Basics of Internal Diseases (MDAK_283)
About Study Course
Objective
To develop students' knowledge and skills in the care and education of patients with internal diseases in outpatient practice; to promote the application of knowledge and skills in practical work; to evaluate and analyse patients' social functioning abilities; develop skills in providing psychological support and effective communication with internal patients and their relatives.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites: Anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, professional communication, developmental psychology, biomedical aspects of human functioning.
Learning outcomes
As a result of the study course students acquire basic knowledge about the signs and course of internal illness, the specifics of patient care, the meaning and management of care.
As a result of the course the students will be able to recognise complaints and course of internal diseases, to identify and formulate care problems for patients with diagnoses of internal diseases, as well as to plan and implement the care process by assessing and analysing patients' social functioning abilities.
As a result of the course acquisition students will be able to understand the subjective and objective symptoms and syndromes of organ system disorders, to identify the main clinical signs and to differentiate them according to their severity, to predict and to plan patient care. Students will be able to professionally collaborate with patients (both individually and in an interdisciplinary team), adhere to medical ethics, and respect the right of patients to take responsibility for independent learning and to act as a health promoter in the context of specific and non-specific prophylaxis and methods.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social work, SDN | 3 | Bachelor’s | Required | ||
| Social work, SD | 3 | Bachelor’s | Required | Dagnija Brutāne |
