BDGE041 Nursing in geriatrics

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavel Kellner (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Hana Matějovská Kubešová, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Andrea Pokorná, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Hana Matějovská Kubešová, CSc.
Department of General Internal Medicine – Joint workplaces with the University Hospital Brno - workplaces of the Bohunice and Mater. Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Supplier department: Department of General Internal Medicine – Joint workplaces with the University Hospital Brno - workplaces of the Bohunice and Mater. Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
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
Students will understand main diferences between seniors and younger patients, especially in diseases diagnostics, specificities of objective findings, laboratory parameters and treatment targets as well.
Syllabus
  • General introduction - definition of gerontology, geriatrics, theories of ageing, ageing..
  • Somatic manifestation of ageing, psychical manifestation of ageing, adaptability.
  • Functional geriatric assessment.
  • Specific features of diseases in elderly.
  • Giant geriatric syndromes - introduction, instabilita and falls, injuries in elderly.
  • Cognitive impairment.
  • Immobilization.
  • Incontinentia and its complex solution. Urogenital system in elderly.
  • Skin integrity disturbancies - sore ulcers.
  • Delirium and other behavioral disturbances in elderly.
  • Depression and further psychical diseases in elderly, suicidia.. Sleep disturbances in elderly1.
  • Nutrition in elderly, metabolic disorders in eldrly
  • Thermoregulation problems in elderly, geriatric maladaptation syndrome, elderly abuse syndrome
  • Endothelium in aged persons, thromboembolic disease, haematologic changes in elderly
  • Cardiovascular system in aged patients
  • Respiratory system in elderly patients
  • Digestive system in aged patients
  • Locomotion system in elderly
  • Endocrine system in elderly, diabetes mellitus and old patient
  • Immune system in elderly, infective complications of aged patients. Sensorical disturbances
  • Elderly patient in perioperative period, geriatric rehabilitaion
Literature
  • SCHULER, Matthias and Peter OSTER. Geriatrie od A do Z pro sestry. 1. české vyd. Praha: Grada, 2010, 336 s. ISBN 9788024730134. info
  • MATĚJOVSKÁ KUBEŠOVÁ, Hana, Pavel WEBER, Pavel ŠEVČÍK, Michal MAŠEK, Zdeněk KADAŇKA, Blanka VEPŘEKOVÁ, Vlasta POLCAROVÁ, Roman GÁL, Dagmar SEIDLOVÁ and Helena ONDRÁŠKOVÁ. Akutní stavy v geriatrii (Emergencies in geriatrics). 1st ed. Praha: Galén, 2009, 233 pp. akutní medicína, geriatrie. ISBN 978-80-7262-620-5. info
  • KLEVETOVÁ, Dana and Irena DLABALOVÁ. Motivační prvky při práci se seniory. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2008, 202 s. ISBN 9788024721699. info
  • FIALOVÁ, Daniela. Specifické rysy geriatrické farmakoterapie I : změna terapeutické hodnoty léků ve stáří. 1. dotisk 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2008, 90 s. ISBN 9788024613536. info
  • PIDRMAN, Vladimír. Demence. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2007, 183 s. ISBN 9788024714905. info
  • KUČEROVÁ, Helena. Demence v kazuistikách. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2006, 109 s. ISBN 8024714914. info
  • TOPINKOVÁ, Eva. Geriatrie pro praxi. 1. vyd. Praha: Galén, 2005, 270 s. ISBN 8072623656. info
  • KUBEŠOVÁ, Hana. Vnitřní lékařství pro bakalářské studium ošetřovatelství II. Masarykova univerzita v Brně, Lékařská fakulta, 2005, 103 pp. ISBN 80-210-3647-8. info
  • PIDRMAN, Vladimír and Eduard KOLIBÁŠ. Změny jednání seniorů. 1. vyd. Praha: Galén, 2005, 189 s. ISBN 807262363X. info
  • KALVACH, Zdeněk. Geriatrie a gerontologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2004, 861 s. ISBN 8024705486. info
  • WEBER, Pavel. Minimum z klinické gerontologie : pro lékaře a sestru v ambulanci. 1. vyd. Brno: IDVPZ, 2000, 151 s. ISBN 8070133147. info
Teaching methods
lecture, seminar
Assessment methods
, oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: celkem 8.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2014.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2013, recent)
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