Gerontological Nursing (3cr)

Content scheduling

Content: changes related to ageing; legislation on gerontological nursing; gerontological nursing in different contexts; assessment and support of function and resources; preventive house calls; accessibility; the most common health problems of the elderly; prevention of accidents; assessment of the nutrition status of the elderly (malnutrition) and nutrition treatment; memory diseases; mental health and substance abuse problems of the elderly; specific features of the health problems of elderly people with intellectual disability; medication of the elderly; clinical pharmacology and pharmacy; the ethical foundation of gerontological nursing; participation of the family and significant others in the care of the elderly; palliative care of the elderly; geriatrics.

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. Supervision of work. Gerontology. Geriatrics.

Materials

Online studies and current material from the teacher.

Teaching methods

Self studies online studies, lessons, simulation learning in a home-like environment, seminar assignments.

Employer connections

Practising after the course

Completion alternatives

Studying the work

Student workload

3 ECTS credits

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
Assessment criterias written in the study entity of Client-Centred Clinical Competence during the middle phase of the studies.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
Assessment criterias written in the study entity of Client-Centred Clinical Competence during the middle phase of the studies

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
Assessment criterias written in the study entity of Client-Centred Clinical Competence during the middle phase of the studies

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

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

Qualifications

Basics of Clinical Nursing 1 and 2