This course will focus on the role of community health Nurses in providing family centered care and basic concepts of Reproductive Health for male and female through emphasis on obstetrics, gynecological morbidities, infertility, family planning, adolescent related health problems, immunization, tropical disease, abortions, reproductive health indicators, and related health education.
Course coordinator : Kiran Irfan
Mode of Study : Face to Face
Duration : 18 weeks
Campus /Location : ICONM
Total Credit Hours : 6 CH (2.5+2.5+1)
- Teacher: kiran irfan
Course Description
This course is designed to develop and enhance the learners’ analytical reading skills. It will help students to improve their professional writing skills in Summary and Letter writing. It also aims to develop their communication and language skills.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. Reflect and relate information to their own context.
2. Understand what is meant by critical thinking and how it can be improved
3. Use the correct forms of grammatical structures in context
4. Practice summarizing nursing and non-nursing articles.
5. Understand and use the appropriate language
6. Know how to make well organized and clear presentation
Teaching/Learning/ Strategies
Interactive lectures, individual, pair, group and whole class discussions, computer based language learning.
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S. No. |
Evaluation |
Marking |
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1. |
Assignments |
10% |
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2. |
Presentations |
10% |
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3. |
CATs |
10% |
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4. |
Mid-Term |
30% |
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5. |
Final Term |
40% |
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Total |
100% |
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References:
1. Baudoin, E. M., Bober, E. S., Clarke, M. A., Dobson, B. K., & Silberstein, S. (1994). Reader’s choice (3rd ed.). Michigan: The University of Michigan Press.
2. Davidson, W. (2001) Business writing: What works, what won’t (Rev. ed.). New York: St. Martin’s Griffin.
3. Emmerson, P. (2004). Email English. Oxford: Macmillan.
4. Fisher, A. (2004). Critical thinking: An introduction. Cambridge: 6. Cambridge University Press.
5. Longan, J. (2002). English skills with readings (5th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
6. Murphy, R. (2004). Murphy’s English Grammar (3rd ed.). New Delhi: Cambridge University Press.
7. Powell, M. (1999). Presenting in English. London: Language Teaching Publication.
8. Stevens, M. (1998). How to be better at giving presentations. New Delhi :Kogan Page.
- Teacher: Irfan Ali
Course Introduction:
The focus of this course is to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes in the care of children in primary, secondary and tertiary settings. Learners will apply a concepts related to Growth and Development and its deviation in all aspects of children’s health. Emphasis is placed on common health problems occurring in Pakistan and in South Asian Countries.
Course Code:
Pharma-201.
Course Coordinator:
Danish Ali Siddiqui.
Course Objectives:
At the end of the course, learners will be able to:
1. Develop awareness on common health issues of the children in Pakistan.
2. Discuss principles of growth and development and its deviation in all aspects of nursing care.
3. Discuss the impact of hospitalization on the child and family.
4. Discuss the role of a family in the care of sick children in Pakistani Context.
5. Integrate pharmacological knowledge into care of sick children.
6. Integrate research based information in the care of child and family.
Clinical Objectives:
1. Apply principles of growth and development in all aspects of nursing care.
2. Identify the impact of hospitalization on the child and family and utilize the strategies to decrease the stress of hospitalization.
3. Utilize Gordon’s Functional Health Pattern effectively when providing care to a child and family with acute or chronic illness.
4. Utilize communication skills that facilitate therapeutic relationship with children, their families and health care team members.
5. Integrate therapeutic play to minimize stress of a child during hospitalization.
6. Identify needs and give health education to child / family at their level of understanding to promote health and prevent disease.
Course Assessment & Grading:
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Sno. |
Evaluation criteria |
Marks |
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1. |
Mid term |
30% |
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2. |
Portfolio |
20% |
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3. |
CAT |
10% |
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4. |
Final |
40% |
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Total |
100% |
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Mode of Study:
Online classes & Physical classes.
Total Credit Hours:
7 Hours per week.
Theory: 03
Clinical: 03
Skills lab: 01
Date of Commencement of course:
25/01/2021
Date of Evaluation Review:
10/06/2021
References & Reference books:
1. Assessment of infant: Community health nursing for second year. Practical handbook 18 -25. Karachi: Sindh Nurses Examination Board.
2. Hawes, H., & Scotchmer, C. (1993). What children need to know and pass on about child development Children for health London: The Child to Child Trust, UNICEEF.
3. Wong, D. L. (2005). Whaley and Wong’s nursing care of infants and
children, St. Louis: Mosby.
4. Adams, L. M, Tentis, E. (2003). The art and science of disciplining children. Pediatric Clinics North America, 50 (4), 817-840.
