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Geriatrics (1 cr)

Code: SH10031-3008

General information


Enrollment
01.04.2024 - 30.04.2024
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
26.08.2024 - 20.12.2024
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
1 cr
Local portion
1 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Sairaanhoitajakoulutus (SH)
Campus
Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
Anu Kinnunen
Teacher in charge
Anu Kinnunen
Groups
SHAS23
Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing, Blended Learning, Fall, 2023
Course
SH10031

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

- You know the common geriatric diseases.
- You understand the key features, how geriatric diseases are diagnosed and cared.
- You understand the main changes and characteristic of morbidity in ageing.
- You understand the entirety of older people functional capacity and geriatric assessment evaluation.
- You understand the basics and challenges of paincare and medication in old people nursing.
- You are able to assess the nutrition and nutritional state of older people.
- You practice applying knowledge related to main geriatric diseases and syndromes in nursing of older clients.
- You practice in systematic evidence based knowledge retrieval.
- You are able to assess evidence based knowledge applicability in geriatric nursing.

Content

- Sickness and morbidity in old age.
- Physiology changes in aging.
- Special features of old patient (inc. fragility syndrome).
- Acutely ill older people (inc. delirium, infectious).
- Memory disorders - prevalence, etiology, diagnosis and symptomatology.
- Functional capasity and geriatric assessment.
- Pain management of older people.
- Complexity and comprehensive evaluation of older people medication.
- Nutrition state of older people and its assessment.
- Evidence based nursing and systematic information retrieval.

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