Gerontological Nursing and Home care ServicesLaajuus (5 cr)
Code: IN00BD13
Credits
5 op
Teaching language
- English
Responsible person
- Ernest Aluoch
- Tanja Miettinen
Learning objectives
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- analyze and evaluate the changes in the elderly's vital functions and body
- act ethically in their tasks as a gerontological clinical nursing specialist, applying multidisciplinary knowledge and good evidence-based practices.
- assess and promote the health, functional capacity and well-being of the elderly in a multidisciplinary and resource-oriented manner
- know the most common elderly diseases and their medical care
- assess the nutritional status and implement nutritional therapy, applying nutritional therapy recommendations for the elderly
- implement and evaluate safe medication for the elderly, understanding the special features of medication for the elderly
- evaluate the customer's need for services and understand the importance of an age-friendly service structure and meaning to living at home
- understand the customer and service management operating model
- support and guide the family and loved ones in the care of the elderly
- apply various technological solutions in caring for the elderly and supporting living at home
- perform drug calculations without error
Content
- Changes related to aging
- The most common diseases of the elderly and their treatment
- Medical treatment of the elderly
- Evaluation of the elderly person's ability to function and resources and multidisciplinary support in different environments
- Nutrition of the elderly, its implementation and guidance in different situations
- Gerotechnology
- Ethics and legislation in gerontological nursing
- Multiprofesional care for the elderly, service systems and services
- End-of-life care
- Interdisciplinary and evidence-based knowledge
Qualifications
- Anatomy, Physiology and Diagnostics Examinations 1 and 2
- Nursing Assessment and Interventions
- Nursing Assessment and Interventions: Clinical Skills
- Internship: Nursing Assessment and Intervention
- Basics of Pharmacological Treatment
- Basics of Pharmacotherapy
- Medical Nursing
- Internship: Medical Nursing