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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

NUR047

Course Name:

Geriatric Nursing

Semester:

Spring

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Departmental Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. MERYEM ERCEYLAN

Course Lecturer(s):

MERYEM ERCEYLAN

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

The aim of this course is to equip students with the knowledge and skills to realize the changes that aging creates in bio-psycho-social dimensions, to provide health protection and development practices for individuals in this period, early diagnosis and treatment approaches, management of chronic diseases, the conditions necessary for them to remain in an active life, and quality care in accordance with cultural and moral values.

Course Content:

This course includes topics that will equip the student to evaluate the health of the elderly individual, manage acute and chronic health problems, apply nursing interventions according to health protection levels, discuss elderly care services in our country and around the world, know the roles and responsibilities of the elderly health nurse, and provide end-of-life care.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Knows the characteristics of the elderly population in our country and evaluates the health of the elderly individual.
2) Discusses elderly care services in our country and around the world,
3) Manages acute and chronic health problems of the elderly individual
4) Fulfills the roles and responsibilities of the Elderly Health Nurse according to the levels of health protection,
5) Provides end-of-life care.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Definitions of aging and old age, demographic change and ageing population	Kalınkara V. Temel Gerontoloji Yaşlılık Bilimi. İkinci Baskı. 2014. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık Türkiye Aktif ve Sağlıklı Yaşlanma Zirvesi -2017 (Ed. İ. B. Akçakaya, E. Özmete). T. C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Sağlığın Geliştirilmesi Genel Müdürlüğü ve Ankara Üniversitesi Yaşlılık Çalışmaları Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi (YAŞAM). Ankara: Basımevi
2)	Who is an elderly health nurse? Elderly health nursing practices, roles and responsibilities in our country and in the world	Kalınkara V. Temel Gerontoloji Yaşlılık Bilimi. İkinci Baskı. 2014. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık
3)	Bio-psycho-sociological changes that occur due to aging, multi-dimensional geriatric evaluation of the elderly individual	Kalınkara V. Temel Gerontoloji Yaşlılık Bilimi. İkinci Baskı. 2014. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık
4)	Approaches to protecting and improving the health of elderly individuals	Çifçili S. Yaşlı Sağlığına Bütüncül Yaklaşım. Edt. Pemra Cöbek Ünalan, Arzu Uzuner, Mehmet Akman. Deomed Medikal Yayıncılık. Birinci Baskı. 2011. Barkod. 9789758882366 Kalınkara V. Temel Gerontoloji Yaşlılık Bilimi. İkinci Baskı. 2014. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık
5)	Communication with the elderly individual, social activities and social support groups	Türkiye Aktif ve Sağlıklı Yaşlanma Zirvesi -2017 (Ed. İ. B. Akçakaya, E. Özmete). T. C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Sağlığın Geliştirilmesi Genel Müdürlüğü ve Ankara Üniversitesi Yaşlılık Çalışmaları Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi (YAŞAM). Ankara: ... Basım
6)	Adequate and balanced nutrition in the elderly individual	Türkiye Aktif ve Sağlıklı Yaşlanma Zirvesi -2017 (Ed. İ. B. Akçakaya, E. Özmete). T. C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Sağlığın Geliştirilmesi Genel Müdürlüğü ve Ankara Üniversitesi Yaşlılık Çalışmaları Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi (YAŞAM). Ankara: ... Basımevi Çifçili S. Yaşlı Sağlığına Bütüncül Yaklaşım. Edt. Pemra Cöbek Ünalan, Arzu Uzuner, Mehmet Akman. Deomed Medikal Yayıncılık. Birinci Baskı. 2011. Barkod. 9789758882366
7)	Approach to sleep and sleep disorders in old age	Kalınkara V. Temel Gerontoloji Yaşlılık Bilimi. İkinci Baskı. 2014. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık
8)	Safe environment, prevention of falls and accidents	Çifçili S. Yaşlı Sağlığına Bütüncül Yaklaşım. Edt. Pemra Cöbek Ünalan, Arzu Uzuner, Mehmet Akman. Deomed Medikal Yayıncılık. Birinci Baskı. 2011. Barkod. 9789758882366 Kalınkara V. Temel Gerontoloji Yaşlılık Bilimi. İkinci Baskı. 2014. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık
9)	Pain and approach to pain in the elderly	Çifçili S. Yaşlı Sağlığına Bütüncül Yaklaşım. Edt. Pemra Cöbek Ünalan, Arzu Uzuner, Mehmet Akman. Deomed Medikal Yayıncılık. Birinci Baskı. 2011. Barkod. 9789758882366
10)	Rational drug use in elderly individuals and nursing approaches	Kalınkara V. Temel Gerontoloji Yaşlılık Bilimi. İkinci Baskı. 2014. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık
11)	Mental health problems and nursing approaches in elderly individuals	Çifçili S. Yaşlı Sağlığına Bütüncül Yaklaşım. Edt. Pemra Cöbek Ünalan, Arzu Uzuner, Mehmet Akman. Deomed Medikal Yayıncılık. Birinci Baskı. 2011. Barkod. 9789758882366 Kalınkara V. Temel Gerontoloji Yaşlılık Bilimi. İkinci Baskı. 2014. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık
12)	Common chronic diseases in elderly individuals and nursing approaches	Reed J.,Clarke C., Macfarlane A.(2015).Nursing Older Adults Çeviri Editörü Karadakovan A. Yaşlı Bakım Hemşireliği, Nobel Akademik yayıncılık A Yaşlanma, yaşlılık tanımları, yaşlı nüfusun sosyo-demografik özelliklerEğitim Danışmanlık.TİC.LTD.ŞTİ. Ankara
13)	Common syndromes and nursing approaches in elderly individuals	Çifçili S. Yaşlı Sağlığına Bütüncül Yaklaşım. Edt. Pemra Cöbek Ünalan, Arzu Uzuner, Mehmet Akman. Deomed Medikal Yayıncılık. Birinci Baskı. 2011. Barkod. 9789758882366 Kalınkara V. Temel Gerontoloji Yaşlılık Bilimi. İkinci Baskı. 2014. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık
14)	Ageism, violence, neglect, abuse, ethics. Care options for elderly individuals (palliative care, home institutional care)	Kalınkara V. Temel Gerontoloji Yaşlılık Bilimi. İkinci Baskı. 2014. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık Türkiye Aktif ve Sağlıklı Yaşlanma Zirvesi -2017 (Ed. İ. B. Akçakaya, E. Özmete). T. C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Sağlığın Geliştirilmesi Genel Müdürlüğü ve Ankara Üniversitesi Yaşlılık Çalışmaları Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi (YAŞAM). Ankara: Basımevi

