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Gerontological Nursing and Home Care (5 cr)

Code: ST00BG51-3005

General information


Enrollment

25.11.2019 - 19.01.2020

Timing

24.02.2020 - 12.04.2020

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

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