Objectives and competences
The student will get familiar with vital human functional abilities and adjustments for workload in health. He/she will get familiar with the correct use of ergonomic and technical tools for safety nursing care and safety of healthcare professionals.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Ergonomics as a wide science for a friendly environment to humans.
• Functional anatomy and human physiology
• Physical influences of the environment on the human body (temperature, sound, and hearing, light and vision, radiation).
• Biophysical basis of economics (statics, dynamics in body stability, functional load of muscular-skeletal system).
• Workload and work-related health problems in health care.
• Ergonomic rules of sitting and standing posture of members of health care.
• Ergonomic evaluation of working environment and planning of working place in health care.
• Standards of usage of ergonomic and technical tools in health care.
• Ergonomic rules of sitting and standing posture of members of health care.
Learning and teaching methods
• Lectures.
• Seminar with demonstrations.
• Teamwork and individual work.
• Demonstration of ergonomic models and tools.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
After completing this course student will:
• Have knowledge about the basics, rules, and principles of ergonomics.
• Have knowledge of functional anatomy and human physiology.
• Have knowledge about the health problems of members of the health team.
• Know how to plan an ergonomic working environment in health care.
• Know how to properly handle the load in health care.
• Know the environmental impacts on the workplace in health care.
• Have knowledge about the bio-mechanic and physical basis of ergonomics.
• Have knowledge about ergonomic rules of a sitting and standing posture and a load of healthcare team members
• Know how to properly use ergonomic and technical tools in working with a patient.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
• Conquered knowledge about the usage of ergonomic and technical tools in practical examples.
Readings
• Balantič, Z., Polajnar, A., Jevšnik, S. (2016). Ergonomija v teoriji in praksi : znanstvena monografija. Ljubljana : Nacionalni inštitut za javno zdravje
• Plemelj Mohorič A., Kacjan Žgajnar K. (2018) Izbrana poglavja iz ergonomije: učbenik za študente zdravstvenih ved-Ljubljana-Zdravstvena fakulteta.
• Stričević J. et al. (2018) Funkcionalna ergonomija in razbremenitev zdravstvenih delavcev skripta, Univerza v Mariboru, Fakulteta za zdravstvene vede
• Haložan, D, Stričević, J, Klanjšek, P, Čelan, D. Osnovne ergonomske smernice v zdravstvu 1: (zbrano interno učno gradivo): 2022/2023. Maribor: Univerza v Mariboru, Fakulteta za zdravstvene vede, 2022.
Dodatna literatura:
• Zerbo Šporin, D. ed., 2021. Aktivnosti za preprečevanje kostno-mišičnih obolenj in psihosocialnih tveganj pri delu: učbenik. Koper: Založba Univerze na Primorskem.
• OSHA. (2013). Guidelines for Nursing Homes: Ergonomics for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders. [Online] Available at: https://www.osha.gov/ergonomics/guidelines/nursinghome/final_nh_guidelines.html.
• MDDSZ. (2008). Ergonomija v zdravstveni negi. [Online] Available at: http://www.osha.mddsz.gov.si/zdravstvena-nega/INDEX3B3D.HTM?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=35
Prerequisits
There are no conditions for enrolment.
