Gerontological Nursing (bilingual) (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

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

Prerequisites

Basics of Clinical Nursing Competence.
Basic knowledge of Pharmacotherapy.

Teaching methods

Contact teaching 1,5 cr
e-learning 1,5 cr
Project work 1 cr - Hymykylä (both independent & contact learning in small groups)
S2-integration with S2 teacher 1cr

Location and time

- Orientation on campus. Pls see timing in OMA schedule. Orientation is mandatory, and being present in the orientation you confirm your participation in this course. Drug calculation exam will be straight after the orientation. Re-takes (2) in EXAM.
- Schedule in OMA
- Please actively monitor your schedule and announcements (email), changes may be possible.

Learning materials and recommended literature

· Bowker, Lesley K., et al. Oxford Handbook of Geriatric Medicine, Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2018. ProQuest Ebook Central. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/metropolia-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5313234.

· Basic Geriatric Nursing, 5th Edition. 2013. By Gloria Hoffman Wold, RN, BSN, MS. E-book: https://metropolia.finna.fi/Record/nelli15.3710000000442262

· Materials in Moodle

· Please note that the assignments and materials prepared by the lecturers are works in accordance with the Copyright Act (404/61) for which the lecturer 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 lecturer.

Alternative completion methods of implementation

It is possible to apply total or partly AHOT/RPL (recognition of prior learning) based on earlier studies, according to AHOT-guidelines (please see OMA).
The RPL decision document must be made before the start of the course and must be presented to the responsible teacher of the course by email, before the course.
Decision of partial AHOT must be presented to the responsible teacher prior to course orientation, so that the compensatory activities can be agreed. Send the decision by e-mail to the teacher in charge of the course before the start of the course.

Internship and working life connections

1 credit of the course is completed in cooperation with working life partners and clients in Metropolia's HyMy village

The student is recommended to complete this course before Gerontological Nursing practice.

Exam dates and retake possibilities

Dates for all exams and assignments will be presented during the orientation lecture.

International connections

Student can complete the course in Finnish with a Finnish-speaking group.

Student workload

The course is 5 ECTS = 135 hours of student's work. 1 ECTS = 27 hours of student's work. 135 hours are equal to 3.3 working weeks of continuous studying (40 h/week) during the weeks 33-41.

Content scheduling

Autumn semester 2024, 1. period, during weeks 33-41.

- 1 ects part of the course includes planning, implementation, and evaluation of the Multicultural meeting point cafe in HyMy-village in Myllypuro campus.. Each student is present at the event once (total duration of the event including organizing and closing the event max. 6 hours). The dates will be announced later.

Further information for students

Participation at the orientation lecture is compulsory.

Participation at Hymykylä event (Multicultural meeting point cafe) and seminar are compulsory.

Theory & S2- lessons include learning activities, that are compulsory and require attendance. In case of absence student is required to ask teacher for instructions on how to compensate.

Assessment methods and criteria

- Participation in contact teaching
· Independent assignments: Pass / Fail
· Group work: written plan and report, and participation in the HyMy-village event: Pass / Fail
- Drug calculation exam: Pass / Fail
· Geriatrics online-exam: 0/1-5
· Gerontological nursing online-exam: 0/1-5

The final course grade is the average of both exams: Gerontological nursing end Geriatrics. The exam grade on the Gerontological nursing exam is emphasized with 2 and the exam grade on the Geriatrics exam is emphasized with 1.

The evaluation criteria for the different sections are explained in the orientation.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"