Gerontological Care and Nursing (15 ECTS)

Objective

Students will display their high gerontological competence in multi-professional working environments for the care and nursing of the elderly. They will be able to identify persons with memory disorder and the starting points for assisting them and their loved ones through rehabilitative care. Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the principal nursing methods for treating geriatric diseases and will prepare nursing and rehabilitation plans according to quality assurance guidelines. They will understand the significance of hope and spirituality in care and nursing. Students will also apply their ergonomics skills in their work.
Students will know the ethical principles of elderly care and be able to apply and evaluate the significance of ethical questions and principles in the promotion of good ageing.

Content

Project work. Principal methods and principles of care and nursing. Rehabilitative nursing. Classifications of elderly care and drawing up care and service plans. Ergonomic working. Hope and spirituality in care and nursing. Core concepts of terminal care. Crisis theory and the phases of grief. Professional ethics of elderly care. Ethical action and professionalism in Elderly Care. Laboratory work.
Work placementi in an around-the-clock caregiving and nursing unit such as a group home for memory-loss patients. (7 credits) Self-evaluation of the development of competence and professionalism.

Materials

To be found at the Moodle.

Teaching methods

Essay / paper
Distance learning
Assignments / coursework
Field work
Laboratory instruction
Face-to-face teaching / Contact teaching / Instruction
Participatory methods
Project
Reflective practice
Work placement / intership / practical training / industrial placement
Collaborative learning

Employer connections

Worklife related. 7ect practice after the prject.

Exam schedules

To be announced.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

8 ect = 216 hours student work. Practice7 ect = 5 weeks 7h/day

Content scheduling

entire semester

Further information

To be annouced

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE
The student is able to:
- apply professional knowledge in elderly care and gerontology appropriately
- use concepts and information in his field systematically
- argue a course of action on the basis of research information and findings
- find information and argue the use of his sources
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
The student is able to:
- work in various duties depending on the assignment
- define the principles of and requirements for his actions
- show that he has achieved the targets for core competence
RESPONSIBILITY, COOPERATION AND MANAGEMENT
The student is able to:
- find out the safety instructions concerning a word assignments and to act accordingly
- act according to the relevant professional ethical principles in elderly care
- plan and guide the operation of multidisciplinary groups
- communicate about professional issues

Assessment criteria, good (3)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE
The student is able to:
- use concepts and knowledge in elderly care and gerontology fluently and comprehensively
- assess and use information sources and research information with a critical eye
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
The student is able to:
- apply research information to professional assignments
- operate in a range of work situations, also in international contexts
- act in a client- and customer-oriented way and as an entrepreneur
RESPONSIBILITY, COOPERATION AND MANAGEMENT
The student is able to:
- act responsibly in work duties, taking safety issues into consideration
- evaluate actions from the viewpoint of professional ethics in elderly care
- represent his professional field in multidisciplinary and international groups and projects

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE
The student is able to:
- display a good understanding of professional information in elderly care and gerontology
- use theoretical and professional concepts and knowledge like an expert and combine them into larger entities
- create and communicate new information
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
The student is able to:
- develop innovative and alternative solutions to professional assignments and problems
- apply professional expertise in new situations
- take responsibility for a professional process in its entirety
RESPONSIBILITY, COOPERATION AND MANAGEMENT
The student is able to:
- develop the community's safety and responsibility
- apply professional ethics of elderly care in various situations
- manage the professional development of individuals/groups
- act purposefully and to develop himself and working life

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE
- The student does not know or appreciate knowledge in elderly care and gerontology sufficiently
- The student cannot use concepts in elderly care and gerontology properly
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
- The student's professional level is insufficient to be an expert
- The student is not acting in accordance with his training and guidance
RESPONSIBILITY, COOPERATION AND MANAGEMENT
- The student is careless about professional safety or ethical principles in elderly care
- The student is not motivated by or participating in group or development work

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment
Learning journal
Learning assignment
Attendance requirement
Employer feedback

Qualifications

Previous work placement must be accepted before next work placement.

Further information

The student advisor will recommend optional programme components for each student based on their individual study plan.

Further information

The student advisor will recommend optional programme components for each student based on their individual study plan.