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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
HLC 55 | Title:
MEDICAL MICRO |
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| Full Title:
Medical Microbiology |
| Last Reviewed:6/26/2005 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 4.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 4.00 | Lab Scheduled | 3.00 | 1 min. | Lab Scheduled | 52.50 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 6.00 | | Contact Total | 105.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 210.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:
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Concepts of classification, physiology, pathogenesis and prevention of human diseases caused by bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses specific to nursing science. Emphasis on prevention of nosocomial infections, immunity, theories of diagnosis, treatment and nursing support. Laboratory training in cultivation, identification, and diagnosis. Designed for Health Sciences students.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Completion of CHEM 60 or higher and BIO 10 or higher.
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Concepts of classification, physiology, pathogenesis & prevention of human diseases caused by bacteria, fungi, protozoa & virus specific to nursing science. Emphasis on prevention of nosocomial infections, immunity, theories of diagnosis, treatment & nursing support. Laboratory training in cultivation, identification & diagnosis.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Completion of CHEM 60 or higher and BIO 10 or higher.
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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STUDENTS WHO SUCCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE COURSE WILL:
1. IDENTIFY THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO MICROBIOLOGY MADE BY
VAN LEEUWENHOEK, HOOKE, SEMMELWEIS, PASTEUR, KOCH,
LISTER, EHRLICH, JENNER AND FLEMING.
2. LIST THE MAJOR GROUPS OF ORGANISMS STUDIED IN MICROBIOLOGY.
3. COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF PROCARYOTIC
AND EUCARYOTIC CELLS.
4. DESCRIBE THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF MICROBIAL METABOLISM.
5. DESCRIBE MICROBIAL GROWTH AND MAJOR INFLUENTIAL FACTORS.
6. ANALYSE THE PROGRESSION OF MICROBIAL GENETICS.
7. EVALUATE THE MECHANISMS OF PATHOGENICITY OF MICROBES.
8. COMPARE SPECIFIC AND NONSPECIFIC DEFENSES OF THE HOST.
9. DESCRIBE THE METHODS OF ACTION OF THE COMMONLY USED
ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS.
10. EVALUATE THE ABILITY OF THE FOLLOWING MICROBES TO BECOME
PATHOGENIC AND DESCRIBE THE OUTCOME, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION:
A. PROTOZOANS
B. HELMINTHS
C, FUNGI
D. BACTERIA
E. VIRUSES
11. DETERMINE HOW MICROBIAL PATHOGENCITY RELATES TO CLINCIAL
AND COMMUNITY NURSING PRACTICES.
Topics and Scope
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I. BACTERIA AND THE DISEASES THEY CAUSE
A. PROCARYOTIC CELLS
B. THE BACTERIA
C. CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO BERGEY'S MANUAL
D. PATHOGENIC PROPERTIES OF BACTERIA
E. SPIROCHETES
F. HELICAL/VIBROID GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA
G. GRAM-NEGATIVE AEROBIC RODS AND COCCI
H. FACULTATIVELY ANAEROBIC GRAM-NEGATIVE RODS
I. ANAEROBIC, GRAM-NEGATIVE, STRAIGHT, CURVED, AND HELICAL RODS
J. RICKETTSIAS AND CHLAMYDIAS
K. MYCOPLASMAS
L. GRAM-POSITIVE COCCI
M. ENDOSPORE-FORMING GRAM-POSITIVE RODS AND COCCI
N. REGULAR, NON-SPORING, GRAM-POSITIVE RODS
O. IRREGULAR, NON-SPORING, GRAM-POSITIVE RODS
P. MYCOBACTERIA
II. FUNGI AND THE DISEASES THEY CAUSE
A. EUCARYOTIC CELLS
B. GENERAL BIOLOGY
C. PATHOGENIC FUNGI
D. CHEMOTHERAPEUTICS
E. NURSING INTERVENTION
III. PROTOZOANS AND THE DISEASES THEY CAUSE
A. GENERAL BIOLOGY
B. PATHOGENIC PROTOZOANS
C. CHEMOTHERAPEUTICS
D. NURSING INTERVENTION
IV. HELMINTHS AND THE DISEASES THEY CAUSE
A. GENERAL BIOLOGY
B. PATHOGENIC HELMINTHS
C. CHEMOTHERAPEUTICS
D. NURSING INTERVENTION
V. ARTHOPODS AND THE DISEASES THEY CAUSE
A. GENERAL BIOLOGY
B. PATHOGENIC ARTHOPODS
C. CHEMOTHERAPEUTICS
D. NURSING INTERVENTION
VI. VIRUSES AND THE DISEASES THEY CAUSE
A. GENERAL BIOLOGY
B. PATHOGENIC PROPERTIES
C. TREATMENT CONCEPTS
D. PATHOGENIC VIRUSES:
1. PAPOVAVIRUSES
2. ADENOVIRUSES
3. HERPESVIRUSES
4. POXVIRUSES
5. PICORNAVIRUSES
6. TOGAVIRUSES
7. ORTHOMYXOVIRUSES
8. RHABDOVIRUSES
9. REOVIRUSES
10. PARAMYXOVIRUSES
11. CORONAVIRUSES
12. RETROVIRUSES
13. HEPADNAVIRUSES
E. NURSING INTERVENTION
Assignments:
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I. READING ASSIGNMENTS:
STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO READ AND STUDY THE ASSIGNED
CHAPTERS IN THE TEXTBOOK AND OTHER SELECTED READING IN
JOURNALS AND HAND-OUTS. THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF READING SHOULD
BE ABOUT 6O PAGES PER WEEK.
II. WRITING ASSIGNMENTS:
STUDENTS WILL WRITE A 7 PAGE CASE STUDY ON A PARTICULAR
MICROBIAL INDUCED DISEASE, FILL IN APPROXIMATELY 10 PAGES
IN THEIR LABORATORY WORKBOOK PER WEEK, AUTHOR A 6 PAGE
EPIDEMIOLOGIC INVESTIGATION OF A STUDENT CREATED DISEASE,
AND A TWO PAGE CRITIQUE OF A MICROBIAL DISEASE FOUND IN
THE POPULAR PRESS.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
10 - 20% |
| Written homework, Reading reports, Lab reports, Essay exams, Term papers | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
5 - 10% |
| Homework problems, Lab reports, Quizzes, Exams | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
15 - 20% |
| Performance exams | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
65 - 70% |
| Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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BASIC MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY, BOYD AND HOERL, 4TH EDITION;
LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY, 1991.
OR
MICROBIOLOGY, TORTORA, FUNKE AND CASE, 4TH EDITION;
BENJAMIN/CUMMINGS PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC., 1992.
LAB MANUAL:
MICROBIOLOGY IN PRACTICE, LOIS BEISHIR, 5TH EDITION;
HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS, 1991.
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