Study Guide

Objective

- You understand the key values, ethical principles and starting points in gerontological nursing.
- You understand the meaning of home care and services, technology in ageing and the multiprofessional cooperation in gerontological nursing.
- You are able to assess, promote and support health, wellbeing and functional capacity of older people based on individual resources.
- You are able to plan and implement care and services supporting independency and autonomy of older people.
- You are able to identify vital challenges and special issues in gerontological nursing.

Content

- Key principles of nursing for the older people: values, ethical principles, key legislation and recommendations.
- Resources as a basis for promoting healthy and functional aging.
- Prerequisites for health and well-being (inc. nutrition, physical performance, safe medication, sexual health, prevention of falls, prevention of pressure ulcers) and key challenges (inc. loneliness, exclusion, abuse).
- Palliative care of patiet with memory disorder.
- Valuable end of life for the old people.
- Organizing the services for the older people, homeservices, service guidance, rehabilitative nursing, involvement of relatives in the care of the older people.
- Gerontechnology and digitalozation in care and everyday living support for older people.
- Functional assessment, main scanmethods and meters, care and service planning, care and service plan.

Location and time

Spring semester 2025

Materials

Haavisto, M. et. al. Good practices of elderly care. 2023. Duodecim.
Kelo, S. et. al. 2015 (or newer). Ikääntynyt ihminen ja hoitotyö. Sanoma Pro Oy.
Käypä hoito-, HOTUS- ja TOIMIA- nursing guidelines.
Oppiportti Duodecim
Moodle-materials, and additioned references and literature.

Teaching methods

Flipped-learning: Moodle learning environment, where independent study and preparation for contact lessons.

Contact lessons (mandatory attendance) remotely including: 4h theory lessons, and 8h seminar.

Contact lessons (mandatory attendance) in classroom including: 4h workshop, 4h chronic wounds care, 8h simulations + patient data revision.

Independent and group work.

Student workload

Nursing work for the old people 4 ECTS = 4 x 27 h = 108 h
· Contact teaching remotely: 12 h
· Contact teaching in classroom: 16 h
· Independent work: 72 h
· Remote teamwork: seminar assignment 8h

Further information

Please note that you always reserve work time for independent study before contact lesson

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

An approved performance requires:
· Active participation in contact lessons.
· Moodle test exams x 2 and Oppiportiti tests online courses x 4: Local treatment of an open wound, Prevention of falls, Anatomy of the respiratory system and physiology of breathing, Emergency situations in home care.
· Group work: assembling seminar assignment.
The course is evaluated with a summative online exam (H-5).