Gerontological Nursing (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

Orientation and contact teaching 1,5 cr
E-learning 1,5 cr
Project work 2 cr - Hymykylä

Learning materials and recommended literature

Materials in Moodle
Basic Geriatric Nursing, 5th Edition. 2012. By Gloria Hoffman Wold, RN, BSN, MS (e-book)

Alternative completion methods of implementation

RPL: Partially approved RPL
RPL decisions (partially approved) must be received before the implementation starts.
Please attend to the orientation lecture and discuss with the teacher in charge of the implementation how your previously acquired competence is demonstrated and updated.
RPL decisions are not accepted after the implementation has begun,

Internship and working life connections

N/A

Exam dates and retake possibilities

Dates for seminar work, Moodle assignments and drug calculation exams will be presented during the orientation lecture.

International connections

N/A

Student workload

5 cr = 135 hours students work

Content scheduling

Autumn semester 2021, 2. period
Note! Weeks 44-46, Thursdays 10-12; Hymykylä event - Multicultural meeting space for elderly

Further information for students

Participation at the orientation lecture is compulsory.

Assessment methods and criteria

Home exam 0-5
Approved seminar assignment and presentation (Plan for Hymykylä Event)
Approved participation in contact teaching
Approved drug calculation exam
Approved e-courses in Moodle
Approved accomplishment and participation in the Hymykylä Event

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"