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Gerontological nursing and preclinical trainingLaajuus (5.5 cr)

Code: HY00EP41

Credits

5.5 op

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

08.04.2024 - 21.04.2024

Timing

03.09.2024 - 13.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Emergency Care
Teachers
  • Riitta Tenkanen-Salmela
  • Anna-Kaarina Anttolainen
  • Pirjo Oikarinen
  • Haija Kankkunen
  • Sari Pölönen
  • Satu Sällilä
Teacher in charge

Riitta Tenkanen-Salmela

Groups
  • EHKT24KM
    Emergency Care, part-time studies

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Materials

Gerontological Nursing and Geriatrics:

Exam books:

1) Kelo, Sini, Launiemi, Helena, Takaluoma, Matleena & Tiittanen, Hannele. (ed.) 2015. An elderly person and nursing. Sanoma Pro Oy.
2) Tilvis, Reijo, Pitkälä, Kaisu., Strandberg, Timo, Sulkava, Raimo & Viitanen, Matti (eds.). 2016. Geriatria. Duodecim.

In addition to these, the material and lectures in Learn.

Teaching methods

This course of study consists of two sections: theory (4 ECTS) as a common implementation of campuses as online studies as well as preclinical practice (1.5 ECTS) carried out on a group basis on campus.

In the course info, you will get more detailed information about the course's method of performance, attendance obligation, study material, etc. Participation in INFO is strongly recommended that you know the essentials of doing the course from the very beginning. The info will also become a recording on the learning platform.

The theory section of the course (4 ECTS) consists of several sub-areas including recorded lectures, competence tests as well as the compiling Exam exam. The Geriatria section includes medical lectures as well as a scheduled exam. In addition, the course includes passing the Hospice Passport and the RAI test.

Employer connections

This course includes a preclinical component (1.5 ECTS credits). Participation in the contact teaching days of the preclinical section is mandatory (100% attendance requirement).

Exam schedules

Exams and other deadlines are announced at the beginning of the course.
A possible retake exam is taken on the agreed retake exam dates. These retake exam dates are announced at the beginning of the course.

Student workload

5,5 op = n.148,5 h

Further information

NOTE!!
A prerequisite for participating in the course is that you have completed the Clinical Nursing Theory. If you have any questions about this, please send a message to the course teachers before enrolling.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The course includes a numerically assessed exam in gerontological nursing.
The Geriatric exam is evaluated numerically.
Passing the hospice pass.
RAI data test passed.
Performing preclinical exercises successfully.

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

08.04.2024 - 21.04.2024

Timing

03.09.2024 - 13.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Riitta Tenkanen-Salmela
  • Anna-Kaarina Anttolainen
  • Pirjo Oikarinen
  • Haija Kankkunen
  • Sari Pölönen
  • Satu Sällilä
Teacher in charge

Riitta Tenkanen-Salmela

Groups
  • SHKT24KM
    Nursing, part-time studies

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Materials

Gerontological Nursing and Geriatrics:

Exam books:

1) Kelo, Sini, Launiemi, Helena, Takaluoma, Matleena & Tiittanen, Hannele. (ed.) 2015. An elderly person and nursing. Sanoma Pro Oy.
2) Tilvis, Reijo, Pitkälä, Kaisu., Strandberg, Timo, Sulkava, Raimo & Viitanen, Matti (eds.). 2016. Geriatria. Duodecim.

In addition to these, the material and lectures in Learn.

Teaching methods

This course of study consists of two sections: theory (4 ECTS) as a common implementation of campuses as online studies as well as preclinical practice (1.5 ECTS) carried out on a group basis on campus.

In the course info, you will get more detailed information about the course's method of performance, attendance obligation, study material, etc. Participation in INFO is strongly recommended that you know the essentials of doing the course from the very beginning. The info will also become a recording on the learning platform.

The theory section of the course (4 ECTS) consists of several sub-areas including recorded lectures, competence tests as well as the compiling Exam exam. The Geriatria section includes medical lectures as well as a scheduled exam. In addition, the course includes passing the Hospice Passport and the RAI test.

Employer connections

This course includes a preclinical component (1.5 ECTS credits). Participation in the contact teaching days of the preclinical section is mandatory (100% attendance requirement).

