The course takes place in period

  • 1 (2021-08-01 to 2021-10-24)
  • 2 (2021-10-25 to 2021-12-31)

Level/category

Professional studies

Teaching language

English

Type of course

Optional

Cycle/level of course

First

Recommended year of study

4

Total number of ECTS

5 cr

Competency aims

1. recognize the most common psychogeriatric
problems faced amongst elderly population
2. create comprehensive nursing care plan for an
elderly patient

3. identify the nursing interventions related to
elder abuse, depression and alcohol abuse among
elderly people

Learning outcomes

1.Opiskelija tunnistaa ikäihmisten yleisimmät
geropsykiatriset ongelmat ja pystyy laatimaan
hoitosuunnitelman ikäihmiselle.

2.Kykenee käyttämään erilaisia mielenterveyttä
tukevia auttamismenetelmiä potilaan hoidossa.

3.Osaa kohdata ja ylläpitää hoidollista
vuorovaikutusta mielenterveys- ja
päihdeongelmaisen ikäihmisen ja tämän läheisten
kanssa eri hoitoympäristöissä.

4.Ymmärtää mielenterveyden ja päihteiden käytön
vaikutuksen ikäihmisen ja hänen läheistensä
hyvinvointiin.

5.Opiskelija tunnistaa omia tunteitaan ja
reaktioita suhteessa geropsykiatrisiin potilaisiin
ja osaa käyttää sitä itsensä kehittämiseen
hoitajana.

Course contents

Depression among elderly people
Alcohol abuse and ageing
Elder Abuse

Prerequisites and co-requisites

The student should have a PCL degree or other
nursing education from before.

Recommended or required reading

Dao, A., Nguyen, V. T., Nguyen, H. V., & Nguyen,
L. (2018). Factors Associated with Depression
among the Elderly Living in Urban Vietnam. BioMed
research international, 2018, 2370284.
https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/2370284 External link

Kaskela, T., Pitkänen, T., Solin, P., Tamminen,
N., Valkonen, J., Kaikkonen, R. (2017): Psyykkinen
kuormittuneisuus ja elämänlaatu 60-85 -vuotiailla.
Tietopuu: Tutkimussarja 2/2017: 1-15. doi:
https://doi.org/10.19207/TIETOPUU3 External link

Kuerbis, A., Sacco, P., Blazer, D. G., & Moore, A.
A. (2014). Substance abuse among older adults.
Clinics in geriatric medicine, 30(3), 629?654.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cger.2014.04.008 External link

Elder abuse. (2021, June 15). World Health
Organization. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact External link-
sheets/detail/elder-abuse

Additional references:
van den Brandt, P. A., & Brandts, L. (2020).
Alcohol consumption in later life and reaching
longevity: the Netherlands Cohort Study. Age and
ageing, 49(3), 395?402.
https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaa003 External link

Study activities

  • Lectures - 8 hours
  • Individual studies - 13 hours
  • Practical training - 114 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 135 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 135 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Mode of Delivery

Participation in tuition

Assessment methods

Essays, reports, productions and portfolio

Assessment requirements

The student recognises the most common
geropsychiatric challenges amongst elderly
population and is able to create comprehensive
nursing care plan for an elderly patient.

Teacher

Mannevaara Pauleen

Examiner

Mannevaara Pauleen

Group size

No limit (6 students enrolled)

Assignments valid until

12 months after course has ended

Course enrolment period

2021-08-16 to 2022-07-31

Assessment methods

Date will be announced later - Reports and productions

Room reservations
Date Time Room Title Description Organizer
2021-09-03 13:00 - 15:00 Geropsychiatric Care Introduction to the course Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/69050620241?pwd=ZmFFWVJTVzlOeW1YQkoyM01aV2x4UT09 Meeting ID: 690 5062 0241 Passcode: 446020 Join by SIP 69050620241@109.105.112.236 69050620241@109.105.112.235 Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 690 5062 0241 Passcode: 446020 Mannevaara Pauleen
2021-09-08 10:15 - 13:30 Geropsychiatric Care Semniar for the theoretical part Pauleen Mannevaara is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/69542525079?pwd=Q3FKdzQxenIyWHptL2dhTnQ4NUxlQT09 Meeting ID: 695 4252 5079 Passcode: 223828 Join by SIP 69542525079@109.105.112.236 69542525079@109.105.112.235 Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 695 4252 5079 Passcode: 223828 Mannevaara Pauleen

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