Subject

Interdisciplinary Approach to the Elderly in Critical Situations

  • code 09822
  • course 4
  • term Semester 1
  • type op
  • credits 3

Module: Module MINORS (Choose one minor)

Matter: Advanced Clinical Care

Not specified

Teaching staff

Head instructor

Office hours

When the student requests it via mail or at the end of class

Introduction

4th year

Period Semester 1

3 credits


Teaching languages: Catalan, Spanish, English.
Hours
Monday 10:10 to 12am
Friday 12th 14pm

Responsible
Dra. Lola Bardallo bardallo@csc.uic.es

Date of renovation of the Teaching Guide: May 2012

 

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 of the physiological and psychological changes that causes the prolongation of life, the care required by this population, have unique characteristics that require professional specifically trained to address health problems specific to older people. It is therefore necessary to train nurses who, despite being generalists, they can handle geriatric care and in dealing with the complexity of the needs that have this age group and their families in situation of worsening chronic health problems.
Interdisciplinary approach to the old man in critical condition, is a subject which continues, in the 4th year of Grado, the subject of Care for the Elderly, taught in Year 3 of the degree in Nursing. It focuses on elderly care from a clinical perspective, holistic, interdisciplinary care deeply into the geriatric patient in critical condition. Offers also an anthropological vision and
social aging that promotes understanding of the experience of illness and dependency in the elderly and their impact on family life. On the other hand, addresses the emotional management, essential for self-care nurses who care wing elderly and their families.

Pre-course requirements

  • Not required

Objectives

  • Provide an overview of the interdisciplinary care to geriatric patients in critical condition
  • Analyze ethical and legal aspects in geriatric patient care in critical condition
  • Providing interdisciplinary care alternatives to acute geriatric patient, aimed at maintaining the highest degree of physical and personal autonomy of the same
  • Provide tools for emotional self-management nurse


Competences / Learning outcomes of the degree programme

  • 11. E - Establish effective communication with patients, families, social groups and partners and promote health education.
  • 12. B - Know and observe the ethical code of conduct of Spanish nursing, understanding the ethical implications of health in a changing global context.
  • 13. G - Know the principles of health-care funding and use resources appropriately.
  • 15. B - Work with the team of professionals as a basic unit in which uni or multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary professionals and other staff of health care are organized.
  • 17. E - Perform nursing care based on comprehensive health care, which involves multidisciplinary cooperation, integration of processes and continuity of care.
  • 19. B - Ability to make decisions based on critical thinking and reflective practice.
  • 22. G - Use and management of information and research
  • 23. B - Ability to analyze and synthesize.
  • 24. G - Ability to work autonomously.
  • 2. E - Plan and provide nursing care for individuals or groups, taking health outcomes into account and their impact, through guidelines for clinical practice and care, which describe the four processes by which a health problem is diagnosed or treated.
  • 6. E - Base nursing care on scientific evidence and available resources.
  • 7. B - Understand people without prejudice, considering their physical, psychological and social aspects, as autonomous and independent individuals, ensuring respect for their opinions, beliefs and values, ensuring their right to privacy through confidentiality and professional secrecy.

Learning outcomes of the subject

  • Identifies the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to optimize geriatric care
  • Active member of multi and interdisciplinary team
  • Establishes a plan of care that promotes patient autonomy and maximum is consistent with the valuation
  • It incorporates the older person and family as resources in the Plan of Care, using the capacities of each
  • Focuses on the family and / or caregivers / is about the best strategies to maintain the autonomy of elderly patients as long as possible
  • Demonstrates knowledge of the contents in the subject

Syllabus

1. Sociology and Anthropology of Aging
2. The sense of transcendence in the Elderly
3. Nursing care in acute: Fragility of acute geriatric patients, respiratory infection, dehydration, elderly patients with cardiac ischemia, trauma in the geriatric patient, vascular dementia, Psychogeriatrics.
4. Caring for the older person's autonomy (Acute and social health)
5. Caring for the Caregiver Home. Programs and Nursing Care Plans (Health and Community Partner)
6. Rehabilitation of ADL's in the older person. Occupational Therapy. Physical Therapy (Socio and Community)

8. The social health team. Emotional Intelligence in the care of the Elderly (Socio and Community)

Teaching and learning activities

In person

  • Master class
  • Case Method
  • Role-playing
  • Cooperative group work

Evaluation systems and criteria

In person

  • Multiple choice exam/short questions (60%). Assesses skills # 12, 13 and 19
  • Teacher observation (15%). Evaluate the powers No. 7, 11, 19, 22 and 28
  • Presentation of group work (20%). Assesses skills # 2, 6, 17, 23 and 24
  • Evaluation group (5%). Assess the competition No 15

Aquells alumnes que no superin l'examen a la 1 ª convocatòria, seran avaluats en 2 ª convocatòria seguint els mateixos criteris que per a la primera

 

Bibliography and resources

 Guardini, R. (2006). Las etapas de la vida. Edit. Biblioteca Palabra. Madrid

García Hernández, M. (2012). Enfermería y envejecimiento. Elsevier Masson. Barcelona

 Laforest, J. (1991). Introducción a la Gerontología. Herder. Barcelona

Fericgla, J.M. (1992). Envejecer,. Una antropología de la ancianidad. Edit. Anthropos.

Teaching and learning material

      Material
            Artículo Salvà i Rovira lecturatemasociologia.pdf 
            Cuidando al cuidador cuidandoalcuidadorprincipal.pdf 
            Cuidados de Enfermería a la persona anciana cuidadosdeenfermeriapersonamayor.pdf 
            Envejecimiento e inmigración envejecimientoeinmigracion.pdf 
            Sentido de Trascendencia sentidodetrascendenciaenlavejez.pdf 
            Sociología de la vejez sociologiadelenvejecimiento.pdf 
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