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Course title Nutrition
Course code OSE/VOK03
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
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)
  • Mazalová Lenka, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Stanojkovič Mirjana, Mgr.
  • Konečná Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Mičolová Lucie, Mgr.
Course content
Themes and topics: - Energetic and biological value of food - Nutrition for children, childhood obesity issues, bulimia, anorexia - Nutrition for adults - Nutrition for women - Nutrition for patients, evaluation of nutritional status, types of therapeutic diets - Enteral and parenteral nutrition, Sipping - Nutrition based on individual system diseases, nutrition in patients with wound, Nutrition in stomas patients - Obesity, Malnutrition - Nutrition by branches - Alternative ways in nutrition

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Subject provides complete information on the basics and also specifications of nutrition in healthy and diseased persons. The students are acquainted with the peculiarities of nutrition in different stages of life and informs about the nutritional recommendations for a specific disease. It informs about alternative ways of serving food, about the principles of food preparation and diet system in hospitals. It includes the assessment of nutritional status and energetic nutritional balance.
Students will be able to apply theoretical knowledge and skills in clinical practice, to assess the nutritional status of the patient and individually provide care to patients in the field of nutrition and diet.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Seminar Work

Completion of seminars and practical exercises (90% attendance required), active participation in classes, completion of assigned tasks during instruction, and written assessment of knowledge.
Recommended literature
  • ALLISON, S. P., Alastair FORBES, Rémy MEIER, Stéphane M. SCHNEIDER, Peter B. SOETERS, Zeno STANGA a Andre VAN GOSSUM, SOBOTKA, Luboš, ed. (2019). Basics in clinical nutrition.. Prague.
  • Arends, J. at al. ESPEN guidelines on nutrition in cancer patients.
  • BORZENKO, Nadezhda, Vladislava MIZEROVÁ, Karin PETŘEKOVÁ a Pavla ŠKARKOVÁ. (2021). Léčebná výživa a postupy nutriční péče v praxi: studijní opora.. Ostrava.
  • Cederholm, T. at al. ESPEN guidelines on definitions and terminology of clinical nutrition.
  • DEBRUYNE, Linda K. a Kathryn PINNA. (2020). Nutrition for health and health care. Seventh edition. Boston, MA.
  • DEBRUYNE, Linda Kelly a Kathryn PINNA. (2019). Nutrition for Health and Health Care (MindTap Course List). Cengage Learning.
  • CHRZAN, Janet a John A. BRETT, ed. (2019). Food culture: anthropology, linguistics, and food studies.. New York.
  • Kasper, H. (2015). Výživa v medicíně a dietetika. Praha.
  • Kohout, P., Havel, E., Matějovič, M., Šenkyřík, M. (2021). Klinická výživa. Praha.
  • KŘÍŽOVÁ, Jarmila, Jaromír KŘEMEN, Eva KOTRLÍKOVÁ a Štěpán SVAČINA. (2019). Enterální a parenterální výživa. Praha.
  • PATEL, Vinood B., ed. (2020). Molecular nutrition vitamins. London.
  • SHARMA, Sangita. (2018). Klinická výživa a dietologie: v kostce. Praha.
  • Sovová, E., a kol. Vybrané kapitoly z vnitřního lékařství pro zdravotnické nelékařské obory.
  • STRÁNSKÝ, Miroslav, Lydie PECHAN a Věra RADOMSKÁ. (2019). Výživa a dietetika v praxi: (fyziologie a epidemiologie výživy, dietetika). České Budějovice.
  • TOMÍŠKA, Miroslav. (2018). Výživa onkologických pacientů. Praha.
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, Tereza. (2020). Výživa v geriatrii a gerontologii. Praha.
  • ZLATOHLÁVEK, Lukáš. (2019). Klinická dietologie a výživa. Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences Study plan (Version): General Nursing (2020) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 29.01.2026 23:53. Data created for academic year 2025/2026