BZZG061p Basics Geriatrics - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0.7/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Andrea Menšíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Hana Matějovská Kubešová, CSc.
Department of Health Sciences – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Michal Pospíšil
Supplier department: Department of Health Sciences – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Mon 1. 3. 14:00–16:30 F01B1/309, Mon 8. 3. 14:00–16:30 F01B1/309, Mon 15. 3. 13:30–16:00 F01B1/309, Mon 22. 3. 13:30–16:00 F01B1/309, Mon 29. 3. 13:30–16:00 F01B1/309, Mon 12. 4. 13:30–16:00 F01B1/309
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 conceived as theoretical-practical. The aim is to acquaint students with involution changes, health condition and diseases in old age for the nursing care needs of seniors and changed by the illness.
Learning outcomes
Student will know:
differences in the individual needs of the elderly,
demographic and epidemiological minimum,
procedure for complex assessment of the health condition and seniority of the elderly,
rational pharmacotherapy in old age,
geriatric syndrom ,
symptoms and causes of malnutrition,
causes of urinary incontinence and stool,
causes of dizziness, instability, falls and walking disorders,
P> health and social services for the elderly.
Syllabus
  • Demographic and epidemiological minima,
  • a comprehensive assessment of the health and functional ability of the senior,
  • rational drug therapy in old age,
  • geriatric syndromology,
  • malnutrition, urinary and facial incontinence,
  • dizziness, instability, falls and walking disorders,
  • pain, interdisciplinary issues of nursing care for the elderly,
  • health and social services for the elderly.
  • Specifics of nursing in pre-hospital and hospital emergency care. Emphasis is placed on differences in the individual needs of people of older age groups and the way they are satisfied, including the diversity of multidisciplinary care for the elderly in the area of outpatient and inpatient health services.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ŠMEJKALOVÁ, Kateřina. Etické problémy komunikace se seniory, jako obětí domácího násilí (Ethical problems of the communication with the seniors, as the victims of domestic violence). 2016. info
  • ČEVELA, Rostislav and Libuše ČELEDOVÁ. Sociální gerontologie : východiska ke zdravotní politice a podpoře zdraví ve stáří. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2014, 238 s. ISBN 9788024745442. info
  • POKORNÁ, Andrea, Alena KOMÍNKOVÁ, Michaela SCHNEIDEROVÁ and Hana PINKAVOVÁ. Ošetřovatelství v geriatrii (Geriatric Nursing). 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2013, 193 pp. ISBN 978-80-247-4316-5. info
  • ČEVELA, Rostislav, Zdeněk KALVACH and Libuše ČELEDOVÁ. Sociální gerontologie : úvod do problematiky. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2012, 263 s. ISBN 9788024739014. info
  • MATĚJOVSKÁ KUBEŠOVÁ, Hana and Pavel WEBER. Geriatrie (Geriatrics). In Vnitřní lékařství. Praha: Grada, 2011, 30 pp. Vnitřní lékařství 1. ISBN 978-80-247-2110-1. info
  • SCHULER, Matthias and Peter OSTER. Geriatrie od A do Z pro sestry. 1. české vyd. Praha: Grada, 2010, 336 s. ISBN 9788024730134. info
  • POKORNÁ, Andrea. Komunikace se seniory (Communication with elderly). první. Praha: Grada Publishing a.s., 2010, 160 pp. Sestra (4048). ISBN 978-80-247-3271-8. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, discussion, simulator training
Assessment methods
Type of Completion: colloquium attendance, active participation in discussions, case studies.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 10,5.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024, spring 2025.
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