Elderly Nursing Care

Module:

Nursing Care

ECTS:

8

Contact hours – lectures:

60

Contact hours – seminar:

0

Contact hours – clinical exercises:

0

Contact hours – clinical practice:

160

Holder of subject:

Dr Radojka Kobentar, Senior Lecturer
Dr Primož Novak, Assistant Professor

Year of study:

Second

Contact hours – lectures:

30

Contact hours – seminar:

0

Contact hours – clinical exercises:

0

Contact hours – clinical practice:

160

Holder of subject:

Dr Radojka Kobentar, Senior Lecturer
Dr Primož Novak, Assistant Professor

Education providers:

• Dr Radojka Kobentar, Senior Lecturer
• Zlata Živič, Lecturer

Level of study:

First Bologna cycle professional education study program

Semester:

Summer

Language:

Slovene/English

Subject specific competences:

The student:

• becomes familiar with the elements of cognitive  behavioural and counselling methods in working with geriatric patients;
• follows behavioural and emotional changes in geriatric patients;
• learns how to participate in nursing and health care teams;
• gains abilities for effective communication with the elderly and members of the nursing/heath care teams.
   

Mandatory and recommended references:

Mandatory references:

• Kobentar R, Pregelj P, eds. Zdravstvena nega in zdravljenje motenj v duševnem zdravju. Ljubljana: Rokus – Klett; 2008.
• Ebersole P, Hess P, Touhy T, Jett K. Gerontological nursing and healthy Aging. St. Louis: Elsevier Mosby; 2005: 12-73; 84-106; 323-341.
• Mauk KL. Gerontological nursing: competencies for care. Boston, Toronto, London, Singapore:Jones and Bartlett Publishers; 2006: 265-383.
• Lunder U, ed. Bolezni in sindromi v starosti 1. Ljubljana: Gerontološko društvo Slovenije; 2007.
• Mencej M, ed. Bolezni in sindromi v starosti 2. Ljubljana: Gerontološko društvo Slovenije; 2008.
• Nacionalni program starostnega varstva do leta 2010. Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve.
• Predlog Zakona o dolgotrajni in integrirani oskrbi. Ljubljana: Ministrstvo za zdravje, Ministrstvo za delo družino in socialne zadeve; 2007.
• Seel M, Hurling E. Die Pflege des Menschen im Alter. Hanover: Brigitte Kunz Verlag; 2005.
• Brown J, Bedford KN, White JS. Gerontological Protocols for Nurse Practitioneres. Lippincot; 1999.
   

Recommended references:

• Ivanuša A, Železnik D. Standardi aktivnosti zdravstvene nege. Maribor: Visoka šola za zdravstvo; 2002.
• Pajnkihar M. Teoretične osnove zdravstvene nege. Maribor: Visoka šola za zdravstvo; 1999.

Study obligations:

• 30% obligatory attendance at lectures

Assessment methods:

• written examination (100%)