5. Bruce, B. S, Lake, J. P, Eden, V. A, Denney, J. C. (2004). Children at risk of injury. Journal of Pediatric Nursing: Nursing care of Children and Families, 19(2), 121-127.
6. Butler, R. (2001). Cough and colds: Nurse management of upper respiratory tract infections. Nursing Standard, 15 (39), 33-35.
7. Carpenter, D. R., Narsavage, G. L. (2004). One breath at a time:
Living with cystic fibrosis. Journal of Pediatric Nursing: Nursing care
of Children and Families, 19 (1), 25-32.
- Teacher: Danish Siddiqui
Tropical Disease
Title : Tropical and Communicable Diseases
Course Code : NU 225
Placement : Year III Semester V
Credits: : 02 credits
Course Faculty : Ms Farzana Mithani
Mode of study : Blended
Duration : 18 weeks
Date of commencement : 25 January 2021
of course:
Date of Evaluation/ Review : 10-June-2021
Course Introduction
: This course assists students in developing knowledge, skills and attitude to provide care to clients with various Tropical and Communicable Diseases. The emphasis will be on prevention, management and treatment of Tropical and Communicable Diseases prevalent in Pakistan. Students will utilize the Functional Health Patterns and nursing process to provide care in the community and hospital setting. Concepts of Tropical and Communicable Diseases will be taught on the basis of three approaches i.e. epidemiological triad, chain of infection and web of causation.
Course Objectives:
On the completion of the course, students will be able to:
1. Discuss epidemiological data of tropical and communicable diseases prevalent in Pakistan incorporating relevant research finding.
2. Discuss the diagnostic procedures, pathophysiology and treatment of patients with Tropical and Communicable Diseases
3. Discuss Epidemiological triad, chain of infection and web of causation in relation to tropical and Communicable Disease
4. Utilize Functional Health Patterns and nursing process in delivering the care for patients in hospital/community setting with Tropical and Communicable Diseases prevalent in Pakistan.
5. Demonstrate awareness of legal rights and ethical issues while caring for patients with Tropical and Communicable Diseases.
6. Identify and apply the preventive measures including isolation techniques while caring for the patients in hospital/community setting.
Teaching/learning strategies:
Lecture/discussion/audio-visual aids, group presentations/small group discussion/role play, case studies, interview based report writing
Course Expectations:
1. Active participation in class.
2. Pre & post reading in each class.
3. Completion of assignments/examination on the due dates.
YEAR-III Semester- V
Tropical and communicable disease
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Evaluation Criteria: |
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1. |
Interview based repot writing Assignment |
30% |
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2. |
Presentation of report |
10% |
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3. |
Quiz |
10% |
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4. |
Midterm |
30% |
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5. |
Final Exam |
20% |
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Total |
100% |
Required reading/text books
Bower G.M. (2001). Managing dog, cat and human bite wounds.The Nurse Practitioner (26), 4, 36-45.
Chin, J. (2000). Control of communicable disease manual (17th.ed).Washington DC: APHA.
Campbell. F.A., Drummond. A.,& Robert. D.T. (2003) Scabies and epidemiology.The Hong Kong Practitioner , (25), 214-221
Control of diphtheria, pertussiss, tetanus, Heaemophilus influenza type b and Hepatitis C: Field guide. (2005). American Health organization.
Retrieved on October 8, 2006 from www.paho.org.
Haw, L. H. (2001). Dealing with scabies.Nursing Standards, 31(15), 37- 42.
Report from WHO Expert Consultation on Rabies, Geneva, Switzerland. (5-8 October 2004) Retrieved from http://www.who.int/rabies/trs931
Sack, D.A., Sack, R.B., Nair, G.B., &Siddique, A.K. (2004) Cholera: Seminar. The Lancent, 363, 223-232
Warner D &Bower.B, (1987) Helping Health Workers Learn (1st ed)
On Line References:
http://www.vh.org/pPatients/IHB/Peds?Infectious/Td.html.
http://www.newss.ksv.edu/web/New Releases/list whooping cough.html.
http://www.paho.org/english/ad/dpc/cd/leprosy.htm?Page=Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/hansens_t.htm
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/341/11/815
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/communicable_diseases/en/anthrax.htm
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/anthrax/index.asp
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/
http://www.who.int/emc-documents/zoonoses/docs/whoemczdi986.html
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/287/18/2391
http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/bt/vhf/biofacts/vhffactsheet.html
http://intranet/nursing/pdf/Pro%20C%20P-010.pdf
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/a/faqa.htm
http://www.vnh.org/Malaria/Chepter1.html
- Teacher: farzana mithani