General objective At the end of the course, the student will be able to describe the basic nursing care interventions to plan and implement in order to meet the health needs of elderly people.
Specific goals - Define the specific characteristics of the elderly person and the frailty condition; - Know and know how to use the main tools for the multidimensional assessment of the frail elderly; - Analyze the objectives of nursing care and the areas of intervention of the nurse towards the elderly person and the caregiver; - Describe the network of services dedicated to the elderly with particular reference to Integrated Home Care, the voucher system of the Lombardia region, and the role of the case manager; - Analyze the role of the nurse towards people with dementia, with particular reference to Alzheimer's disease.
Teaching Methods
- Frontal lessons; - Watching a film about the onset of Alzheimer's disease; - Discussion of a clinical case through the analysis of the needs of the elderly.
Assessment Methods
The exam will be written, with multiple choice questions.
Texts
- L’assistenza all’anziano: ospedale, territorio, domicilio. Maria Mongardi, MC Graw Hill, Milano, Settembre 2010. - Classes notes. - Didactic material posted on Kiro.
Contents
MODULE I 1. Definition of "aging" 2. Definition of "Fragile elderly" 3. The compromised needs of the elderly 4. Multidimensional Evaluation 5. Rehabilitation techniques (R.O.T.) 6. Hints of polypharmacy
MODULE II 1. Filmography "Still Alice" 2. Definition of dementia 3. Alzheimer's disease 4. Nursing approach to the patient with Alzheimer's 5. Wondering 6. Nursing in the pharmacological field 7. Use of Occupational Therapy in the geriatric setting
MODULE III 1. Clinical case (sent electronically) 2. Development of the clinical case
MODULE IV 1. Presentation of the Network of Services for the elderly 2. Definition of Protected Discharge 3. Concept of Home Care (ADI) 4. Presentation of the Voucher System 5. The figure of the Case Manager in assisting the elderly person 6. Individualized Assistance Plans (PAI)
