HS3 Course Syllabus

Republic of the Philippines

MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY

Marawi City

BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT

College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics

COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Number: Health Science (HS) 3

Course Title: Microbiology and Parasitology for Nurses

Course Description:

This course is designed to assist students in the study of important microorganisms and parasites. It explains the physiology and pathogenic properties of bacteria, fungi and viruses as an introduction to disease causation, their biology, the infections they cause, host response to these infections and their mode of transmission, prevention, treatment and nursing responsibilities.

The laboratory experiences provide specimen collection, handling and processing of specimens for isolation and identification of microorganisms and parasites involved in the infectious processes.

Credit: 3 units lecture, 1unit laboratory

Hours/semester: 54 lecture hours, 54 laboratory hours

Prerequisite: General Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology

Placement: 2^nd year, 1^st semester

Requirements: pass lab & lec exams, quizzes (60%), and other requirements

attendance (3 hours lecture/week)

Terminal Competencies:

At the end of the course and given simulated/actual situations/conditions, the student will be able to:

1. Apply the concepts and principles of microbiology and parasitology in the care of clients across the life span.
2. Utilize principles and techniques in the collection,handling of specimens and identification of microorganisms and parasites involved in the infectious processes.
3. Describe the measures to prevent spread of infectious diseases
4. Describe the measures to control infection.
5. Understand the management of communicable diseases.

Course Outline:

1. Scope of Microbiology 3 hours

1. Organisms that make up the microbial world

2. Development and Evolution of Microbiology

3. Significance of Microbiology

4. Practical Applications of Microbiology

2. Microorganisms

1. General Morphology of Microorganism 6 hours

a. Acellular Micro-organisms (prions, viroids, viruses)

b. Cellular Micro-organisms

i. Bacteria (archaebacteria, eubacteria)

ii. Protozoa (amoebas, ciliates, flagellates, sporozoans)

iii. Fungi (yeasts, molds)

iv. Helminths (roundworms, tapeworms, hookworms, pinworms, flukes, etc)

v. Arthropods (lice, mites, mosquitoes, flies, etc)

2. Basic Laboratory Equipment and Procedures in the Study of Bacteria 3 hours

a. Microscopy & Staining Procedures

b. Culture Media & Growth Requirements

3. Normal Human Microbial Flora 3 hours

a. Symbiosis

b. Opportunistic Microorganisms

4. Seven Capabilities of a Pathogen 3 hours

5. Protozoan and Helminthes Diseases of Man 3 hours

3. Infection and Host Resistance

1. The Chain of Infection

2. Host response to infection

a. Non-specific host resistance

b. Specific host resistance

c. Vaccines in the elimination of disease

3. Nosocomial Infections

IV. Microbial Control

1. Medical Asepsis

a. Physical Method

b. Chemical Method

2. Surgical Asepsis

3. Standard Precautions

4. Transmission-based Precautions

V. National Tuberculosis Program -Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (NTP DOTS)

1. Transmission and Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis

2. Tuberculosis Outcomes

a. Role of Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG)

b. Role of Nurses in the Prevention of TB

VII. Communicable Diseases Involving Different Organ System

1. Skin and Eye

2. Nervous System

3. Cardiovascular System

4. Respiratory System

5. Digestive System

6. Urinary and Reproductive System

Laboratory Outline:

1. Microscopy

2. Sterilization

3. Aseptic Techniques

4. Culture Media for Microbial Growth

5. Microorganisms in the Environment

6. Microscopic Examination of Living Micro-organisms

7. Simple Staining

8. Gram Staining

9. Antibiotic Sensitivity

10. Microscopic Examination of Parasites

References:

Burton.(2007). Microbiology for the Health Sciences. 8^th edition

Ingraham. (2007). Introduction to Microbiology. 4^th edition.

Modules in Integration of TB-DOTS to the Nursing Curriculum. Philippine Tuberculosis Initiatives for the Private Sectors (PhiliTIPS). August 2005.

Nester. (2007). Microbiology: A Human Perspective. 5^th edition.

Pelczar, Michael. 1987. Microbiology. McGraw Hill Book Company, New York.

Volk, Wesley A. and M.F. Wheeler. 1988. Basic Microbiology. Harper & Row, Publishers, New York.

Lecture Hand-outs

Prepared by:

Beverly D. Bermejo-Amparado, Ph.D., R.N.