Information Package / Course Catalogue
Geriatric Nursing
Course Code: İHH529
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is provides advanced information on the care of the elderly and common problems health in old age.

Course Content

This course examines the disease processes seen due to the changes occurring the physical and psychosocial in the elderly.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Describe the characteristics and types of geriatric problems.
2. Identify common physiologic problems that occur with aging
3.Development of the nursing care plan for eldelry person
4. To be able to apply the planned nursing interventions for the elderly person
5. To be able to evaluate the nursing interventions applied for the elderly person
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Kapucu S. Geriatri Hemşireliği. Hipokrat Kitabevi,İstanbul, 2019
2.Bilgili N., Kitiş Y. Yaşlılık ve yaşlı sağlığı. Vize Yayıncılık, Ankara 2018
3.Karadakovan A.(Çeviri Editörü), Yaşlı Bakımı Hemşireliği, Nobel Akademi Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2015
4.İç Hastalıkları ve Hemşirelik Bakımı, 5.Baskı, (Ed. Prof.Dr.Nuran Akdemir, Prof.Dr. Leman Birol), Akademisyen Kitabevi, Ankara, 2020. 2-Dahili ve Cerrahi Hastalıklarda Bakım (CİLT 1-2 ), 5.Baskı, (Ed. Prof. Dr. Ayfer Karadakovan, Prof. Dr. Fatma Eti Aslan), Nobel Kitabevi
5.Duzgun G, Ustundag S ve Karadakovan A. (2021). Yaşlılarda kırılganlığın değerlendirilmesi. Florence Nightingale Journal of Nursing, 29(1), 2– 8. doi:10.5152/fnjn.2021.414736
6.Toughy, T.A., Jett, K.F. (2014). Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging. Fourth Edition, Copyright 2014 by Mosby, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.ISBN: 978-0-323-09606-5
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General view of old age and theories of old age
Week 2 - Theoretical
Physiology and pathophysiology of aging
Week 3 - Theoretical
Pharmacological approaches in the elderly
Week 4 - Theoretical
Geriatric emergencies
Week 5 - Theoretical
Chronic diseases and nursing care in elderly people
Week 6 - Theoretical
Chronic diseases and nursing care in elderly people
Week 7 - Theoretical
Chronic diseases and nursing care in elderly people
Week 8 - Theoretical
Pain and nursing management in the elderly (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Geriatric nursing in the world and in our country
Week 10 - Theoretical
Nutritional problems in elderly individuals
Week 11 - Theoretical
Excretory problems in elderly individuals
Week 12 - Theoretical
Old age and communication problems, Psycho-social problems in old age
Week 13 - Theoretical
Aging and ethics
Week 14 - Theoretical
Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Presentation1%15
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%10
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Presentation 114216
Midterm Examination115116
Final Examination124226
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
OÇ-2
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
OÇ-3
4
4
3
3
4
1
1
OÇ-4
4
4
3
3
4
1
1
OÇ-5
4
4
3
3
4
1
1
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026