Form 9: Learning Guide - Wilkinson

Module Name: Introduction to Rehabilitation and Chronic Illness

Course Name: Principles of Rehabilitative Care and Management of
Chronic Disease
Learning Goals/Outcomes
Upon

completion of this module, you will be able to:

Define chronic disease.
Define disability.
Recognize the psychosocial manifestations of chronic illness.
Identify nursing interventions to assist with psychosocial
adaptation.
Discuss the role of Rehabilitation in the management of chronic
disease.
Discuss the illness experience and its effect of quality of life.

Learning Resources
Required Resources
Chapters 1 and 2 in Rehabilitative Nursing.
ARN Competency Model for Professional Rehabilitation Nursing
http://www.rehabnurse.org/profresources/content/ARNCompetency-Model-for-Professional-Rehabilitation-Nursing.html
Watch the YouTube video on Misconceptions of Chronic Illness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sllotlz2GVs
Watch the YouTube video on Disability Awareness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exmiTRdwJm4
Additional Resources

Bernhard, T. Six Common Misconceptions about the Chronically

Ill. Retrieved on 2/8/2015 from
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/turning-strawgold/201312/six-common-misconceptions-about-the-chronicallyill

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San

Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Learning Activities
Activities for This Lesson
Mastery Quiz
Class Wiki
Discussion Board
Discussion Questions
Think about your normal routine, how would it need to be
adjusted if you had a physical disability or chronic illness?
How can nurses impact quality of life for patients with disability
or chronic illness?
What domain from ARNs Competency Model For Professional
Rehabilitation Nursing do you feel will have the biggest impact in
your nursing practice?
How can Rehabilitation improve outcomes for persons with
chronic illness? Reference the 5 principles from chapter 1.

Self-Assessment
Check your understanding
You define disability and chronic illness?
Can you recognize the psychosocial manifestations of chronic
illness?
What are some nursing interventions that will promote
adaptation for the patient with chronic illness?
Can you explain the role of rehabilitation in the management of
chronic illness?
Can you explain how the illness experience can impact quality of
life?

Lesson Evaluation: Graded Assessments

Quiz

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San

Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Wiki
Discussion Board

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San

Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.