Gerontological Nursing (3cr)

Objective

Students implement multi-professional gerontological nursing care while taking into consideration the patient's age, life situation, the requirements of ethicality and the care and service setting. Students know how to assess the resources of patients and families from different cultural backgrounds and know how to support them in the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care. Students plan, implement and evaluate nursing interventions for aged patients and family members facing common geriatric conditions and age-related changes. Students know how to plan, implement and evaluate nursing for people with memory disorders. They use evidence-based interventions developed for gerontological nursing to help, support and counsel aged patients and family members. Students are able to help and support aged patients and families during terminal care. They support and promote aged people's and family members' health and ability to function. Students know how to support aged patients and families during crisis and change. They are able to counsel and support aged patients and family members in self-care and rehabilitation. In their work, students use current gerontological and geriatric knowledge.

Content

Health promotion, self-care support and rehabilitation in gerontological nursing. The most important nursing interventions (FinCC) in gerontological nursing. The national documentation model for nursing. Effica. The impact of the patient's age, sex, cultural background, life situation and care and service setting on gerontological nursing. Nursing, rehabilitation and counselling of aged patients and their families. Nursing, rehabilitation and counselling of dementia patients and their families. End-of-life care. Terminal care. Multiprofessionalism in gerontological nursing. Supporting aged patients' and their family members' health and ability to function.
A safe nursing environment. Occupational safety. Supervision of work. Gerontology. Geriatrics.

Materials

Kelo, S., Launiemi, H., Takaluoma, M. & Tiittanen, H. 2015. Ikääntynyt ihminen ja hoitotyö. Sanoma Pro.
Räihä, I., Seppälä, M. & Viitanen, M. 2006. Geriatrian jättiläiset.
Ajankohtainen materiaali, artikkelit, luennot, Moodletehtävät, Käypä hoito -suositukset.
Geriatria Laurean verkkokurssi

Teaching methods

Luennot, Moodle oppimisympäristö, itsenäinen työskentely, Seminaari- ja verkkotyöskentely, Duodecim verkkotehtävät, Geriatria Laurean itsenäisenä verkkokurssina.

Employer connections

Harjoittelu toteutuu vanhustyön oppimisympäristöissä.
Simulaatio-opetus toteutuu harjoittelua ennen

Completion alternatives

Gerontologisen hoitotyön teoriaosuus ja harjoittelu voidaan suorittaa vaihtoehtoisesti Työn opinnollistamisena omalla työpaikalla. Tämä edellyttää, että opiskelijalla on työsuhde työpaikkaan, jossa toteutuu opintojakson tavoitteet.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment criterias written in the study entity of Client-Centred Clinical Competence during the middle phase of the studies.