The general objective of the module is to provide the student with the fundamental information of care planning for people affected by the main internal medicine pathologies on the basis of knowledge of the most recurrent pathologies.

- Knowledge and understanding:
at the end of the course students who study to have acquired knowledge and to have developed the ability to understand the fundamental aspects of nursing in the medical area and to have developed.
- Ability to apply and understand:
to the course the student must be able to apply the knowledge acquired in the integrated course and to draw up and implement an appropriate care plan for the patients who present the pathological pictures treated.
-Autonomy of judgment:
during the course of the course the student must be able to evaluate the clinical cases that arise, choose the care plan and evaluate the term and the iti.

- Communication skills:
at the end of the course the student must be able to understand the concepts learned with a specific and appropriate language.

-Learning ability:
in the course the student will have to demonstrate that he has learned the cardinal principles of assistance in the medical internist area and that he / she has implemented an adequate assistance approach.

Basics of nursing care and planning, hygiene, patient safety.

Nursing applied to the person with cardiovascular pathology
- The person with ischemic heart disease
- The person with congestive heart failure
Nursing applied to the person with acute neurological pathology
- The person with ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke
Nursing applied to the person with acute respiratory disease
- The person with exacerbation of chronic pulmonary disease
- The person with pneumonia
Nursing applied to the person with endocrinological pathology
- The person with type I or II diabetes mellitus
Nursing applied to the person with gastroenterological pathology
- The person with chronic liver disease
Nursing applied to the person with infectious or parasitic disease
- Prevention and assistance strategies in parenteral, airborne and contact diseases
Nursing applied to the person of geriatric age
- Aging, the elderly and disease
- Concept of autonomy, self-sufficiency and fragility
- Atypy of symptoms in geriatrics
- The immobilization syndrome
- Delirium, dementia
- The problem of restraint
- Falls: prevention and control
- Continuity of care and protected discharge
- Care intensity and strategies for organizing care and monitoring patients.
- Preparation for the main diagnostic tests in internal medicine.

Brunner-Suddarth. Infermieristica medico-chirurgica. 5a ed. Milano: Casa Editrice Ambrosiana; 2017

Nebuloni G. Assistenza Infermieristica alla persona anziana. Percorsi di promozione della salute, di educazione e di assistenza. 2a ed. Milano: Casa Editrice Ambrosiana; 2017.

Nursing applied to the person with cardiovascular pathology
- The person with ischemic heart disease
- The person with congestive heart failure

Nursing applied to the person with acute neurological pathology
- The person with ischemic and haemorrhagic stroke

Nursing applied to the person with acute respiratory disease
- The person with exacerbation of chronic pulmonary disease
- The person with pneumonia

Nursing applied to the person with endocrinological pathology
- The person with type I or II diabetes mellitus
 Prevention, recognition and treatment of acute complications: hypoglycemia, ketoacidosis, non-ketone hyperosmolar hyperglycemic coma
 Prevention, recognition and treatment of chronic complications: vascular disease, neuropathy, diabetic foot

Nursing applied to the person with gastroenterological pathology
- The person with chronic liver disease
 Prevention, recognition and treatment of complications: ascites, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, portosystemic encephalopathy, digestive bleeding, coagulopathy, malnutrition, nursing planning for each of the phases of the disease.

Nursing applied to the person with infectious or parasitic disease
- HIV,
- SARS-CoV-2
- Scabies

Nursing applied to the person of geriatric age
- Good ageing: prevention strategies and "antiaging" interventions
- Concept of autonomy, self-sufficiency and fragility
- The immobilization syndrome
- Delirium, dementia
- The problem of restraint
- Falls: prevention and control
Continuity of care and protected resignation of the person in poor health.

Face-to-face theoretical lessons.
Interactive frontal lessons with the aid of projections of files in Power Point or compatible format elaborated by the teacher. Exercises on exam problems.

The power point presentations and any links relating to the teaching units are available on the moodle@units IT platform

Verification of learning will take place through a written test with open questions regarding assistance to patients suffering from the clinical pictures described during the course and related to the health education to be offered to the patient.
The score of the exam is attributed by means of a mark expressed out of thirty as follows:
10 points for knowledge of the pathological framework of reference,
10 points for the description of the care approach,
10 points for the description of the health education intervention of reference to the proposed clinical case.

To pass the exam, the student must achieve at least a sufficient score (>6) for each of the three required tests.

This course explores topics closely related to one or more goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs)