Gynecology and Obstetrics

Women’s Health Nursing Care, Obstetrics Nursing Care with Gynecology and Obstetrics
Module:	Nursing care
ECTS:	3
Contact hours – lectures:	50
Contact hours – seminar:
Contact hours – clinical exercises:
Contact hours – clinical practice:
Holder of subject:	Anita Prelec, Msc (UK), viš. pred. Dr Nina Kovačević, Assistant Professor
Year of study:	Third
Gynecology and Obstetrics
Contact hours – lectures:	25
Contact hours – seminar:
Contact hours – clinical exercises:
Contact hours – clinical practice:
Holder of subject:	Dr Nina Kovačević, Assistant Professor
Education providers:	Dr Nina Kovačević, Assistant Professor
Level of study:	First Bologna cycle professional education study program
Semester:	Winter
Language:	Slovene/English
Subject-specific competences:	Objectives: The course helps students develop the following general and specific competences: consideration of professional ethics and the legislative framework in conducting clinical practice, awareness of and application of moral and ethical principles; the ability to implement nursing interventions for individuals or groups independently, comprehensively, and with due care and sensitivity, without passing judgments and by ensuring/protecting the rights of individuals, exercising trust and taking the wishes of specific groups into consideration; the ability to use different research methods, procedures and processes, the development of critical and self-critical reflection; the ability to apply IT skills and use IT systems in different professional areas of work; the ability to assume responsibility for one's work; the ability to assume responsibility for professional development, learning, and self-improvement through evaluation in order to assure the highest quality of service provision; the ability to act as an educator and mentor; consideration of professional ethics and legislative framework in conducting clinical practice, awareness and application of moral and ethical principles; ability to educate the healthy and ill populations, the society as a whole as well as specific groups and individuals about the importance of health maintenance and wellbeing; the ability to recognize and follow specific rules, responsibilities and functions in nursing care, and the ability to modify these rules to fit patient's needs; the ability to modify patient treatment comprehensively and systematically according to the relevant, physical, social, cultural, psychological, and spiritual factors; the ability to recognize and interpret signs of normal health and changes in health (making nursing diagnoses); planning, implementation, and evaluation of individual nursing programs in cooperation with patients, caregivers, family members, and other persons; the ability to observe quality standards and at the same time provide critical assessments, interpret and combine given information, and assist patients in decision making; the ability to respect the dignity, privacy, and information confidentiality of patients; the ability to implement protective measures to prevent transmission of infections; the ability to provide first aid when required; knowledge of safe documentation methods of medical and other therapies; familiarity with nursing care interventions in gynecology and obstetrics, and the ability to apply theoretical knowledge in the clinical setting; familiarity with basic knowledge and skills in gynecology and obstetrics, and their practical application; the ability to present patient's future condition appropriately in order to prevent wrong actions; the ability to recognize psychological conditions such as fear, stress, and depression, offering emotional support and providing counselling. Knowledge and understanding: The student: gains knowledge on the implementation of preventive programs for the maintenance of reproductive health and sex education; becomes familiar with and adopts the principles for nurses providing care to women with gynecology diseases; learns about pregnancy and delivery; gains knowledge on gynecology and obstetrics nursing; gives common nursing diagnoses; introduces nursing care processes in creative solving of nursing problems; gains knowledge in providing nursing care to women with gynecology diseases, pregnant women, post-partum care and breastfeeding mothers.
Mandatory references:	Lavrič, M., 2015. Porodništvo. Celje: Visoka zdravstvena šola. Borko, E. & Takač, I., eds. Ginekologija. 2. dop. izd. Maribor: Univerza v Mariboru, Visoka zdravstvena šola.
Recommended references:	Pajntar, M., Antolič Novak, Ž. & Lučovnik, M., 2015. Nosečnost in vodenje poroda. Ljubljana: Mladinski Razgledi. Kobal, B., ed., 2012. Izbrana poglavja iz ginekološke in perinatološke propedevtije. Ljubljana: Medicinski razgledi. Hrovat Bukovšek, A., 2015. Zdravstvena nega žensk: reproduktivno zdravje, nosečnost, porod in poporodno obdobje. Celje: Visoka zdravstvena šola v Celju.
Study obligations:	written examination (100%)
Assessment methods:	50 % attendance at lectures