Course: Specialized Nursing Care in Geriatrics II.

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Course title Specialized Nursing Care in Geriatrics II.
Course code OSE/INP25
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
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)
  • Bretšnajdrová Milena, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Konečná Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Main thematic areas: Specifics of brain changes in old age (morphological, biochemical) Cognitive functions and aging; memory and its disorders in older age Cognitive impairment; screening tools for cognitive assessment (MMSE, MoCA, ACE-III?) Dementia, depression, delirium - clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, therapeutic options, symptom identification in deterioration Risk factors for the development of dementia; basic classification of dementias Specialized nursing care for seniors with cognitive decline and dementia, psychosocial interventions Issues of quality of life and dignity in patients with dementia Assessment of self-sufficiency and pain in seniors with dementia Needs of seniors with dementia at different stages of the disease (P-PA-IA structure), behavioral disturbances in seniors with dementia Nutrition and hydration in seniors with advanced dementia Cognitive training for older adults Communication with patients with cognitive impairment and their close relatives

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course is designed as both theoretical and practical. It introduces students to the issue of cognitive changes in old age and the specifics of nursing care for seniors with cognitive impairments.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Continuous completion of tasks assigned by the lecturer during practical sessions. 90% attendance in seminars and exercises required. The credit is awarded upon passing a written test with a minimum score of 75%. The exam is concluded with an oral examination covering the individual thematic areas.
Recommended literature
  • Age and Ageing.
  • Aging and Mental Health.
  • Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders.
  • Geriatric Nursing.
  • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
  • Boltz, M. et al. (2020). Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice. 6th ed. New York: Springer Publishing Company.
  • Dreher Jan. (2017). Psychofarmakoterapie.
  • FERTAĽOVÁ, T., ONDRIOVÁ, I. (2020). Demence: nefarmakologické aktivizační postupy.. Praha: GRADA.
  • HERDMAN, H., KAMITSURU, S. (2020). Ošetřovatelské diagnózy. Definice a klasifikace 2018 - 2020. Praha.
  • Howard K. Butcher, Gloria M. Bulechek, Joanne M. Dochterman, Cheryl M. Wagner. (2018). Nursing interventions classification (NIC). St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier.
  • Jirák, R. a kol. Gerontopsychiatrie. 2013.
  • JIRÁK,R., HOLMEROVÁ,I.,BORZOVÁ,C. a kol. (2009). Demence a jiné poruchy paměti: komunikace a každodenní péče.. Praha: GRADA.
  • Johnson, M., Moorhead, S., Bulechek, G. M., Butcher, H. K., Maas, M., & Swanson, E. (2012). NOC and NIC linkages to NANDA-I and clinical conditions: supporting critical reasoning and quality care. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby-Elsevier.
  • Kalvach, Z. a kol. (2004). Geriatrie a gerontologie. Praha: GRADA.
  • Kalvach, Z. et al. (2008). Geriatrické syndromy a geriatrický pacient. Praha: Grada-Avicenum.
  • Kisvetrová, H. (2020). Demence a kvalita života.. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.
  • Kuckir, M. (2016). Vybrané oblasti a nástroje funkčního geriatrického hodnocení. Praha: Mladá fronta.
  • Kučerová Helena. (2006). Demence v kazuistikách.
  • Matějovská Kubešová, H. a kol. (2015). Vybrané klinické stavy u seniorů. Mladá fronta, a.s.
  • Mauk, K. (2018). Gerontological Nursing: Competencies for Care. 4th edition.. Burlington: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
  • Moorhead, S., Johnson, M., Maas, M., & Swanson, E. (2013). Nursing outcomes classification (NOC): measurement of health outcomes. St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier.
  • Nová Veronika. Aktivizace geriatrických pacientů v léčebnách dlouhodobě nemocných. 2024.
  • Pokorná, A. et al. (2013). Ošetřovatelství v geriatrii, Hodnoticí nástroje.. Praha.
  • Provazníková, E., Kalvach, Z. (2016). Rady pro pečující o člověka s demencí.. Praha: Diakonie ČCE.
  • Roman Jirák. (2020). Deliria z pohledu psychiatra.
  • Šáteková lenka a kolektiv. Demence hodnotící techniky a nástroje. Praha. 2021.
  • Vostrý Michal, Veteška Jaroslav. (2021). Kognitivní rehabilitace seniorů.
  • Zrubáková, K., Bartošovič, I. a kol. (2019). Nefarmakologická léčba v geriatrii.. PRAHA.
  • Zvěřová, M. (2017). Alzheimerova nemoc.. Praha: GRADA.
  • Zvěřová Martina, kolektív. Gerontopsychiatrie v klinické praxi. 2022.


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): Nursing Care in Internal Specialty (2022) Category: Health service 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer