COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CHRONICAL DISEASES NURSING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERS 6018 CHRONICAL DISEASES NURSING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Internal Medicine Nursing

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÖZLEM KÜÇÜKGÜÇLÜ

Offered to

Internal Medicine Nursing

Course Objective

In this course, it is aimed to understand the needs of the individual with chronic disease by using specific models and develop strategies for her/his care.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe the health care needs of the adult individual with chronic disease by using the theorerical frame.
2   Use critical thinking skills while sustaining the nursing care process of the individual with chronic disease.
3   Solve the ethical problems related with the care of the individual with chronic disease, in line with ethical principles
4   Assess and solve organizational problems, which ease or prevent the care of chronic diseases
5   Create new ideas and methods by applying cooperation strategies between the organizations for the care of the individual with chronic disease
6   Formülate strategies for the prevention or decrease of chronic diseases.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Theories and models to be used for the care and disease management of the individual with chronic disease Requirement model Concord model Model of daily life activities Health confidence model Nursing theory of self-care deficiency System theory Learning theories Family theories Deficiency theories
2 Effect of the chronic disease on individual, family and society Self-care in chronic diseases Self-management in chronic diseases Health care and social support systems related with chronic diseases Concord with the chronic disease Coping with chronic diseases

Recomended or Required Reading

Clark, C.C. (2010) Holistic Nursing Approac to Chronical Disease, Springer Pulishing Company.
Lorig, K., Sobel, D, Stewart A., Brown B. W., Bandura A., Ritter P., Gonzalez V. (1999). Evidence Suggesting That a Chronic Disease Self-Management Program Can Improve Health Status While Reducing Hospitalization: A Randomized Trial. Medical Care, Volume 37 - Issue 1 - pp 5-14
Fawcett J. (2005). Contemporary Nursing Knowledge. Analysis and Evaluation of Nursing Models and Theories. F.A. Devis Company: Second Edition. Philadelphia.
Joshua C., Sally C. M., Walter M., Margaret M., Marika J. S., Lara H., Shannon R., Paul S.(2005) Meta-Analysis: Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs for Older Adults. Ann Intern Med September 20, 143:427-438.
Dunear- Jacob J, Erlen J. A, Schelenk E. A, Ryan C. M., Sereika S. M., Doswell W. (2000) Adherence in Chronic Disease: Annual Review of Nursing Research, Volume 18, Number 1, 2000 , pp. 48-90(43)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, Discussion, Problem solving, Clinical practice, Case discussion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRF PERFORMANCE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + PRF* 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + PRF* 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Presentation skill of the student, her/his preparation to the subject and participation in discussions will be assessed as the midterm exam.
Her/his examination of nursing studies related with the management process of a chronic disease, as well as the explanation and report of how she/he uses the nursing concepts in three selected studies will be assessed as homework.
The skills of interpretation, decision making, explanation and knowledge combination will be assessed in the final exam.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

It is compulsory to participate in 70% of courses.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hatice Mert,
Prof. Dr. Özlem Küçükgüçlü

Office Hours

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Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 2 7 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 2 20 40
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 2 20 40
Preparing presentations 2 18 36
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 152

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.15555
LO.2555
LO.355
LO.455
LO.55
LO.65555