Learning outcomes for the unit are outlined below. After successful completion of this Unit, students will be able to: 1. Explain the causes, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and diagnostic...

Learning outcomes for the unit are outlined below.
After successful completion of this Unit, students will be able to:
1.
Explain the causes, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and diagnostic procedures related to National Health Priority areas concerning acute exacerbations of chronic conditions arising in the cardiovascular, renal, respiratory and musculoskeletal body systems.
2.
Discuss the implications for nursing practice in relation to caring for people with acute exacerbations of chronic conditions affecting the cardiovascular, renal, respiratory and musculoskeletal body systems.
3.
Describe the nursing role and responsibilities in the use of appropriate pharmacological interventions related to acute exacerbations of chronic conditions arising in the cardiovascular, renal, respiratory and musculoskeletal body systems.
4.
Provide evidence-based rationales for nursing strategies used to manage the needs of the person who has developed an acute exacerbation of a chronic condition affecting the cardiovascular, renal, respiratory and musculoskeletal body systems.
5.
Implement information literacy skills to access and evaluate data relevant to provision of effective nursing management of people across the lifespan with an acute exacerbation of a chronic condition.