Curricular Unit:Code:
Clinical Microbiology853MCLI
Year:Level:Course:Credits:
1UndergraduateNursing3 ects
Learning Period:Language of Instruction:Total Hours:
Portuguese/English39
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
To know the interaction of microorganisms with our various anatomical systems; Identifying their protection mechanisms in order to perceive how they defend themselves and how they are attacked.
Identify the possible agents responsible for infections in these systems as well as their forms of transmission, virulence factors, diagnostic techniques and prevention and treatment mechanisms.
To acquire habits of observation and critical analysis; Understand, apply and make decisions based on scientific knowledge and bibliography available;
The future nurse must act according to the fundamentals of care delivery and management (competence criteria 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 33, 38 and 41); To use the Nursing process (cc 62, 63, 64 and 66); Promote a safe environment (CCS 68 and 71); Contribute to professional development (cc 86)
Syllabus:
Skin and eyes.
 The skin and its defenses
  Normal flora
  Skin diseases
 Eyes and its defenses
  Normal flora
  Eye diseases
Nervous system
 The nervous system and its defenses
  Nervous system disorders
Respiratory system
 The upper and lower RS, and its defenses
  Normal flora
  Upper RS diseases
Upper / lower RS diseases
  Lower RS diseases
Cardiovascular and lymphatic system
 Its defenses
 Diseases of the cardiovascular and lymphatic system
  Hemorrhagic Fevers
  None hemorrhagic fevers
  HIV
Gastrointestinal System
 Its defenses
  Normal flora
  Diseases of the gastro-intestinal system
Genito-urinary system
 Its defenses
  Normal flora
  Infections of the Urinary system
  Infections of the genital system
Host protection: Vaccination
 Objectives of vaccination.
 Requirements for a good vaccine.
 Types of vaccines.
 National vaccination program
 Associated Infections Health Care (IACS)
 Infection consequences and prevention
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
The syllabus allows the exposure of students to a wide and varied number of interactions between microbes and their human hosts. The division of this content by body systems allows to display the anatomy in question and its various forms of defenses. Examples are then presented of different microorganisms, which, either by their importance in human infections either by the way they manage to subvert our defenses, are highly relevant to the proposed objectives, enabling this feature, the extrapolation of knowledge to a wide variety of situations associated will Clinical Microbiology.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
Interrogative, expository and demonstrative
Oral presentation of course content.
Active / participatory methodology, supported by audiovisual media.
Bibliographical research work with teacher support.
In laboratory lectures it will be conducted experimental work applying the theoretical concepts with analysis, interpretation and discussion of results
The evaluation of the course follows the given Normative operation of Academic Degrees and Integrated UFP Masters
Theory: Two written assessment tests.
Practice: Two individual practice assessment tests.
Individual Work: A literature search work.
Final classification: CF = [((T1 + T2) / 2) x 0.6] + [((P1 + P2) / 2) x 0.2] + (0.2 x TI)
The student should get all the ECTS.
You regulatory condition for the approval of student attendance 50% of lectures and 80% of the laboratory lectures.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
During the lectures, the need to analyze and reflect on new concepts involves the use of expository and interrogative methodologies, leaving room for the active participation of students in order to settle the new knowledge linking them to established ideas. Conducting two moments of theoretical evaluation to validate the acquisition of knowledge and assess the progress of students in the enforcement capacity of the acquired knowledge. The assessment carried out in a laboratory context, through practical tests, confirms the technical competence in the implementation of laboratory procedures and identify the precession of the level of risk associated with different procedures. Evaluation of Individual Work to validate the student's ability to acquire, independently, knowledge of the validate and finally to communicate them effectively.
Reading:
1 - Goering, R., et. al., Medical Microbiology - Saunders, 5th edition, 2012
2 - Ferreira, W.F.C.; Sousa, J.C. and Lima, N., Microbiologia - LIDEL, 2010
3 - Strohl, W.A., Rouse, H., Fisher, B. D., Microbiologia Ilustrada - Artmed, 2004
4 - Cowan, M.K., Microbiology: A Systems Approach - McGraw-Hill Education, 5th edition, 2017
5 - Barroso, H., Meliço-Silvestre, A., Taveira, N., Microbiologia Médica 1 e 2 - Lidel 2014