PAPER I: ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Duration: 200 Hrs

DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:

This course is designed to help students to gain knowledge of structure and function of kidney and recognize deviation from the normal.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

  • Gain knowledge on different structure and function of various systems of the body
  • Explain the different renal disorders

Basics of Anatomy

UNIT1 : Introduction to Human Anatomy

UNIT 2 : Cell- Tissues Properties, Different Tissues

UNIT 3 : Digestive System

UNIT 4 : Respiratory System

UNIT 5 : Cardio Vascular System

UNIT 6 : Lymphatic System

UNIT 7 : Bones and Joints

UNIT 8 : Nervous System

UNIT 9 : Endocrine System

UNIT 10 : Sense Organs

UNIT 11 : Excretory System

UNIT 12 : Reproductive System.

UNIT 13 : Blood and its components.

PAPER II: DIALYSIS TECHNIQUES – I

PAPER II: DIALYSIS TECHNIQUES – I

Duration:  200 Hrs

DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:

This course is designed to help students to gain knowledge and understanding of Principles of Dialysis.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

  • explain the concepts & Principles of Dialysis
  • Describe the methods and techniques in Dialysis

UNIT I:  Introduction 

  • History of dialysis, Types of dialysis – Dialysis & Peritoneal Dialysis
  • Introduction to renal replacement therapy & its types
  • Dialysis Team, Roles and responsibilities of a dialysis technician

UNIT II: Dialysis Equipment

  • Equipment & Accessories- Types of equipment & accessories used in the dialysis process
  • Parts of a dialysis machine, tubing and the water supply for dialysis
  • Working of a dialysis machine – functioning, calibration, and sterilization of dialysis machine
  • Importance of Calibration and Sterilization
  • Various indicators, alarms and sensors of the dialysis machine.
  • Corrective steps to be taken when a particular alarm goes off

UNIT III:  Types of Dialysis

  • Types of Dialysis
  • Principles of Dialysis, Principles of fluid dynamics.
  • Care of Pre and post dialysis patient
  • Dialyzer reprocessing- Steps, Hazards of Dialyzer reprocessing.

UNIT IV:  Introduction Dialyzers

  • Dialyzer Membranes- Introduction
  • Composition of the Dialyzer membranes
  • Types its use and sizes of the various membranes
  • Principles on which the Dialyzer membranes work

UNIT V: Types of Dialysate

  • Types of dialysate, Composition of dialysate, indications & uses.
  • Method for obtaining various compositions of dialysate
  • Complications in dialysis patients
  • Prevention of complications
  • Education to patient on prevention of complication

PAPER III: BASIC COMPUTER & COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Duration: 150 Hrs

DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:

This course is designed to help students to gain a basic understanding of the English in order to utilize this in rendering effective dialysis care.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

  • Use grammar for speaking
  • Develop the communication skill

UNIT I:  Communication Skills

  • Definition, Importance, Elements, Types and barriers of communication

UNIT II:  Basic Grammar

  • Parts of Speech, Tenses, Voices, Degrees of Comparison, Sentences, Question Tag

UNIT III: Letter writing

  • Types of letter, Model letters, Essay Writing, Effective Public Speaking,

Interview Skills, Time Management, stress Management, leadership

UNIT IV: Spoken English

  • Greeting, Introducing oneself, Inviting someone, Seeking Permission, Expressing
  • Gratitude, Complaining, Apologizing, Asking for information and describing something, Problem Solving and Decision Making

UNIT V: Computer

  • Introduction, workflow of computer, Parts of Computer, Characteristics of Computer, Advantages and Disadvantages.

PAPER IV: FUNDAMENTALS OF PATIENT CARE – I

Duration: 150 Hrs

DESCRIPTION OF COURSE

This course is designed to help students to gain knowledge of structure and function of human body and recognize deviation from normal.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

  • On completion of this course students will be able to gain knowledge on Patient care.
  • Description of Basic methods of patient care.

 

UNIT I: INTRODUCTION

  • Terminologies- Nursing, Nurse, hospital, health, infection, patient, hygiene, illness, health care team etc.
  • Functions of Nurse
  • Qualities of Nurse
  • Factors influencing health
  • Hospital – Types and Functions

UNIT II: HOSPITAL ADMISSION AND DISCHARGE

  • Admission procedure
  • Discharge procedure
  • Care of hospital Equipment
  • Roles & responsibilities of the nurse

UNIT III:  RECORDING & REPORTING

  • Recording-definition, types and Methods of recording
  • Reporting- definition, Types, Principles
  • Nurses responsibility in effective record keeping

UNIT IV:  HEALTH ASSESSMENT

  • Definition of health assessment, Purposes
  • History collection, Physical Examination
  • Vital signs and BP- definition, factors affecting vital signs, abnormal vital signs & its assessment techniques

UNIT V:  MEETING BASIC NEEDS OF THE CLIENT

  • Basic Hygiene of the patient
  • Comfort -Bed making, Comfort devices and Positions
  • Types and Techniques of bed making- Closed bed/occupied bed and Open bed
  • Mobility – Principles of Body mechanics, transferring of patient.

