MIPS041p Intensive nursing care in psychiatry

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0.8/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Eliška Bartečková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Jana Hořínková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Janíková (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Tomáš Kašpárek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Tomáš Kašpárek, Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry – Joint workplaces with the University Hospital Brno - workplaces of the Bohunice and Mater. Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Jana Pazderová
Supplier department: Department of Psychiatry – Joint workplaces with the University Hospital Brno - workplaces of the Bohunice and Mater. Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Wed 21. 2. 8:00–10:30 N01136, Wed 28. 2. 8:00–9:15 N01136, Wed 6. 3. 8:00–9:15 N01136, Wed 13. 3. 8:00–9:15 N01136, Wed 20. 3. 8:00–9:15 N01136, Wed 27. 3. 8:00–9:15 N01136, Wed 3. 4. 8:00–10:30 N01136
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 main aims of the course are:
1. Acquire basic theoretical knowledge on psychiatry, organisation of psychiatric care, psychiatric diagnostics and therapy, including adverse effects of psychiatric therapy, and neurostimulation methods.
2. Acquire basic knowledge on major psychiatric disorders, their symptoms, course, diagnostics and treatment.
3. Acquire knowledge on psychiatric symptoms which may necessitate intensive care: delirium and disorientation, agitation and aggressiveness, catatonia and stupor, suicidality and self-harm, refusal of food and fluids, somatic comorbidities of psychiatric disorders.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to:
1. Describe characteristics of psychiatry.
2. Describe methodology of diagnostics and therapy in psychiatry including possible adverse effects necessitating intensive care - neuroleptic malignant syndrome and serotonin syndrome.
3. Prepare plan of nursing care for patients undergoing electroconvulsive therapy.
4. Describe major groups of psychiatric disorders, their symptoms and possible connection to intensive care.
5. Prepare plan of nursing care for patients with delirium, disorientation and psychiatric patients with somatic comorbidity.
6. Prepare plan of nursing care for agitated, aggressive and suicidal patients.
7. Prepare plan of nursing care in patients with catatonia, stupor and patients refusing food and fluids.
Syllabus
  • Introduction, the role of intensive care in psychiatry and psychiatric symptoms in intensive care of other medical specialities, the overview of possible situations necessitating intensive care in psychiatry, the overview of the classification of mental disorders.
  • 2. A methodology of psychiatric diagnostics, psychiatric terminology, psychopathology.
  • 3. Therapy in psychiatry, adverse effects of psychiatric medication leading to a necessity of intensive care (neuroleptic malignant syndrome, serotonin syndrome), electroconvulsive therapy.
  • 4. Overview of major psychiatric disorders I: Organic disorders, substance use disorders, schizophrenia, affective disorders.
  • 5. Overview of major psychiatric disorders II: Neurotic disorders, eating disorders, personality disorders.
  • 6. Delirious and disoriented patient.
  • 7. Intoxicated patient - suicidal attempts, psychoactive substances intoxications.
  • 8. Agitated and aggressive patient.
  • 9. Catatonic and stuporous patient.
  • 10. Suicidal and self-harming patient.
  • 11. Patient refusing food and fluids.
  • 12. A psychiatric patient with a somatic co-morbidity, a psychiatric patient needing intensive care of another speciality, frequently asked questions.
Literature
    required literature
  • KAŠPÁREK, Tomáš. Psychiatrická propedeutika. Multimediální podpora výuky klinických a zdravotnických oborů. Online. In Portál LF MU (on-line). 2011. URL info
  • ŽOURKOVÁ, Alexandra, Eva ČEŠKOVÁ and Ivana DRTÍLKOVÁ. Obecná a speciální psychiatrie. Multimediální podpora výuky klinických a zdravotnických oborů. Online. In http://portal.med.muni.cz/clanek-347-obecna-a-specialni-psychiatrie.html. Portál LF MU (on-line). 2011. info
  • MALÁ, Eva and Pavel PAVLOVSKÝ. Psychiatrie : [učebnice pro zdravotní sestry a další pomáhající profese]. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál, 2010, 143 s. ISBN 9788073677237. info
    recommended literature
  • RABOCH, Jiří, Pavel PAVLOVSKÝ and Dana JANOTOVÁ. Psychiatrie : minimum pro praxi. 5. vyd. Praha: Triton, 2012, 239 s. ISBN 9788073875824. info
  • ZVOLSKÝ, Petr. Obecná psychiatrie. 2. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1997, 192 stran. ISBN 8071844942. info
  • ZVOLSKÝ, Petr. Speciální psychiatrie. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2003, 206 stran. ISBN 8071842036. info
  • KRATOCHVÍL, Stanislav. Základy psychoterapie. 7. vydání. Praha: Portál, 2017, 403 stran. ISBN 9788026212270. info
Teaching methods
Face-to-face lectures (first and last)
Online teaching according to the Interactive Curriculum
Completing practice tests
Assessment methods
Attendance records
Completion of individual online practice tests in the Interactive syllabus as participation in attendance
Colloquium in the form of a written test (This is a test with the choice of one correct answer. The test has 10 questions, in order to successfully pass the test, the student must answer at least 6 questions correctly.)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Kolokvium formou písemného testu
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12.
Teacher's information
http://psychiatrie.med.muni.cz
Hybrid form of teaching - a combination of face-to-face and online teaching.

The first and last lectures take place face-to-face on Wednesday 21 February and 4 March 2024 from 9.00-10.30 a.m. in the auditorium of the Psychiatric Clinic of the Brno Bohunice University Hospital, building G, 1st floor, no. 136 (on the left next to the main entrance ).

The 2nd - 6th weeks are taught online in the form of self-study according to the Interactive syllabus, published in IS MUNI.

Possibility of consultation in MS Teams
The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2025.
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