Course: Nursing Care in Oncology, palliative and Hospice Car

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Course title Nursing Care in Oncology, palliative and Hospice Car
Course code FZS/OPH
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Macháňová Magda, MUDr.
Course content
Lectures: 1. Oncology, incidence and epidemiology of cancer diseases, cancer etiology, prevention, screening malignant neoplasms 2. Biological behavior of malignant tumors, classification, diagnosis and treatment principles 3. Radiology - Imaging specifics of surgical treatment 4. The treatment medication 5. Adiation treatment, the role of nurses, psychological approach to oncological patients 6. Palliative and hospice care, the main objectives, the role of nurses, pain management, nutrition 7. Organisation of palliative and hospice care in the Czech republic, the dying, the psychology in palliative care and spiritual aspects Exercises: 1. Palliative and hospice care, role of nurse, development in the Czech Republic, legislation 2. Nursing that focuses on the most common symptoms in palliative care 3. Nursing process at patient with pain - tumor pain

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming)
  • Class attendance - 48 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The subject introduces the principles of primary and secondary prevention, questions of late diagnostics of characinoid tumours, classification, examination methods in oncology, an outline of complex therapy of characinoid tumours, dispensary care and screening programmes. The aim is to use chosen theories and nursing models in oncological nursing.The subject is closely connected with the problems of ontologically ill patients. It introduces new services and types of institutions which belong to the area of tertiary care and which provide individual nursing care to the incurably ill and the dying.
Students obtain knowledge in given course in accordance with requirements and course programme.
Prerequisites
Preconditions are frased in the annotation of the course and in the curriculum of the studying programme.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Written exam, Student's performance analysis

80 % attendance on exercises colloquium for exercises oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Altaner, Č. Buněčná a molekulární biologie rakoviny. Radix, Praha, 2008. ISBN 978-80-86031-85-9.
  • KUPKA, Martin. Psychologické aspekty paliativní péče. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3171-1.
  • MARKOVÁ, M. Sestra a pacient v paliativní péči. Praha: Grada, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3171-1.
  • Novotný, J., Vítek, P. Klinická a radiační onkologie pro praxi. Triton, Praha, 2005. ISBN 80-725-4736-4.
  • O´Connor, M., Aranda, S. Paliativní péče pro sestry všech oborů. Grada, Praha, 2005. ISBN 80-247-1295-4.
  • OPATRNÁ, Marie. Etické problémy v onkologii. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2008. ISBN 978-80-204-1876-0.
  • SLÁMA, O., L. KABELKA a J. VORLÍČEK. Paliativní medicína pro praxi. Praha: Galén, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7262-849-0.
  • Tschuschke, V. Psychoonkologie - Psychologické aspekty vzniku a zvládnutí rakoviny. Portál, Praha, 2004. ISBN 978-80-717-8826-3.
  • Vokurka, S. a kol. Ošetřovatelské problémy a základy hemoterapie. Učební texty a ošetřovatelské intervence nejen pro sestry z oboru hematologie a onkologie. Galén, Praha, 2005. ISBN 80-726-2299-4.
  • VORLÍČEK, Jiří et al. Klinická onkologie pro sestry. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-3742-3.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): General Nurse (14) Category: Health service 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): General Nurse (14) Category: Health service 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter