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Objectives and competences

The student can produce a model of ergonomic relief for individual work posts and understands the methods that allow health care staff and patients to to in safer environment.

Content (Syllabus outline)

• Anthropometry in health care • Functional anatomy and human physiology • Specific use of computer technology health care and nursing • Implementation of theory into practice for safer and ergonomic work with patients • Simulation of ergonomic workload in healthcare • Measurement of microclimatic environmental parameters (temperature, moisture, pressure, movement and air quality, sound and noise, light and radiation, detection of gases in working environment) • Ergonomic organisation of work for nursing team in health institution

Learning and teaching methods

• Lectures (auditory and e-lectures), • Seminar with demonstrations (auditory and e-seminars); seminar paper on discussed themes • Laboratory work with simulators Team work and individual work • Demonstration of ergonomic models and tools

Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding

The student will • Recognize ergonomic irregularities in the environment • analyse anthropo basis in health care • plan ergonomic work with computer in health care and nursing • determine impacts of physical parameters on the working environment in health care • explain ergonomic principles of organising of working team in a health care institute • Demonstrate handlinge the load in health care and nursing

Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes

Teamwork ability • Ability to argue for ergonomic irregularities in healthcare and nursing • Understanding implementation of theoretical ergonomic principles into practice • Master Use of methods for measuring micro-climate parameters and their evaluation.

Readings

Obvezna literatura • Balantič Z., Polajnar A., Jevšnik S.(2016) Ergonomija v teoriji in praksi. Nacionalni inštitut za javno zdravje. Ljubljana • Plemej Mohorič A., Kacjan Žgajnar K..(2018) Izbrana poglavja iz ergonomije : učbenik za študente zdravstvenih ved. Ljubljana: Zdravstvena fakulteta, • Balantič, Z. (2000). Človek, delo, učinek. Kranj: Moderna organizacija. Dodatna literatura • Keros P., Pećina M. (2007). Funkcijska anatomija lokomotornoga sustava. Zagreb: Naklada Ljevak. • OSHA. (2013). Guidelines for Nursing Homes: Ergonomics for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders. Pridobljeno 25. 3. 2013, http://www.osha.gov/ergonomics/guidelines/nursinghome. • Sušnik, J. (1992). Ergonomska fiziologija. Radovljica: Didakta.

Prerequisits

Prerequisites for taking the course: None. Conditions for fulfilling study obligations: Active participation in clinical work is required for taking the written exam.

  • izr. prof. dr. JADRANKA STRIČEVIĆ, univ. dipl. org.

  • Written examination: 100

  • : 25
  • : 20
  • : 135

  • Slovenian
  • Slovenian

  • NURSING CARE (NURSING CARE) - 2nd