Traumatology and Orthopedics

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:

Gordana Lokajner, Lecturer
Sedina Kalender Smajlović, 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:

Gordana Lokajner, Lecturer
Sedina Kalender Smajlović, Lecturer

Education providers:

• Tomaž Silvester, MSc, Lecturer

Level of study:

First Bologna cycle professional education study program

Semester:

Winter

Language:

Slovene/English

Subject specific competences:

The student:

Orthopedics:
 

• repetition and upgrading of knowledge of anatomy, physiology and biomechanics of locomotor apparatus,
• to get acquinted with important congenital malformations, with diseases, injuries and deformations of musculoskeletal system,
• to be familiar with principles of orthopedic treatment: prevention, conservative and operative treatment, rehabilitation,
• to recognize orthopedic emergencies.
• transfer of theoretical knowledge to practical skills in the course of treatment and nursing of orthopedic patient.

Traumatology:

• to recognize the epidemiology of traumatism in modern times,
• to be familiar with principles of acting of the trauma team,
• to recognize injuries to specific tissues and parts of the human body and to get basic knowledge of the treatment of this injuries,
• to recognize the complications of the treatment and to have basic knowledge of resolution of this complications.
• use of theoretical and practical knowledge of resuscitation in practice,
• pain measurement as a part of daily assessment of a patient.

Mandatory and recommended references:

Mandatory references:

• Izbrana poglavja iz kirurgije.Maribor: Obzorja; 2003.
• McRae R. Practical Fracture Treatment. 5th ed.. London: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2008.
• Herman S, Antolič V, Pavlovčič V. Ortopedija. 2 izd. Ljubljana: Samozaložba; 2006. 

Recommended references:

• Adams JC, Hamblen DL. Outline of Orthopaedics. 13th ed. New York: Churchill Livingstone; 2001.

Study obligations:

• 30% obligatory attendance at lectures

Assessment methods:

• written examination (100%)