NURS 2800 - Chronic and Palliative Care

1. Introduction to managing chronic illness and disease
   1. Evidenced based collaborative care
   2. Quality and safety
   3. Symptom Management
   4. Chronicity
   5. Co-morbidities
   6. Vulnerability
   7. Stigma, social isolation
   8. Disability
   9. Self-care
   10. Trends in healthcare
       1. Access
       2. Equity
       3. Affordability
       4. Social justice
   11. Autonomy/advocacy
   12. Trajectory of Illness
   13. Grief and Loss
   14. Psychosocial response
       1. Cultural
   15. Focused assessments based on disease process
       1. Age related specific assessment needs (infant, pediatric, adult and gerontologic)
   16. Caregiver burden
2. Nursing Care of Clients with Chronic Disruptions to:
   1. Psychosocial Integrity
   2. Physiological Integrity
      1. Mobility
      2. Tissue Integrity
      3. Oxygenation and Perfusion
      4. Metabolism
      5. Neuro-cognition
      6. Regulatory
      7. Comfort/Pain
3. Lab Modules
   1. Functional Health Assessment
      1. ADLs
      2. Elimination
   2. Preventing hazards of immobility
   3. Oxygenation
   4. Enteral Nutrition
   5. Peripheral and implantable access ports
   6. Chronic wound management
   7. Neurosensory lab
   8. Selected Simulated experiences related to chronic illness and palliative care

1. discuss trends in healthcare as they relate to issues of access, equity, affordability and social justice.
2. explore ones own beliefs and values as they relate to caring for clients experiencing chronic illness and end of life issues.
3. promote achievement of safe and quality outcomes of care for individuals and families experiencing chronic illness and end of life issues.
4. provide quality and safe client care as a member of the inter-professional team.
5. recognize the role of information technology in improving client care outcomes and creating a safe care environment.
6. utilize clinical judgment and decision making skills while providing care to promote optimal health for clients experiencing chronic illness.
7. utilize evidence, clinical judgment, inter-professional perspectives and client preferences in planning, implementing and evaluating outcomes of care.
8. incorporate the knowledge and methods of a variety of disciplines to inform decision-making in the care of the chronically ill client.

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