MODULE DESCRIPTOR This module is designed to enable students apply knowledge, skills and appropriate attitudes acquired from nursing, biological and behavioural sciences in the management of adult patients with chronic/terminal conditions. Emphasis is placed on surveillance, patient family education, maintenance of health, rehabilitation and needs based approaches and where applicable end of life care. AIM OF MODULE To enable students develop competencies in the provision of nursing care to adult patients with chronic/terminal conditions. MODULE LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon completion of this module learners shall be able to:- a) Utilize the needs based approach and incorporate selected nursing theories in the provision of holistic nursing care to adult patients with chronic/terminal conditions. b) Utilize principles of pharmacology in the administration of drugs to patients with chronic/terminal conditions c) Collaborate with other health care providers to support patient care in a variety of settings d) Provide palliative nursing care to terminally ill adult patients within acceptable cultural and ethical expectations. e) Restore the optimum level of functioning utilizing all the essential elements in the care of HIV/AIDS clients f) Participate in home based care practice. PRACTICE PLACEMENT Hospital settings Rehabilitation centres Lighthouse, specialist hospitals plus homes Download: Module Pack REFERENCES Required Reading Supplementary Reading Dirksen, Shannon (2004) Medical Surgical Nursing: Assessment and. St Louis: Mosby Management of Clinical Problems Ministry of Health and World Health Organization (2005). Technical Guidelines for Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response inLilongwe: Ministry of Health Brunner, S.L. & Suddarth, D.S. (2004). Medical-Surgical Nursing. Philadelphia:J.B. Lippincott. Lewis, S.M., Heitkemper, M.M. & Dirksen, S.R. (2004). Medical-Surgical Nursing. Mexico: Mosby. Smeltzer, S.C. & Bare, B.G. (2004). Brunner and Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing. Philadelphia :J.B. Lippincott. Goskens, V. & Chalira, L. (1981). Common skin diseases in Malawi and their treatment.: Limbe: Montfort press. Lemone, P. & Burke, K.M. (2000).Medical –Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking in Client Care. New York: Addisons Wesley. Phipps, W.J. (2007). Phipps Medical- Surgical Nursing: Health and Illness perspective. Elsevier: Mosby. Malawi. WEBSITES www references (please use KCN e-journals web page as access) Blackwells ( Ebsco host ( Carpenito-Moyet L. J. (2004). Nursing Diagnosis: Application to Clinical. , Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Practice Clark, J.B.E., Queener, S.F. & Karb V.B. (2000). Pharmacologic basics of Nursing Practice. St Louis: Mosby. Phipps, Wilma J. (2007). Phipps' Medical-surgical nursing: health and illnessElsevier: Mosby perspectives. Linton, A., Maebius, & Nancy, K. (2003). Introduction to Medical-Surgical. Philadelphia: Saunders. Nursing MODULE TOPICS HINARI ( WHO ( Wiley (
Needs based approach
Nursing theories
Adult patients with chronic/terminal conditions
Principles of pharmacology
Patient care in a variety of setting
Palliative nursing care
Care of HIV/AIDS
Home Based care
