Infectious Diseases

Module:

Nursing Care

ECTS:

10

Contact hours – lectures:

90

Contact hours – seminar:

0

Contact hours – clinical exercises:

0

Contact hours – clinical practice:

180

Holder of subject:

Sanela Pivač, Lecturer

Year of study:

Second

Contact hours – lectures:

10

Contact hours – seminar:

0

Contact hours – clinical exercises:

0

Contact hours – clinical practice:

0

Holder of subject:

Sanela Pivač, Lecturer

Education providers:

• Dr Bojana Beović, Associate Professor

Level of study:

First Bologna cycle professional education study program

Semester:

Winter

Language:

Slovene/English

Subject specific competences:

The student:

• recognizes basic characteristics of infections;
• learns about the approach to a patient with infection including epidemiology measures;
• learns about clinical simptoms and signs of infectious diseases;
• learns about characteristics of infections by organ systems;
• recognizes infections in special patient groups and type of the microorganism;
• recognizes and discuss problems of modern infectious diseases: immunocompromized patients, rational use of antimicrobials, nosocomial infections;
• learns about infection prevention.
   

Mandatory and recommended references:

Mandatory references:

• Marolt-Gomišček M, Radšel-Medvešček A. Infekcijske bolezni. Ljubljana: Tangram; 2002.
• Proccedings of lectures.

 
Recommended references:

• Čižman M, Beović B. Kako predpisujemo antibiotike v bolnišnicah, Slovensko zdravniško društvo; 2007.
• Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R. Mandell, Douglas and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases. Philadelphia: Livingstone; 2005.
• Proccedings of lectures.

Study obligations:

• 30% obligatory attendance at lectures

Assessment methods:

• written examination (100%)