| CODE | NUR4411 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Community Care of the Elderly Related to Practice | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Nursing | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This is a practical study-unit where students are enabled to gain knowledge about elderly care issues through planned placements and experiences in the community. Students will be asked to choose a topic area. They will carry out a needs assessment for the specific client group or in relation to the specific chosen area, and analyse the extent by which such needs are being met through local services. Students will carry out case studies to further help them identify met/unmet needs. Study-unit Aims: The aim of this study-unit is to enable students to understand the needs of the elderly living in the community and how students can devise a plan of interventions by local services to enable their clients in having a better quality of life. Objectives: 1. Knowledge and Understanding At the end of the study-unit, with reference to a specific elderly client group, students will be able to: 鈥� Demonstrate awareness and understanding of relevant health issues and their impact on the life experiences of the elderly client; 鈥� Gain a better understanding of the local health and social services available for the elderly; 鈥� Demonstrate knowledge of the benefits and challenges of community care settings. 2. Skills At the end of the study-unit, with reference to a specific elderly client group, students will be able to: 鈥� Identify the bio-psycho-social and spiritual needs of specific groups/ clients and their informal carer/s; 鈥� Formulate a care plan based on primary roles of community nurse; 鈥� Analyze the extent by which the identified needs are being met through local services; 鈥� Participate in and evaluate the services (including nursing services) aimed at meeting these needs. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Recommended Reading - Community Care of older People BY David Beales, Micheal Denham and Alistair Tulloch. ISBN 13: 9781857750324 - The Carer鈥檚 Handbook.Essential 福利在线免费 and support for all those in a caring role BY Jane Matthews.ISBN 13:9781472141873 - Home and Community -based 福利在线免费 for older adults BY Keith a. Anderson, Holly I. Dabelko-Schoeny and Noelle i. Fields. ISBN 9780231177689 - Ebersole and Hess鈥橳owards Healthy Aging. Human Needs and Nursing BY Touhy and Jett. ISBN 13: 9780323749701 |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Practical | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Trevor Abela Fiorentino |
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