The course covers health and risk factors for mental health and ill health, substance abuse and addiction problems, and complex care and nursing situations among older people. You gain knowledge of dementia and cognitive impairment from a medical, psychological and social perspective, and how it affects the individual and their relatives, as well as treatment methods based on national guidelines. The course is part of the YH programme Specialistundersköterska inom vård och omsorg av äldre (specialist assistant nurse in elderly care) at TUC Yrkeshögskola.
Duration: 11 weeks
Language: Swedish
Level: Advanced
CSN-eligible
Time commitment: Half-time, approx. 20 hours/week, with in-person sessions in Jönköping (or video link from Katrineholm)
The course covers health and risk factors for mental health and ill health, substance abuse, addiction problems,
various medical conditions, causes, and the complex care and nursing situations connected with these.
The course further covers dementia and cognitive impairment, and various medical conditions from a
medical, psychological and social perspective, as well as how they affect the individual and their
relatives. The course also addresses treatment methods based on national guidelines.
The course covers health and risk factors for mental health and ill health, substance abuse, addiction problems,
various medical conditions, causes, and the complex care and nursing situations connected with these.
The course further covers dementia and cognitive impairment, and various medical conditions from a
medical, psychological and social perspective, as well as how they affect the individual and their
relatives. The course also addresses treatment methods based on national guidelines.
What you will learn
What you learn.
You can identify health and risk factors for mental health and ill health in older people.
You can handle complex care and nursing situations involving substance abuse and addiction problems.
You can describe dementia and cognitive impairment from a medical, psychological and social perspective.
You can apply treatment methods based on national guidelines.
You can support relatives of older people with mental ill health or dementia.
Curriculum
How the course is built.
Mental health and ill health in older people
Health and risk factors and the assessment of mental ill health.
Substance abuse and addiction problems
Care and nursing for older people with addiction problems.
Dementia and cognitive impairment
Medical, psychological and social perspectives on dementia.
Treatment methods and guidelines
National guidelines for geriatric psychiatric care and treatment.
Support for relatives
Supporting and involving family members in care and nursing.
Target audience
Who is this for?
The course is aimed at assistant nurses who encounter older people with mental ill health, substance abuse problems or dementia in their work.
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