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Course Lesson Plan for Geriatric Nursing

Instructor: Mary HuelskampMN 511: Technology in Nursing

Kaplan University OnlineApril 9, 2011

Geriatric NursingTable of Content

Slide Title Slide Number

Course Description 3-4

Course Purpose 5-6

Introduction Video 7

Are You Ready 8

SuperTeacher Tools 9

Lesson Plan 10 -11

Objectives 12-18

Holistic Teaching Model 19 -20

Materials 21-24

Course Evaluations 25 -28

Conclusion – Final Video – Let’s Play Jeopardy 29

References 30 -32

Credentials 332

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Geriatric Nursing

Course Description

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Geriatric Nursing

Course Description

This course is focused to provide students a deeper, richer understanding of the aging process.

The course examines the normal physical, psychosocial, and cultural aspects of the aging process in relevant to common disease processes affecting elderly persons.

This course encourage self-reflection to promote students growth and development in the attitudes of planning care for elderly persons.

Students will be encouraged to use various literature research, internet research, and videos to enrich their knowledge, skill, and attitudes of the common issues and healthcare needs of older adulthood through the death and dying process.

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Geriatric Nursing

Course Purpose

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Geriatric Nursing Course PurposeOlder Adults are the Core Business of Health Care (Fulmer & McGriff, 2006)

Baby Boom

Older Adults present more clinical challenges (Capezuti, 2006)

Co-morbidities combined with the aging process require skilled care

Hospitalizations of older adults results in risk for complications

Caseloads in most healthcare system include older adults

John A. Hartford Foundation (2006)

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“A Day in the Life of a Gerontological nurse”by Weymannk (2010).

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Are you Ready?

Then Let’s Begin

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SuperTeacherTools, 2011

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Lesson Plan

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Lesson Plan Overview

Week 1: Introduction to gerontological nursing Week 2: Nursing assessment of the older adult Week 3: Polypharmacy Week 4: Dementia, depression, delirium Week 5: Urinary & fecal incontinence Week 6: Falls & trauma Week 7: Mid-term Week 8: Sleep DisordersWeek 9: Caregiving and mistreatment of older adults Week 10: Continuum of care: independent, retirement centers, assisted living, skilled home/institutional, adult day centers, hospice Week 11: Socioeconomic considerations and financing healthcare for older adults Week 12: Final Exam

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Objectives

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Knowledge Objectives

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to define gerontology and geriatrics with a 100% accuracy.

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to recognize those medications that adversely affect the elderly with 100% accuracy.

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to list the 3 most common mind altering conditions affecting older adults with 100% accuracy.

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Comprehensive Objectives

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to describe three (3) early signs of Dementia with 100% accuracy.

Upon completion of this course the student will able to describe 3 common gerontological theories useful in improving healthcare for the elderly with a 100% accuracy.

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Application Objectives Upon completion of this course the student will be able to utilize appropriate theories of nursing practice to develop an adequate care plan with a 100% accuracy.

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Analysis Objectives

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to distinguish the early signs of symptoms of dehydration with a 100% accuracy.

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to interpret specific lab values that contribute to the client’s condition with 100% accuracy. Upon completion of this course the student will be able to attribute pathological, physiological, psychological symptoms with specific disease processes with 100% accuracy.

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Synthesis Objectives

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to add new and old geriatric knowledge in respect of past and today’s geriatric experiences to plan care for new geriatric

situations.

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Evaluation Objectives

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to evaluate their learning situations to determine if changes are warranted aimed to provide positive, safe, quality client outcomes for older adults/geriatric persons residing in long-term facilities or in the community.

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Holistic Teaching Model Integration for Best PracticesCompentency

Multiple Applications in Nursing and Arts & Sciences Identity Intimacy Generativity

Acquiring General Competency in the Nursing Gerontology Course

Industry

Building Competency from multiple courses from the Nursing to include the Arts & SciencesTrust Autonomy Initiative

(Wallace, Lange, & Grossman, 2005)

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Erickson’s Stages of Development

The Stages of higher learning

Erickson’s Comparison

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Materials

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Required Textbooks Meiner, S. E. & Luekenotte, A. (2005). Gerontological Nursing (3rd ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby

Lueckenotte, A. Pocket Guide to Gerontologic Assessment (3rd Edition). St. Louis, MO: Mosby

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Geriatric Nursing• Internet Resources to Use

http://consultgerirn.org/main/index

• http://consultgerirn.org/

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• Clinical Modules http://consultgerirn.org/uploads/File/Module1/mod_1_main.html

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Course Evaluations

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Evaluation Process

• Formative Evaluations• Summative Evaluations• Grading content • Grading clinical performance• Overall Competency

(Oermann & Gaberson, 2006; p. 3)

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Geriatric Nursing Grading Classroom Components

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Component Grade Percent

Lecture/Discussions (10) 10%

Exams (2) 25%

Quizzes (2) 15%

Written Assignments (2) 20%

Group Project (Power Point Project) (1)

15%

Case Studies/Care Plans (2) 15%

Total 100%

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Letter Grade System

Letter Grade Average Percent Grade

A 90-100

B 80-89

C 70-79

D 60- 69

F 60 or below

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Geriatric Nursing Fun

Brought to you by

The UCLA School of Medicine

Division of Geriatrics

Let’s Play

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References

Hartford Geriatric Nursing Initiative (HGNI) Design Identity Program (n.d.).

Overview and Guidelines. Retrieved from

http://www.geriatricnursing.org/graphics/pdf/logo_stylesheet1.0.pdf

John A. Hartford Foundation (2006). Older Adults are the core business of

health care. Retrieved from

http://www.jhartfound.org/ar2006html/introduction_p3.html

Oermann. M. H. & Gaberson, K. B. (2006). Evaluation and testing in nursing

education (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.

References

South Plains College (n.d.). REESE vocational nursing program: Course

syllabus. Retrieved from

http://www.southplainscollege.edu/pos/health- occupation/nursing/

VNSG_1126_241_Strawn_SP11.pdf

SuperTeacherTool (2011). Classroom Update [Video]. Retrieved from

http://www.classroomupdate.com/

University of California, Los Angeles. (n.d.). Let’s Play Geriatric Jeopardy.

Retrieved from www.ucop.edu/agrp/docs/gerjeo.ppt

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References

Wallace, M., Lange, J., Grossman, S. (2005). Isolation followed by integration:

A model for development of a separate geriatric course. Journal of

Nursing Education, 44(6), 253-256.

Weymannk, C. (2010). A day in the life of a gerontological nurse [video clip].

Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/results?

search_query=a+day+iin+the+life+of +gerontological+nursing&aq=f

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Course Lesson Plan for Geriatric Nursing

Mary Huelskamp RN/BSNStudent MN/Nurse Educator

Kaplan University

Contact InformationLand phone: 1-920-544-4625Cell phone: 1-920- 366-4653

Email Address: mhuelskamprn@yahoo.com