COURSE TITLE CARE OF OLDER ADULT

COURSE NUMBER NCM 114

COURSE DESCRIPTTION The presents the theories, concepts of aging,
physiologic and psychological changes and the
problems associated with older persons and the
appropriate nursing interventions.

COURSE CREDIT Theory 2u ( 36 hrs.), RLE 1 u ( 51 hrs.)

Placement Third Year, First Semester
Pre-requisites NCM 109

PROGRAM OUTCOMES COURSE OUTCOMES COURSE LEARNING

1. Perform safe, appropriate humanistic
care of an older adult client
OUTCOMES
Demonstrate comprehensive A.2.2
nursing care to the care of older Assess with client one’s
adult clients correctly. health status.
A.2.3
Formulates with client a
plan of care to address the
health conditions, needs,
problems and issues based
on priorities.

A.2.4
Implements safe and quality
interventions with the client
to address health needs and
problems.

A.2.5
Provides health education
using selected planning
models to targeted clientele

A.2.6
Evaluates with the client the
health status/competence
and/or process/expected
outcomes of nurse-client
working relationship.
2. Practice beginning management and
leadership skills.
Apply appropriate methods of
managing the environment of
older adult clients to promote
their holistic well-being.
B1.1
Utilizes appropriate and
efficient methods
/strategies/tools to manage
multiple nursing
intervention for older adult
clients (with co-
morbidities, complex and
rapidly changing health
status) with consultation as
needed.
B.1.2
Coordinate care by
organizing and prioritizing
use of human, material,
financial and other
resources to achieve
expected health outcomes.
B.1.4
Creates a safe environment
of care through the use of
quality assurance,
continuous quality
improvement and risk
management.

B.2.1
Participate in the
development of policies and
standards regarding safe
nursing practice.

B.2.2
Organizes own workload
demonstrating time
management skills for
meeting responsibilities and
achieving outcomes.
B.3.3
Applies management and
leadership principles in

3. Conduct research with an experienced Determine the salient points of
researcher. an assigned research study
pertaining the care of older
adults.
Appreciate the value of research
in improving quality of care for
older adults.
providing direction to
manage a community.
C.1.1
Participate in preparing a
research proposal related to
the care of older adults
while complying with the
ethical principles in nursing
research.
C.1.1.1
Review research literature
to determine knowledge on
the topic of interest.
C.1.2
Conducts a research study
on the care of older adults
as a member of a research
team.
C.2.1
Determine if the research
problems/questions,
objectives and/or
hypotheses are clearly and
logically linked to the
research purpose, concepts
and relationships, and
propositions generated
from the study framework.

C.2.2
Analyzes the conceptual
framework , the summary of
review of related literature,
research design and data
analysis procedure are
logically linked with
research purpose,
problems/questions and
hypotheses.

C.2.3
Establish the interpretation,
implications and
recommendations are
consistent with the results
considering the limitations
of the study.

C.2.4
Analyses the research
study/report for adherence
to standards of writing
mechanics, ethical
principles and guidelines in
all phases of the research
study.

C.3.1.1. Prepares data

collection and analysis plan
as a member of the quality
improvement/quality
assurance/nursing audit
team.
C.3.1. 2
Conducts collection of data
with the team member
based on agreed plan.

C.3.1.3
Implements with the team
the developed action plan
for identified variance to
improve the system process.