Course: Physical Assessment by the Specialist Nurse

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Course title Physical Assessment by the Specialist Nurse
Course code OSE/ODC11
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Bartoníčková Daniela, Mgr.
  • Šaňák Daniel, prof. MUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Main topics of the course: - Introduction: Physical assessment methods and possibilities - General survey - Assessment of vital signs - Cardiovascular and respiratory assessment - Gastrointestinal and genitourinary assessment - Neurological assessment - Assessment of sensory organs - Assessment of the endocrine system - Musculoskeletal assessment - Assessment of the immune system Integumentary assessment and assessment of peripheral circulation

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration, Training in job and motor Skils
Learning outcomes
The course is conceived as theoretical-practical. It will provide students with knowledge and practical skills in the field of comprehensive assessment of an individual's health status through basic methods of physical examination. Students will get acquainted with the distinction of subjective and objective symptomatology, rational indication of complementary diagnostic methods, interpretation of basic examination procedures.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Dialog

Practical demonstration of physical examination of the patient and evaluation of his current condition. Active participation in teaching, 80% participation in teaching.
Recommended literature
  • BICKLEY, L.S. (2016). Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking. Wolters Kluwer.
  • HICKEY, J. V. (2019). The Clinical Practice of Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  • Hogan-Quigley, B., Palm, M. L., Bickley, L. S. (2016). Bates' Nursing Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking.. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  • INNES, J. A., DOVER, A. R., FAIRHURST, K. (2018). Macleod's Clinical Examination. Elsevier.
  • JARVIS, Carolyn. (2015). Physical Examination & Health Assessment. Philadelphia: Saunders.
  • PEATE, I. (2020). Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology: For Nursing and Healthcare Students. Wiley-Blackwell.
  • REED, A. (2016). 12 Lead EKG for Nurses: Simple Steps to Interpret Rhythms, Arrhythmias, Blocks, Hypertrophy, Infarcts, & Cardiac Drugs.. California: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.
  • SMITH, S. F., DUELL, D.J., MARTIN, B.C. (2014). Clinical Nursing Skills. Pearson Education Limited.
  • SPRING, N. (2019). Physical Examination, History Taking & Health Assessment Test Bank : Pass Your Exam with Flying Colors.


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