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Infant Rehabilitation
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:01.02.2021 10:35:16
Study Course Information | |||||||||
Course Code: | REK_040 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation | Target Audience: | Nursing Science | ||||||
Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
Course Supervisor: | Ailī Horna-Butkeviča | ||||||||
Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
Structural Unit: | Department of Rehabilitation | ||||||||
The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
Contacts: | Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, rkrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 20271291 | ||||||||
Study Course Planning | |||||||||
Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
Lectures (count) | 5 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 10 | ||||
Classes (count) | 11 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 22 | ||||
Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
Study course description | |||||||||
Preliminary Knowledge: | Normal infant’s development. Infant care. | ||||||||
Objective: | Acquisition of theoretical knowledge and practical skills of infant rehabilitation | ||||||||
Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
1 | Basic principles of infant rehabilitation | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
2 | Infant birth traumas, their rehabilitation | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
3 | Preterm born baby, care and rehabilitation | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
4 | Rehabilitation of newborn nervous system injury | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
5 | Cerebral palsy, rehabilitation principles | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
6 | Bobath therapy concept. Infant handling principles | Classes | 5.00 | auditorium | |||||
Assessment | |||||||||
Unaided Work: | Report and presentation preparation about infant rehabilitation principles. | ||||||||
Assessment Criteria: | Students must be able to respond to short test questions, write essays and do oral presentations. | ||||||||
Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
Knowledge: | Students will be able to describe the infant rehabilitation principles, recommended rehabilitation methods as well as contraindicated activities. | ||||||||
Skills: | Students will be able to use the infant handling techniques and be able to teach them to the new-born relatives. | ||||||||
Competencies: | Students will be able to recommend the baby care techniques, infant dressing, and feeding. | ||||||||
Bibliography | |||||||||
No. | Reference | ||||||||
Required Reading | |||||||||
1 | Geske R. Bērna bioloģiskā attīstība. Rīga, RaKa, 2005, 314 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
2 | Flēmiga I. Zīdaiņa attīstība un attīstības traucējumi. Agrīna diagnostika un ārstēšana. Rīga, Zvaigzne ABC, 1999, 311 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
3 | Mellēna K. E., Hēla K., Tropa D. Mārtiņa stāsts – priekšlaikus dzimušo bērnu problēmas un risinājumi. Priekšlaikus dzimušo bērnu problēmu iespējamie risinājumi. Rīga, 2004, 103 – 150. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
Additional Reading | |||||||||
1 | Brauburger B. Zīdaiņu masāža : patīkama, veselīga, nomierinoša, Rīga : Jumava, 2010; 90 lpp. | ||||||||
2 | Gutenbrunner Ch. Rehabilitācija, fizikālā medicīna un dabas dziedniecība, Rīga : Nacionālais apgāds, 2008, 217 lpp. |