Exam schedules

Exams and other deadlines are announced at the beginning of the course.
A possible retake exam is taken on the agreed retake exam dates. These retake exam dates are announced at the beginning of the course.

Student workload

5,5 op = n.148,5 h

Further information

NOTE!!
A prerequisite for participating in the course is that you have completed the Clinical Nursing Theory. If you have any questions about this, please send a message to the course teachers before enrolling.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The course includes a numerically assessed exam in gerontological nursing.
The Geriatric exam is evaluated numerically.
Passing the hospice pass.
RAI data test passed.
Performing preclinical exercises successfully.

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

08.04.2024 - 21.04.2024

Timing

03.09.2024 - 13.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning

Unit

Department of Social Services and Health Care, Mikkeli

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Anna-Kaarina Anttolainen
  • Pirjo Oikarinen
  • Haija Kankkunen
  • Sari Pölönen
Scheduling groups
  • Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 3 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 4 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • SHMI24KM
    Nursing, part-time studies
Small groups
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

08.04.2024 - 21.04.2024

Timing

03.09.2024 - 13.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning

Unit

Department of Social Services and Health Care, Mikkeli

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Health Care
Teachers
  • Haija Kankkunen
  • Pirjo Oikarinen
  • Sari Pölönen
Scheduling groups
  • Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 3 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • THMI24KM
    Health care, part-time studies
Small groups
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

08.04.2024 - 21.04.2024

Timing

03.09.2024 - 13.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Department of Social Services and Health Care, Savonlinna

Campus

Savonlinna Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Anna-Kaarina Anttolainen
  • Anu Muhonen
  • Haija Kankkunen
  • Pirjo Oikarinen
  • Sari Pölönen
Teacher in charge

Sari Pölönen

Groups
  • SHSA24KM
    Nursing, part-time studies

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

06.11.2023 - 17.11.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 21.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Campus

Kouvola Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Health Care
Teachers
  • Anna-Kaarina Anttolainen
  • Satu Sällilä
Teacher in charge

Anna-Kaarina Anttolainen

Groups
  • THKV23SP
    Health Care, full-time studies

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Materials

Kelo, Sini, Launiemi, Helena, Takaluoma, Matleena, Tiittanen, Hannele. 2015.
Ikääntynyt ihminen ja hoitotyö. Sanomapro.
Also available as an e-book.

Where applicable:
Heikkinen, Eino, Jyrkämä, Jyrki, Rantanen, Taina, Aromaa, Arpo, Gerontologia.2020.
Available as an e-book.
and
Tilvis, Reijo, Pitkälä, Kaisu, Strandberg, Timo, Sulkava, Raimo, Viitanen, Matti, Arkkila, Perttu.
Geriatria. 2016. Also available as an e-book.

Other recommended material is presented in the course Learn.

Teaching methods

Work week-based learning pathway:
Your studies consist of contact teaching (school and online), independent and supervised e-learning.

Learning pathway that speeds up studies:
Not available

Work-integrated learning pathway:
Your studies consist of contact teaching (at school and online), independent and supervised online learning.

Employer connections

This theory course does not include practice in operational environments, but it does include preclinical practice 1.5 credits (= labs and simulations).

Exam schedules

The approved completion of the study course requires the approved completion of the learning assignments and the exam.
The dates of learning assignments and exams are detailed in the course start info and can be found in the course's Learn after the course has started.

International connections

Not included in this course

Student workload

Completion of the course requires 148,5 hours of student work.

Content scheduling

1. Aging and changes in aging
2. Functional, safe and high quality aging and service system
3. Current themes in gerontological nursing
4. Diseases of the elderly and their treatment
5. Palliative care and convalescent care for the elderly
6. Medication and pain management for the elderly

Further information

NOTE!!
The prerequisite for participating in the course is that you have completed Clinical Nursing Theory (5 credits). If you have any questions about this, send a message to the teachers of the course before registering.

We recommend attending the INFO class!

More information: Anna-Kaarina. Anttolainen@xamk.fi

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

In order to obtain a grade in a course, the learning assignments and exams of the course must be passed. The grade of the course consists of the average of the numerical evaluation of the parts of the course, taking into account the weighting factors according to the scope of the parts.

