Nursing

Module 12: Synthesis

This module is a continuation of Module 11.

This is your opportunity synthesis and application in a common chronic illness situation.

Module Objective:

1. Synthesize principles of person and family centered care, chronic illness challenges, and Rural Health Nursing Theory with nursing process. 

Assigned readings:

Refer to materials addressed earlier that will be valuable as you develop your care plan.

Be sure to read through the documents and watch the video in the Chronic Illness Family Careplan folder (found in the Content section of the course).  Note the optional template for the care plan is found in the same folder. If you utilize the template, be sure to review the grading rubric for more detailed descriptors and point values for each grading criterion.

The case studies (found in the same folder) represent very common situations in health care.  Nurses have an opportunity to make a profound difference in the lives of those we care for by providing individualized patient and family centered care! 

Assignment

Consider these statements as your work on your care plan:

“ Managing chronic illness raises the nursing practice bar, challenging nurses to apply a patient-focused, systematic, outcome based, cost effective, quality care model” (Gies, p. 144).

"The differences are vast between caring for a person with an acute illness on a short term basis and caring for a person with a chronic condition over the long haul" (Larsen, p.11).

The Chronic Illness Family Careplan is due as part of Module 12. Please refer to the course calendar for specific dates.

Please choose one of the case studies that are posted in the Chronic Illness Family Careplan folder as the basis of your care plan.  

References:

Gies. (2019). Quality of Life. In P.D. Larson (Ed.),  Chronic illness: Impact and intervention (pp. 129 - 158).

Jones & Bartlett Learning. 

Larsen, P.D. (2019). Chronicity. In P.D. Larson (Ed.),  Chronic illness: Impact and intervention (pp. 3 - 18). Jones & Bartlett Learning.