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Course Outline For Nursing 58, Page 1

Fall 2008

Replaced Fall 2010

Course Outline for Nursing 58

NURSING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Catalog Description

58 - Nursing Care for Patients with Infectious Disease 1 unit

Nursing processes in the care of clients with infectious diseases with an emphasis on HIV and Hepatitis including pathophysiology, psychosocial and pharmacological issues, and preventive measures. Significance of specific nursing care measures, therapeutic health care giver attitudes and behaviors, and community resources available for caregivers and patients. Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of or concurrent enrollment in NURS 55, or 70, or equivalent. 1 hour.

[Typical contact hours: 17.5]

Prerequisite Skills:

Concurrency in NURS 55 or 70

Expected Outcomes for Students:

Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:

  1. Identify and describe:
  1. pathophysiology of infectious diseases and common hospital and community infections;
  2. causation and epidemiology of infectious diseases
  3. methods of preventing infectious diseases;
  4. common clinical symptoms of infectious diseases and their medical management;
  5. psychosocial concerns of patients with infectious diseases and their caregivers;
  6. community (state and national) resources for patients with infectious diseases
  7. essentials involved in nursing care of patients with infectious diseases; and
  8. trends and research and evidence based practice.

Course Content:

1.Causation, epidemiology and pathophysiology of the infectious diseases

2.Methodology involved in prevention of infectious diseases

3.Infectious disease symptom management

4.Psychosocial aspects

5.Community resources (local, state, and national); and

6.Nursing responsibilities in teaching.

Methods of Presentation:

1.Lecture

2.Seminar Discussion

Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:

1.Typical Assignments

  1. Write a research paper on an infectious disease.
  2. In a small group, analyze the priorities involved in caring for a patient with
  3. an infectious disease.
  4. Give an oral report on nursing interventions employed with the patient who has an infectious disease.

2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress

a.Critical thinking exercises

b.Written papers

  1. Written examinations
  2. Written final exam

Textbooks (typical):

Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking for Collaborative Care, Ignatavicius and Workman, 5th ed, Elsevier/Mosby,2006 or most recent edition

Special Student Materials:

None