Caregiving for the Elderly
Module: Module Nursing Care from Birth to Death
Matter: Nursing Care for Elder
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The aging population in developed countries has led to major changes in health policies adopted by different governments. Coinciding with the increased life expectancy, are also generated increased demand for health care increase, while the quality of life in this life stage. Because physical and psychosocial changes accessed at this stage of life, nurses are required to understand the complexity of health needs that are generated in this population.
Item 1 Aging Process Item. Introductory aspects
1.1 General related to aging
1.2 Demography and aging
1.3 Epidemiology on aging
1.4 Theories of aging
Item 2 Health policies and health and social care for the elderly population
2.1 The rights of the greats. Guidelines on aging. National guidelines.
2.2 Plan national gerontology. Program "Life to Years"
2.3 Levels of gerontology. Formal care. informal care
2.4 Resources and geriatric services. Law promoting personal autonomy and care for people in situations of dependency
Item 3 changes inherent in the individual aging process. differential aging
3.1 Structural and functional changes. Emotional and psychological changes
3.2 Changes of individual roles, family and community
3.3. Crisis of Aging
3.4 The comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA)
Item 4 The older person with health problems
4.1 Concept of sick elderly, frail elderly, geriatric patient
4.2 Perception of health and quality of life in the elderly
Item 5 The older person with health problems. The major geriatric syndromes
5.1 Disorders of mobility and pressure sores. Nursing
5.2. Chronic pain. Nursing
5.3 Acute confusional state and malnutrition. Nursing
5.4 sensory disorders and social isolation
5.5 Fast and Vascular Dementia Syndrome. Alzheimer-type dementia. Nursing Care
5.6 Urinary incontinence and falls. Nursing Constipation
5.7. Nursing
Item 6 Polymedication the older person
Item 7 Ethical considerations in the care of older people
Item 8 Elder abuse and / or dependent
Item 9 The elder to palliative care
Item 10 Death in the elderly
- Segunda convocatoria: para la 2ª convocatoria se realizará un examen y se mantendrán las notas de la evaluación continuada. La nota definitiva de la asignatura en
esta convocatoria será el resultado de aplicar los promedios de la asignatura.
- Siguientes convocatorias: antes de matricularse nuevamente en la asignatura se debe mirar la compatibilidad con el resto de asignaturas.
Para la 3º, 4ª convocatoria y siguientes, si se conceden, se aplicaran los mismos criterios que para la 1ª y la 2ª.