Annotation:
The subject is outlined as practical. Summer experience runs at the internal or chirurgical departments where the healthcare is provided to adult patients. The nursing practice will take place in hospitals in home countries. The practice is focused on enhancing and consolidation of previously gained knowledge and skills in nursing procedures.
Content focus:
Hygienic care and prevention of pressure bedsores;
Dressings and dressing technique;
Activity and exercise;
Monitoring and measurement of physiological functions;
Communication with the patient;
Disinfection and sterilization, hand hygiene;
The administration of medication;
Injections i.d., s.c., i.m. and i.v.;
Biological material taking (collection);
i.v. inputs for intermittent and continuous infusion and care, rate of administration and control infusion, administration of total parentheral nutrition;
Applications transfusion, postoperative autotransfusions;
Oxygenation support;
The introduction of nasogastric probes, flushing nasogastric tube, removing nasogastric tube;
Enteral nutrition: tube insertion for feeding, medication administration probe;
Removal of fecal impaction, stoma care, colostomy irrigation;
Catheterisation men and women, urinary stoma, continuous urinary lavage, suprapubic catheter;
Wound care;
Preparing a patient for surgery;
Post-operative care.
The conditions for the implementation practice:
Passing exam in the Nursing II subject is the condition required for successful completing the summer nurse practice. Moreover health eligibility to execution of practical tuition in a health care facility and immunization against communicable diseases under applicable law. Summer holiday experience that can be done only on the medical standard wards or surgical standard wards (eg: Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Department of Neurology, Pneumological department, Surgical department, Orthopedics department, Trauma department or Urology department).
Conditions for completion of the course:
The condition for the granting of credit is a record of fulfillment of summer practice in a specified range (ie 80 hours) in student index and confirmed by logbook of performances and other professional activities of the student. The course is finished by credit.
