Women's Health Nursing Care

Module:

Nursing Care

ECTS:

8

Contact hours – lectures:

60

Contact hours – seminar:

0

Contact hours – clinical exercises:

0

Contact hours – clinical practice:

170

Holder of subject:

Jožica Ramšak Pajk, MSc, Senior Lecturer
Anita Prelec, Lecturer

Year of study:

Third

Contact hours – lectures:

30

Contact hours – seminar:

0

Contact hours – clinical exercises:

0

Contact hours – clinical practice:

170

Holder of subject:

Jožica Ramšak Pajk, MSc, Senior Lecturer
Anita Prelec, Lecturer

Education providers:

• Jožica Ramšak Pajk, MSc, Senior Lecturer
• Sanela Pivač, Lecturer
• Anita Prelec, Lecturer

Level of study:

First Bologna cycle professional education study program

Semester:

Winter

Language:

Slovene/English

Subject specific competences:

The student:

• Becomes familiar with basic nursing care of women;
• Learns the approaches and methods of nursing care of women;
• Becomes familiar with sex education and sexual health;
• Learns about the pregnancy and post-partum periods;
• Gains the ability to critically assess and solve specific nursing and collaborative issues;
• Learns about specific nursing diagnoses and nursing interventions for women;
• Is able to make a nursing plans women;
• Learns about the importance and methods of early breast cancer detection;
• Learns about the importance of health education work;
• Becomes familiar with physical, psychological, and social needs of gynecology patients, pregnant women, postpartum women, and breastfeeding mothers;
• Is able to solve and foresee existing and potential nursing problems based on the condition of gynecology patients, pregnant women, postpartum women, and breastfeeding mothers. 

Mandatory and recommended references:

Mandatory references:

• Arko D, Borko E, Breznik R, But I, et al. Ginekologija, Visoka zdravstvena šola Maribor. Maribor; 2006.
• Pajntar M, Novak-Antolič Ž, Pečar B. Nosečnost in vodenje poroda. Ljubljana: Cankarjeva založba; 2004.
• Skoberne M. Spolnost in spolno zdravje (1. in 2. del) Obzor Zdr N 2004; 38; (1 in 2).
• Stiplovšek S, Železnih D. Aktivnosti zdravstvene nege pri ginekološko operiranih bolnicah s poudarkom na negovalnih diagnozah. Obzor Zdr N 2003; 37(1): 67-72.
• Jeglič R, Ramšak Pajk R, Mihelič Zajec A. Psihični vidik obravnave pacientk z izrezano maternico z vidika medicinske sestre. Obzor Zdr N 2004; 38(2): 143-8.
• Sanchez K, Mihelič Zajec A. Vloga medicinske sestre v celostni pripravi pacientke na operativni poseg rodil. Obzor Zdr N 2005; 39(4): 277-84.
• Šmit M. Doživljanje žensk, obolelih za rakom dojke, in načini pomoči medicinskih sester. Obzor Zdr N 2004; 38(2): 159-65.
• Orshan SA. Maternity, newborn, and women's health nursing: comprehensive care across the lifespan. Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; cop. 2008.
   

Recommended references:

• Ivanuša A, Železnik D. Osnove zdravstvene nege kirurškega bolnika. Maribor: Visoka zdravstvena šola Maribor; 2000.
• Fras A P. Rak in spolnost. Onkologija 2001; 5(2).
• Klemenc D. Urinska inkontinenca, Obzor Zdr N 1995; 29(1-2): 27– 45.
• Menche N, Bazlen U, Kommerell T. Pflege heute. Munchen, Jena: Urban & Fischer Verlag; 2001: 1183 - 1230.
• Shaf M, Luesley D, Jordan J. Handbook of gynaecological oncology. London: Churchill Livingstone; 2001.
• Journal of obstetric, gynecologic & neonatal nursing.

Study obligations:

• present a valid medical certificate for conducting the work of a registered nurse;
• be vaccinated against hepatitis B;
• have a valid student insurance based on Articles 17 and 18 of the Health Care and Health Insurance Act for occupational injuries and diseases when participating in tasks and field work;
• have the required protective clothing, footwear, and special equipment.

Assessment methods:

• written examination (100%)