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Course Schedule: Chronic Illness Care

This document outlines the course time table for a course on caring for chronically ill and older persons. The course is divided into two periods - Preliminary and Midterm. In the Preliminary period, the timetable allocates 11 hours for lectures covering topics like an orientation to the course requirements, chronic illness assessments and management, health education and behavioral management for chronic conditions. One hour is allotted for assessments. The Midterm period allocates 11 hours for lectures on issues in chronic illness, factors affecting the aging process, cultural considerations, illness patterns in older adults, geriatric assessments, nursing diagnoses and problems faced by the elderly regarding physiological functioning and safety. One hour is again allotted for assessments. The total

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Course Schedule: Chronic Illness Care

This document outlines the course time table for a course on caring for chronically ill and older persons. The course is divided into two periods - Preliminary and Midterm. In the Preliminary period, the timetable allocates 11 hours for lectures covering topics like an orientation to the course requirements, chronic illness assessments and management, health education and behavioral management for chronic conditions. One hour is allotted for assessments. The Midterm period allocates 11 hours for lectures on issues in chronic illness, factors affecting the aging process, cultural considerations, illness patterns in older adults, geriatric assessments, nursing diagnoses and problems faced by the elderly regarding physiological functioning and safety. One hour is again allotted for assessments. The total

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Course Time Table

Course Number: ELECTIVE 2 Description:

CARE OF CHRONICALLY ILL AND THE OLDER

PERSON

Period: PRELIM
Time Allotment
Learning Content

Lecture

I. Orientation on the Course


a) Scope
b) Requirements
c) Grading System
Class Standing 60%
Participation 20%
Projects/Outputs 20%
Quizzes/Seatwork 20%
Periodic Exam 40%
d) Rules on absences

1 hr

II. Chronic Illness


A. Key Problems Areas
experienced by patients
with Chronic Illness

2 hr

B. Review of the
Pathophysiology of
selected chronic
conditions: Heart
Disease, Hypertension,
COPD, Diabetes, Cancer,
Dementia, Stroke
C. Specific assessments
focus and management
of the above conditions.
D. Health educations in
chronic illness
E. Behavioral management
in chronic illness
Coping interventions for
powerlessness,
hopelessness, sensory
deprivation,
sleeplessness etc.
Social support system
and family in chronic

2 hr

2 hr

2 hr
2 hr

Laboratory/
Practical/
Demonstrati
on

Remarks

illness
Time allotted for course delivery
Time for assessment
Sub-Total
TOTAL

11
1
12
12

Course Time Table


Course Number: ELECTIVE 2 Description:

CARE OF CHRONICALLY ILL AND THE OLDER

PERSON

Period: MIDTERM
Time Allotment
Learning Content

Lecture

F. Issues and trends in


chronic illness

2 hr

II Care for the Older Persons


A. Factors that affect normal
functioning of the
Demographic of Aging
Theories of Aging
Socioeconomic Aspects of
Aging
The Aging family The well
older person changes in the
older person and their
implication to care Physical/
Physiological/biological/social
/ psychological and emotional
B. Cultural factors/ethnicity such
as regards for elders,
perception of health
C. Risks factors associated with
Chronic Illness
D. Patterns of Illness of the older
person
E. Comprehensive geriatric
assessment
F. Nursing diagnosis related to
wellness and chronic illness
G. Problems related to the older
person
Physiological functioning
Behavioral and
Safety
H. Needs for self-care, life
support and health
maintenance

2 hr

2 hr

2 hr

2 hr

2 hr

Laboratory/
Practical/
Demonstrati
on

Remarks

I.

Health problems in chronic


illness
J. Levels of care
Time allotted for course delivery
Time for assessment
Sub-Total
TOTAL

11
1
12
12

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