Introduction to Long Term Conditions

Content outline

Indicative content includes:

• Asthma
• COPD
• Heart failure
• Sickle cell disease
• Long covid
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Mental Health and Mental Capacity
• Adult Safeguarding
• Cardiovascular disease
• The use of digital technology and informatics
• Delivering specialist person-centred care in complex, challenging and unpredictable circumstances

Who is it for?

This course is suitable for registered nurses who want to increase their knowledge of Long Term Conditions in adults. This module would be particularly pertinent as a preparatory module for those considering applying to the MSc/PgDip Public Health and Specialist Community Nursing Programme (Community Nursing in Health and Social Care, District Nursing or General Practice Nursing).

Timetable

Term 3 

May: 6 and 20 May 2027
June: 10 and 24 June 2027
July: 1 July 2027

Benefits

This module aims to provide you with an introduction to the care and management of persons with long term conditions, with a focus on primary and community care health and social care settings.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this module, you will be expected to be able to:

Knowledge:

* Critically evaluate and review the impact of complex, challenging and unpredictable circumstances within the wider environment on the care and management of persons, their family, carers and/or nominated persons with long term conditions

* Critically appraise how recent changes in health and social care policy have impacted on the care and management of persons with long term conditions in your specialist area of practice

* Critically review your knowledge of pharmacology and audit in the clinical decision-making process and evaluate how digital technologies and informatics can be utilised to enhance the care and management of persons with long term conditions.

* Explore the benefit of using clinical protocols pertinent to your specialist area of practice to support the delivery of evidence based clinical care.

Skills:

* Critically evaluate and appraise the impact of person-centred care and health promotion initiatives on persons, their family, carers and/or nominated persons, communities and populations

* Critically review how effective collaboration within a inter agency and inter disciplinary context can enhance the care and integration of care for clients with long term conditions

* Critically appraise the transferrable skills you can bring to the care and management of persons with long term conditions and how the acquisition of new knowledge can enhance the delivery of high-quality person-centred care

* Critically evaluate and synthesise how evidence-based practice can be utilised to ensure the timely identification of changes in health status and effective anticipatory care and hospital avoidance

* Act as a catalyst for practice development in the care and management of persons with long term conditions.

* Apply the use of clinical protocols within the context of your specialist area of practice.

Values and attitudes:

* Critically evaluate and appraise how the psychosocial effects of long-term condition can impact on a person’s wider health and wellbeing

* Promote and develop shared decision making and adherent relationships with persons, their family, carers and/or nominated persons, communities, and populations to positively influence health outcomes.

Assessment

Summative:

The assessment for this module consists of one part. You are required to develop a 3000-word written assignment incorporating a 1000-word clinical protocol relating to the management of a long-term condition pertinent to your specialist area of practice. The clinical protocol should be accompanied by a 2000-word supporting written assignment in which you outline how you have developed the clinical protocol with a critically robust and contemporary evidence-base. Your clinical protocol must be included within your appendices.

Formative:

You will have the opportunity to submit a draft one-page summary/plan of your clinical protocol and essay to the module team for formative feedback.

Certificates

The module is available as a core module for students studying the MSc/PgDip Public Health and Specialist Community Nursing Programme (General Practice Nursing Pathway)

The module is available as an optional elective module for students studying the MSc/PgDip Public Health and Specialist Community Nursing Programme (Community Nursing in Health and Social Care Nursing, District Nursing Pathway)

Transfer course credits towards postgraduate taught degree

Alternatively, As a health and/or social care professional, once you've completed this module you could offset 15 credits as part of a postgraduate programme, continuing your study with further modules to make up a Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) 60 credits, Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) 120 credits or Master of Science (MSc) 180 credits qualification (all credits must be awarded within five years of study commencing).

Credits

This course is worth 15 credits toward eligible programmes.

Eligibility

You must be registered in the United Kingdom as a nurse, midwife or allied health professional.

English requirements

English requirements

If your first language is not English, one of the following is required:

A first degree from a UK university

A first degree from an overseas institution recognised by City, University of London as providing adequate evidence of proficiency in the English language, for example, from institutions from Australia, Canada or the United States of America.

International English Language Test Service (IELTS) a score of 7.0 is required with no subtest below 7.0

Pearson Test of English (Academic) score 72 required

TOEFL 100 overall with 24 in Writing, 20 in Listening, 19 Reading and 20 Speaking

Other evidence of proficiency in the English language, which satisfies the board of studies concerned, including registration with your professional regulator.

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