Choose a chronic illness of interest such as multiple sclerosis, arthritis, PTSD, or diabetes. Examine the lifestyle a patient would need to live to manage a chronic illness.
Review the pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, and diagnostics
Explain long term problems associated with the illness.
Predict what a patient would need in the future such as use of assistive devices.
Share necessary teaching for this patient focusing on possible interventions to prevent complications.
What do you think it would feel like if you were the spouse or child of someone who suffered a chronic illness? Identify some coping mechanisms a patient and family could utilize to manage the anxiety and fear associated with a chronic illness.
