Module Code - Title:

NM4243 - NURSING INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH LONG TERM CONDITIONS

Year Last Offered:

2025/6

Hours Per Week:

Lecture

2

Lab

0

Tutorial

1

Other

4

Private

3

Credits

6

Grading Type:

N

Prerequisite Modules:

Rationale and Purpose of the Module:

This module will address person-centred nursing care of individuals with long term health conditions across hospital and community settings.

Syllabus:

Promoting health and wellbeing for individuals, living with and managing chronic pain, disability, co-morbidity and impairment in long term conditions across care settings. Assessment, care planning, therapeutic interventions supporting families and carers, psychosocial approaches; self-management and assisted technologies. Spirituality, concepts of hope, choice, resilience, empowerment and coping across disease trajectories. Collaborative multi-disciplinary team practice and recognising the need for escalation care. The nursing contribution in maximising the quality of life for persons living with long term conditions.

Learning Outcomes:

Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)

Apply knowledge of altered physiology in specific conditions to discuss holistic nursing for individuals with a long term health condition. Discuss the nursing process for safe quality person-centred care to all individuals with long term health conditions. Apply the principles of bio-psychosocial approaches in chronic health to maximise recovery.

Affective (Attitudes and Values)

Value the role of the nurse in the collaborative care and support of individuals and their family and carers in hospital and community settings. Appreciate the biopsychosocial concepts of living with long term conditions.

Psychomotor (Physical Skills)

N/A

How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:

This module will provide students with the opportunity to promote person centred health and wellbeing for individuals living with long term conditions. Knowledge and responsibility is developed through engagement in teaching and learning strategies for example lectures, tutorial discussions, case scenarios, recommended reading and reflection. Feedback, enquiry/problem based strategies will facilitate students to become more articulate, proactive and collaborative in caring of individuals with long-term conditions. Students will be expected to engage in self-directed study that incorporates research and evidence based literature to support their learning. Relevant national and international health policy will be incorporated within this module.

Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):

Prime Texts:

Nicol. J. and Hollowood, L. (2019) Long term conditions. Nursing care and management , London: Sage

Price, B (2019) Delivering Person -Centred Care in Nursing , London: Sage

Chang, E. and Johnson, A (2018) Living with Chronic illness and disability. Principles for Nursing Practice. 3rd ed. , Australia: Elsevier.

Other Relevant Texts:

Elcock, K., Wright, W., Newcombe, P. and Everett, F. (2019) Essentials of Nursing Adults , London; Sage.

Peate, I (2020) Alexander's Nursing Practice, Hospital and Home, 5th ed , Edinburgh: Elsevier

Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:

BSNUGEUFA - NURSING (GENERAL)

BSNUIDUFA - NURSING (INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY)

BSNUMHUFA - NURSING (MENTAL HEALTH)

Semester(s) Module is Offered:

Spring

Module Leader:

Jill.Murphy@ul.ie