Study Guide

Teaching methods

Participation in the lectures, exercises, and skills workshops (100%). Accepted completion of individual and group assignments. A passed exam and accepted completion of drug calculations (100% correct).

Obligatory assignments to complete the course:-
- Ethics seminar
- Drug calculation exam
- Gerontological Nursing and Home care exam
- Skill lab
- Geriatrics Exam

Alternative implementation methods

RPL - To be applied separately

Student workload

Working hours required for this study module: 27 hours x 5cr = 135 hours

Theory lectures - 26 hours
Seminars - 6 hours
Exams ( Drug calculation + Home care + Geriatrics) - 4 hours
Skill lab - 4 hours
Independent studies/preparing for exams and skill labs - 95 hours

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 and Internship: Medical Nursing.

Materials

ELIOPOULOS, Charlotte.2013. Fast Facts for the Gerontology Nurse: A Nursing Care Guide in a Nutshell. e-book.
REED, Jan, CLARKE, Charlotte L, MACFARLANE, Ann. 2012. Nursing older adults. e-book
CAPLAN, G. 2014. Geriatric medicine: an introduction. Melbourne: IP Communications. e-book.
Topical international research articles: will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Further information

Prerequisites:-
- 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 and Internship: Medical Nursing.