Course Description: This course focuses on approaches for providing care to elderly patients. Participants will learn about geriatric assessments, common conditions in aging, and nursing interventions to improve the quality of life for older adults.
Course Outcomes:
- Develop geriatric nursing skills and techniques.
- Conduct comprehensive geriatric assessments.
- Implement nursing interventions for common geriatric conditions.
- Educate and support families in geriatric care.
- Improve health outcomes and quality of life for elderly patients.
Objectives:
- Identify key principles of geriatric nursing.
- Perform comprehensive geriatric assessments.
- Implement nursing interventions for common geriatric conditions.
- Monitor and evaluate geriatric patient outcomes.
- Educate families on geriatric care and aging.
- Use technology to support geriatric nursing care.
- Address common geriatric syndromes and conditions.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for geriatric care.
- Develop care plans for elderly patients with chronic conditions.
- Review case studies to apply geriatric nursing techniques in real-world settings.
Units:
- Introduction to Geriatric Nursing
- Geriatric Assessment Techniques
- Common Geriatric Conditions and Interventions
- Monitoring Geriatric Patient Outcomes
- Family Education and Support in Geriatric Care
- Technology in Geriatric Nursing
- Addressing Common Geriatric Syndromes
- Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration in Geriatric Care
- Care Planning for Chronic Geriatric Conditions
- Case Studies and Practical Applications
