Study Guide
Study Guide
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Curricula starting in 2022 and earlier
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| Basis of Education | Competence Standards | Structure of Studies | Development of Expertise | Methods and implementation | Course Table |
Course Description
| Code | 4 NURKOTGER1 |
| Name | Gerontological Nursing and Home Care Services |
| Credits | 5 ects |
| Objectives | The student is able to -explain the ethical and multi-disciplinary bases of gerontological nursing -explain geriatric diseases on the basis of evidence -implement and assess medication -explain the special features of an elderly patient’s medication -promote health and functional ability in his or her nursing work -plan,implement and document home care -plan nursing care and rehabilitation for elderly patients -explain the importance of a social network and support relatives -assess an elderly patient and provide nursing care in acute situations and co-ordinate the further treatment process -understand the importance of services and digitalisation in the service chain -implement and develop end of life care for elderly patients -assess the nutritional condition and implement nutritional care by applying the nutritional care recommendation for elderly people |
| Content | The ethical and multi-disciplinary bases of gerontological nursing.Age policy and an elderly person in society. A resource-oriented nursing care, service and rehabilitation plan. Service counselling. Functional ability. Support for living and managing at home. Home care, home care unit. Carers. Family nursing. Accessibility. Technology, robotics. E-care. Memory disorders and nursing care. Mental health and addiction care for elderly people, support for social wellbeing and agency. The most important geriatric diseases and situations requiring acute care. Medication for the elderly, drug calculations. Accidents. Nutritional care. End of life care in different nursing environments. Sexual health among the elderly. Mental and spiritual care. Multicultural nursing. Mentally challenged elderly people. The special features of an elderly patient’s medication. |
| Requirements | Participation in the lectures, exercises, and skills workshops (100%). Accepted completion of individual and group assignments. A passed exam and accepted completion of drug calculations (100% correct). |
| Grading Scale | 0 - 5 |
| Course material | ELIOPOULOS, Charlotte.2013. Fast Facts for the Gerontology Nurse: A Nursing Care Guide in a Nutshell. e-book. REED, Jan, CLARKE, Charlotte L, MACFARLANE, Ann. 2012. Nursing older adults. e-book CAPLAN, G. 2014. Geriatric medicine: an introduction. Melbourne: IP Communications. e-book. Topical international research articles: will be announced at the beginning of the course. |
| Prerequisites | Anatomy, Physiology and Diagnostics Examinations 1 and 2, Nursing Assessment and Interventions, Nursing Assessment and Interventions: Clinical Skills, Internship: Nursing Assessment and Intervention, Basics of Pharmacological Treatment, Basics of Pharmacotherapy, Medical Nursing and Internship: Medical Nursing. |
| Other Considerations | |
| Contact | Iire Paula |
We reserve the right to make changes to the curriculum due to the need to update the content being studied.