Information Package / Course Catalogue
Alarm Signs in the Elderly
Course Code: YSB630
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To be able to understand the indicators of elderly health

Course Content

All signs of elderly health

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Emel CEYLAN
Learning Outcomes
1.Recognizing the alarm symptoms that develop in the elderly individual
2.Ability to list emergencies that occur in old age
3.classes alarm symptoms
4.knows first aid
5.provides counseling to the elderly and their families
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Kapucu, S. Geriatri Hemşireliği. Hipokrat Kitpevi, Ankara, 2019
2.Arıoğul S. Geriatri ve Gerontoloji, Ankara: MN Medikal and Nobel Kitap, 2006
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Emergencies in elderly health and assessment
Week 2 - Theoretical
Emergenciy assesment in elderly health
Week 3 - Theoretical
Cardiovascular system emergencies
Week 4 - Theoretical
Cardiovascular system emergencies and symptoms
Week 5 - Theoretical
Psychiatric emergency and symptoms
Week 6 - Theoretical
Psychiatric emergency and symptoms
Week 7 - Theoretical
Neurological emergencies and symptoms
Week 8 - Theoretical
Neurological emergencies- midterm exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Fall in elderly
Week 10 - Theoretical
article presentation
Week 11 - Theoretical
article presentation
Week 12 - Theoretical
article presentation
Week 13 - Theoretical
article presentation
Week 14 - Theoretical
article presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144284
Midterm Examination120020
Final Examination121021
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
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
2
5
3
2
OÇ-2
4
3
5
2
1
1
1
OÇ-3
3
1
1
1
1
4
3
OÇ-4
2
5
3
3
3
5
3
OÇ-5
2
1
4
2
2
2
1
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026