Acute geriatric care (2cr)

Objective

The student is able to describe the physiological and anatomical changes related to aging. The student is able to identify and describe special features related to the care of an elderly patient. The student is able to systematically identify and assess the suddenly changed functional capacity of an elderly person.

Content

Physiological and anatomical changes associated with aging Special characteristics of elderly patients in assessing the need for treatment Assessment of suddenly changed functional capacity of an elderly person -ABCDE method -NEWS, ISBAR -Geriatric evaluation of the acute patient

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass/fail, successfully completed learning environment assignments and a summary exam. The limit for successful completion is 70% of the tasks correct

Materials

Material in the online learning environment.