SEÇ221

Course Title Course Code Program Level
ELDERLY HEALTH SEÇ221 School of Nursing Pre-2023 Curriculum B.A. / B.Sc.

Course Term
(Course Semester)
Teaching and Learning Methods
Credits
Theory Practice Lab Projects/Field Work Seminars/Workshops Other Total Credits ECTS Credits
03
(Fall)		 28 15 15 58 2 2

Teaching Staff Dr.Öğr.Üyesi Handan Terzi
Language of Instruction Türkçe (Turkish)
Type Of Course Elective
Prerequisites No prerequisites are needed for this course.
Recommended Optional Programme Component
Course Objectives This course aims to give knowledge to the student about the health promotion in elderly and elderly care, to make the student able to consider the geriatric care services within the holistic approach, to gain knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy to increase the quality of life of the older person and to give services about the well-being of the elderly people
Course Content This course investigates the concepts and subjects of elderly health and nursing care.
Learning Outcomes (LO) The students who completed the course successfully will acquire the following: LO -1. Describes the concepts of old age and aging. LO -2. Discusses the demographic structure of the older populations both of the world and our country. LO -3. Counts the most common health problems in the elderly. LO -4. Explains the importance of rational drug use in the elderly. LO -5. Counts the roles and responsibilities of the nurses who care for the older person.
Mode of Delivery Face to face
Course Outline
Week Topics
1. Week Introduction of the Course Basic Concepts and Definitions in Geriatrics
2. Week Demographic Structure of Older Population
3. Week Beliefs and Attitudes About Aging and Old Age
4. Week National and International Aging Policies
5. Week Physiologic and Psychologic Alterations in Aging
6. Week Health Assessment of the Older Person: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
7. Week The Most Common Health Issues and Nursing Care
8. Week The Most Common Health Issues and Nursing Care
9. Week Medication Use and Complementary-Alternative Therapies in the Elderly
10. Week Disability in the Older People
11. Week Elderly Neglect and Elderly Abuse
12. Week Household Accidents and Falls in the Elderly
13. Week Quality of Life in the Elderly
14. Week Health Promotion in the Elderly
Assessment
  Percentage(%)
Mid-term (%) 40
Quizes (%)
Homeworks/Term papers (%)
Practice (%)
Labs (%)
Projects/Field Work (%)
Seminars/Workshops (%)
Final (%) 60
Other (%)
Total(%) 100
Course Book (s) and/or References 1- Bilgili, N., & Kitiş, Y. (Ed). Yaşlılık ve Yaşlı Sağlığı. Vize Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2017. 2- Kapucu, S. (Ed). Geriatri Hemşireliği. Hipokrat Yayınevi, Ankara, 2019. 3- Aylaz, R. (Ed). Yaşlı Sağlığı ve Hemşirelik Bakımı. İnönü Üniversitesi Yayınları, Malatya, 2019. 4- Karadakovan A. (Ed). Yaşlı Sağlığı ve Bakım. Nobel Kitapevi, Ankara, 2014. 5- Current articles in the literature related to the course.
Work Placement(s)
The Relationship between Program Qualifications (PQ) and Course Learning Outcomes (LO)

 

PQ1

PQ2

PQ3

PQ4

PQ5

PQ6

PQ7

PQ8

PQ9

PQ10

PQ11

PQ12

LO1

5

5

5

2

2

5

1

1

5

1

5

5

LO2

5

5

5

3

3

5

2

1

5

3

5

5

LO3

5

5

5

5

4

5

3

4

5

1

5

5

LO4

5

5

5

5

3

5

5

1

5

3

5

5

LO5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

1

5

5

 

 

* Contribution level: 1-Very low, 2-Low, 3-Medium, 4-High, 5-Very high