•   Gerontology nursing SH00AC91-3027 16.09.2019-17.11.2019  5 credits  (SHKT18SM) +-
    Learning outcomes of the course
    Ethics and professionality in nursing
    • you are able to represent your client’s best interests and present yourself as a nursing professional in various teams
    • you are able to act as an expert of nursing on behalf of your client in various teams

    Clinical nursing
    • you are able to perform the main nursing procedures and diagnostic tests as part of the overall patient care
    • you are able to administer and evaluate pharmacological treatment on the gerontological patient
    • you are able to integrate nutrition therapy and education in co-operation with a multi-professional network of experts
    • you are able to support the elderly in the maintenance of their health, well-being and functional ability
    • you are able to symptomatically and humanely treat patients with incurable illnesses and provide support to their families

    Evidence-based practice and decision making
    • you are able to actively utilize research knowledge (recommendations, reports based on research evidence) in nursing decision making

    Patient education competence
    • you manage patient education as a method in gerontology nursing

    Promotion of health and functional ability
    • you are able to prevent risk factors that deteriorate health and functional and working ability, and you are able to intervene early

    The operational environment in social and health care
    • you are able to guide the client/patient to use the appropriate public, private and third sector social and health care services
    • you master the use of the most important care and monitoring equipment needed in clinical nursing
    • you are familiar with the use of patient record systems
    Prerequisites and co-requisites
    You have proven your competence in the following modules:
    Professional basics in nursing 30 ECTS
    Promotion of health and functional ability 15 ECTS
    Course contents
    Ethics and professionality in nursing
    • Identification and processing of ethical problems

    Clinical nursing
    • most common procedures and diagnostic tests in clinical nursing
    • pharmacological treatment, pharmaceutical service, dosage calculations, pharmacology and pharmacy
    • evaluation of the patient’s nutritional status (malnutrition) and its importance in his/her care
    • nutrition therapy and the most common special diets as part of the patient’s overall treatment
    • changes associated with aging
    • basics of the most common geriatric diseases
    • functional status and evaluation of functional capability
    • participation of the family in the care of the elderly
    • palliative care
    • end-of-life care
    • encountering dying patients and their families

    Evidence-based practice and decision making
    • evaluation of the nursing process
    • documentation in nursing

    Patient education competence
    • patient/client education

    Promotion of health and functional ability
    • accident prevention
    • early identification of risk factors and targeting of support to those in need (preventive home visits)

    Operational environment in social and health care
    • client-oriented and multiprofessional process of service provision
    • use of care and monitoring equipment
    • use of patient record systems

    Name of lecturer(s)

    Anna-Kaarina Anttolainen

    Mode of delivery

    Face-to-face

    Recommended or required reading

    Kelo Sini, Launiemi Helena, Takaluoma Matleena & Tiittinen Hannele. 2015. Ikääntynyt ihminen ja hoitotyö. (not translated)

    Assessment methods and criteria

    Hyväksytysti suoritetut oppimistehtävät ja moodletentit verkossa.Aktiivinen osallistuminen esitysten suunnitteluun ja toteukseen pienryhmissä. (not translated)

    Language of instruction

    Tuition in Finnish

    Timing

    16.09.2019 - 17.11.2019

    Enrollment date

    15.08.2019 - 30.08.2019

    5 credits

    Group(s)
    • SHKT18SM
    Unit, in charge

    Terveysalan ja ensihoidon koulutusyksikkö (not translated)

    Teacher(s)

    Anna-Kaarina Anttolainen

    Further information for students

    Anna-Kaarina. Anttolainen@xamk.fi (not translated)

    Programme(s)

    Degree Programme in Nursing

    Unit location

    Kotka Campus

    Evaluation scale

    1-5

    Completion alternatives

    Sovitaan yksilöllisesti erikseen. (not translated)

    Planned learning activities and teaching methods

    Työviikkopohjainen oppimisväylä: Valmistautuminen ja osallistuminen lähiopetukseen Verkossa tapahtuva opiskelu ja oppimistehtävät. Ajankohtaiset gerontologisen hoitotyön teemat mm. ikääntyvän ravitsemus, toimintakyvyn tukeminen, turvallinen koti, päihteiden käytön puheeksi ottaminen, alavireisyys, ikääntyvän liikunta), esitysten valmistaminen ja esitykset Opintoja nopeuttava oppimisväylä: Sovitaan yksilöllisesti erikseen. Työhön integroitu oppimisväylä: Ei toteudu tässä toteutuksessa. (not translated)

    Students use of time and load

    5 op x 27t. = 135 tuntia (not translated)

    Ei toteudu tässä toteutuksessa. (not translated)

    Exam schedule

    Sovitaan opintojakson alussa. (not translated)