Gerontological Nursing and Home Care (5 cr)
Code: ST00BG51-3004
General information
Enrollment
25.11.2019 - 19.01.2020
Timing
06.01.2020 - 23.02.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Health Care and Social Services (LAB)
Campus
Lahti Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 64
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
- Raija Hirvonen
- Matleena Takaluoma
Groups
-
08SH18S, Lahti
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)
Assessment scale
1-5