GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
GERONTOLOGY-GERIATRIC NURSING/HEM-5130
Course Title: GERONTOLOGY-GERIATRIC NURSING
Credits 2 ECTS 5
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Know the demographics of the elderly population in the world and Turkey
Know aging and aging theories
Distinguish the normal physiological and psychological changes due to aging
Know basic health problems of the elderly
Explains the health protection and promotion activities in the elderly
Understands the multidisciplinary features of the services to be offered to the elderly
Know the policies related to aging
Know the laws and regulations about elderly people
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Common health problems in elderly
2. Week  Protection and promotion of elderly health (primary, secondary, tertiary prevention)
3. Week  Protection and promotion of elderly health (primary, secondary, tertiary prevention)
4. Week  Physiological changes in elderly and nursing diagnostics
5. Week  Problems related to drug use in elderly people and nursing approach
6. Week  Psychological problems in elderly people (loneliness, social support) and nursing approach
7. Week  Midterm
8. Week  Social problems and nursing approaches in elderly people
9. Week  Elderly discrimination, abuse and nursing approach
10. Week  Elderly care problems
11. Week  Elderly care problems
12. Week  Care of elderly people at home and institution
13. Week  Ethical and legal problems in elderly people
14. Week  Ethical and legal problems in elderly people
15. Week  Aging policies, laws and regulations
16. Week  FINAL
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
30
 Assignment
3
30
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
15
2
30
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
15
3
45
 Searching in Internet and Library
2
3
6
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
3
5
15
 Preparing a Presentation
3
3
9
 Presentation
3
2
6
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
4
4
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
10
10
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
125
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3
4X
5X
6
7
8
9
10
11X
12X
13X
14X
15X
16X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Naile Bilgili)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/nbilgili)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (nbilgili@gazi.edu.tr)