Gerontology and Geriatrics (1cr)
Code: KG09AIHE611-17
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.08.2015 - 02.08.2015
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 02.09.2015 - 31.12.2015
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 1 cr
- Local portion
- 1 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Public Health Nursing
- Teachers
- Marja Toukola
- Tarja Knuuttila
- Course
- KG09AIHE611
Evaluation scale
1-5
Objective
CLINICAL COMPETENCE, COMPETENCE IN HEALTH PROMOTION
Students will learn gerontological research methods and theories on aging and analyse their significance from the perspectives of elderly people, their close community, nurses/public-health nurses, care organizations and society. Students will learn to descibe factors that influence the health, functional capacity and well-being of elderly people, and explore what knowledge exists that pertains to the experience of physical, mental and social aging. Students will be introduced to common somatic illnesses, mental health problems and sensory disorders in elderly people. They will also become familiar with syndromes that the elderly commonly suffer from and learn to apply their knowledge in the holistic care of the elderly.
Content
The course comprises the following: Gerontology as a science, Theories on aging, Individual experience of aging, Physical, mental and social aging, The health, functional capacity and well-being of elderly people in light of research, Special features in elderly people's illnesses and the main principles of medical care, Various syndromes and their causes, Neurological disorders and syndromes in elderly people, Mental health problems in elderly people, Diseases that cause sensory disorders
Materials
Current material selected by the lecturer
Teaching methods
Lectures are integrated with the study course Nursing in Elderly Care and Supporting functional capacity of the Elderly. Independent study
Student workload
Will be announced at the beginning of the course.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Grade pass
Students
- know gerontological research methods and theories on aging and analyse their significance from the perspectives of elderly people, their close community, nurses/public-health nurses, care organizations and society
- are able to describe factors that influence the health, functional capacity and well-being of elderly people, and explore what knowledge exists that pertains to the experience of physical, mental and social aging
- are familiar with common somatic illnesses, mental health problems and sensory disorders in elderly people
-are familiar with syndromes that the elderly commonly suffer from and apply their knowledge in the holistic care of the elderly
Qualifications
No previous studies are required.