Learning Outcomes:
On completion the candidate will be able to:
• Exhibit comprehensive knowledge and understanding of an integrated model for care of older people
• Critically evaluate the opportunities and challenges of integrated models of care in improving the health and well-being outcomes of older adults.
• Demonstrate understanding of the nursing contribution to the development of integrated services for older people
• Critically articulate the nursing role in designing, developing and leading high-quality services for older people
• Critique the role of contextual factors influencing the development of quality services, including cultural, political, environmental and socio-economic factors
• Critically discuss contemporary issues in gerontological nursing and how these impact on the development and delivery of services to older people across a range of residential and care settings
Indicative Module Content:
On completion the candidate will be able to:
Integrated models of care of older people
Impact of integrated models of care on health and well-being outcomes of older adults.
Nursing role in the development of integrated services for older people
Nursing role in designing, developing and leading high-quality services for older people
Contextual factors influencing the development of quality services, including cultural, political, environmental and socio-economic factors
Contemporary issues in gerontological nursing