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Associate	TR-NQF-HE: Level 5	QF-EHEA: Short Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 5

General course introduction information

Course Code:

YSB209

Course Name:

Elderly Care Principles and Applications II

Course Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
1	8	5	8

Language of instruction:

Course Requisites:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Compulsory

Course Level:

Associate

TR-NQF-HE:5. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:Short Cycle

EQF-LLL:5. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator :

Dr.Öğr.Üyesi FUAT NİHAT ÖZAYDIN

Course Lecturer(s):

Assoc. Prof. ONUR YARAR

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

The purpose of this course is to make student learn and use the basic concepts and procedures regarding the gerontology practices and make them to gain the skills of providing planned patient care. Moreover it also aims to teach about the care services to be provided to the dependent elderly individuals, principles of care for chronic diseases, practices of creating a safe environment for the geriatric, principles of immediate aid, establishing the required conditions for a healthy sleep, liquid balance, communication with the family and daily hobby and life skills.

Course Content:

* Age and aging definitions * Vital signs * Personal hygiene and practices * Patient room and bedding * Asepsis and antisepsis * Body mechanics Exercise and moving the patient and protective practices from physical trauma in the elderly * Wounds and approaches * Therapeutic use of hot and cold * Liquid-electrolyte balance * Respiratory system problems and practices * Elderly nutrition problems and care * Fatal patient care and post-mortem practices * Intestinal drainage and applications * Applications of urinary system

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) Knowing the negative effects of the bed on the patient and preventing it.
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
1) To be able to make proper care for systems (respiratory system, digestive system, urinary system, excretion system).
2) To be able to do hot-cold application for the needs of the patient.
3) Learning wound care.
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
1) To be able to meet one's self-care needs by learning hygiene practices.
2) To be able to follow the fluid that the patient has taken.
3) Learns the care of the elderly in the Terminal period.
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Lesson Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Definitions about aging and old age
2)	Signs of life
3)	Personal hygiene and practices
4)	Patient room and bedding
5)	Asepsis and antisepsis
6)	Exercising body mechanics and moving the patient and protecting them from physical trauma in the elderly
7)	Wounds and approaches
8)	Therapeutic use of hot and cold
9)	Liquid-electrolyte balance
10)	Respiratory system problems and applications
11)	Nutrition problems and care in the elderly
12)	Fatal Patient Care and Post-Death Practices
13)	Gut discharge and its applications (stoma)
14)	Urinary system applications (Incontinence and care)

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Geriatrik Bakım İlkeleri Prof. Dr. Gülten Kaptan ©2012 \| Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri \| Published: September 2012 ISBN: 978-975-420-962-4
References:	Sağlık Uygulamalarında Temel Kavramlar ve Beceriler Yrd Doç Dr Fatma Akça Ay, Nobel Tıp Kitapevi, 2013, ISBN: 978-975-420-964-8

Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Learning Outcomes	1	4	6	2	3	5	7
Program Outcomes
1) Works for individual professional development, knows and applies the issue of occupational health and safety, knows personal protective precautions and environmental safety rules,
2) Knows how to prepare / organize the working area and ensures that the elderly care service meets the quality standards
3) Helps the individual who receives the elderly care service to gain self-care knowledge and skills, Makes face and neck care, Makes hand-foot-nail care, Makes oral and dental care, Makes hair / beard care
4) Helps the elderly care person to have bathroom or bathing in the bed, Helps to change the clothes , Helps with toilet needs
5) Performs necessary procedures after self-care. Prepares the materials used during the applications according to the hygiene rules. Removes the personal waste that emerges during maintenance according to hygiene rules.
6) Changes the bedding of the person taking elderly care service and provides bedding arrangement, Provides the room arrangement, Takes measures against accidents and injuries in the living area
7) Provides and/or supports oral feeding, Performs necessary procedures after oral feeding
8) Provides mobility of the elderly person, Follows body integrity and bed wounds, Implements the measures necessary to prevent bed wounds
9) Provides participation in social activities, Supports participation in occupational activities, Provides participation in recommended physical activities, Provides participation in proposed mental activities, Supports adaptation process, Facilitates effective communication
10) Supports the use of prescription medication (except for red and green prescriptions) for elderly when there is no health professional, Supports health professionals in the treatment of acute and chronic conditions, Monitor old person receiving treatment

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Works for individual professional development, knows and applies the issue of occupational health and safety, knows personal protective precautions and environmental safety rules,	5
2)	Knows how to prepare / organize the working area and ensures that the elderly care service meets the quality standards	5
3)	Helps the individual who receives the elderly care service to gain self-care knowledge and skills, Makes face and neck care, Makes hand-foot-nail care, Makes oral and dental care, Makes hair / beard care	5
4)	Helps the elderly care person to have bathroom or bathing in the bed, Helps to change the clothes , Helps with toilet needs	5
5)	Performs necessary procedures after self-care. Prepares the materials used during the applications according to the hygiene rules. Removes the personal waste that emerges during maintenance according to hygiene rules.	5
6)	Changes the bedding of the person taking elderly care service and provides bedding arrangement, Provides the room arrangement, Takes measures against accidents and injuries in the living area	5
7)	Provides and/or supports oral feeding, Performs necessary procedures after oral feeding	5
8)	Provides mobility of the elderly person, Follows body integrity and bed wounds, Implements the measures necessary to prevent bed wounds	5
9)	Provides participation in social activities, Supports participation in occupational activities, Provides participation in recommended physical activities, Provides participation in proposed mental activities, Supports adaptation process, Facilitates effective communication	5
10)	Supports the use of prescription medication (except for red and green prescriptions) for elderly when there is no health professional, Supports health professionals in the treatment of acute and chronic conditions, Monitor old person receiving treatment	5

Learning Activity and Teaching Methods

Lesson
Homework
Q&A / Discussion
Application (Modelling, Design, Model, Simulation, Experiment etc.)
Internship/Onsite Practice

Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria

Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing)
Oral Examination
Homework
Application
Observation
Staj/ Yerinde Uygulama Değerlendirmesi

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Application	10	% 80
Final	1	% 20
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 80
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 20
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Grading

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	4	32
Application	10	80
Field Work	2	16
Study Hours Out of Class	14	28
Presentations / Seminar	10	10
Homework Assignments	14	28
Midterms	4	4
Paper Submission	1	1
Final	1	1
Total Workload		200