Study Guide

Objective

Students
• can assess changes in the vital functions and body functions of older people in the assessment of care needs and in the planning, implementation and evaluation of care
• can apply their knowledge of memory disorders
• can apply a variety of methods to promote the functional capacity and health and wellbeing of older people
• can apply their knowledge of pharmacotherapy as they plan, execute and assess customers’/patients’ pharmacotherapy
• can identify the most common mental health challenges and addictive disorders in older people
• can implement service coordination and assess the effectiveness and quality of services provided to older people and make development proposals
• can work ethically and in accordance with the principles of sustainable development

Content

• assessing the overall care needs of older people and providing care
• memory disorders
• methods for maintaining the functional capacity and promoting the health and wellbeing of older people
• specificities of pharmacotherapy
• mental health challenges and addictive disorders in older people
• service coordination and the impact and quality of services
• ethics and sustainable development