Information Package / Course Catalogue
Care and Management of Geriatric Patients
Course Code: İHH639
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

Geriatric nursing course provides to the students to understand the importance of the roles and responsibilities of geriatric nursing services in all areas of health care services to gain the knowledge and skills.

Course Content

Problems that encountered in the elderly and nursing care

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To describe the concepts related with geriatric nursing
2. To make comprehensive geriatric assessment
3.To plan nursing care of elderly people
4. To be able to care nursing of the elderly individual
5.To be able to evaluate the nursing care applied to elderly people
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Karadakovan, A., Eti Aslan, F. (2022). Dahili ve Cerrahi Hastalıklarda Bakım. Akademisyen Tıp Kitap Evi, Geliştirilmiş 6. Baskı, Adana.
2.Olgun, N., Çelik, S. (2021). Tüm Yönleriyle İç Hastalıkları Hemşireliği, Ankara Nobel Tıp Kitap Kitapevleri, Ankara.
3. Turkish Journal of Geriatrics
4.Özer, S. (2019). Olgu Senaryolarıyla İç hastalıkları Hemşireliği. İstanbul: İstanbul Tıp Kitapevleri.
5.Ignatavicius, D.D. Workman, M.L., Rebar, C.R. (2018). Medical-Surgical Nursing. (9. Baskı). St. Louis Missouri: Elsevier.
6.Balcı Akpınar, R., Özer, N. (2023). Vakalarla Hemşirelik NANDA-NIC-NOC- 1,2,34. Ankara: Hedef CS Basın Yayın.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition of geriatrics; characteristics of elderly population in Turkey and in the world
Week 2 - Theoretical
Elderly health services in Turkey and in the world
Week 3 - Theoretical
Geriatrics nursing
Week 4 - Theoretical
Mechanism of aging
Week 5 - Theoretical
Physiological changes in old age
Week 6 - Theoretical
Psychosocial dimension of aging
Week 7 - Theoretical
Abuse in the elderly and ethic issues
Week 8 - Theoretical
Abuse in the elderly and ethic issues (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Elderly and sleep
Week 10 - Theoretical
Elderly and pain
Week 11 - Theoretical
Nutrition and fluid balance in the elderly
Week 12 - Theoretical
Rational drug us for elderly people
Week 13 - Theoretical
Homecare of elderly people
Week 14 - Theoretical
Common health problems in old age and presentation care giving process
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Presentation1%15
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%10
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143270
Presentation 114216
Midterm Examination114115
Final Examination122224
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
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PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
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PÇ-8
PÇ-9
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OÇ-1
5
5
4
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
OÇ-2
5
4
5
2
3
1
4
2
2
3
3
OÇ-3
5
4
5
3
3
1
5
3
3
4
5
OÇ-4
5
4
5
3
3
1
5
3
3
4
5
OÇ-5
5
4
5
3
3
1
5
3
3
4
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026