÍČKOVÁ, H. a kol. Klinická onkologie pro setry. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-3742-3. info
  • KISVETROVA, H. Ošetřovatelská péče v onkologii. Distanční studijní opora. 1. vyd. [online]. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2012. URL info
  • ADAM, Z., VORLÍČEK, J., KOPTÍKOVÁ, J. Obecná onkologie a podpůrná léčba. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2003. ISBN 80-247-0677-6. info
    recommended literature
  • KLINE, N. E., ed. Essentials of pediatric hematology-oncology nursing: a core curriculum. Glenview: Aphon, 2008. ISBN 978-0-9666193-3-1. info
  • MUNZAROVÁ, M. Eutanazie, nebo paliativní péče. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2005. ISBN 80-247-1025-0. info
  • O´CONNOR, M., ARANDA, S. Paliativní péče-pro sestry všech oborů. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2005. ISBN 80-247-1295-4. info
  • WILHELM, Z. a kol. Výživa v onkologii. Brno: NCO NZO, 2004. ISBN 80-7013-410-0. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 7 HOD/SEM, Seminář 8 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
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.
Meeting of credit test criteria: cut-off score 80 %, presentation of selected topic.
The fulfilment of credit is followed by the exam in form of written 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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