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About Study Course

ECTS:3
Course supervisor:Dagnija Brutāne
Study type:Full time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Nursing Science
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Clinical medicine

Objective

To provide the student with the necessary knowledge and practical skills about patient care at the level of primary health care in a family doctor's practice, basic principles of pediatric care, as well as chronic patient care and its follow-up, various disease prevention, health promotion, public health measures.

Prerequisites

Anatomy and physiology, pathological physiology, clinical pharmacology and drug treatment, transcultural patient care, general care, propaedeutics, internal diseases, pediatrics, public health and care process.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Student will acquire knowledge of health care principles in primary care and regulatory framework, public involvement in promoting a healthy environment, performance of disease prevention in a GP practice.

Skills

1.Student will be able to assess and promote physical, psychomotor, cognitive and social development of the child during different age periods.

Competence

1.Using the acquired knowledge, the student will have acquired the ability to provide evidence-based paediatric care; ensure the care of the mother, child and the education of family or legal representatives in the context of reproductive health.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2026, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Nursing Studies4BachelorRequired
Nursing Studies4BachelorRequired