TERNOPIL STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

TERNOPIL STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

INSTITUTE OF NURSING

AMERICAN NURSING SCHOOL

ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING PROGRAM

 

NURS 201: NURSING CARE OF ADULTS II

 

SYLLABUS:  SPRING 2007

 

Methodical Instruction

for

Lecture  (2 hours)

 

 

Theme: INTERVENTIONS FOR CLIENTS WITH INFECTIOUS RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS

 

Instructor: Orest Kornetsky, BA, BSN, RN

 

 

Student Objectives:

 

Learning Objectives:

1. Explain the consequences of an untreated streptococcal infection of the upper respiratory tract.

2. Identify adult populations at highest risk for contracting influenza.

3. Develop a teaching plan to prevent influenza in the older adult.

4. Identify clients at risk for developing community-acquired or hospital-acquired pneumonia.

5. Compare the clinical manifestations of pneumonia in the younger client to those exhibited by the
   older client with pneumonia.

6. Identify adult populations at risk for tuberculosis.

7. Interpret correctly the purified protein derivative test results for an person with normal immune function and a person with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

8. Prioritize educational needs for the client undergoing treatment at home for active tuberculosis.

 

 

Developmental and Cultural Considerations:

1. Recognize differences in vaccination among different races

2. Understand the mortality in the elderly caused by pneumonia and the signs and symptoms associated with the infection

 

 

 

 

Additional Learning Objectives

1. Be able to provide the care for postoperative client after sinus surgery

2. Understand the causes of pharyngitis

3. Differentiate between viral and bacterial pharyngitis

4. Understand the risk factors associated with pneumonia and the common organisms causing the infection

5. Be able to educate the client on preventing pneumonia

6. Understand the classification and treatment of tuberculosis

 

 

Lecture Outline

 

#	Lecture Outline	Assignments
1.	Disorders of the Nose and Sinuses Rhinitis Sinusitis	Readings: Iggy. Text: Chapter 31 pp. 571-589
2.	Disorders of the Oral Pharynx and Tonsils Pharyngitis Tonsillitis Peritoneal abscess	Readings: Iggy. Text: Chapter 31 pp. 571-589
3.	Disorders of the Larynx and Lungs Laryngitis Influenza Pneumonia Pulmonary tuberculosis	Readings: Iggy. Text: Chapter 31 pp. 571-589

 

 

 

Prepared by                                                                    Orest Kornetsky

4/25/2007

 

 

Approved by Department of General Patient Care. Minute #________ from ____________2007

 

 

Head of the Department                                        Prof. Oleksandr Oliynuk, MD, Ph.D,

                                                                              Doctor of Medicine