BHZO021c Nursing

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Andrea Pokorná, Ph.D. (seminar tutor), Mgr. Dana Soldánová (deputy)
Mgr. Dana Soldánová (seminar tutor)
Gabriela Rozínková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Andrea Pokorná, Ph.D.
Department of Health Sciences – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Dana Soldánová
Supplier department: Department of Health Sciences – Departments of Non-medical Branches – 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
The subject is an introduction to the scientific field of nursing for students of the Dental Hygiene program. It builds on knowledge from the subjects of anatomy and physiology. The teaching is focused on training practical skills, basic nursing activities and procedures according to the latest scientific findings and principles of evidence-based nursing (Evidence Based Nursing). Teaching takes place in conditions simulating clinical practice (in specialist classrooms).
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students will be able to:
observe hygienic and anti-epidemic measures and principles of barrier care, define disinfection and sterilization procedures and apply them correctly
receive and control medicinal preparations and medical devices (including linen) and handle them
carry out nursing interventions in the care of the oral cavity and recognize changes in the skin and mucous membranes
measure and evaluate vital signs
remove biological material
define the diet system, evaluate the fluid balance, define the types of enteral nutrition and know the principles of its administration
prepare the medicine for oral, rectal, skin, mucous membrane and body cavity administration
prepare an injection for subcutaneous and intramuscular administration
prepare tools for inserting a peripheral venous catheter, care for an inserted peripheral venous catheter
prepare the patient for an aseptic procedure, prepare a sterile area for aseptic procedures and prepare basic instrumentation.
Syllabus
  • Through the subject, students will acquire knowledge and skills for the implementation of diagnostic and therapeutic activities. Students practice interventions in conditions simulating clinical practice (low fidelity mannequins).
  • Syllabus:
  • Epidemiological aspects of care, disinfection, sterilization, infections associated with the provision of health care, barrier care, hand hygiene.
  • Acceptance, control, handling and storage of medicinal products. Receiving, checking and storing medical devices and linen and handling them.
  • Care of the oral cavity and special care of the oral cavity, monitoring of changes in the skin and mucous membrane (intervention within nursing care).
  • Measurement of vital functions (consciousness, breathing, TT, BP, P).
  • Sampling of biological material (with an emphasis on blood and urine sampling).
  • Basic rules for food administration, diet system, fluid balance, enteral nutrition (NGS, NJS, PEG, PEJ).
  • Administration of drugs per os, per rectum, on the skin, on the mucous membrane and in body cavities.
  • Administering drugs intradermally/inoculation, subcutaneously, intramuscularly.
  • Peripheral venous catheter.
  • Patient preparation for aseptic procedure, basic instrumentation, preparation of a sterile surface for aseptic procedures.
Literature
    required literature
  • POKORNÁ, Andrea, Alena KOMÍNKOVÁ, Andrea MENŠÍKOVÁ and Marta ŠENKYŘÍKOVÁ. Ošetřovatelské postupy založené na důkazech. 2., doplněné a přepracova. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2019, 128 stran. ISBN 9788021092976. info
  • POKORNÁ, Andrea, Alena KOMÍNKOVÁ and Nikola SIKOROVÁ. Ošetřovatelské postupy založené na důkazech (Nursing skills - based on evidence). první. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 171 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7415-6. info
  • BEHARKOVÁ, Natália and Dana SOLDÁNOVÁ. Základy ošetřovatelských postupů a intervencí (2. aktualizované a doplněné vydání) (Basics of Nursing Procedures and Interventions). 2. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2019. Elportál. ISBN 978-80-210-9313-3. URL URL URL URL info
    recommended literature
  • VYTEJČKOVÁ, Renata. Ošetřovatelské postupy v péči o nemocné I : obecná část. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2011, 228 s. ISBN 9788024734194. info
  • VYTEJČKOVÁ, Renata. Ošetřovatelské postupy v péči o nemocné II : speciální část. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2013, 272 s. ISBN 9788024734200. info
  • VYTEJČKOVÁ, Renata, Petra SEDLÁŘOVÁ, Vlasta WIRTHOVÁ, Iva OTRADOVCOVÁ and Lucie KUBÁTOVÁ. Ošetřovatelské postupy v péči o nemocné III : speciální část. 1. vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2015, 303 stran. ISBN 9788024734217. info
  • POTTER, Patricia Ann, Anne Griffin PERRY, Patricia A. STOCKERT and Amy HALL. Essentials for nursing practice. 8th edition. St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier-Mosby, 2015, xxii, 1225. ISBN 9780323112024. info
  • DEBNATH, Rita. PROFESSIONAL SKILLS IN NURSING. 1st. ed. 218 pp. isbn 978-1-84787-396-5
Teaching methods
group work (methods to support critical thinking, participatory and heuristic methods)
demonstrating and practicing model situations
group discussion
e-learning teaching support
Assessment methods
credit test
active participation in classes (compulsory attendance)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 20.
Teacher's information
Dressing the student for classes: slippers and comfortable clothes, suitable for practical exercises (white T-shirt).
The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (spring 2025, recent)
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