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Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School School of Medicine Program of Health Sciences Division of Nursing
Lecture Code I3173101 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 老年健康障害看護
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ロウネンケンコウショウガイカンゴ
Subject Name in
English
Disease Management in Gerontological Nursing
Instructor NASU KATSUMI,KAZAWA KANA
Instructor
(Katakana)
ナス カツミ,カザワ カナ
Campus Kasumi Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Weds1-4:HSC Rm 301
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Face-to-face
Lecture 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 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 Aging, Geriatrics, Treatment, Rehabilitation,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
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・A mental and physical function and health based on the environment, the prevention of the illness, the onset, knowledge, understanding about the healing
・Nursing practice theory, knowledge, understanding about the three R's and the manner of the nursing
・An individual and a family, a local health problem and knowledge, understanding about the nursing
・Knowledge, understanding about the collaboration with the row other types of job between a health care system and people of nursing job
・Knowledge, understanding about the nursing ethic 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Understanding geriatric diseases and syndromes, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for older adults. 
Class Schedule lesson1 Health Assessment and Nutritional Evaluation in Older Adults
lesson2 Nursing Care for Older Adults with Heart Failure
lesson3 Stroke and Dementia
lesson4 Nursing Care for Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment
lesson5 Nursing Care for Older Adults with Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonian Syndromes
lesson6 Nursing Care for Older Adults with Depression and Delirium
lesson7 Simulation of Aging and Mobility Aids Devices
lesson8 Nursing care for Pressure Ulcer Prevention
lesson9 Respiratory Disease,Respiratory Infections and Interstitial Pneumonia
lesson10 Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Respiratory Failure, and Lung Cancer
lesson11 Nursing Care for Older Adults with Prostatic Disease and Urinary Tract Infection
lesson12 Osteoporosis and Locomotive Syndrome
lesson13 Rehabilitation for Older Adults
lesson14 Herbal Treatment for older adults
lesson15

Paper Test 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Kitagawa, K. et al. Gelonological Nursing, 10th edition, IGAKU-SHOIN Ltd., Tokyo, 2025.
Toba, K. et al. Geriatric Nursing  Pathology and Nosography, 6th edition. IGAKU-SHOIN Ltd., Tokyo, 2025. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Text, Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Forms
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Learning techniques to be incorporated Post-class Report
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Students should prepare and review the textbokk and handouts. 
Requirements Students whose attendance is less than two-thirds of the total number of class hours will not be allowed to take the final exam. 
Grading Method Participation(30%), Examination (70%) 
Practical Experience Experienced  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it Teachers with experience in nursing and medicine teach knowledges of diseases and nursing for older adults.  
Message  
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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