LA CONSOLACION COLLEGE MANILA

School of Nursing
COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Code: NCM 302 Communicable Diseases

Descriptive Title: Curative and Rehabilitative Nursing Care Management
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I. COURSE DESCRIPTION/SCOPE

This course is an integral part of NCM 302 that provides the students the
concepts and principles of nursing care management of clients with alterations in
human functioning across the life span in varied settings.

Pre-requisite: NCM 301 Credit 4

Contact Hours per Semester: Lab:
Prescribed textbook (Authot/Ed/Year) Brunner and Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical
Surgical Nursing

II. COURSE OUTLINE

1. At the end of the course, given a client with simple to complex health
problems/work related problems and life threatening conditions in any health care
situation, the student nursing care utilizing the nursing process.
2. Identifies significant findings from the obtained nursing assessment in
formulating a nursing care plan to patient with communicable disease.
3. Utilize appropriate nursing interventions to restore and maintain health of clients
with inflammatory and immunologic problem
4. Identify common infectious diseases and mode of transmission.
5. Discuss the pathophysiology of common infectious diseases and emphasize their
pathognomonic signs among other conditions.
 III. COURSE OUTLINE/ SCHEDULE

Week/ Topic/ Activity Instructional Reference/

Date/ Method/ Author/
Session Strategies Chapter/ Page

Week 1 1.Communicable Disease Terminology

&2 2.Standard Precautions Brunner and
2.1.1 Hand Hygiene Lecture – Suddarth’s
2.1.2 Barrier Protection Discussion / Textbook of
2.1.3 Patient Placement Return Medical
2.1.4 Transmission Based Precautions Demonstration Surgical
2.1.6 Airborne Nursing
2.1.7 Droplet
2.1.8 Contact
3. Principles of Immunity San
3.1.1Classification of Acquired Immunity LazaroHospital,
Week 3 4. Vaccine Preventable Diseases Compilation of
&4 4.1.1 Tuberculosis Case Communicable
4.1.2 Hepatitis Discussion/ Disease in
4.1.3 Rubeola Group Nursing
4.1.4 Varicella Presentation
4.1.5 Diptheria Navales,
4.1.6 Pertussis Communicable
4.1.7 Rubella Disease in
4.1.8 Poliomyelitis Nursing
4.1.9 Leprosy
4.2.0 Measles

5. Sexually Transmitted Diseases

5.1.1Gonorrhea Case
5.1.2 Syphilis Discussion/
5.1.3 Herpes Genitalia Group
5.1.4 AIDS Presentation

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

6. Parasitism
Week 6.1.1 Enterobiasis
5& 6 6.1.2 AScaris
6.1.3 Tinea Capitis
6.1.4 Tinea Cruris
6.1.5 Dermatophytoses
6.1.6 Tinea Pedis
 6.1.7 Pediculosis
6.1.8 Scabies

Week 7. Disease Caused by Trauma and Inoculation

7& 8 7.1.1 Rabies
7.1.2 Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
7.1.3 Malaria
7.1.4 Ebola
7.1.5 Leptospirosis
7.1.6 Filiriasis/Schistosomiaisis Case
7.1.7 Tetanus Discussion/
Group
MIDTERM EXAMINATION Presentation

Week 8. Other Infectious Diseases

9& 10
8.1.1. Herpes Zoster
8.1.2 Meningitis
8.1.3 Anthrax
8.1.4 Small pox
8.1.5 Typhoid Fever
8.1.6 Pneumococcal disease
8.1.7 Mycoplasma infection
8.1.8 Mumps
8.1.9 Influenza
8.2.0 Haemophilus Influenza Type B
8.2.1 Cholera
8.2.2 Chicken Pox
8.2.3 Botulism
8.2.4 Amebiasis
8.2.5 MRSA
8.2.6 SARS
8.2.7 Meningococcal Disease

PREFINAL EXAMINATION
FINAL EXAMINATION