The Geriatric and Specially Dependent PatientLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The student:
- understands the meaning of ageing
- is able to plan, execute and evaluate the health promoting and performance supporting nursing care of the elderly
- is able to evaluate the risks related to the health, environment and life of the elderly and can direct the patient to relevant services
- is able to co-operate with the elderly and his next of kin in order to make informed decisions related to his health promotion and to support his dignified life
- is able to provide health care in the patients home
- is able to provide symptom-related and humane nursing care for the terminally ill and for those suffering from long-term illness, as well as to support his next of kin

Content

Contents:
- ageing as a community phenomenon and the ethical questions in geriatric care
- the multifaced changes related to ageing
- the special needs related to acute and log-term nursing care of the elderly
- pharmacological specialties related to the elderly
- the evaluation and support of the strengths and performance of the elderly and the rehabilitating work
- health checks, preventive home visits and the special needs related to health promotion, i.e. nutrition, exercise, sleep, drugs, sexuality, moods
- the possibilities of health technology
- multiagency co-operation, the inclusion of the family and next of kin, nursing and service planning
- the nursing care of the oncological patient
- palliative nursing
- geriatry and oncology

Qualifications

The student and tutor teacher go through other recommended studies in HOPS discussions

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"
Evaluating competences evaluation criteria competent/intermediate level is used.