BDGE041 Nursing in geriatrics

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
8/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
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 also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Subject Nursing in geriatrics offers students the basic overview containing general problems fo gerontology and geriatrics, diferences of care for elderly patient and intedisciplinary diseases of elderly patients.
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. Online. 1. české vyd. Praha: Grada, 2010. 336 s. ISBN 9788024730134. [citováno 2024-04-23] 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). Online. 1st ed. Praha: Galén, 2009. 233 pp. akutní medicína, geriatrie. ISBN 978-80-7262-620-5. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
  • KLEVETOVÁ, Dana and Irena DLABALOVÁ. Motivační prvky při práci se seniory. Online. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2008. 202 s. ISBN 9788024721699. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
  • FIALOVÁ, Daniela. Specifické rysy geriatrické farmakoterapie I : změna terapeutické hodnoty léků ve stáří. Online. 1. dotisk 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2008. 90 s. ISBN 9788024613536. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
  • PIDRMAN, Vladimír. Demence. Online. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2007. 183 s. ISBN 9788024714905. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
  • KUČEROVÁ, Helena. Demence v kazuistikách. Online. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2006. 109 s. ISBN 8024714914. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
  • TOPINKOVÁ, Eva. Geriatrie pro praxi. Online. 1. vyd. Praha: Galén, 2005. 270 s. ISBN 8072623656. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
  • KUBEŠOVÁ, Hana. Vnitřní lékařství pro bakalářské studium ošetřovatelství II.. Online. Masarykova univerzita v Brně, Lékařská fakulta, 2005. 103 pp. ISBN 80-210-3647-8. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
  • PIDRMAN, Vladimír and Eduard KOLIBÁŠ. Změny jednání seniorů. Online. 1. vyd. Praha: Galén, 2005. 189 s. ISBN 807262363X. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
  • KALVACH, Zdeněk. Geriatrie a gerontologie. Online. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2004. 861 s. ISBN 8024705486. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
  • WEBER, Pavel. Minimum z klinické gerontologie : pro lékaře a sestru v ambulanci. Online. 1. vyd. Brno: IDVPZ, 2000. 151 s. ISBN 8070133147. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
Teaching methods
lecture, seminar
Assessment methods
, oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2012, recent)
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