Gerontological nursing SH00CR94

Osaamistavoitteet

The student:
Understands the ethical, legal, and multidisciplinary foundations of gerontological nursing and home care services.
Recognises the service structure, national strategies, and age-friendly service models guiding care for older adults in Finland.
Is familiar with the physiological, psychological, and social changes associated with healthy aging and understands how to promote active aging.
Plans, implements, and evaluates client-centred, rehabilitative, pharmacological and multidisciplinary team collaboration.
Understands common geriatric diseases and applies preventive and therapeutic nursing methods in their care.
Supports the health, nutrition, and functional capacity of older adults in accordance with national guidelines.
Utilises digital tools and age-related technology in gerontological nursing and supports clients in accessing digital services.
Familiarizes with the purpose and use of assessment tools such as the RAI system in planning and evaluating care

Sisältö

1. Foundations of Gerontological Nursing
Ethical and legal principles guiding elderly care
National strategies, recommendations, and age-friendly service models
Multidisciplinary collaboration
Role of informal carers and cooperation with relatives

2. Aging and Functional Ability
Physical, psychological, cognitive, and social changes in aging
Holistic assessment of functional ability
Use of the RAI system in care planning and evaluation
Supporting autonomy, participation, and active aging

3. Health Promotion and Rehabilitation in Aging
Preventive and rehabilitative nursing for older adults
Supporting nutrition and hydration according to national guidelines
Promoting mental well-being, social inclusion, and memory health
Sexuality and intimacy in older age
Cultural competence in elderly care

4. Geriatric Nursing and Medication Safety
Common geriatric diseases and their nursing management
Acute situations and accidents in elderly care
Safe and age appropriate pharmacotherapy
Fundamentals of medication calculation for elderly care
Non pharmacological methods in symptom management

5. Home Care, Technology
Planning, implementing, and documenting home care
Digital tools and age-friendly technologies (e.g., smart home systems, care robots, remote services)
Basics of palliative and end-of-life care in home and institutional settings
Ethical reflection and professional development in gerontological

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.