Gerontological nursing and nursing skillsLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You can plan, implement and evaluate individual care of aged people with them and their near ones

You know nursing theories and can analyze and evaluate their suitability to overall care of elderly people

You know basics in nursing

You use nursing methods in a respectful way, implementing individual care

You can assess the functional ability of the client and use rehabilitation methods

Content

What does the nursing science basis mean in gerontological nursing?

What are health sciences and their connections to gerontological nursing?

What is nursing science and what does it focus on?

How can nursing theories be used in health promotion of elderly people and in gerontological nursing?

What are the principles in nursing care?

What are the basic nursing methods in gerontological nursing work?

What is ergonomics and why is it important?

How to implement ergomical patient transfer?

What is rehabilitation work and how to implement it?

Qualifications

Basis in elderly care 20 ECTS credits
Basis of physiology 5 ECTS credits
Health exercise and bases of exercise gerontology 5 ECTS credits

Materials

Bases of pharmacotherapy 5 ECTS credits
Memory disorders and group counselling skills 5 ECTS credits
Mental heath, substance abuse and disability service work 5 ECTS credits
Special issues related to aging and getting old 5 ECTS credits
Exercise gerontology and aging 5 ECTS credits

Evaluation

Assessment criteria level 3: entry-level know-how and skills
Students can
a. use professional vocabulary systematically.
b. look for information in the key information sources of the field.
c. identify interrelated tasks.
d. work together with customers, users and target groups.
e. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.
f. work as team members in a goal-oriented way.
g. justify their actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field.