Lesson plan / GERIATRIC NURSING

Lesson Information

Course Credit 4.0
Course ECTS Credit 8.0
Teaching Language of Instruction Türkçe
Level of Course Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of Course Compulsory
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience? Z
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. NURAN KÖMÜRCÜ
Instructor (s) Prof. Dr. NURAN KÖMÜRCÜ
Course Assistant

Purpose and Content

The aim of the course Geriatric nursing course provides to the students to understand the importance of the roles and responsibilities of geriatric nursing services in all areas of health care services to gain the knowledge and skills.
Course Content The principles and main concepts of geriatric, aging process, bio-psycho-social dimension of aging, geriatric assessment, health promoting activities for elderly people, common diseases in senium, elder people's health training, nurses care plan for elderly peoples.

Weekly Course Subjects

1Characteristics of elderly population in Turkey and around the world
2Social changes and situation of elderly people in changing society
3Concepts in geriatric nursing and universal responsibilities of geriatric nurses
4Contemporary approaches for health promotion of elderly people, nursing roles for health promotion and development of elderly people
5Comprehensive assessment of elderly people
6Physiological changes in old age
7Aging from psychosocial perspective
8Situation of elderly people in the society
9Education principles of elderly people
10Care principles of elderly people
11Care options for elderly people
12Home care of elderly people
13Rational drug us for elderly people
14Communication with elderly people

Resources

1- Lecture's course notes.
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