GNUR 503 Delirium, Dementia and Depression in the Elderly will provide the learner with opportunities to gain a solid understanding of these three medical conditions that alter cognitive capacity and impact psychosocial status and well-being in the older adult. Learners will look at current theories of causality, presenting behaviours, risk factors and therapies for each of these three conditions. The impact on family and professional caregivers will also be assessed. Dementia nursing care will focus on methods to enhance and retain patient abilities.
Prerequisites: None
Corequisite: None
Crosslisted: None
Accessibility Services Notice
Students who would like an academic accommodation and who have a documented disability should contact Accessibility Services, if they have not already done so.Course Details| Total number of weeks | 15 |
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| Total Credits | 3.00 |
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| Total Hours | 45 |
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Typical hours per week breakdown| Lecture | 3 |
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- articulate the importance of maintaining optimal mental health for disease prevention.
- apply cognitive assessment screening tools.
- explain the underlying physiological processes of the major types of dementia.
- explore and analyze strategies that will help dementia clients optimize quality of life.
- practice 2 tools to screen for depression in later life.
- understand 3 delirium assessment tools which help identify delirium in older adults.
- review current pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities for major dementia types, depression and delirium.
Grading Table
| Percentage |
Letter Grade |
GPA |
| 90-100 |
A+ |
4.33 |
| 85-89 |
A |
4.00 |
| 80-84 |
A- |
3.67 |
| 76-79 |
B+ |
3.33 |
| 72-75 |
B |
3.00 |
| 68-71 |
B- |
2.67 |
| 64-67 |
C+ |
2.33 |
| 60-63 |
C |
2.00 |
| 55-59 |
C- |
1.67 |
| 50-54 |
P |
1.00 |
| 0-49 |
F |
0.00 |
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DNW |
0.00 |
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Disclaimer
Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.