Modules

Core Module Information
Module title: Management of Chronic Disease
SCQF level: 09:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10
Module code: NUR09400
Module leader: Fiona-Jean Howson
School School of Health & Social Care
Subject area group: Nursing
Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added
Description of module content:

In this module you will learn about the consequences that living with a chronic disease (or diseases) has on the individual, as well as the impact on family, friends, and carers. You will focus your learning on a particular chronic disease that are health priorities globally and local and national contexts. They are diabetes, cardiovascular disease, heart failure and cancer.
Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Evaluate the evidence-base underpinning current practice in the management of people affected by chronic diseases.

LO2: Examine the social and psychological impact of conclusive diagnosis of a chronic disease on people and their family/ carers.

LO3: Explore the role of the multidisciplinary team in promoting self-management to enable people to live positively with a chronic disease.

LO4: Explore current local practice and possible changes to improve psychological symptoms and health, and well-being for people living with one or more chronic diseases.
Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2024/5, Trimester 1, Blended,
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: Blended
Location of delivery: ONLINE
Partner:
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Bruce Harper-McDonald
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Online Guided independent study 180 The Moodle VLE platform will be used to support your guided independent study (weekly schedule) and provide activities that will guide you through he module in a structured manner. These will include online learning materials, podcasts, quizzes, scenario work and multi-media resources that encourage your engagement through a discursive and interactive approach to learning. In addition, group forums will help consolidate your learning and facilitate an opportunity for peer-peer feedback.
Independent Learning Lecture 10 The teaching approach for this module is fully online. The teaching activities will include weekly scheduled online lectures (week 1-12: recorded for asynchronous learning) in which the focus will be on: enhancing the patient's capacity for self-management through understanding chronic disease, patient assessment and symptom management, multimorbidity, and end of life care (LO 1, 2, 3 & 4).
Independent Learning Tutorial 10 To support your learning journey, the teaching schedule will include online (0.5 hour) interactive tutorials which will occur weekly immediately following each lecture (week 1-12: recorded for asynchronous learning) in which you can further explore key concepts (LO 1, 2, 3 & 4). In addition, to tutorial sessions, there will also be open office hours scheduled throughout the trimester to provide you additional opportunity to discuss key concepts and seek individualised support.
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Portfolio 100 1~2~3~4 Week 14 , WORDS= 2500 The summative (marked) assessment will be in the form of a portfolio of elements –based on your online discussion activity, and a written report. You will select one chronic disease from the four studied in the module (diabetes, stroke, heart failure and cancer) and write a portfolio illustrating and examining issues that may affect a person with the chronic disease chosen.
Component 1 subtotal: 100
Component 2 subtotal: 0
Module subtotal: 100

Indicative References and Reading List - URL:
NUR09721/ NUR09400/NUR09136 Management of Chronic Disease
 

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