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

06.11.2023 - 17.11.2023

Timing

17.01.2024 - 31.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Riitta Tenkanen-Salmela
  • Anna-Kaarina Anttolainen
  • Haija Kankkunen
  • Pirjo Oikarinen
  • Sari Pölönen
  • Satu Sällilä
Teacher in charge

Riitta Tenkanen-Salmela

Groups
  • SHKT23SVM
    Nursing, part-time studies

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

06.11.2023 - 17.11.2023

Timing

17.01.2024 - 31.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Emergency Care
Teachers
  • Riitta Tenkanen-Salmela
  • Anna-Kaarina Anttolainen
  • Pirjo Oikarinen
  • Haija Kankkunen
  • Sari Pölönen
  • Satu Sällilä
Teacher in charge

Riitta Tenkanen-Salmela

Groups
  • EHKT23SM
    Emergency Care, part-time studies

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

06.11.2023 - 17.11.2023

Timing

17.01.2024 - 31.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning

Unit

Department of Social Services and Health Care, Mikkeli

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Anna-Kaarina Anttolainen
  • Pirjo Oikarinen
  • Haija Kankkunen
  • Sari Pölönen
Scheduling groups
  • Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 3 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 4 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • SHMI23SVM
    Nursing, online/part-time studies
Small groups
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

06.11.2023 - 17.11.2023

Timing

17.01.2024 - 31.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning

Unit

Department of Social Services and Health Care, Savonlinna

Campus

Savonlinna Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Anna-Kaarina Anttolainen
  • Anu Muhonen
  • Haija Kankkunen
  • Pirjo Oikarinen
  • Sari Pölönen
Teacher in charge

Sari Pölönen

Groups
  • SHSA23SVM
    Nursing, online/part-time studies

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

06.04.2023 - 21.04.2023

Timing

05.10.2023 - 01.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Department of Social Services and Health Care, Mikkeli

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Pirjo Oikarinen
  • Haija Kankkunen
Scheduling groups
  • Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 3 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • SHMI22SM
    Nursing, part-time studies
Small groups
  • Pienryhmä 1
  • Pienryhmä 2
  • Pienryhmä 3

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

06.04.2023 - 21.04.2023

Timing

07.09.2023 - 12.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Emergency Care
Teachers
  • Anna-Kaarina Anttolainen
  • Pirjo Oikarinen
  • Haija Kankkunen
  • Sari Pölönen
  • Jarno Hämäläinen
  • Satu Sällilä
Teacher in charge

Anna-Kaarina Anttolainen

Groups
  • EHKT23KP
    Emergency Care, full-time studies

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

06.04.2023 - 21.04.2023

Timing

07.09.2023 - 12.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning

Unit

Department of Social Services and Health Care, Savonlinna

Campus

Savonlinna Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Anna-Kaarina Anttolainen
  • Anu Muhonen
  • Pirjo Oikarinen
  • Haija Kankkunen
  • Sari Pölönen
Teacher in charge

Sari Pölönen

Groups
  • SHSA23KVM
    Nursing, online/part-time studies

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

06.04.2023 - 21.04.2023

Timing

07.09.2023 - 12.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning

Unit

Department of Social Services and Health Care, Mikkeli

Campus

Ecampus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Anna-Kaarina Anttolainen
  • Pirjo Oikarinen
  • Haija Kankkunen
  • Sari Pölönen
Scheduling groups
  • Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 3 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • SHMI23KVM
    Nursing, online/part-time studies
Small groups
  • Pienryhmä 1
  • Pienryhmä 2
  • Pienryhmä 3

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

06.04.2023 - 21.04.2023

Timing

07.09.2023 - 12.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning

Unit

Department of Social Services and Health Care, Mikkeli

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Health Care
Teachers
  • Anna-Kaarina Anttolainen
  • Haija Kankkunen
  • Pirjo Oikarinen
  • Sari Pölönen
Scheduling groups
  • Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 3 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • THMI23KP
    Health care, fulltime studies
Small groups
  • Pienryhmä 1
  • Pienryhmä 2
  • Pienryhmä 3

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

06.04.2023 - 21.04.2023

Timing

07.09.2023 - 12.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Anna-Kaarina Anttolainen
  • Haija Kankkunen
  • Pirjo Oikarinen
  • Sari Pölönen
  • Satu Sällilä
Teacher in charge

