Practical Training in Gerontological Nursing (7cr)

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 health changes and/or problems and/or crises. Students are competent in nursing documentation and oral reporting. They use evidence-based interventions developed for gerontological and dementia nursing care to help, support and counsel aged patients and family members. Students are able to safely plan, implement and evaluate drug and fluid care for aged patients. Students work aseptically. They support and promote aged people's and family members' health and ability to function. They are able to counsel and support aged patients and family members in self-care and rehabilitation. Students evaluate their professional competence critically from the perspectives of strengths and development needs.

Content

Practical training in placements which allow students to practise gerontological nursing. eDrug Care Certificate. Assignments.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass/fail

Fail =0

Students
-are not familiar with or do not know how to adequately use gerontological nursing concepts
-use the nursing scientific knowledge base narrowly and are not adequately familiar with sources of information in gerontological nursing
-do not adequately work with a client-centred approach in a responsible, ethical manner or observe patient safety in gerontological nursing
-are not adequately prepared to develop professionally or to contribute to the development of gerontological nursing
-do not sufficiently observe patient/client safety in gerontological work.

Qualifications

Gerontological Nursing
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