MIKPS041c Intensive nursing care in psychiatry - practice

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0.3/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Milena Letošová, DiS. (seminar tutor), MUDr. Jana Hořínková, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Jiřina Večeřová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Edita Pešáková, DiS. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Tomáš Kašpárek, Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry – Joint workplaces with the University Hospital Brno - workplaces of the Bohunice and Mater. Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Jana Pazderová
Supplier department: Department of Health Sciences – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Mon 12. 2. 12:00–13:40 N01136, Wed 14. 2. 15:00–16:40 N01136
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
The main objectives of the course are:
1. acquiring basic practical knowledge about the organization of psychiatric care, psychiatric diagnostics
2. acquiring practical knowledge about major psychiatric disorders, their symptoms, course, diagnosis and treatment.
3. practically know groups of symptoms in psychiatry that may require intensive care - delirium and disorientation, agitation and aggression, catatonia and stupor, suicide and self-harm, diet and fluid rejection, somatic comorbidity of psychiatric disorders.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to:
2. Know the nursing process for adverse effects of psychiatric therapy requiring intensive care - neuroleptic malignant syndrome and serotonin syndrome.
Practically apply a nursing care plan for patients undergoing electroconvulsive therapy.
4. Know the symptoms of mental disorders and their possible relationship to intensive care.
5. Apply nursing plan to patients in delirium, other disorientated patients and psychiatric patients with somatic comorbidity.
6. Apply nursing plan to restless, agitated, aggressive patients and suicidal patients.
7. Apply nursing plan to catatonic and stuporous patients and patients refusing to eat and drink.
Syllabus
  • Assessment of consciousness using assessment techniques (tests to determine qualitative disturbances of consciousness - CAM, CAM-ICU, MMSE, etc.)
  • Specifics of intensive nursing care in delirant, disorientated and aggressive patients and patients with psychoactive drug intoxication
  • Specifics of intensive nursing care in catatonic patients, in suicidal and self-inflicting patients and in patients who refuse diet and fluids
  • Specifics of nursing care in patients with somatic comorbidity, in psychiatric patients requiring care of other disciplines
  • Specifics of Nursing Care in Somatic Comorbid Patients and in Psychiatric Patients Requiring Care of Other Fields
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ŽOURKOVÁ, Alexandra, Eva ČEŠKOVÁ and Ivana DRTÍLKOVÁ. Obecná a speciální psychiatrie. Multimediální podpora výuky klinických a zdravotnických oborů. Online. In http://portal.med.muni.cz/clanek-347-obecna-a-specialni-psychiatrie.html. Portál LF MU (on-line). 2011. info
  • KAŠPÁREK, Tomáš. Psychiatrická propedeutika. Multimediální podpora výuky klinických a zdravotnických oborů. Online. In Portál LF MU (on-line). 2011. URL info
  • MALÁ, Eva and Pavel PAVLOVSKÝ. Psychiatrie : [učebnice pro zdravotní sestry a další pomáhající profese]. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál, 2010, 143 s. ISBN 9788073677237. info
Teaching methods
Practical training of theoretical knowledge
Assessment methods
Credit
- participation in classes (1 absent)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 4.
Teacher's information
http://psychiatrie.med.muni.cz
EXERCISE (practical teaching) takes place PRESENTLY in contact form at the departments of the Psychiatric Clinic of the University Hospital Brno, Jihlavská 20, on the following dates:

Tuesday, 25. 5. 2021, 16.00 - 17.40 Thursday, 27 May 2021, 16.00 - 17.40

The exact meeting place for practical training will be specified by e-mail before the dates of practical training.

The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2025.
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