Anna-Kaarina Anttolainen

Groups
  • SHKT23KVM
    Nursing, part-time studies

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

07.11.2022 - 18.11.2022

Timing

13.02.2023 - 21.04.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Department of Social Services and Health Care, Savonlinna

Campus

Savonlinna Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Anni Issakainen
  • Anu Muhonen
  • Sari Pölönen
Teacher in charge

Sari Pölönen

Groups
  • SHSA22SM
    Nursing, part-time studies

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

07.11.2022 - 18.11.2022

Timing

13.02.2023 - 23.04.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Department of Social Services and Health Care, Savonlinna

Campus

Savonlinna Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Anni Issakainen
  • Anu Muhonen
  • Sari Pölönen
Teacher in charge

Sari Pölönen

Groups
  • SHSA22SVM
    Nursing, online/part-time studies
  • SHSA22SVMB
    Nursing, online/part-time studies

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

07.11.2022 - 18.11.2022

Timing

11.01.2023 - 12.03.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Department of Social Services and Health Care, Mikkeli

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 60

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Haija Kankkunen
  • Pirjo Oikarinen
Scheduling groups
  • Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 3 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 4 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • SHMI22SVM
    Nursing, online/part-time studies
Small groups
  • Pienryhmä 1
  • Pienryhmä 2
  • Pienryhmä 3
  • Pienryhmä 4

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

07.11.2022 - 18.11.2022

Timing

09.01.2023 - 21.04.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 60

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Riitta Tenkanen-Salmela
  • Sari Virkki
  • Satu Sällilä
Teacher in charge

Riitta Tenkanen-Salmela

Groups
  • SHKT22SM
    Nursing, part-time studies

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

07.11.2022 - 18.11.2022

Timing

09.01.2023 - 31.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Kouvola Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 35

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Health Care
Teachers
  • Anna-Kaarina Anttolainen
  • Satu Sällilä
Teacher in charge

Anna-Kaarina Anttolainen

Groups
  • THKV22SP
    Health Care, full-time studies

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Materials

Kelo, Sini, Launiemi, Helena, Takaluoma, Matleena, Tiittanen, Hannele. 2015.
Ikääntynyt ihminen ja hoitotyö. Sanomapro.
Also available as an e-book.

Where applicable:
Heikkinen, Eino, Jyrkämä, Jyrki, Rantanen, Taina, Aromaa, Arpo, Gerontologia.2020.
Available as an e-book.
and
Tilvis, Reijo, Pitkälä, Kaisu, Strandberg, Timo, Sulkava, Raimo, Viitanen, Matti, Arkkila, Perttu.
Geriatria. 2016. Also available as an e-book.

Other recommended material is presented in the course Learn.

Teaching methods

Work week-based learning pathway:
Your studies consist of contact teaching (school and online), independent and supervised e-learning.

Learning pathway that speeds up studies:
Not available

Work-integrated learning pathway:
Your studies consist of contact teaching (at school and online), independent and supervised online learning.

Employer connections

This theory course does not include practice in operational environments, but it does include preclinical practice 0.5 credits (= labs and simulations).

Exam schedules

The approved completion of the study course requires the approved completion of the learning assignments and the exam.
The dates of learning assignments and exams are detailed in the course start info and can be found in the course's Learn after the course has started.

International connections

Not included in this course

Student workload

Completion of the course requires 135 hours of student work.

Content scheduling

1. Aging and changes in aging
2. Functional, safe and high quality aging and service system
3. Current themes in gerontological nursing
4. Diseases of the elderly and their treatment
5. Palliative care and convalescent care for the elderly
6. Medication and pain management for the elderly

Further information

NOTE!!
The prerequisite for participating in the course is that you have completed Clinical Nursing Theory (5 credits). If you have any questions about this, send a message to the teachers of the course before registering.

We recommend attending the INFO class!

More information: Anna-Kaarina. Anttolainen@xamk.fi

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

In order to obtain a grade in a course, the learning assignments and exams of the course must be passed. The grade of the course consists of the average of the numerical evaluation of the parts of the course, taking into account the weighting factors according to the scope of the parts.

