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)

50 ects of first year studies completed, including 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.

Exam schedules

Date: 7.3.
The exam includes the part medical calculations (Part V)

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1st re-exam:
2nd re-exam:

Nutrition exam in moodle. The exam is passed when you get a grade 8/10.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Lectures (online and contact lectures if possible due covid restrictions), guided online work independently and in groups, learning by experience, group work project.
Familiarization with course literature, passing exams in the exam terrier.

Learning materials

Gerontology:
The exam includes material assigned to the course and all the materials and outputs of the online study.

Nursing older people Redfern, Sally J.; Ross, Fiona
4. ed. : Edinburgh : Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, 2006 - xi, 778 p. ISBN:0-443-07459-3 (pbk.) LIBRIS-ID:10109378
[9.44] Lily Nosraty (TAMK)

Good for project
Gerontology Nursing Case Studies : 100 Narratives for Learningby Donna J., MSN, EdD, RN, CNE Bowles , and Edd Rn Donna J Bowles Msn PublisherSpringer Publishing CompanyDate2011-02-24

[9.45] Lily Nosraty (TAMK)
Nursing Older AdultsReed, Jan ; Clarke, Charlotte ; MacFarlane, Ann2011All nurses working with adults need a good understanding of the needs of older patients and the potential complexities of planning their care..
Good for ethical issues:
Essentials of Gerontological Nursingby Meredith, PhD, ARPN-BC Wallace PublisherSpringer Publishing CompanyDate2007-10-22
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/tampere/detail.action?pq-origsite=primo&docID=326277

Nutrition: Study the nutrition material in moodle.

Dementia Care Workbook by Gary Morris and Jack Morris
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/tampere/reader.action?docID=557101

Other material and articles are addressed in lectures and in Moodle.

Geriatrics: Kortebein P & Means K. (2013): chapters 2-13, 33,36,40,43,52, 57, 63,64,66,88,89

Student workload

Total student hours 108 h.
Includes lectures, and online studies. Independent study throughout the course (includes, for example, e-learning, nutrition studies, course literature studying, passing exams).

Content scheduling

I. Gerontological Nursing
II. Caring people with dementia
III. Nutrition
IV. Geriatrics
V. Medical calculations
VI. Group project

Completion alternatives

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Practical training and working life cooperation

D&R - project (Development and Research project)
From Home to Home and Society – A model for coaching immigrant women to participate in the functions of society (Kotoa kotiin ja yhteiskuntaan– valmennusmalli maahanmuuttajanaisten osallistamiseksi yhteiskunnalliseen toimintaan)
Participation in Seminar 15.2.

International connections

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Further information

Implementation plan will be modified before the orientaiton lesson 10.1. Participation in orientation lesson is mandatory.

Participation in the course requires commitment and teamwork skills. The tasks and other parts of the course unit must be completed during the course within a pre-determined schedule. If the student is unable to perform the given assignments and other tasks according to the schedule, it is not possible to complete the course. In this case, the student must register for a new course in Gerontological Nursing.

Students who do not attend the orientation will not be allowed on the course. Presence at the lectures is highly recommended. Obligation to attend: orientation, D&R part meetings, lectures of caring people with dementia.