Undergraduate Course: Management of Transitions - The Care of the Older Person (NUST10039)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | An introduction to the theories of transition and successful ageing provide the backdrop to this varied course. Management of Transitions covers theoretical and ethical issues as well as a wide range of topics relevant to practice to reflect the complexity of the nursing care of older people.
Issues relating to the autonomy of older people are covered and include protection of vulnerable adults, advocacy, end of life issues, dementia, elder abuse, and managing challenging behaviour.
Clinical issues focus upon managing depression in older people, management of medication, promoting nutrition, wound management, moving and handling training and continence care.
Throughout the course there are opportunities to reflect on practice placement experiences and to discuss practice issues with the help of outside speakers from a range of workplaces. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Apply the concepts and skills developed in previous years of the programme to the care of older people with respect to changes in health status and the physical, mental and emotional aspects of care required
- Be able to identify needs and desires of older people for health promotion and the education and support required for independent living
- Be able to understand issues of safeguarding older people and identify the nurse's role in supporting and protecting vulnerable older adults
- Define and demonstrate the principles of advocacy for older people
- Have an understanding of the partnership agenda with older people, their carers, advocates and other health and social care partners
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sarah Rhynas
Tel: (0131 6)50 3882
Email: Sarah.Rhynas@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Morven Sutherland
Tel: (0131 6)51 3972
Email: Morven.Sutherland@ed.ac.uk |
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