| Course Unit Title | MICROBIOLOGY |
| Course Unit Code | NUR107 |
| Course Unit Details | |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 4 |
| | Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:- Describe the different types of micro-organisms (bacteria, fungi, parasites and viruses), their morphology, transmission, treatment and diagnostic methods of identification
- Recognize the micro-organism that causes a specific disease through clinical case studies
- Explain the functions of the immune system and immune system disorders
- Describe the necessary skills for working in teams
- Extract conclusions from data
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
| Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE |
| Recommended optional program components | NONE |
| Course Contents | · Introduction to Microbiology: Microorganisms categories (Βacteria, Fungi, Protists, Viruses). Prokaryotic/eykaryotic micro-organisms. Nomenclature of micro-organisms.
· Βacteriology: Morphology of bacteria. Common strains and the diseases that they cause. Transmission manner. Diagnostic methods, Prevention/ treatment.
· Parasitology: Parasite life cycle and infection manners. Common species and the diseases that they cause. Prevention, treatment and control strategies.
· Μycology: Morphology of fungi. Common types of fungi and diseases that they cause. Τransmission manner. Diagnostic methods. Prevention and therapy.
· Virology: Μorphology of viruses. Common types and diseases that they cause. Τransmission manner. Diagnostic methods. Prevention and therapy.
· Immunology: Immune system and immune response system. Hypersensitivity. Autoimmune diseases. Transplantation immunology. Vaccination.
· Prevention and control of infectious diseases. Hospital-transmitted diseases
· Clinical case studies: Bacteriology, Parasitology, Mycology and Virology clinical case study. |
| Recommended and/or required reading: |
| Textbooks | - Εleni Kalkani-Bousiakou, General Microbiology, 3rd ed., 2005
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| References | - Αntoniades Antonis- Kartali Sofia, Medical Microbiology, Paschalides Medical Editions, 2005
- Parker, M.J. and Stucke, V.A., Microbiology for nurses, 6th ed. Harcourt. (Nurses aids series), 1993
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The taught part of course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of powerpoint computer presentations. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks.
Clinical case study assessment was done with the answering of specific questions regarding the various clinical cases by the students. For the understaning of the clinical cases example, the lecturer presented appropriate examples to the students.
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| Assessment methods and criteria | | Participation | 10% | | Clinical Case Studies | 10% | | Tests | 30% | | Final Exam | 50% |
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| Language of instruction | Greek |
| Work placement(s) | NO |
