Gerontological nursingLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You will be able to assess the changes brought about by aging and their effects on survival of elderly people in their lives. You will be able to implement health promotion for the elderly and rehabilitation care customer-oriented and family-oriented manner. You know the most common geriatric diseases, examination and treatment methods. Demonstrate your familiarity with the disease and the elderly in their care. Demonstrate your familiarity with the medical care for the elderly. You will be able to guide elderly people and their loved ones to the purpose of public, private and third sector services, as well as to take advantage of e-services as part of their treatment.

Content

What kind of changes due to an aging? How do you assess and promote functional aging? How changes of aging affect the elderly and their families to live? What are implemented in the elderly health promotion and rehabilitation care? What are the most common geriatric diseases and their examination and treatment methods? What kind of special features of diseases caused by the elderly? What special features are there in medical care in geriatrics? Gerontological nursing 3,5 cr Gerontology 0,5 cr Geriatrics 1 cr

Qualifications

Basic professional knowledge2 (accepted) Promotion of wellbeing and health (accepted) Medical nursing (involvement) Surgical nursing (involvement)

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Assessment guidelines level 3, entry-level a. You can use professional vocabulary systematically. b. You can look for information in the key information sources of the field.