Learning objectives
-knowledge of physiological and pathological brain functioning
-recognition of the principal neurological diseases and bases of therapy
- role of nursing in the management of acute and chronic neurologica diseases
- knowledge of the Stroke protocol with focus in the role of the nursing stuff
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
Main Neurological disease, diagnosis and treatment, with principal focus on the nursing in the management of neurologica diseases
Full programme
The neurological examination
Cranial nerves
Cerebrovascular disorders
Multiple Sclerosis
ALS
Pakinson's Disease
Dementia
GBS and Myasthenia Gravis
Bibliography
Neurologia e assistenza Infermieristica-Manuale per le professioni sanitarie-Federico, Angelini, Franza Eds EdiSES.
Core Curriculum. Malattie del Sistema Nervoso.
Carlo Ferrarese.
McGraw Hill Ed.
Teaching methods
The course will be held through lectures to Students either in the classroom (“in presenza”) or in synchronous-streaming (“in telepresenza”) on the Teams platform. Therefore, the opportunity of Student/Teacher interaction will be preserved both face to face and remotely, by the simultaneous use of the Teams platform. Lectures will be supported by slide presentations, which will be available to students on the Elly platform (https://elly.medicina.unipr.it).
Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, multiple choice test. In case of the persistence of the health emergency, the exams will be conducted remotely, as follows: structured written test conducted remotely (by Teams and Elly).
Other information
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