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

07.11.2022 - 18.11.2022

Timing

09.01.2023 - 26.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Emergency Care
Teachers
  • Anna-Kaarina Anttolainen
  • Satu Sällilä
Teacher in charge

Anna-Kaarina Anttolainen

Groups
  • EHKT22SM
    Emergency Care, part-time studies

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

06.04.2022 - 22.04.2022

Timing

10.10.2022 - 09.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Department of Social Services and Health Care, Mikkeli

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Health Care
Teachers
  • Haija Kankkunen
  • Teea Lång
  • Tuula Tarhonen
Scheduling groups
  • Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 3 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • THMI22KP
    Health care, fulltime studies
Small groups
  • Pienryhmä 1
  • Pienryhmä 2
  • Pienryhmä 3

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

06.04.2022 - 22.04.2022

Timing

29.08.2022 - 16.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 60

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Riitta Tenkanen-Salmela
  • Sari Virkki
  • Satu Sällilä
Teacher in charge

Riitta Tenkanen-Salmela

Groups
  • SHKT22KP
    Nursing, full-time studies

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

06.04.2022 - 22.04.2022

Timing

29.08.2022 - 11.11.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 60

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Emergency Care
Teachers
  • Riitta Tenkanen-Salmela
  • Jarno Hämäläinen
  • Satu Sällilä
Teacher in charge

Riitta Tenkanen-Salmela

Groups
  • EHKT22KP
    Emergency Care, full-time studies

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

06.04.2022 - 22.04.2022

Timing

29.08.2022 - 11.11.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Department of Social Services and Health Care, Mikkeli

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Haija Kankkunen
  • Pirjo Oikarinen
Scheduling groups
  • Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 3 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 4 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • SHMI22KM
    Nursing, part-time studies
Small groups
  • Pienryhmä 1
  • Pienryhmä 2
  • Pienryhmä 3
  • Pienryhmä 4

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits

Enrollment

06.04.2022 - 22.04.2022

Timing

01.08.2022 - 31.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Unit

Department of Social Services and Health Care, Savonlinna

Campus

Savonlinna Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
  • Anni Issakainen
  • Sari Pölönen
  • Marko Issakainen
Groups
  • SHSA22KP
    Nursing, fulltime studies

Objective

Gerontological nursing
You are able to apply knowledge about changes related to aging in your nursing.
You know the services and benefits of the elderly.
You know how to promote the health, ability to function and resources of an aging person utilizing nursing methods and medication.
You know the possibilities offered by gerotechnology.
You can put into practise safe medical treatment for an elderly person.
You understand the specifics of medication for the elderly:
You can apply information on memory disorders, treating people with memory disorders and the associated services.
You are able to apply evidence-based information to gerontological nursing.
You know how to identify, assess and manage acute situations.

Palliative nursing
You can recognise the need for palliative or terminal care of a patient.
You know the palliative care service system.
You can carry out nursing based on symptoms and humane palliative and terminal care.
You are able to put into practise humane palliative care.
You are able to apply evidence-based information in palliative care.
You know the palliative care of the patient with memory disorder.
You know how to support the patient with memory disorder and close ones.

Content

Gerontological nursing
What are elderly care and geriatrics?
What are the changes related to aging and their effects on care?
How do you plan, carry out and assess safe medication?
How do you assess a person's ability to function and resources?
How do you apply evidence-based knowledge in promoted by functional capacity and rehabilitation?
How do you take into consideration the risk factors anticipating the weakening of the ability to function and the prevention of accidents?
How do you identify, assess and manage acute situations (NEWS)?
How do you carry out the assessment of a patient’s service needs?
How do you ensure the wellbeing of family carers and people taking care of their close ones?
Whar does gerotechnology bring to elderly care?
What are memory diseases and what is understood by medication of people with memory diseases?
How do you take into consideration the assessment of a person's nutritional status (malnutrition) and its significance in treating patients?
How do you apply evidence-based information in gerontological nursing?

Palliative nursing
What are palliative care and terminal care?
What is palliative service system?
What does nursing in palliative and terminal care include?
How do you apply evidence-based information in nursing palliative patients?
How do you implement palliative and terminal care for a memory patient?
How do you encounter and support a memory person and their loved ones in palliative care?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Professional basics in nursing 29 ECTS credits