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

. Çifçili S. Yaşlı Sağlığına Bütüncül Yaklaşım. Edt. Pemra Cöbek Ünalan, Arzu Uzuner, Mehmet Akman. Deomed Medikal Yayıncılık. Birinci Baskı. 2011. Barkod. 9789758882366
2. Kalınkara V. Temel Gerontoloji Yaşlılık Bilimi. İkinci Baskı. 2014. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık
3. Türkiye Aktif ve Sağlıklı Yaşlanma Zirvesi -2017 (Ed. İ. B. Akçakaya, E. Özmete). T. C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Sağlığın Geliştirilmesi Genel Müdürlüğü ve Ankara Üniversitesi Yaşlılık Çalışmaları Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi (YAŞAM). Ankara: ... Basımevi
4. Reed J.,Clarke C., Macfarlane A.(2015).Nursing Older Adults Çeviri Editörü Karadakovan A. Yaşlı Bakım Hemşireliği, Nobel Akademik yayıncılık A Yaşlanma, yaşlılık tanımları, yaşlı nüfusun sosyo-demografik özelliklerEğitim Danışmanlık.TİC.LTD.ŞTİ. Ankara

References:

1. Çifçili S. Yaşlı Sağlığına Bütüncül Yaklaşım. Edt. Pemra Cöbek Ünalan, Arzu Uzuner, Mehmet Akman. Deomed Medikal Yayıncılık. Birinci Baskı. 2011. Barkod. 9789758882366
2. Kalınkara V. Temel Gerontoloji Yaşlılık Bilimi. İkinci Baskı. 2014. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık
3. Türkiye Aktif ve Sağlıklı Yaşlanma Zirvesi -2017 (Ed. İ. B. Akçakaya, E. Özmete). T. C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Sağlığın Geliştirilmesi Genel Müdürlüğü ve Ankara Üniversitesi Yaşlılık Çalışmaları Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi (YAŞAM). Ankara: ... Basımevi
4. Reed J.,Clarke C., Macfarlane A.(2015).Nursing Older Adults Çeviri Editörü Karadakovan A. Yaşlı Bakım Hemşireliği, Nobel Akademik yayıncılık A Yaşlanma, yaşlılık tanımları, yaşlı nüfusun sosyo-demografik özelliklerEğitim Danışmanlık.TİC.LTD.ŞTİ. Ank

