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Osaamistavoitteet

The student:
Is aware of the legislation, strategies, and recommendations guiding services for the elderly and can describe an age-friendly service structure.
Can assess the physical, psychological, social, and cognitive functional capacity of the elderly, identify risk factors, and implement rehabilitative nursing care in multidisciplinary collaboration. Understands the significance of the RAI system in determining the service needs of the elderly. Can explain the key geriatric diseases based on evidence and provide comprehensive care for the elderly.
Understands the special characteristics of medication for the elderly and can implement and evaluate their medication management.
Can promote the health of the elderly and provide care that supports their autonomy and participation.
Can utilize age and health technology as part of elderly care

Sisältö

Socially and economically sustainable service system for the elderly and the guiding legislation and recommendations.
Ethical issues and values based in elderly care.
Multidisciplinary collaboration and cooperation with relatives/loved ones.
Client and service guidance model.
Care and service plan.
Functional capacity and its assessment.
RAI system. Aging and age-related changes.
Promoting healthy and functional aging and supporting resources

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

Knowledge:
The student interprets clients' service needs using the RAI system. Can apply evidence-based knowledge of geriatric diseases in person-centered elderly care.
Can assess and apply health-promoting methods in elderly care while supporting the elderly person's autonomy and participation in various environments.
Can develop methods to promote the adoption of technology related to elderly living, communication, health monitoring, and service support.
Can evaluate the overall medication management of the elderly and demonstrate proficiency in the nursing role within the medication process.
Can develop solutions for the specific challenges in basic elderly care, such as oral and foot care.

Skills:
The student can apply the legislation, strategies, and recommendations guiding elderly services when assessing the age-friendliness of service structures.
Can apply evidence-based knowledge of the physical, psychological, social, and cognitive functional capacity of the elderly and the risk factors to plan rehabilitative nursing care in a multidisciplinary manner.

Attitudes:
The student can analyze, reflect on, and critically evaluate their own proficiency in elderly care.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3)

Knowledge:
The student can use the RAI system to determine clients' service needs.
Can use evidence-based knowledge of geriatric diseases in person-centered elderly care.
Can describe health-promoting methods for the elderly and use them in nursing care to support the elderly person's autonomy and participation in various environments.
Is familiar with technology related to living, communication, health monitoring, and service provision for the elderly.
Can explain the overall medication management of the elderly and describe the nursing role within the medication process.
Can address specific challenges in basic elderly care, such as oral and foot care.

Skills:
The student can describe the legislation, strategies, and recommendations guiding elderly services and explain the age-friendly service structure and service system for the elderly.
Can explain the physical, psychological, social, and cognitive functional capacity of the elderly, identify risk factors, and plan rehabilitative nursing care in multidisciplinary collaboration.

Attitudes:
The student can reflect on and evaluate their own proficiency in elderly care

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1)

Knowledge:
The student can list the service needs of clients based on the RAI system.
Can follow the treatment guidelines for key geriatric diseases in elderly client-centered care.
Is familiar with methods that promote the health of elderly individuals and knows how to use them in care work, supporting the elderly person's autonomy and participation in various environments.
Can list technologies for living and communication, as well as technologies used for monitoring health status and providing services.
Is aware of the special features of medication management for the elderly and can describe the nurse's tasks in the medication management process.
Can identify the special challenges of basic care for the elderly, such as oral and foot care.
Skills:
Understands the legislation, strategies, and recommendations that guide services for the elderly. Can list features related to an age-friendly service structure and the elderly service system.
Knows about the physical, psychological, social, and cognitive functioning of the elderly and can list risk factors for functioning, as well as participate in the planning of rehabilitative care in multidisciplinary collaboration.

Attitudes:
The student can describe their own competence in elderly care.