Internal medicine, Pharmacology and geriatric nursing 3

Module Geriatric nursing

• general information on the aging population from the nursing point of view.
• skills required of the nurse working in a geriatric context
• residential intermediate care and long-term care services
• models of approach to the elderly person: Person and Family Center, Chronic Care Model
• promote autonomy and independence, reduce the risk of disability
• reduce the trauma of hospitalization
• promote self-management of the disease and ensure continuity of care
• accompany to death.
• care management of the patient with dementia: the main nursing problems of the patient (disorientation, alteration of the sleep-wake cycle, risk of injury, self-care deficit, impaired physical mobility, risk of falling, alteration of a family coping, wandering, dysphagia, .. ..). The repercussions on the family: testimonials.
• care management of the patient with Parkinson's: the main nursing problems of the patient (impaired communication, risk of injury and fall, care deficit, ........)
• care management of the patient with stroke: the main nursing problems of the patient (aphasia/dysphasia, risk of injury and fall, care deficit, ......

1. Berman A., Snyder S., & Jackson C. (2019). Nursing clinico. Tecniche e procedure di Kozier. Edises Hinkle J.L. & Cheever K.H. (2017). Brunner & Suddarth. Infermieristica medico-chirurgica (Vol. 1 e 2). CEA
2. Brugnolli A, Saiani L. Trattato di medicina e infermieristica. Un approccio di cure integrato. Casa Editrice Idelson - Gnocchi, Napoli, 2017. 

The assessments will be carried out at the end of the integrated course. The methodology will be communicated at the beginning of the lessons together with the bibliography and with the learning resources necessary for the preparation for the final evaluation.

The test will be written with multiple choice questions. The exam will be assessed according to the following criteria:

1. Not suitable: Poor or lacking knowledge and understanding of the topics; limited capacity for analysis and synthesis, frequent generalizations of the requested contents; inability to use technical language.
2. 18-20: Just sufficient knowledge and understanding of the topics, with obvious imperfections; just sufficient capacity for analysis, synthesis and autonomy of judgment; poor ability to use technical language.
3. 21-23: Sufficient knowledge and understanding of the topics; sufficient ability to analyze and synthesize with the ability to reason with logic and coherence the required contents; sufficient ability to use technical language.
4. 24-26: Fair knowledge and understanding of the topics; discrete ability to analyze and synthesize with the ability to rigorously argue the required contents; good ability to use technical language.
5. 27-29: Good knowledge and understanding of the required contents; good ability to analyze and synthesize with the ability to rigorously argue the required contents; good ability to use technical language.
6. 30-30L: Excellent level of knowledge and understanding of the required content with an excellent ability to analyze and synthesize with the ability to argue the required content in a rigorous, innovative and original way; excellent ability to use technical language

The nurse is aware that the best predictor of an older

adult falling is:

1. A history of previous falls

2. Use of multiple medications

3. Sensory deficit

4. Alterations in balance