Internal medicine, Pharmacology and geriatric nursing 1Module Geriatric nursing
Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: Francesco COCOExpected Learning Outcomes
The student at the end of the course will have acquired the tools to respond appropriately to the care needs of the geriatric patient in different settings.
Course Structure
Frontal teaching
Required Prerequisites
Knowledge of general nursing, clinical and care relationship.
Attendance of Lessons
At least 70 % of the scheduled hours
Detailed Course Content
Demographic and epidemiological transition
Evolutionary path of aging
The network of services
Multidimensional assessment and rating scales
Cognitive decline and dementia
Mobility and fall prevention
Nutrition and elimination
End-of-life pathway, palliative care and bereavement processing
Textbook Information
Nebuloni G.(2108). Nursing care of the elderly person- Pathways of health promotion and care. Ambrosian Publishing House.
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
The test will be oral in integrated course
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
Frailty in the elderly, Conley scale, Norton scale, Concept of prosthetic environment,
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