Gerontologinen hoitotyö (lähiopetuspainotteinen) (5 cr)
Code: SX00DZ94-3007
General information
Enrollment
03.05.2021 - 16.05.2021
Timing
16.08.2021 - 17.09.2021
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
2 op
Mode of delivery
60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning
Unit
Terveys
Campus
Myllypurontie 1
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 75
Degree programmes
- Terveydenhoitotyön tutkinto-ohjelma
- Ensihoidon tutkinto-ohjelma
- Sairaanhoitotyön tutkinto-ohjelma
- Kätilötyön tutkinto-ohjelma
- Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
- Carita Hand
- Hannele Hokkanen
Teacher in charge
Hannele Hokkanen
Groups
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SXO20S1CSairaanhoitotyön tutkinto-ohjelma, päivätoteutus, hallinnollinen ryhmä C
Objective
Students
- understand ageing as a social and societal phenomenon as well as the impact of age policies on the lives of the elderly
- understand ageing as a phase of life and can describe the changes and their meaning to the lives of the elderly
- are familiar with the most common diseases and health risks of old age
- know how to apply the multi-scientific, evidence-based knowledge foundation of gerontological nursing to practice
- identify the ethical principles of gerontological nursing and are able to evaluate their significance to the promotion of good life as well as the value foundation of their work
-can apply the ethical decision-making process to gerontological nursing
-understand how memory diseases affect the human life and identify the special needs required in encountering persons with a memory disease
-identify and support the resources of persons with a memory disease
-understand the holistic promotion of functional capacity and human agency of the elderly as well as their connection to the operating environment
- can evaluate the nutritional status of patients and identify patients suffering from malnutrition
Content
- promotion of health and wellbeing of the elderly
- main health risks, illnesses and their treatment in old age
- cooperation with relatives and significant others
- maintenance and evaluation of resources and functional capacity of the elderly
- planning care and services for the elderly
- old age and operating environments
- tests measuring nutritional status and their interpretation and application to care
- utilization of gerotechnology
Materials
Materials in Moodle and
Book: Tilvis, R., Pitkälä, K., Strandberg, T., Sulkava, R. & Viitanen, M. (toim.) 2010.Geriatria. 2. uudistettu painos. Kustannus Oy Duodecim. WS Bookwell Oy Porvoo. The exam area is presented in Moolde.
Teaching methods
Contact teaching
e-learning
Group work
Drug calculation
Implementation on Thursdays (weeks 35-37) in HyMy village.
The Case management seminar will be held on 3.9. as a multidisciplinary implementation together with degrees in geronomics and sociology.
Employer connections
N/A
Exam schedules
Return dates for assignments and exams are indicated during orientation hours.
The Geriatrics exam is open throughout the course.
It is possible to take the online exam and tests according to your own schedule during the course.
There is no possibility to increase the grade in the course.
International connections
N/A
Completion alternatives
N/A
Student workload
5 cr = 135 hours students wor
Further information
Students must confirm their attendance for a course implementation by being present when tuition begins. Students who are unable to attend the first teaching session due to illness may also confirm their attendance by informing the lecturer of this in advance.
The assignments and MATERIALS prepared by the teacher are works in accordance with the Copyright Act (404/61) for which the teacher has copyright. Assignments AND MATERIALS may not be used except in their own studies. Their public distribution is only allowed with the permission of the teacher.
Some of the work in the course is distance learning. See here for more details on the processing of personal data related to the implementation of distance learning and the systems, software, IT applications and electronic tools used in the processing of personal data. Link to Metropolia's extensive student and study data register privacy statement https://www.metropolia.fi/fi/metropoliasta/tietosuoja-ja-gdpr/tietosuojaselosteet/metropolian-opiskelija-ja-opintotietorekisteri
Evaluation scale
0-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"
Qualifications
Basics of Clinical Nursing Competence.
Basic knowledge of Pharmacotherapy.