Objectives and competences
Student will:
? understand chronic diseases in an individual,
? understand the importance of empowerment and health literacy for managing chronic diseases,
? Understand nurses' role and functions in preventing and managing chronic diseases.
Content (Syllabus outline)
Chronic diseases and their impact on the individual.
Risk factors for chronic diseases.
Self-management of chronic diseases.
Empowerment of patients with chronic disease
The importance of health literacy in managing chronic disease.
Special features of nursing care for the patient with chronic disease.
Integrated care for patients with chronic disease
Programs of prevention of chronic diseases and their activities.
Outpatient clinics and their role in the prevention and monitoring of chronic diseases.
Health education centers and their role in the prevention of chronic diseases.
Learning and teaching methods
? Lectures,
? consultations,
? groupwork,
? individual work.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Upon competion of the course, student will be able to:
• explain the impact of chronic disease on an individual and the risk factors related to chronic diseases,
• explain the importance of health education for lifestyle change and the importance of empowerment for self-management of chronic diseases,
• describe the importance of health literacy for self-management of chronic disease,
• describes nurses’ tasks in the outpatient clinic of family medicine and health education center.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Students apply the acquired knowledge to nursing practice.
Readings
Obvezna:
• Maučec Zakotnik, J., Tomšič, S. & Kofol Bric, T. (ur.). (2012). Zdravje in vedenjski slog prebivalcev Slovenije. Ljubljana: Inštitut za varovanje zdravja Republike Slovenije.
• Vinko, M., Kofol Bric, T., Korošec, A., Tošič, S., & Vrdelja, M. (2016). Kako skrbimo za zdravje?. Z zdravjem povezan vedenjski slog prebivalcev Slovenije 2016. Ljubljana: Nacionalni inštitut za javno zdravje. Avaliable at: http://www.nijz.si/sites/www.nijz.si/files/publikacije-datoteke/kako_skrbimo_za_zdravje_splet_3007_koncna.pdf
Dodatna:
• Hoyer, S. (2005). Pristopi in metode dela v zdravstveni vzgoji. Ljubljana: Visoka šola za zdravstvo
• Zaletel-Kragelj, L ., Eržen, I. & Premik, M. (2007). Uvod v javno zdravje. Ljubljana: Medicinska fakulteta, Katedra za javno zdravje.
• Zaletel-Kragelj, L. , Fras, Z. & Maučec Zakotnik, J. (ur.) (2004). Tvegana vedenja povezana z zdravjem in nekatera zdravstvena stanja pri odraslih prebivalcih Slovenije. Ljubljana: Littera Picta d. o. o.
Prerequisits
The prerequisite for taking the exam is the successful completion and presentation of the seminar work.
Additional information on implementation and assessment The total score consists of both positive assessed obligations.
