99218 - Infermieristica nella cronicità (BO1)

Academic Year 2025/2026

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Nursing (cod. 5907)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the module, the student possesses the knowledge relating to the methodology, organizational and clinical assistance models for taking charge, management and continuity of assistance in chronic situations. Develop knowledge related to therapeutic education. Knows the resources of the family and the community.

Course contents

1. Principles of taking charge of the person with chronic disease
a) demographic aspects
b) concepts of chronicity, frailty, comorbidity, disability, non self-sufficiency
c) healthy aging and disease trajectory
d) caregiver


2. Models of management and care settings in chronicity
a) transitional care, continuity of care, planned discharge, home assistance
b) individual and family self-management theory


3. Chronic Nursing Care
a) hypertension
b) heart failure
c) liver cirrhosis
d) Alzheimer's dementia
e) Parkinson's disease
f) thyroid diseases
g) rheumatological diseases

 

The content complements that of course 99217 - Infermieristica dell'area medica.

Readings/Bibliography

REQUIRED:

Brugnoli A. & Saiani L. (2023) Trattato di Medicina e Infermieristica, un approccio di cure integrate. Idelson-Gnocchi, II ed. Napoli.

NANDA International. (2024) Diagnosi infermieristiche - definizione e classificazione 2024/2026. CEA, XIII ed. Milano.

Handouts and other materials uploaded to Virtuale.


SUGGESTED:

Brunner & Suddarth. (2024) Infermieristica Medico-Chirurgica, vol.1 e vol.2. CEA, VI ed. Milano.

Teaching methods

Frontal and interactive lecture with small group exercises and analysis of clinical cases.

Assessment methods

Single Written Exam in the Medical and Chronic Areas + Oral Exam.

Single Written Exam: Care planning for a clinical case in the medical or chronic area, identifying two DIs and one PC (or one DI and two PCs), complete with related factors, defining characteristics, objectives, indicators, and interventions (preparatory to the oral exam) [30 minutes].

Oral Exam: Open-ended questions on the medical area program.

The written exam is passed if all three clinical assessments are complete and correct.



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Written + Oral:

Written: Care planning for a clinical case, identifying an ID and a PC, including related factors, defining characteristics, objectives, indicators, and interventions (preparatory to the oral exam) [20 minutes].

Oral: Open-ended questions on the program.

Teaching tools

Slides, books, concept maps, clinical cases.

Office hours

See the website of Claudia Camedda

SDGs

Good health and well-being Quality education Gender equality Reduced inequalities

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.