Contemporary Issues in Older Person Care

Course details

If you have not undertaken formal study for sometime and are concerned regarding your academic study and writing skills, you are strongly advised to undertake the access module prior to attempting any stand alone module.

Applicants will normally:

• A. Be a registered nurse on the register maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.

OR

• B. Be registered on the appropriate professional register.

AND

• C. Be currently employed in health care either in: clinical practice/management/ research /education. Some modules may only be undertaken while working in a specific related area. This is specified in module descriptions.

AND HAVE GAINED:

• A primary degree (min. 2.2) (health sciences related) or evidence of equivalent academic credits. Students who do not have the aforementioned will be required to provide evidence of their ability to study at post-graduate level.
• D. Students whose first language is not English will require a degree of fluency in the English language.
• Credits from stand alone modules can be accrued towards the award of Post graduate Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing Studies/Professional Studies).
• Many of our stand-alone modules are delivered through blended learning/e-learning allowing you the option of studying at your own pace in your own home.

Programme Overview

• The aim of this module is to introduce students to a range of contemporary issues allied to older persons’ care provision.

Content:

• Older People in Ireland: A Profile of Health Status, Lifestyle and Socio-economic Factors from SLÁN & TILDA
• Impact of ageing with concomitant existing conditions such as sensory mental health disabilities.
• Exemplars of biological, sociological, and psychological theories that can influence ageing process.
• Principles of care and case management
• Models of person centred care and application in older person care settings
• Elder Abuse: Statistics; Types; Risk factors; Interventions Legal and ethical issues
• Dementia: Statistics: Diagnosis; cost; Care interventions and challenges
• Falls: Statistics Risk factors; assessment; cost; Care interventions and challenges
• Disability: Statistics; Type; assessment; care interventions and challenges
• Models of palliative care and application to older person care; respite care provision
• Caring in the community: needs/challenges; informal/family carers needs; Support structures.