The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Human ageing and elderly service 2005 (international students) - Geriatrics, geriatric care and rehabiliation
- Human ageing and elderly service 2005 (native students) - Geriatrics, geriatric care and rehabiliation
- Human ageing and elderly service 2004 (native students) - Geriatrics, geriatric care and rehabilitation
- Human ageing and elderly service 2004 (international students) - Geriatrics, geriatric care and rehabilitation
- Human ageing and elderly service 2006 (native students) - Geriatrics, geriatric care and rehabiliation
- Human ageing and elderly service 2007 (native students) - Geriatrics, geriatric care and rehabiliation
- Human ageing and elderly service 2008 (native students) - Geriatrics, geriatric care and rehabiliation
- Human ageing and elderly service 2006 (international students) - Geriatrics, geriatric care and rehabiliation
- Human ageing and elderly service 2007 (international students) - Geriatrics, geriatric care and rehabiliation
- Human ageing and elderly service 2008 (international students) - Geriatrics, geriatric care and rehabiliation
- Human ageing and elderly service 2009 (international students) - Geriatrics, geriatric care and rehabiliation
- Human ageing and elderly service 2009 (native students) - Geriatrics, geriatric care and rehabiliation
- Human ageing and elderly service 2010 (international students) - Geriatrics, geriatric care and rehabiliation
- Human ageing and elderly service 2010 (native students) - Geriatrics, geriatric care and rehabiliation
Level/category
Teaching language
English
Type of course
Compulsory
Recommended year of study
2
Total number of ECTS
10 cr
Competency aims
The aim of the practical training is to prepare the student to plan and provide care and service for older people in institutions
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is expected to:
- be able to use theoretical knowledge about diseases, basic care and knowledge about how to communicate with a patient, in planning and performing care of the elderly patient that is based on individual needs in order to gain wellbeing
- be able to understand the meaning of teamwork in meeting different professions
- understand the rehabilitating approach and the work and working methods of different occupational groups within rehabilitation
- be able to take part in the daily activities as one member of the multiprofessional team- • Understand how aids and assistive devices are selected, purchased and introduced- be able to do a written report of one client’s rehabilitation process
- Show responsibility and ethical attitude in work with patients and work team
- Show willingness to cooperate, reliability and punctuality in the work
Course contents
Performing care according to guidelines, theoretical knowledge and documents in institutions together with a work team
Client work in elderly services
Ethics in elderly care and services
Interaction in elderly care
and services
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Fundamentals of gerontology, Basic knowledge of care, diseases, nutrition, medication administration and dosage calculation
Previous course names
Geriatric Care and Rehabilitation
Recommended or required reading
Sorrentino, Sheila A.2003 Mosby's textbook for long-term care assistants
Mosby’s textbook for long-term care Sheila A. Sorrentino, Bernie Gorek
St. Louis, Missouri : Mosby, 2003
Kane, Robert L Essentials of clinical geriatrics / Robert L. Kane, Joseph G. Ouslander, Itamar B. Abrass
New York : McGraw-Hill, 2004
Study activities
- Individual studies - 40 hours
- Practical training - 270 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 310 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 310 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
Reports and productions
Teacher
Vahderpää Satu
Examiner
Kajander Elisabeth
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
Until further notice
The timetable of the course
18.04.11-27.05.11
Assessment methods
2009-08-31 - Reports and productions