COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GERIATRIC NURSING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HEF 2062 GERIATRIC NURSING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Nursing

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÖZLEM KÜÇÜKGÜÇLÜ

Offered to

Nursing

Course Objective

In the course of Geriatrics Nursing, it is aimed to enable the student to comprehend the importance, roles and responsibilities of Geriatrics nursing and obtain the knowledge and skills that would render the services of Geriatrics nursing in every area, where healthcare services are rendered.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   the student can comprehend the needs caused by social changes and the aging society
2   the student can define the concepts regarding Geriatrics nursing
3   the student can explain the bio-psycho-social changes that affect the health of the aged individual
4   the student can make a comprehensive geriatric assessment
5   the student can be acquainted with approaches that protect and develop the health of the aged individual
6   the student can determine the health education needs of the aged individual, in line with the needs of the individual, family and society
7   the student can plan the care of the aged individual

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Old age population and its features in the world and Turkey
2 Social changes and the place of the aged individual in the changing society
3 Geriatrics nursing: related concepts and their universal responsibilites
4 Current approaches aimed at the protection and development of the health of the aged individual and roles of the nurse in the protection and sustainment of the health of the aged society
5 Multidimensional (bio-psycho-social) assessment of aged individuals
6 Comprehension of changes that occur in systems during the old age
7 MID-TERM EXAM
8 Role of the aged individual in the society
9 Determination of the health education needs of the aged individual in line with the needs of the individual, family and society
10 Knowing the care principles of the aged individual
11 Care options for aged individuals
12 Home care of aged individuals
13 Principles of medication use in aged individuals
14 MID-TERM EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Leuckenotte AG. Gerontologic Nursing. 2nd edition, Mosby, 2000.
2. Phipps WJ, Sands JK, Marek JF, Medical Surgical Nursing Concept and Clinical Practice, Mosby Year Book, Philidelphia, 1999.
3. Lacroix A. Therapeutic Education of Patients. 2nd edition, Mosby, 2003.
4. Özçelik E. Metabolic Controls of the Training provided for Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and its Effect on Self Care, 2001.
5. Küçükgüçlü Ö., Examination of the Validity and Reliability of the Caregiver Burden Inventory for the Turkish Society, Ege University Institute of Medical Sciences, Doctoral Thesis.
6. Fadıloğlu Ç, Argon G, Esen A, Karadakovan A, Akyol AD, Care in Chronic Diseases II, II Ege Internal Medicine Days, Izmir, 2003.
7. Birol L, Akdemir N, Internal Diseases and Nursing Care, 1st Edition, Vehbi Koç Foundation, Istanbul, 2003.
8. Yılmaz C, Fadıloğlu Ç, Çetinkalp Ş, Handbook of the Diabetes Nurse, Izmir, 2002.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, discussion, brainstorming, homework, question answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1+MTE 2 /2
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE FCGR *0.6+ FIN* 0.4
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) FCGR *0.6+RST* 0.4


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

(Assessment method shall correspond to learning outputs and teaching techniques being used during the course)

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

........

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özlem KÜÇÜKGÜÇLÜ
e-mail: ozlem.kguclu@deu.edu.tr Tel: 412 6966

Office Hours

Students can meet with the instructure with oppointment

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 2 3 6
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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