BDGE051p Nursing in Geriatrics - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Katarína Bielaková, Ph.D., MHA (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Hana Matějovská Kubešová, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Pavel Kellner (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Hana Matějovská Kubešová, CSc.
Department of General Internal Medicine – Joint workplaces with the University Hospital Brno - workplaces of the Bohunice and Mater. Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Supplier department: Department of General Internal Medicine – Joint workplaces with the University Hospital Brno - workplaces of the Bohunice and Mater. Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BDKP021 Clinical Examination-lec.
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
Students will understand main diferences between seniors and younger patients, especially in diseases diagnostics, specificities of objective findings, laboratory parameters and treatment targets as well.
Learning outcomes
Students will understand main diferences between seniors and younger patients, especially in diseases diagnostics, specificities of objective findings, laboratory parameters and treatment targets as well.
Syllabus
  • a) specificity of disease symtpoms in elderly, diagnostic approach, complex geriatric assessment b) different disease course in elderly, complications, chronicity c) imobilization, complication cascade d) necessarity of emergent approach to elderly to accelerate the healing proces and to keep the independency od the elderly e) giants of geriatrics, multidisciplinary approach f) social context of diseases in elderly g) the influence of senzoric, cognitive and motoric deterioration on the independence and abiolita to live in own environment h) geriatric maldaptation syndrom i) sleeping disorders in elderly, behavioral disorders in elderly j) psychical disturbances in elderly, caommunication basics, stress situation management
Teaching methods
lectures, discussions, case reports, practice
Assessment methods
oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: celkem 8.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, autumn 2018, autumn 2019, autumn 2020.
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