Course: Care of the Sickly, and Home Care

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Course title Care of the Sickly, and Home Care
Course code KAZ/BKPNE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Cichá Martina, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Chrásková Marie, PaedDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Professionalism and other health care workers. Major ethical principles in providing nursing care 2. Communication with the client - with an adult, a child with disabled patients? 3. Home care - definition of home care, mission, goals, strengths of home care, home care forms, legal norms and regulations, members of the multidisciplinary team 4. Home care agencies 5. Thanatology - dying and death in the past, the needs of the dying and their loved ones dying stages of the process 6. Hospice care - principles of palliative care, dying, and the rights of terminally ill, the basic idea of hospice care, hospice care types 7. The issue of euthanasia 8. The issue of pain and its management at home 9. The issue of treating patients with skin defects 10. The issue of treating patients with disorders of self-sufficiency 11. The issue of treating patients with eating disorders 12. The issue of treating patients with impaired cognitive function

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Preparation for the Exam - 50 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 36 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 4 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Theoretical and practical preparation of the student for general care of the sick, with focus on home care.
Students completing the course will be able to respond to unsaturated needs and problems in customer care in the home environment and orient themselves in relevant legislation.
Prerequisites
Mastering the material from related courses are healthy profile.
KAZ/BKMDQ
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KAZ/BKPMD

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Seminar Work

active participation in tutorials, 80% attendance of tutorials, elaboration of seminar thesis
Recommended literature
  • Goldmann, R., Cichá, M. (2004). Etika zdravotní a sociální práce (skriptum). Olomouc.
  • Goldmann, R., Cichá, M. (2002). Základy pediatrie pro pedagogy. Olomouc.
  • Goldmann, R. (2006). O chorobách dětí školního věku 1. Učební text k distančnímu studiu. 2 vydání. Olomouc.
  • Goldmann, R. (2006). O chorobách dětí školního věku 2. Učební text k distančnímu studiu. (2. vydání). Olomouc.
  • Goldmann, R. (2006). O chorobách dětí školního věku 3. Učební text k distančnímu studiu. 2. vydání. Olomouc.
  • HOLEKSOVÁ, T. (2002). Ležící nemocný člověk v domácím prostředí. Praha: Grada, 2002. 92 s.. Praha.


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