Curricular Unit:Code:
Geriatric Nursing I852EGR1
Year:Level:Course:Credits:
2UndergraduateNursing4 ects
Learning Period:Language of Instruction:Total Hours:
Portuguese/English52
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
- To know concepts, theories and stereotypes associated with human aging
- Identify the changes arising from the aging process.
- Identify nursing interventions aimed at the elderly in health-disease transitions and promoters of active aging.
- Understand the process of conception of nursing care for the elderly person inserted in their social and economic context.
- Know the support network for the elderly, namely the role of the family and primary caregiver.
- To understand the human responses to life processes and aging process and in the health-disease transitions of the elderly and family,
- Demonstrate knowledge, skills and attitudes in the process of designing nursing care for the elderly;
Syllabus:
1.- Concept and theories associated with aging
1.1.- Aging:
2- Demography and Sociology of Aging
2.1 - Consequences of aging
2.2 - Myths and stereotypes associated with aging.
3- Challenges at the end of life:
3.1- Normative transitions associated with aging
3.2- Transitions health disease in the elderly
4 - Early detection of situations of risk of violence to the elderly
5- Support resources for the elderly:
5.1 Formal network:
5.1.1. Social support network
5.1.1.1 RNCCI
5.1.1.2 Hospice care
5.1.1.3 Programs for the elderly
5.2 Informal Network
5.2.1 Family
5.2.2 Family Caregiver
5.2.3 Others
6- Strategies to promote active aging
7- Nursing Process for the Elderly:
7.1 Evaluation of the elderly
7.1.1 Evaluation instruments
7.2 Care planning
7. 3 Interventions addressed to the elderly in their socio-family context.
7. 4 Evaluation and outcome indicators
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
Being the main objective of this curricular unit, the acquisition of knowledge and the development of competences for the practice of nursing care to the elderly person inserted in their social-family environment, we consider that the programmatic contents will allow the development of the competences foreseen for the care nurse general.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
The curricular unit allows, through the Theoretical, Theoretical-Practical and Orientation sessions, individual and group tutorial to reach, to reach the objectives of the curricular unit, including diverse teaching methodologies including expository, interrogative, role play, case studies and panel discussion.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
The proposed evaluation strategies allow validating the development of knowledge and skills in the scope of nursing care conception to the elderly person inserted in their sociofamiliar environment.
Reading:
- Cabete, D. (2005). O Idoso, a doença e o hospital. Loures: Lusociência
- Eliopoulos, C. ; Voshitome, A. ; Thorell, A (2005) Enfermagem gerontológica. 5ª ed. Porto Alegre : Artmed. ISBN 85-363-0081-7
- Fernandes, C. S., & Angelo, M. (2016). Family caregivers: what do they need? An integrative review. Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 50(4), 675-682.
- Paúl, C., & Ribeiro, O. (2012). Manual de Gerontologia. Lisboa: Lidel.
- Paúl, C.; Fonseca, A. (2005). Envelhecer em Portugal. 1.ª Edição. Lisboa: Climepsi Editores. ISBN 972-796-185-1
- Pereira, H.R. (2013). Subitamente cuidadores informais: dando vozes(es) às experiências vividas. Loures: Lusociência.
- Sequeira, C. (2018). Cuidar de idosos com dependência física e mental. Lisboa: Lidel, 2ªed.
- Verissimo, M. (2014) Geriatria fundamental, saber e praticar. Lisboa: Lidel.
- Vono, Z. (2007) Enfermagem gerontológica : atenção à pessoa idosa / Zulmira Elisa Vono. - São Paulo : Senac. ISBN 978-85-7359-655-7