Client-oriented Gerontological Nursing (3 cr)
Code: STH6044-STB20L1
General information
Timing
01.01.2020 - 31.05.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
10 - 30
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
- Hanish Bhurtun
- Jonna Puustinen
Groups
-
STHNK18Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing, Full-time Studies, Spring, 2018
Objective
After studying this course student
- understands health promotion and functional capacity and its importance among older people
- understands the values and ethical principles in Gerontological Nursing
- understands the basics of research and technology in ageing, the link between health and functional capacity and nursing of the physically challenged
- understands the importance of multi cultural and multi disciplinary nursing in ageing
Content
Multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary and caring of the physically challenged among older people as well as aging changes. Medication for the elderly, pain and geriatric evaluation and rehabilitation. Health and functional capacities, illnesses of the aged, memory disorders, fragility and decrepity syndrome. Gerontological research, population ageing, population pyramid, home nursing, loneliness, memory life-process and brain ageing, nutrition, chronic wound care and special issues in gerontological nursing and terminal care. Values and attitudes towards ageing and the environment. Pre-home visits. Ageing of the population and its social and economic consequences. Biological ageing theories, physical activity and ageing, illness diseases of elderly people, prevention, cure, and rehabilitation of these diseases.
Location and time
Tikkarinne Campus, Tikkarinne 9
Materials
Mauk, KL. 2013. (toim.) Gerontological Nursing: Competencies For Care. 3rd Edition. Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Kelo, S. ym. 2015. Ikääntynyt ihminen ja hoitotyö. 1.edition. Sanoma Pro Oy
Lecture materials and other references announced in contact lessons.
Teaching methods
Option 1:
Lectures & Problem Based Learning (PBL)
Group work
Independent study
Option 2:
Independent study
Completion alternatives
There are two options to complete this course:
Option 1 - contact lessons and assignments
- active participation on contact lessons (compulsory 80%)
- group assingnment and presentation
- learning diary (independently)
- UEF geriatrics online-lessons and -exam (language: finnish)
Option 2 - Book Exam
- Gerontological Nursing: Competencies For Care 3rd Edition. (language: english, you can write your answers in english or in finnish)
- UEF geriatrics online-lessons and -exam (language: finnish)
Student workload
3,5 ECTS means 94,5 hours of studying including contact lessons, group work and independent study (option 1) or only independent study (option 2).
Further information
More info on the starting day of the course and virtual learning environment (Moodle).
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Grading 0-5.
Option 1:
- learning diary
- active participation on contact lessons
- group assingnment and presentation
- learning diary
- UEF geriatrics online-lessons and -exam
More info on grading on the starting day of the course and virtual learning environment (Moodle).
All the assingnments need to be completed during the course time-table. Assingments returned six months after the course will be failed.
Qualifications
All compulsory courses in semester 1, 2 and 3 should have been completed.