SYLLABUS ON NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM

Topic: National Tuberculosis Control Program

Placement: Level IV 1st Semester, SY 2010-2011
Time Allotment: 2 Hour

TOPIC DESCRIPTION: This topic focuses on the National Tuberculosis Control Program, its general and specific objectives, key policies, treatment, category
and treatment regimen, and management of pulmonary patients who interrupted treatment. Moreover, it also discusses on the disease
condition, the infectious agent, and mode of transmission, period of communicability, susceptibility and resistance and modes of
controlling the said disease. This also includes the strategies the government empowers and enforces to fight the occurrence and spread of
tuberculosis.

CENTRAL OBJECTIVE: At the end of 2 hours, the students will gain additional knowledge, develop beginning skills, and manifest desirable attitudes and values
about the National Tuberculosis Control Program

SPECIFIC CONTENT T.A. T-L REFERENCES EVALUATION

ODJECTIVES ACTIVITIES

At the end of the

lecture
discussion, the
learners shall be Prayer
able to:

1. Describe in I. Introduction 20 mins. Lecture-  Reyala, J.  Oral

their own A. Infectious agents discussion (2000). evaluation
words the B. Signs and symptoms Community
disease C. Mode of transmission Health Nursing
condition of D. Susceptibility and resistance Services in the
tuberculosis E. Methods of control Philippines. 9th
satisfactorily Ed. Philippines.
 Lemone, P. &
Burke, K.
2. Discuss in II. NTP (National Tuberculosis Control Program 15 mins. (2004).  Oral
their own words A. Vision, Mission and Goal Medical- evaluation
the National TB B. Targets Socialized Surgical
control Program C. Strategies Discussion Nursing:
correctly. Critical thinking
III. NTP policies and procedures 25 mins. in client care.
A. Case finding & Treatments (3rd ed). Upper
B. Case holding & Treatments Saddle River,
IV. Functions of Health Workers 10 mins. New Jersey:
V. DOTS 10 mins. Pearson
3. State at least 4 A. Strategy  Black, J. &
casefindings VI. Management of PTB cases who interrupted treatment 10 mins. Hawks, J.
about NTB VII. Open Forum 15 mins. (2005).  Game: “Hep-
Program. VIII. Evaluation 15 mins. Medical- hep hurray”
Surgical
4. Discuss how Nursing:
treatment is Clinical
implemented management for
according to the positive
NTB Program outcomes. (7th
satisfactorily. ed). Singapore:
Elsevier Inc.
5. Differentiate  Manual of
each category on Procedures for
how the the National
treatment Tuberculosis
regimen is done Control
to patients with Program,
TB, satisfactorily Philippines, 4th
edition, 2005
 Allender, J. &
6. Able to Spradley B.
identify and Community
enumerate at Health Nursing:
least 3 function Concepts and
of health workers Practice.5th
in caring for TB edition. New
clients York:
Lippincott
7. Discuss in  Cuevas,
their own words Frances. (2007).
the purposes of Public Health
TB DOTS, its  Nursing. 10th
strategies and ed. NPLGN
element. Inc.: Philippines
 www.doh.gov.p
8. Able to know h
how to manage
clients who had
interrupted
treatments

9. Explain in
their own words
how TB children
are managed,
comprehensively
.
 COLLEGE OF NURSING
Silliman University
Dumaguete City

Syllabus on National Tuberculosis Program

SUBMITTED BY:
JOSEN BERENGUEL NCM 104-E1

Asst. Prof. Lourdes Oliva

Clinical Instructor – CHN Rotation

June 9, 2010