Highlights
- •Nurse practitioners must be able to assess and manage chronic diseases.
- •A chronic disease history of present illness must be comprehensive.
- •OLD CLASS is a mnemonic created to assist nurse practitioner students elicit a thorough chronic disease history of present illness.
Abstract
Chronic diseases cause 70% of deaths worldwide, including 15 million premature deaths
per year. The chronic care model was established to improve chronic disease management;
however, it lacks a systematic approach to assist clinicians in fully assessing chronic
care needs. OLD CLASS is a method developed by nurse practitioner faculty to guide
nurse practitioner students to collect a thorough history, including the lived experience
of chronic illness, so they can provide high-quality chronic disease management.
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Biography
Alice S. Bristow, DNP, FNP-BC, CNE, BC-ADM, who can be contacted at [email protected], is an instructor. Dr. Bristow also maintains a faculty practice at Cahaba Medical Care, Woodstock, Alabama. Katie C. Buys, DNP, MPH, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, is an assistant professor, and Lauren C. Mays, DNP, FNP-BC, is an assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing.
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Published online: March 08, 2023
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In compliance with standard ethical guidelines, the author reports no relationships with business or industry that would pose a conflict of interest.
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