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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Medicine Program of Health Sciences Division of Nursing
Lecture Code I3087001 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 老年看護方法演習
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ロウネンカンゴホウホウエンシュウ
Subject Name in
English
Practice in Gerontological Nursing
Instructor NASU KATSUMI,SAWATARI HIROYUKI
Instructor
(Katakana)
ナス カツミ,サワタリ ヒロユキ
Campus Kasumi Semester/Term 3rd-Year,  First Semester,  2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Thur5-8:HSC Rm 203
Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
Lecture, Group Work, Practice. 
Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 27 : Health Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 04 : Nursing and Rehabilitation Sciences
Eligible Students Nursing course student
Keywords Gerontological Nursing,Practical work experience 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Nursing
(Abilities and Skills)
・Knowledge and understanding of the ability to practice nursing based on grounds premeditatedly
・Knowledge and understanding of the practice ability to be concerned with a maintenance increase of the health, the prevention of the illness, knowledge of the ability for practice about recovery of the health and a maintenance increase of the understanding health, the prevention of the illness, recovery of the health 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
This course focus on helth problems in elderly people. Students are provided the opportunity to master nursing technologies in laboratory situation. 
Class Schedule lesson1: Characteristic health problems, Nursing techniques, and Overview of assessment of the elderly patients.(new)
lesson2: Assessing the elderly patients (fever, pain, pruritus, dehydration, vomiting, edema, and fatigue).(new)
lesson3: Nursing Process on adjusting life activity function on elderly people: excretory function, life rhythm.(new)
lesson4: Nursing Process on adjusting life activity function on elderly people: basic activity on daily life.(new)
lesson5: Surgical nursing for elderly people.(new)
lesson6: Care to elderly people having disease; Bedsore care(new)
lesson7: Care to elderly people having disease; Dementia nursing(Fujiwara)
lesson8: Group Work; case study (new)
lesson9: Nursing care for elderly patients with eating and swallowing disorders due to Parkinson's disease.(new)
lesson10: Practice to inject into the percutaneous gastrostomy tube.(new)
lesson11: Care to elderly people having disease; Cancer Nursing(new)
lesson12: Swallowing Assessment and Nutritional Care.(new)
lesson13: Role play about care of elderly person with dysphagia.(Hirayama)
lesson14: Presentation about the case study by students.(new)
lesson15: Presentation about the case study by students.(new)

Final examination is a paper test.
The theme of report is given in the lesson. 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Kitagawa, M. et al. Gerontological Nursing, 8th Edition, IGAKU-SHOIN Ltd., Tokyo, 2018 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) Power Point. Hand Out. Bb9 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Read the text book before you attend each classes. 
Requirements  
Grading Method Grading will be based on participation (10%), examination (70%), and report (20%). 
Practical Experience Experienced  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it Teachers with experience in nursing teach basic knowledge and skills of nursing for the elderly people. 
Message The text book is same book that you used in the subject 
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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