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
Program Outcomes
1) Understand the concepts and concepts related to the field of health at the undergraduate level, and have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other sources of current information in the field of health.	2	2	2	2	2
2) Knowledge of nature, source, limits, accuracy, reliability and validity of knowledge.	3	3	2	2	3
3) Uses advanced theoretical and factual knowledge acquired at the undergraduate level.	2	1	2	2	2
4) Interprets, evaluates, identifies, analyzes, shares information and makes teamwork with scientifically proven data by using the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health.	2	2	2	2	3
5) Uses computer programs, related technologies and educational tools in the field of health.	2	2	2	2	2
6) Carries out a study independently by using its advanced knowledge in the field of health and takes responsibility as a team member in cooperation with other professional groups working in this field.	2	2	3	2	2
7) Takes responsibility individually and as a team member to solve unforeseen complex problems encountered in the practices related to the field of health.	2	2	1	2	2
8) Plans, manages, and monitors and evaluates the activities for the development of employees in a project.	2	2	2	2	2
9) Evaluates the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health with a critical approach.	3	3	2	3	3
10) Determines learning needs and learning resources, directs learning function by using resources effectively.	2	1	2	2	3
11) Develops a positive attitude towards life-long learning and turns it into behavior.	2	2	2	3	2
12) Informs the related persons and institutions about the health field; conveys his / her thoughts and solution suggestions in writing and orally, and receives the opinions, requests and expectations of the relevant persons and institutions.	2	2	3	2	2
13) With the awareness of social responsibility, organizes and implements projects and activities in cooperation with other professional groups for the social environment in which he lives.	2	2	2	2	2
14) Follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at B1 General Level of European Language Portfolio.	2	2	2	2	2
15) Express themselves effectively in verbal and written.	2	2	2	2	2
16) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software required by the field at least at the Advanced Level of European Computer Driving License.	3	2	3	2	2
17) Monitors and evaluates the events / developments on the agenda of the society and the world in the field of health.	2	2	2	2	2
18) Acts and participates in accordance with Quality Management and Processes.	2	2	1	2	2
19) They cooperate with people from related disciplines and acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results related to health field.	3	2	2	2	2
20) Have enough consciousness about individual and community health, environmental protection and occupational safety.	2	3	2	2	2

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Understand the concepts and concepts related to the field of health at the undergraduate level, and have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other sources of current information in the field of health.	2
2)	Knowledge of nature, source, limits, accuracy, reliability and validity of knowledge.	2
3)	Uses advanced theoretical and factual knowledge acquired at the undergraduate level.	2
4)	Interprets, evaluates, identifies, analyzes, shares information and makes teamwork with scientifically proven data by using the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health.	2
5)	Uses computer programs, related technologies and educational tools in the field of health.	3
6)	Carries out a study independently by using its advanced knowledge in the field of health and takes responsibility as a team member in cooperation with other professional groups working in this field.	2
7)	Takes responsibility individually and as a team member to solve unforeseen complex problems encountered in the practices related to the field of health.	2
8)	Plans, manages, and monitors and evaluates the activities for the development of employees in a project.	2
9)	Evaluates the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health with a critical approach.	2
10)	Determines learning needs and learning resources, directs learning function by using resources effectively.	2
11)	Develops a positive attitude towards life-long learning and turns it into behavior.	3
12)	Informs the related persons and institutions about the health field; conveys his / her thoughts and solution suggestions in writing and orally, and receives the opinions, requests and expectations of the relevant persons and institutions.	2
13)	With the awareness of social responsibility, organizes and implements projects and activities in cooperation with other professional groups for the social environment in which he lives.	2
14)	Follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at B1 General Level of European Language Portfolio.	2
15)	Express themselves effectively in verbal and written.	2
16)	Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software required by the field at least at the Advanced Level of European Computer Driving License.	2
17)	Monitors and evaluates the events / developments on the agenda of the society and the world in the field of health.	3
18)	Acts and participates in accordance with Quality Management and Processes.	2
19)	They cooperate with people from related disciplines and acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results related to health field.	2
20)	Have enough consciousness about individual and community health, environmental protection and occupational safety.	2

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 60
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Preparation for the Activity	Spent for the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements	Workload
Course Hours	2	14			28
Study Hours Out of Class	2	14			28
Midterms	1	32			32
Final	1	40			40
Total Workload					128