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

Fall semester 2023

Materials

Mauk, KL. 2013. (ed.) Gerontological Nursing: Competencies For Care. 3rd Edition. Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Kelo, S. et al. 2015. Ikääntynyt ihminen ja hoitotyö. 1st edition or newer. Sanoma Pro Oy.
Evidence based recommendations, HOTUS and TOIMIA recommendations
Learning portal Duodecim
The Moodle materials and separately mentioned online sources and literature

Teaching methods

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

Contact lessons ncluding: 4h theory lessons, 6h CPR practice + workshop, 8h clinical skills revision (drug and fluid therapy + chronic wounds), 4h patient data management (patient safety + nursing classification), 8h simulations + patient data revision, 8h seminar.

Independent and group work.

Student workload

Nursing work for the old people 4 ECTS = 4 x 27 h = 108 h
· Contact lessons 38 h
· Independent work: 62 h
· Group work: seminar assignment 8h

Further information

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

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

An approved performance requires:
· Active participation in contact lessons
· Moodle test exams x 2 and Oppiportiti online courses: 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)