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Clinical Practice I
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:24.01.2024 15:32:36
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SUUK_248 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Nutrition Science | Target Audience: | Rehabilitation | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Nelda Karpenska-Allaža | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Sports and Nutrition | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 3 Cigorinu Street, spk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67611559 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 0 | Class Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 4 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 0 | Class Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 4 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Anatomy, Physiology, Introduction in Basics of Nutrition, Ethics | ||||||||
| Objective: | To promote the understanding of the importance of theoretical knowledge and its connection with clinical practice. To learn how to apply the acquired knowledge and skills in patient centered care. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to clinical practice | Lectures | 2.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to clinical practice | Lectures | 2.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students must prepare a clinical practice portfolio, perform a clinical case analysis, and present one of the clinical cases. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Compulsory visit of Clinical Practice, a successfully completed practice report. Cumulative assessment is based on Clinical Practice grade and portfolio, which is equal to 60% of the total grade, and clinical case presentation, which is equal to 40% of the total grade. The portfolio should include: a) tracking of practice hours, b) summary of daily work procedures and activities, c) reflections about the gained experience, conclusions and self-assessment, d) supervisor's assessment of the individual effort during clinical practice. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Defence (Placement) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Defence (Placement) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | As the result of study course acquisition student will understand meaning of ethics in communication with the patient, understands the meaning and structure of the nutrition anamnesis. | ||||||||
| Skills: | As the result of study course acquisition student will acquire skills about patient's rights, confidentiality and data protection principles. Student will learn about the patient's complaints and needs, learn how to document nutrition anamnesis and how to compare it with nutrition recommendations. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | As the result of study course acquisition student will be able to apply the acquired knowledge and skills, observe and ensure confidentiality and protection of personal data, autonomy and rights in the professional activity of a nutritionist. Purposefully obtains a nutrition anamnesis from the patient and / or relatives, caregiver, or legal representative. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Zigurds Zariņš, Lolita Neimane, Edgars Bodnieks. Uztura mācība. 7 pārstrād. un papild. izd. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, c2018 432 lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | Raymond, J. L., Morrow, K., Mahan, L. K. Krause's and Mahan's food & the nutrition care process. 2021. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Nicolette Wierdsma, Hinke Kruizenga, Rebecca Stratton. Dietetic Pocket Guide adults. 2017. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | World Health Organization. (2011). Waist circumference and waist-hip ratio: report of a WHO expert consultation, Geneva, 8-11 December 2008. World Health Organization | ||||||||
| 2 | Pasaules Veselības organizācija | ||||||||
| 3 | European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism | ||||||||
| 4 | Latvijas Republikas Veselības ministrija | ||||||||
| 5 | Datu bāze PEN | ||||||||
| 6 | RSU Bibliotekā pieejamie resursi | ||||||||
