Gerontology nursing (5 cr)

Objective

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

Content

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

Course material

Kirja:
Kelo Sini, Launiemi Helena, Takaluoma Matleena & Tiittinen Hannele. 2015. Ikääntynyt ihminen ja hoitotyö.
Geriatrian ja gerontologian kirjallisuus (soveltuvin osin)
Skhole ja oppiportti: verkkoluennot ikääntyvän sairaudet ja lääkehoito

Muut lähteet esitellään Learnissa opintojakson alussa.

Study forms and 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.

Timing of exams and assignments

Sovitaan opintojakson alussa.

Student workload

5 op x 27t. = 135 tuntia

Course part description

Suomeksi
1. Vanheneminen ja vanhenemismuutokset
2. Toimintakykyinen, turvallinen ja laadukas ikääntyminen ja palvelujärjestelmä
3. Gerontologisen hoitotyön ajankohtaiset teemat
4. Ikääntyneen sairaudet ja niiden hoito
5. Ikääntyneen palliatiivinen hoito ja saattohoito
6. Ikääntyneen lääke- ja kivunhoito

Further information

Anna-Kaarina. Anttolainen@xamk.fi

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Hyväksytysti suoritetut oppimistehtävät ja tentit verkossa.Aktiivinen osallistuminen esitysten suunnitteluun ja toteukseen pienryhmissä.

Qualifications

You have proven your competence in the following modules:
Professional basics in nursing 30 ECTS
Promotion of health and functional ability 15 ECTS