MIKIN0332p Intensive Nursing Care in Internal Medicine II - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
0.7/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Jana Bělobrádková (lecturer)
MUDr. Petra Divácká (lecturer)
PhDr. Simona Saibertová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Michal Šenkyřík (lecturer)
MUDr. Soňa Štěpánková (lecturer)
Mgr. Irena Chaloupková (assistant)
Mgr. Edita Pešáková, DiS. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. MUDr. Jiří Dolina, Ph.D.
Department of Health Sciences – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Edita Pešáková, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of Health Sciences – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites (in Czech)
MIKOC0231p Intens nurs care at Surg med I && MIKOC0231c Intens nurs care at Surg med I && MIKOS0222 Nurs. care in resuscit. - pr.
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
Abstract

The course is designed as a theoretical course with subsequent practical demonstration. It provides an overview of elimination techniques, particularly renal replacement therapy and other extracorporeal blood purification methods, as well as intensive nursing care for patients with acute conditions in nephrology, endocrinology, diabetology, gastroenterology, hepatology and related fields of internal medicine.

Students will become familiar with the indications, principles, technical aspects and basic monitoring of elimination techniques, including haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, haemofiltration, haemodiafiltration, continuous renal replacement therapy, plasmapheresis and haemoperfusion. They will understand the basic types of vascular access and the principles of connecting a patient to extracorporeal elimination devices. Emphasis is placed on the prevention and recognition of complications, infection control measures and safe nursing care for patients requiring intensive care.

The student will be able to provide appropriate nursing care to patients with acute kidney disease, endocrine emergencies, acute complications of diabetes, gastrointestinal diseases and hepatobiliary disorders.

Learning outcomes
The student can explain the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and principles of patient care with severe urotheopathic system, acute complications of diabetes and endocrine system, gastrointestinal tract. The student can explain the principles of purification methods.
Key topics

Diagnostic methods in nephrology and the nursing approach to patients with kidney disease. Acute kidney injury. Chronic kidney disease and chronic kidney failure. Disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance and urgent indications for elimination therapy. Nursing care for patients with chronic kidney failure. Haemodialysis: principles, technical aspects, indications, acute and chronic haemodialysis, monitoring of efficacy and complications. Peritoneal dialysis: principles, technical aspects, types, indications, complications and assessment of treatment efficacy. Haemofiltration and haemodiafiltration: principles, technical requirements, indications and complications. Continuous renal replacement therapy: principles, technical requirements, indications, monitoring and complications. Plasmapheresis and haemoperfusion: principles, technical requirements, indications and complications. Nursing care for patients undergoing plasmapheresis or haemoperfusion.  Acute conditions in endocrinology. Acute complications of diabetes. Acute conditions in gastroenterology and hepatology. Acute intoxications. Acute conditions in haematology.

Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • ZADÁK, Zdeněk and Eduard HAVEL. Intenzivní medicína na principech vnitřního lékařství. 2., doplněné a přepracova. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2017, 424 stran. ISBN 9788027102822. info
  • ŠEVČÍK, Pavel a kol. Intenzivní medicína. 3., přepracované a rozšířené vydání. Praha: Galén, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7492-066-0
  • KAPOUNOVÁ, Gabriela. Ošetřovatelství v intenzivní péči. 2., aktualizované a doplně. Praha: Grada, 2020, 388 stran. ISBN 9788027101306. info
  • TEPLAN, Vladimír. Nefrologické minimum pro klinickou praxi. 3., přepracované a doplně. Praha: Maxdorf, 2020, 400 stran. ISBN 9788073456412. info
  • PEŘAN, David a kol. Akutní stavy v prvním kontaktu. Praha: Grada, 2023.
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
lecture
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/med/podzim2026/MIKIN0332p/
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, autumn 2018, autumn 2019, autumn 2020, autumn 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2023, autumn 2024, autumn 2025.
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