Nursing Care Focused on Aging Well, 7.5 Credits

Contents

The course will cover in-depth studies of aging including aging as a part of the life course, the meaning of gerontology and geriatrics, older peoples exposure to violance in close relationsships, factors related to good aging and other key topics related to aging. The course will have a health promotion perspective with point of depature in good aging including sustainability with focus on healt and wellbeing. Aging will be discussed from nursing, biopsychosocial and intersectional scientific perspectives. The course will address the specialist nurse's function in the care of old people, strengthen understanding of aging within the life course perspective and highlight the importance of prevention and health promotion for aging well.

Expected learning outcomes

After completing the course the student should be able to

Knowledge and understanding

• describe different theories and perspectives of good aging

 Skills and Abilities

• demonstrate the ability to interview and interpret life stories
• relate life stories to theories of aging and to the social situation of old people
• independently assess needs and prevention, plan actions and/or nursing assessments for old people based on scientific evidence, and evaluate these in relation to aging issues and social circumstances

 Evaluation ability and approach

• demonstrate the ability to analyse and assess different perspectives on aging that can affect the design of nursing care for old people

Required Knowledge

Degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing and work experience as a nurse equivalent to at least 12 months full-time. Proficiency in English equivalent to Swedish upper Secondary course English B/6.

Form of instruction

This course is completely web based. A student-active problem-based learning approach will be applied. This will encompass knowledge-seeking, problem-solving, and application and reflection based on evidence and demonstrated experience. The pedagogical methods will include individual work, recorded lectures, study groups, posts in chat forums, written individual assignments and seminars. An educational support for the students' learning is targeted learning activities, with increasing difficulty towards the course objectives. A scientific approach will apply to all assignments, and students will be required to reference scientific literature. Posts in chat forums and seminars will be compulsory.

Some teaching may be in English.

The online elements require access to a computer with a stable Internet connection, a USB headset with a microphone and a web camera. A fixed connection is preferred. Internet access can be via networks in a campus, local learning centre or library.

Examination modes

A two-grade grading scale applies: pass (G) and fail (U).

The course is examined in the form of written individual assignments with associated seminars. FSR 1-3 through written individual assignment and 4-5 are examined through a written individual submission assignment with associated seminar.
 
To pass (G) the whole course, a pass must be obtained in all examinations, and mandatory parts must be conducted.

The number of test sessions (examinations) is limited to five. A student who has failed twice has the right to request that the Programme Council provide a different examiner.

Examiners may decide to deviate from the modes of assessment in the course syllabus. Individual adaptation of modes of assessment must give due consideration to the student's needs. The adaptation of modes of assessment must remain within the framework of the intended learning outcomes in the course syllabus. Students who require an adapted examination - and have received a decision on the right to support from the coordinator at the Student Services Office for students with disabilities - must submit a request to the department holding the course no later than 10 days before the examination. The examiner decides on the adaptation of the examination, after which the student will be notified.

Crediting
Students can apply for a credit transfer in respect of the entire or a part of the course based on previously completed education or professional activities. Rejections of credit transfer applications in whole or in part must be justified in writing. Appeals against rejections of credit transfer applications should be submitted to the Higher Education Appeals Board. For more information, please contact Studentcentrum/Examina.

Other regulations

Health and Vaccination Program 

In advance of internships, the students in the Medicine Faculty at Umeå University are offered vaccinations against Hepatitis B. In addition, students who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and/or Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) are offered an opportunity for these vaccinations. The Medicine Faculty will only cover these costs if the vaccinations are taken during designated student vaccine times and locations.  

Access to Internships 

Generally, placements (including clinical placements) are conducted within the respective programme's agreement in collaboration with Regions, the primary municipalities and a few private providers. If the student does not fulfil the hosting organisation's requirements, within for example work-environment and patient security aspects, they cannot be guaranteed access to a placement. In that case, the University will explore the possibility of offering the student an alternative placement within the framework of the University's agreements.

For further information, please see the regulations at Umeå University.