Post RN BSN Nursing Microbiology Course

LUMHS Post RN BSN Nursing Microbiology Course Syllabus of First Year First Semester

LIAQUAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES (LUMHS)

Post RN BS Nursing Program

Course Syllabus

Title            :        Integrated Sciences-I (MICROBIOLOGY)

Course No    :        703

Time            :        1.5 Credit

Placement   :        year 1, First Semester

Course Description:

This is a laboratory based course designed to give post RN B.Sc. N students an opportunity to review the basic concepts of microbiology required for integrated sciences. Selected topics essential for competent nursing care will be covered. The course will improve their problem solving abilities related to their clinical work in hospital, school and a community.

Course Objectives:

At the end of this course students will be able to:

·        Describe various types of microbes, effect of these microbes on human body and how to control the growth of microbes.

·        Describe various defense mechanisms of the body explain different mechanism of gene transfer, protein synthesis and mutation.

·        Discuss immune disorder and allergic reaction such as asthma.

Teaching / Learning Strategies:

Lecture, tutorial, clinical and self-study

Course expectation:

Active participation

Completion of assignment on due dates

Completion of lab sheet

Evaluation criteria

·        Internal Evaluation                  20%

·        External Evaluation (Final)      80%

COURSE CONTENT

MICROBIOLOGY

Unit-I

1.     Introduction to course:

·        Introduction to course:

·        Introduction to Microbiology

·        How microbiology helps nursing?

·        Lab safety rules of microbiology

·        Procedure used in microbiology

·        Importance of microbiology in nursing

Unit-II

1.     Microbes and Health:

·        Review of Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic cell

·        Differentiation b/w Prokaryote & Eukaryote cell

·        Human cell and its organelles

·        Algae

·        Fungi

·        Virus

·        Bacterial staining

a.      Simple

b.     Differential

·        Bacteria and it types

·        Microbial Interaction

·        Symbiotic relationship

·        Parasitic relationship

·        Opportunistic relationship

2.     Factors affecting microbial growth:

·        Physical factors

·        Chemical factors

a.      Temperature

b.     Oxygen

c.      Carbon dioxide

d.     pH

3.     Control of microbial growth:

·        Physical factors

a.      Temperature

b.     pH

c.      Pressure

d.     Radiation

e.      Filtration

f.       Osmotic pressure

g.     Desiccation

      ·        Chemical factors:

a.      Dyes

b.     Acid and base

c.      Alcohol

d.     Halogens

e.      Heavy metals and their salts

 Unit-III

1.     Immunity

·        Defense mechanism

·        First line of defense

·        Second line of defense

·        Third line of defense

·        Specific and non- specific Immune responses

·        Immune disorders

·        Allergies

Unit-IV

1.     Microbial genetics and mutations

·        RNA and DNA

·        The mechanism of Gene transfer

·        Protein synthesis and mutation genetic disorders

2.     Labs

·        Use and care of microscope

·        Isolation of normal flora

·        Bacterial staining

·        Control of microbial growth

·        Heat resistant bacteria

·        Antigen antibody reaction

References

1)    Microbiology by Michael. J .pelezar

2)    Review of medical microbiology Jewetz. E. Mel nick.

3)    Clinical microbiology by Abdul Mobin khan.

4)    Immunology by O. M. weir.

5)    Principles of microbiology and Immunology by Bernard . D . Davis.

6)    Medical microbiology by Krick.

7)    Microbiology Introduction for health professional by John Wiley.

8)    Journal of microbiology by Abdul Mubin khan.

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