Course: History of Nursing

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Course title History of Nursing
Course code OSE/VOP12
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Mazalová Lenka, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Přikrylová Aneta, Mgr.
Course content
The subject includes a total of 26 hours. of which 8 are contact and 18 non-contact. Main topics: - trends in the development of nursing in the world - development of nursing in Europe - development of nursing in Czechoslovakia - development of nursing in the Czech Republic - important personalities of world nursing - important personalities of Czech nursing

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The subject is designed as theoretical. It introduces students to the historical development of nursing in our country and around the world and to important figures in the field. It also outlines the history of midwifery and the present of midwifery and the history of medicine in general and introduces important figures in these areas. It also deals with the development of education and the current state of education in nursing and midwifery. Part of the course is an overview of the basic legislative standards of the EU and the Czech Republic related to nursing. An integral part is the history of the development of the image and position of general nurses in the world and in the Czech Republic.
Upon completion of the course students will know: the historical development of the field, understand the current issues of the field; be motivated for the active cooperation in solving actual issues and be able to apply critical way of thinking with a systematic approach.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Dialog

Attendance in lessons, elaboration of seminar paper.
Recommended literature
  • Beneš, V. (1996). Věčná chirurgie. Praha: Grada Publishing.
  • Doležal, A. (2001). Od babictví k porodnictví. Praha: Karolinum UK.
  • Gordon, R. (1995). Podivuhodné dějiny lékařství. Praha: Melantrich.
  • Junas, J. (1977). Průkopnící medicíny. Praha: Avicenum.
  • Kafková, V. (1992). Z historie ošetřovatelství. Brno: IDVPZ.
  • Kutnohorská, J. (2010). Historie ošetřovatelství. Praha:Grada Publishing.
  • Schotz, H. (1994). Kronika medicíny. Praha: Fortuna.
  • Staňková, M. (2001). Galerie historických osobností. Brno: IDVZP.
  • Vránová, V. (2007). Historie babictví a současnost porodní asistence. Olomouc: VUP.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences Study plan (Version): General Nursing (2020) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter