Care for a hospitalized patient

Study programme: veterinary nurse full-time form of study
Teaching language:   english
Subject code: K-MZ/VetN-CareHP/22    Short: VetN-CareHP
  •  Profile course
  •  Credits: 8
  •  Completion method: Credit and Examination
  •   Lectures: 3 / Practice: 4
  •   Semester: winter semester
Form, course-load and method od study:
Form of study: Lecture / Practical
Course-load: Per week: 3 / 4   -   Per study period: 39 / 52 (recommended, in hours)
Method of study: prezenčná
 
Prerequisites a following
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CONDITIONS FOR COMPLETION OF COURSE
Only 1 absence is recognized (per 13 weeks of classes). The student must pass 2 control tests of the study with a 51% success rate in order to be awarded credit. Awarding credit is a condition for admitting the student to the exam. The exam consists of a practical and a theoretical part. The conditions for successfully passing the exam are mastering the theoretical and practical part with at least an "E" rating in both parts of the exam.
Learning outcomes
During the studies, the student must learn investigative diagnostic methods and management of care for hospitalized patients.
Brief outline of the course
Brief outline of the subject 1. Dermatological symptoms of hypersensitivity reactions II, III, IV Exercise: Cytological examination of the skin, Skin tumors 2. Alopetic skin diseases in dogs and cats (hereditary and acquired) Exercise: The most common endocrinological diseases of dogs and cats 3. GIT - oral diseases cavity, stomach and intestines Exercise: Management of a patient with vomiting. Preparation and evaluation of blood smear - hematology. Care of a chronic patient with parasitic diseases of the blood. Specific blood tests - SNAP tests, blood clotting tests 4. Chronic diseases of the liver and pancreas. Diarrhea-differentiation of types of diarrhea Exercise: Management of a patient with chronic diarrhea-principles of infusion therapy and acid-base balance of the patient 5. Diseases of the urinary system - CHRZ Exercise: Approach to a patient with kidney disease, examination of urinary sediment, UP/UC 6. Urolithiasis (struvite, calcium oxalate, urate and cystine) , PU/PD syndrome Exercise: Management of a patient with PU/PD – Care of Diabetes mellitus 7. Chronic respiratory and cardiac diseases of dogs and cats Exercise: Management of a patient with dyspnea, ECG. Measurement of blood pressure, Ascites 8. Chronic diseases of the nervous system Exercise: Management and care of a patient with neurological deficits 9. Clinical examination of a patient - horse, dermatology, management of hospitalization, its monitoring, control and successful mastering of basic propaedeutic-examination methods (sedation, anesthesiology, manipulation, specifics in the clinical picture of blood, etc.) Exercise: Performing a clinical examination of the patient, taking samples, monitoring, equipment necessary for the hospitalization of a horse, methods of transport and principles of transport of a sleeping patient, a recovering patient, methods of sedation and preparation of the operating team for surgery, sterilization, disinfection, operating room, etc. 10. Cardiovascular and pulmonary apparatus in a patient - horse Exercise: Practical execution and examination of a patient (nasogastric sounding, first aid for suffocation, cardiac examination of a patient, percussion lung field, stress tests, examination for shortness of breath) 11. GIT diseases and colic in horses. Exercise: USG examination of the abdominal cavity, physiological / pathological, first aid for colic horses, infusion therapy, conservative therapy and monitoring of a colic patient 12. Diseases of the locomotor, neurological, genital and urinary system, their clinical picture and specifics of the basic disease manifestations 13. Metabolic horse diseases. Practice: biopsy, preparation for collection of biological material and their processing, sending, processing of administrative requirements
Course syllabus
Brief outline of the subject 1. Dermatological symptoms of hypersensitivity reactions II, III, IV Exercise: Cytological examination of the skin, Skin tumors 2. Alopetic skin diseases in dogs and cats (hereditary and acquired) Exercise: The most common endocrinological diseases of dogs and cats 3. GIT - oral diseases cavity, stomach and intestines Exercise: Management of a patient with vomiting. Preparation and evaluation of blood smear - hematology. Care of a chronic patient with parasitic diseases of the blood. Specific blood tests - SNAP tests, blood clotting tests 4. Chronic diseases of the liver and pancreas. Diarrhea-differentiation of types of diarrhea Exercise: Management of a patient with chronic diarrhea-principles of infusion therapy and acid-base balance of the patient 5. Diseases of the urinary system - CHRZ Exercise: Approach to a patient with kidney disease, examination of urinary sediment, UP/UC 6. Urolithiasis (struvite, calcium oxalate, urate and cystine) , PU/PD syndrome Exercise: Management of a patient with PU/PD – Care of Diabetes mellitus 7. Chronic respiratory and cardiac diseases of dogs and cats Exercise: Management of a patient with dyspnea, ECG. Measurement of blood pressure, Ascites 8. Chronic diseases of the nervous system Exercise: Management and care of a patient with neurological deficits 9. Clinical examination of a patient - horse, dermatology, management of hospitalization, its monitoring, control and successful mastering of basic propaedeutic-examination methods (sedation, anesthesiology, manipulation, specifics in the clinical picture of blood, etc.) Exercise: Performing a clinical examination of the patient, taking samples, monitoring, equipment necessary for the hospitalization of a horse, methods of transport and principles of transport of a sleeping patient, a recovering patient, methods of sedation and preparation of the operating team for surgery, sterilization, disinfection, operating room, etc. 10. Cardiovascular and pulmonary apparatus in a patient - horse Exercise: Practical execution and examination of a patient (nasogastric sounding, first aid for suffocation, cardiac examination of a patient, percussion lung field, stress tests, examination for shortness of breath) 11. GIT diseases and colic in horses. Exercise: USG examination of the abdominal cavity, physiological / pathological, first aid for colic horses, infusion therapy, conservative therapy and monitoring of a colic patient 12. Diseases of the locomotor, neurological, genital and urinary system, their clinical picture and specifics of the basic disease manifestations 13. Metabolic horse diseases. Practice: biopsy, preparation for collection of biological material and their processing, sending, processing of administrative requirements
Recommended literature
B. Cooper, E. Mulineaux, L.Turner: veterinary Nursing, Margi Sirois: Laboratory procedures for Veterinary Technicians
A. Harvey, S.Tasker: BSAVA manuál praktickej medicíny mačiek Tim Mair a kol.: Vnútorné choroby, chirurgia a reprodukcia koní, druhé vydanie 2013
Conditions for completion of course
Continuous assessment:
Knowledge check with written tests from the covered curriculum.
Conditions for completion of course:
Only 1 absence is recognized (per 13 weeks of classes). The student must pass 2 control tests of the study with a 51% success rate in order to be awarded credit. Awarding credit is a condition for admitting the student to the exam. The exam consists of a practical and a theoretical part. The conditions for successfully passing the exam are mastering the theoretical and practical part with at least an "E" rating in both parts of the exam.
Final assessment:
Completion of the prescribed exercises according to the valid study regulations. Credit after completing exercises and a credit test.
 
Evaluation of the course
Total number of evaluated students: 0
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Date of last modification: 11.04.2023
Approved by: Tutot Prof. MVDr. Alexandra Trbolová, PhD.
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