Management of Long Term Conditions
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| NURS4212 | Nursing | 4 | 20 | Spring UK |
- Code
- NURS4212
- School
- Nursing
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
This course will consider:
• The international profile of long term conditions (epidemiology)
• The key concerns, principles and priorities that shape the organisation of care provision;
• Access and referral arrangements and different forms of assessment;
• The enhanced consultation skills required for managing long term conditions;
• The physical and psychological impact of living with a long term condition;
• The user/carer and family experience of long term illness;
• A range of settings and models of care management;
• The facilitation of self-care and partnership working;
• Inter-professional care planning and innovative ways of working;
• How services could be improved in relation to a specific area of care;
• Research in this field of practice and its application to the student’s area of practice;
• The concept of leadership within these multidisciplinary long term conditions teams.
Target Students
Healthcare Professionals.
Classes
Eight classroom contact days over a four week period as well as independent study time. Total of 200 hours study
Assessment
- 50% Coursework: An evaluative report about their current service provision with a recommendation for a change in service (2,500 words)
- 50% Coursework: A reflective essay on the potential implementation of the recommendations suggested.(2,500 words).
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
The coursewill help students critically review their service provision to those with a long term condition and help them to examine potential developments in their field.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Critically discuss the factors which enhance and/or challenge the delivery of benchmarked care, internationally and nationally and the subsequent impact on quality of life;
Analyse the actual and potential contribution of different stakeholders, including the role of experienced and advanced practitioners in health and social care services and that of service users and carers.