Nursing Students Carry Out Elderly Health Practices

Third-year students of the English and Turkish programs of the Department of Nursing at our university's Faculty of Health Sciences carried out elderly health practices at the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Altınpark Retirees' Lounge between 7 and 14 May 2024 as part of the Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği Uygulama and Public Health Nursing Practice courses. Under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Ayşe ÇAL, Assist. Prof. Handan TERZİ, Res. Asst. Merve ESEN and Res. Asst. Kardelen ÖZÇOBAN, the students delivered health education sessions to older adults on “Pain Management”, “Proper Medication Use”, “Falls and Fall Prevention”, “Protection Against Alzheimer's”, “Adapting to Retirement”, “Early Diagnosis Methods and Screenings”, “Urinary Incontinence in Older Adults”, “Neglect and Abuse of Older Adults”, “Stress Management in Older Adults”, “Activity and Exercise in Older Adults”, “The Importance of Sleep in Old Age” and “Nutrition in Old Age”. At the "Health Corner" they set up in the lounge, they measured height, body weight and blood pressure and provided one-on-one counseling to older individuals.

We would like to thank the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Department of Social Affairs, as well as the lounge managers and staff, for their cooperation.