Gerontology Program - Online

Comments about Gerontology Program - Online

• Objectives
  This program is designed to enable registered nurses to acquire the necessary knowledge and practice expertise to care for older persons in all health care settings.
• Practical experience
  There is also a Clinical Experience aspect associated with this program.
• Academic title
  Gerontology Program Completion Certificate
• Course description
  Three core modules are pre-requisites to commencing the Gerontology modules.  These include:
  
      * Anatomy and Physiology (optional)
      * Health Assessment "bridging module" (or an approved course in Health Assessment)
      * Health Promotion/ Teaching Learning
  
  Gerontology Modules
  
  Modules One to Five:
  
  Module One - Introduction to Gerontology
  
  Module Two - Physiological Changes of Aging
  
  Module Three - Psychosocial Aspects of Aging
  
  Module Four - Special Considerations of the Older Person - Includes eight identified content areas specific to the older person, i.e. nutrition, drugs and drug compliance, sexuality, abuse, etc.
  
  Module Five - Nursing Practice and the Elderly
  
  Clinical Experience
  
  Upon successful completion of the theoretical component of the program, a clinical component is required.   For the clinical component of this course, there are 2 possible options:
  
     1. Those learners with no previous clinical experience in gerontological nursing will be required to complete a 3-4 week preceptored clinical experience.
     2. Learners with experience in gerontological nursing will complete 2 clinical assignments.
  
  

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