Gerontological and clinical nursing (5cr)

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

Qualifications

Suitable for nurses, public health nurses, and midwives to deepen and update their skills, or for health sector university of applied sciences students who have already completed the relevant professional basic studies in their degree. The requirement for transitioning to advanced studies is approximately 120 credits or another specific reason agreed upon with a study counselor. Open university students should have equivalent knowledge (a corresponding course from another university of applied sciences or sufficient work experience as a nurse).

Further information

RPL 8/2025:
Recognition of prior learning (RPL) is possible only if the student has a previous nursing degree or equivalent higher education studies leading to a nursing degree.