Mohammed Hayek
- Nature of Work
- Academic
- Profession
- Assistant Professor
- Email Address
- [email protected]
- Office Phone
- (+970) 9 2345113 Ext. 2754
Mohammed Hayek
- Nature of Work
- Academic
- Profession
- Assistant Professor
- Email Address
- [email protected]
- Office Phone
- (+970) 9 2345113 Ext. 2754
- Course Title
- Geriatric
- Course Number
- 7401303
- Instructor Name
- Mohammed Hayek
- Contact Information
- [email protected]
- Semester(s) and academic year(s)
- First Semester 2021
- Compulsory / Elective
- Compulsory
A Gerentlogical Nursing bridges the growing body of specialty knowledge with relevancy for practice. Presenting a wide range of topics, this text provides comprehensive information to serve as a strong foundation for gerontological nursing practice.
The aim of this course is to provide the students with an overview old age processing, body changes, and some knowledge about geriatric specialist. Topics also will include body systems changes, theories, legal and ethical aspects, in addition to the health problems.
Unit 1, 2 objectives
- Understanding the Aging Experience.
- Understanding Theories of Aging.
- Understanding the Life Transitions of aged people.
- Identify Common Aging Changes.
Unit 4, 5, 6 objectives
- Understanding Core Elements of Gerontological Nursing Practice.
- Identify Gerontological Nursing Roles
Unit 7 objectives
- Discuss the scope of chronic conditions among the older population.
- Discuss approaches to maximize the benefits of conventional treatments for older adults with chronic conditions.
- Identify alternative therapies that could benefit older adults with chronic conditions.
- Describe the development of acute and long-term institutional care.
- Discuss the problems resulting from the lack of a unique model for long-term care.
- List various roles of nurses in long-term care facilities.
- Knowledge and understanding
- Define terms relevant to geriatric nursing.
- Explain the biological theories of aging.
- Identify the factors affecting aging process.
- Explain the changes accompanying the aging process Categorize medical terms according to body systems.
- Explain common health problems associated with aging process.
- Identify basic health services needed for healthy aging.
- Identify indicators of elderly abuse.
- Intellectual skills
1- Integrate the community efforts and strategies for the elderly care.
2- Create critical thinking in differentiation between disease and aging.
3- Examine problems/needs of elderly and their caregivers.
4- Design nursing process in an independent manner for reaching quality of elderly care.
5- Critically evaluate the basic health services needed for healthy aging.
6- Create critical thinking in comparing between types of elderly abuse.
7- Integrate the changes that occur in social life of elderly people
- Professional skill
1-Apply a plan for nursing interventions concerning to the elderly and their family needs / problems.
2-Demonstrate skills of counselling, communication and health education to deliver comprehensive care for the elderly and their caregivers.
3- Apply clinical competency skills needed to provide care to the elderly.
4- Conduct nursing care plan about how to reduce burden and prevention of burnout.
- General and transferable skills
1-Assume effective skills in managing elderly and their caregivers and problems.
2- Appreciate continuous self learning.
Gerontological Nursing, 8th edition
Charlotte Eliopoulos
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN-13: 987-1-4511-7277-5
| Activity | Percent (%) |
|---|---|
| Midterm Exam | 30% |
| Tasks, presentations and assignments | 30% |
| Final Exam | 40% |