Client-oriented Gerontological Nursing (3 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

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).

Qualifications

All compulsory courses in semester 1, 2 and 3 should have been completed.

Further information

More info on the starting day of the course and virtual learning environment (Moodle).