Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

The student
- is able to evaluate his/her own and others’ values, attitudes and expectations regarding ageing and its effects on nursing, and intervenes to correct possible flaws if necessary
- knows the service system structure for elderly people and its operational principles
- knows the normal changes caused by ageing and can distinguish them from pathological ones
- knows essential gerontological nursing methods and knows technological solutions
- is able to guide elderly persons and significant others in health promotion
- is able to act as a nursing expert in multidisciplinary teams.

Content (course unit)

- gerontological nursing
- interaction with an individual with memory disorders
- geriatrics
- special issues in nutrition
- the contents involve family, ethics and multiprofessionality as part of aged people’s nursing
- nursing in different living and caring environments

Prerequisites (course unit)

Participation in the course on Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student
- knows the most common diseases and aging changes of elderly people
- is able to list ethical principles in nursing care for elderly persons
- understands the basic principles of an elderly person's housing and care environment
- is able to list the basic elements of interaction with a person having a memory disorder.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student
- knows the evidence-based nursing methods for the care of the most common elderly people’s diseases and knows the specifics of the aging process in the nursing of elderly people
- understands the ethical principles in nursing care for elderly people
- is able to take into account the factors related to the housing and care environment of the elderly person and his family, and is able to justify the appropriate support methods
- is able to describe and justify the elements of a good interface with people having memory disorders.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student
- is able to apply evidence-based knowledge in nursing methods for the treatment of the most common diseases of elderly people and is able to understand the specifics of the aging process in the nursing of elderly people
- is able to carry out ethically the care of elderly people
- is able to apply methods that support the housing and care environment of the elderly person and his family in a purposeful and multidisciplinary way
- is able to work in his/her team as an expert in gerontological nursing
- is able to implement and develop the interface with a person with a memory disorder, holistically in his/her environment.

Assessment scale

0-5