Foundation University

COLLEGE OF NURSING
Dumaguete City

SYLLABUS in COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA

Submitted By:

Angelie D. Carona

06/14/2018

Submitted To:

Mr. Peter Orlino, RN

Topic Description: Identifying what is Community Acquired Pneumonia, the causes, signs and symptoms, prevention and treatment.
Placement: School Nursing 3rd Year, 1st Semester

Terminal Competencies: Health Assessment and Microbiology.

General Objective: Students should be able to understand what is Community Acquired Pneumonia through signs and symptoms, how it can affect to our health, and have an
idea about diagnosis, prevention and treatment.

Specific Objective Content T-L Activities Reference Time Allotted Evaluation

At the end of the T-L
Activities, the learners
will be able to:

I. Give an I. Introduction Lecture and https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0201/p442.html 5 minutes The students have

Overview Discussion https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3793441/ been able to
understand what is
Community Acquired
Pneumonia.

II. Causes of II. Microorganism Lecture and https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases- 5 minutes Students will have an
Community that causes CAP Discussion conditions/pneumonia/symptoms-causes/syc-20354204 idea about what kinds
Acquired https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/234240-overview of microorganisms
Pneumonia that cause infection
into our lungs.

III. To determine III. Signs and Lecture and https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0201/p442.html 5 minutes Students can have a
the exact Symptoms and Discussion https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0201/p442.html proper diagnosis
Signs and diagnosis through
Symptoms distinguishable signs
and proper and symptoms.
Diagnosis

IV. Risk factors IV. What are the Risk Lecture and https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases- 5 minutes Students would be
and factors and Discussion conditions/pneumonia/symptoms-causes/syc-20354204 aware about the
Complication Complication of https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3793441/ possible risk and
CAP complication of the
disease.
V. To teach the V. Medical Lecture and https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0601/p1299.html 5 minutes Students have been
right treatment Management Discussion https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases- able to understand
and conditions/pneumonia/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20354210 and learn to follow the
prevention physician orders or
ways to avoid
complication.

VI. Know the VI. Nursing Lecture and https://www.nursingtimes.net/clinical- 5 minutes Students have been
proper Management Discussion archive/respiratory/pneumonia-2-effective-nursing- able to learn the duty
Nursing assessment-and-management/811709.article and responsible
Management enough through
experience, ideas and
curiosity.