COURSE SYLLABUS

GERIATRIC NURSING

1	Course Title:	GERIATRIC NURSING
2	Course Code:	HEM5004
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	4
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	NO PRE-CONDITION
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Öğr.Gör.Dr. Seda Pehlivan
16	Course Lecturers:	öğr. Gör. Seda PEHLİVAN
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	e-posta : pehlivans@uludag.edu.tr Telefon:02242942462 Adres: Uludağ Üniversitesi Sağlık Yüksekokulu Görükle Kampüsü-Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Having the knowledge and skills in the care of elderly individuals, ability to identify problems in the elderly, to give the ability to make appropriate undertakings to provide information about advances in the field, and geriatrics.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Individual to gain the necessary theoretical knowledge and practical skills in geriatric ;
2	Knowledge of the basic concepts of geriatric nursing.;
3	To understand the basic and current information about the maintenance of an elderly individual ;
4	To understand the importance of protection and early diagnosis of diabetes ;
5	That have the theoretical knowledge in geriatrics, to transfer the care of an ;
6	Effective nursing care planning, implementation and evaluation elderly individual ;
7	Gain knowledge and skills about continuing care in the field of geriatrics ;
8	Enough knowledge about the planning of research will be important in the development of geriatric nursing and execution and opinion gain ;
9	Co -ordinated work your to with medical team who Elderly people care and provide effective communication ;
10	Ability to follow the researches in the field of Geriatrics ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	DEFINITION AND IMPORTANCE OF ELDERLY
2	PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES IN ELDERLY
3	NUTRITION IN IN ELDERLY
4	PAIN AND MAINTENANCE IN ELDERLY
5	OLD AGE DEMENTIA / ALZHEIMER'S
6	REHABILITATION IN OLD AGE / QUALITY OF LIFE AND HOME CARE
7	MANAGEMENT OF COMMON DISEASES IN OLD AGE
8	EXERCISE IN OLD AGE
9	ACCIDENTS AND PROTECTION OF OLD AGE
10	PSYCHOSOCIAL PROBLEMS IN ELDERLY
11	ELDER ABUSE
12	OLD-AGE AND ETHICS
13	GERIATRICS NURSING AND NURSING SERVICES
14	TURKEY AND THE WORLD IN ELDERLY CARE SERVING INSTITUTIONS

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	• Erol Ö, Fındık Ü.Y, Özcan Ş, Şelimen D. Ve ark. Geriatrik Hasta Ve Hemşirelik Bakımı, Alter Yayıncılık, 2010 • Eliopoulos C, Gerontological Nursing, Lippinctt Williams&Wilkins, 7 th.ed.,2010. • Wallace M, Grossman S. C., Gerontological Nurse Certification Review, 2008 • Karadeniz G, Yaşlıda Evde Bakım, Göktuğ Yayıncılık,2007 • Sağlıklı yaşlanma. http://www.geriatri.org 2005 • Yaşlılık gerçeği. http://www.gebam.hacettepe.edu.tr 2004 • Yaşam kalitesi rehberi. http://www.gebam.hacettepe.edu.tr 2003 • Sağlıklı ve başarılı yaşlanma. http://www.gebam.hacettepe.edu.tr 2004
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	30
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	10
Final Exam	1	60
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High