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Professional Occupational Factors and Prevention in Healthcare

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:21.03.2023 13:57:49
Study Course Information
Course Code:MDAK_128LQF level:Level 7
Credit Points:2.00ECTS:3.00
Branch of Science:Clinical Medicine; Health CareTarget Audience:Nursing Science
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Kristaps Circenis
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Department of Nursing and Obstetric Care
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Riga, Anniņmuižas bulvāris 26a, mdakatrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061568
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)6Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures12
Classes (count)6Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes12
Total Contact Hours24
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
General psychology, psychosomatic medicine, public health and epidemiology, pathological physiology.
Objective:
Promote the acquisition of knowledge about professional factors and risks to the health care system employees, with an emphasis on the psycho-emotional disorders, to develop understanding of occupational stress, deal Meeting of the mechanism functioning of the preventive measures the nature and application importance.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Professional factors in health care, classification and essential characteristics.Lectures1.00auditorium
2Health care workers' in occupational health problems, influencing factors.Lectures1.00auditorium
3Professional quality of life concept (compassion fatigue, secondary stress). Psycho-emotional disorders in health care workers.Lectures1.00auditorium
4Burnout syndrome. Professional stress and deal Meeting of mechanisms. Preventive measures.Lectures1.00auditorium
5Preventive measures. Supervision characteristics, types.Lectures1.00auditorium
6Preventive measures. Group forms of therapeutic factors in the group, group management.Lectures1.00auditorium
7Professional factors in health care, classification and general characteristics. Health care workers' in occupational health problems, influencing factors.Classes2.00auditorium
8Professional quality of life concept (compassion fatigue, secondary stress). Psycho-emotional disorders in health care workers. Burnout syndrome. Professional stress and deal Meeting of mechanisms.Classes2.00auditorium
9Preventive measures. Supervision characteristics, types. Group forms of therapeutic factors in the group, group management.Classes2.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
During the course students do independently prepare and present two works on issues on the course topics.
Assessment Criteria:
Active participation in lessons – individual work presentations (50%), at the end of the semester – exam (50%).
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:Show knowledge and be able to describe the factors occupational health care, to talk about health care workers and occupational disease risks, psycho-emotional disorders, and preventive measures.
Skills:Students will be able to identify occupational risk factors and possible disruption to the health care system workers.
Competencies:Students will be able to independently assess the occupational risk factors for health professionals will be able to recommend the most appropriate prevention and types of assistance the individual and organisational level.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Eglīte M. Darba medicīna. Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2012. (akceptējams izdevums)
2Psihosociālā darba vide. Rīga (LBAS un LM), 2010. (akceptējams izdevums)
3Darba higiēna. Rīga, LM, 2010. (akceptējams izdevums)
4Mārtinsone K. Veselības psiholoģija. Teorijas un prakses starpdisciplinārā perspektīva. Rīga: RSU, 2019.
5Supervīzija: Teorija. Pētījumi. Prakse Kristīne Mārtinsone, Sandra Mihailova Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2017
6Aldwin M. C. Stress, Coping and Development. An Integrative Perspective. New York: The Guilford Press, 2007. (akceptējams izdevums)
7Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students:
8Aldwin M. C. Stress, Coping and Development. An Integrative Perspective. New York: The Guilford Press, 2007. (akceptējams izdevums)
Additional Reading
1Arnold, Elizabeth C. Interpersonal Relationships : professional communication skills for nurses. St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, 2020.
2Pašpalīdzības un pašvadības iespēju arsenāls krīzes un transformāciju laikā: metodes ikvienam. Autoru kolektīvs. Sastādītāja: Kristīne Mārtinsone. Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2021
3Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students:
4Arnold, Elizabeth C. Interpersonal Relationships : professional communication skills for nurses. St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, 2020.