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
-
EHKT24KMEmergency 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
-
SHKT24KMNursing, 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
-
SHMI24KMNursing, 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
-
THMI24KMHealth 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
-
SHSA24KMNursing, 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 Nursing
Teachers
- Riitta Tenkanen-Salmela
- Anna-Kaarina Anttolainen
- Haija Kankkunen
- Pirjo Oikarinen
- Sari Pölönen
- Satu Sällilä
Teacher in charge
Riitta Tenkanen-Salmela
Groups
-
SHKT23SVMNursing, 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
-
EHKT23SMEmergency 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
-
SHMI23SVMNursing, 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
-
SHSA23SVMNursing, 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
06.11.2023 - 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
-
THKV23SPHealth 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
06.04.2023 - 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
-
SHMI22SMNursing, 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
-
EHKT23KPEmergency 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
-
SHSA23KVMNursing, 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
-
SHMI23KVMNursing, 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
-
THMI23KPHealth 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
-
SHKT23KVMNursing, 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
-
SHSA22SMNursing, 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
-
SHSA22SVMNursing, online/part-time studies
-
SHSA22SVMBNursing, 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
-
SHMI22SVMNursing, 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
-
SHKT22SMNursing, 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
-
THKV22SPHealth 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
-
EHKT22SMEmergency 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
-
THMI22KPHealth 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
-
SHKT22KPNursing, 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
-
EHKT22KPEmergency 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
-
SHMI22KMNursing, 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
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SHSA22KPNursing, 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