Information Package / Course Catalogue
Geriatric Nursing
Course Code: HSH523
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

Having the knowledge and skills in the care of elderly individuals, ability to identify problems in the elderly, to give the ability to make appropriate undertakings to provide information about advances in the field, and geriatrics.

Course Content

The course provides the knowledge and skills about the etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, care and training of geriatric diseases and the inadequacies of elderly

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Safiye ÖZVURMAZ
Learning Outcomes
1.Individual to gain the necessary theoretical knowledge and practical skiils in geriatric
2.Knowledge of the basic concepts of geriatric nursing
3.To understand the basic and current information about the maintance of an elderly individual
4.To be able to transfer the theoretical knowledge in geriatricts to the care of the elderly
5.Effective nursing care planning, implementation and evaluation elderly individual
6.Gain knowledge and skills about continuing care in the field of geriatricts
7.Enough knowledge about the planning of research will be important in the development of geriatric nursing and execution and opinion gain
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Erol Ö, Fındık Ü.Y, Özcan Ş, Şelimen D. Ve ark. Geriatrik Hasta Ve Hemşirelik Bakımı, Alter Yayıncılık, 2010
2.Eliopoulos C, Gerontological Nursing, Lippinctt Williams&Wilkins, 7 th.ed.,2010.
3.Wallace M, Grossman S. C., Gerontological Nurse Certification Review, 2008
4.Karadeniz G, Yaşlıda Evde Bakım, Göktuğ Yayıncılık,2007
5.Sağlıklı yaşlanma. http://www.geriatri.org 2005
6.Yaşlılık gerçeği. http://www.gebam.hacettepe.edu.tr 2004
7.Yaşam kalitesi rehberi. http://www.gebam.hacettepe.edu.tr 2003
8.Sağlıklı ve başarılı yaşlanma. http://www.gebam.hacettepe.edu.tr 2007
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Elderly population in Turkey and in the world
Week 2 - Theoretical
Evaluation and physiological changes in elderly people
Week 3 - Theoretical
Nutrition in elderly people
Week 4 - Theoretical
Pain in elderly people
Week 5 - Theoretical
Dementia and Alzheimer’s in elderly people
Week 6 - Theoretical
The rehabilitation, quality of life, home care in elderly people
Week 7 - Theoretical
Osteoporosis in elderly
Week 8 - Theoretical
Institutions providing elderly care services in Turkey and in the world (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Exercise in elderly
Week 10 - Theoretical
Accidents that occur in the elderly, and the protection
Week 11 - Theoretical
Psycho-social problems in the elderly: loneliness and social isolation
Week 12 - Theoretical
Elder abuse
Week 13 - Theoretical
Elderly and ethics
Week 14 - Theoretical
Geriatric nursing and nursing services
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination120222
Final Examination120323
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)101
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
5
4
5
5
5
5
3
4
OÇ-2
5
4
4
4
5
5
2
4
OÇ-3
5
3
4
4
4
5
2
3
OÇ-4
5
4
4
4
4
5
3
OÇ-5
5
3
4
4
4
5
4
OÇ-6
5
4
5
5
5
5
3
OÇ-7
5
3
4
4
5
5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026