Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- appraise the normal changes and effects aging has on functional capability and make a comprehensive geriatric assessment
- plan, implement and evaluate the care of the elderly, utilizing evidence-based knowledge
- implement symptomatic and humane care to patients suffering long-term illness or terminally-ill patients and support their significant others
- appraise and promote safe living at home for the elderly, applying future wellbeing technology solutions
- define the most common geriatric diseases and their care guidelines
(1 ETCS)

Implementation and methods of teaching

Lectures
Team based learning
Case based learning
Web based learning
Finnish language has integrated to the course by teacher Mirva Raino

Timing and attendance

Lectures:
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
+ Exam day
In addition independent studying time.

Learning material and recommended literature

Textbooks and the material in e-learning platform provided by the teacher

Alternative completion methods

RPL for Practical nurse students if graduated from Vanhustyön osaamisala

Exam retakes

Exam in geriatrics independently during the course.
Case-based exam
Day:

Contents

The student is able to
- appraise the normal changes and effects aging has on functional capability and make a
comprehensive geriatric assessment
- plan, implement and evaluate the care of the elderly, utilizing evidence-based knowledge
- implement symptomatic and humane care to patients suffering long-term illness or terminally-ill
patients and support their significant others
- appraise and promote safe living at home for the elderly, applying future wellbeing technology
solutions
- define the most common geriatric diseases and their care guidelines
(1 ETCS)

Assessment criteria

The course is evaluated numerically 1-5.
The evaluation consists of the following areas;
Active participation in team meetings, lectures (pass/fail)
Completing course's tasks (7 assignments)
Exam in Geriatrics (pass/fail)
Case-based exam (grading fail, 1-5)

Assessment scale

1-5

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

Student is able to
• comment on the effects and key challenges of ageing-related changes in the context of gerontological nursing and at-home nursing care
• evaluate different assessment and support methods in the holistic promotion of older people's functional capacity and health in different environments
• evaluate the special aspects of geriatric pharmacotherapy and propose actions for the development of safe pharmacotherapy for ageing patients
• name solutions for ageing-related issues (accidents, nutrition, loneliness, depression, suicide, mental and physical abuse, addictions, sexuality) drawing from evidence-based knowledge
• evaluate approaches to encountering death with older people from different cultures and patients with severe dementia, and the associated end-of-life care
• design basic solutions for the multidisciplinary rehabilitation process of an elderly patient and describe the rehabilitation service system

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

Student is able to
• explain the effects and key challenges of ageing-related changes in the context of gerontological nursing and at-home nursing care
• evaluate different assessment and support methods in the holistic promotion of older people's functional capacity and health in different environments
• evaluate the special aspects of geriatric pharmacotherapy and contribute to the development of safe pharmacotherapy for ageing patients
• design solutions for ageing-related issues (accidents, nutrition, loneliness, depression, suicide, mental and physical abuse, addictions, sexuality) drawing from evidence-based knowledge
• evaluate approaches to encountering death with older people from different cultures, patients with dementia and ageing disabled people, and the associated end-of-life care
• design solutions for the multidisciplinary rehabilitation process of an elderly patient and explain the rehabilitation service system

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

Student is able to
• provide a reasoned account of the effects and key challenges of ageing-related changes in the context of gerontological and geriatric nursing and at-home nursing care
• provide a reasoned appraisal of the different assessment and support methods in the holistic promotion of older people's functional capacity and health in different environments
• provide a reasoned account of the special aspects of geriatric pharmacotherapy and apply, with justification, knowledge in the development of safe pharmacotherapy for ageing patients
• design justified solutions to ageing-related issues (accidents, chronic illness, nutrition, loneliness, depression, suicide, mental and physical abuse, addictions, sexuality) drawing from evidence-based knowledge
• evaluate and justify approaches to encountering death with older people from different cultures, patients with severe dementia and ageing disabled people and the associated end-of-life care
• design justified solutions for the multidisciplinary rehabilitation process of an elderly patient and utilise the rehabilitation service system