PAPER V: FUNDAMENTALS OF DIALYSIS

Duration -200 Hrs

DESCRIPTION OF COURSE

This course is designed to help students to gain knowledge of structure and function of human body and recognize deviation from normal.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

  • On completion of this course students will be able to gain knowledge on Patient care microbial infections and basic sterilization techniques.
  • Description of Basic methods of universal safety precautions.

 

UNIT I: Microbiology

  • Classification of Micro-organisms,
  • Microbial pathogenicity
  • Mode of transmission of Infection,
  • Immunity, types and mechanism of action
  • Vaccines and Control of infection
  • Sterilization and disinfection Techniques

UNIT II: Infections and control measures

  • Chain of infection,
  • Hospital acquired infection
  • Aseptic technique – Medical and Surgical
  • Isolation technique, Standard universal precautions
  • Biomedical waste management

UNIT III:  Nutrition

  • Definition of nutrition,
  • food, nutrients and balanced diet.
  • Classification and functions of food: Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fat, Vitamins, water and Minerals.
  • Renal diet
  • Patient education on Diet

PAPER VI: PRACTICAL

PAPER I:  RENAL PATHOLOGY

Duration: 150 Hrs.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

The purpose of this course is to acquire knowledge and gain skills in the disease conditions of renal pathology.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

  • Describe the causes, symptoms, signs, treatment and prevention of diseases classified under Urology.

UNIT I:  Introduction

  • Introduction to renal pathology
  • Physical assessment of a person with kidney disease
  • Various Diagnostic studies of the Urinary system with normal values

UNIT II:  Renal Disorders

  • Introduction to the classification of the various types of renal disorders

UNIT III:  Renal Disorders

  • Kidney failure
  • End stage renal diseases
  • Glomerulonephritis
  • Renal vascular disorders
  • Kidney Injury
  • Hypertension
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Pathology of Peritoneum – Peritonitis
  • Pathology of urinary tract
  • Pyelonephritis

UNIT IV:  Renal Transplantation

  • Renal Transplantation
  • Transplantation Rejection Reactions

PAPER II: DIALYSIS TECHNIQUES – II                                       

 Duration 150 hrs

DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:

This course is designed to help students to gain knowledge and understanding of Principles of Dialysis.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

  • Explain the concepts & Principles of Dialysis
  • Describe the methods and techniques in Dialysis

UNIT I: Vascular Access and its Infections

  • Vascular Access – Types of vascular access – Fistulae, Grafts, Catheters.
  • Methods of needle insertion for AVFs and grafts
  • Pre dialysis assessments for all types of vascular access, Site Care, and monitoring of catheters
  • Vascular access infection (femoral, jugular, subclavian catheters)
  • Emergency management of hypotension &hemorrhage

UNIT II: Dialysis in Neonates

  • Dialysis in Neonates, infants & children
  • Vascular access in this special group
  • Monitoring for complications and management of complications

UNIT III: Dialysis water and water treatment

  • Dialysis water and water treatment – Filtration, Decantation
  • Distillation, Softener, Ionizer
  • Reverse osmosis
  • Different impurities
  • Role of charcoal, Compare RO with DI

UNIT IV: Re-dialysis assessment

  • Re-dialysis assessment – Cannulas ,shunt, AV fistulas ,internal graft
  • Catheter-subclavian Jugular, Femoral ,Blood line etc.
  • Anticoagulant
  • Emergency drugs

PAPER III: FUNDAMENTALS OF PATIENT CARE – II

Duration:  150 Hrs.

DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:

This course is designed to help students to gain knowledge of structure and function of human body and recognize deviation from normal.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

  • On completion of this course students will be able to gain knowledge on Patient care microbial infections and basic sterilization techniques.
  • Description of Basic methods of universal safety precautions.

UNIT I: MEETING BASIC NEEDS OF THE CLIENT

  • Nutrition-NG tube insertion and feeding
  • Urinary Elimination-Collection of specimen, types and procedure, catheterization
  • Oxygenation- O2 administration, Suction, steam inhalation and nebulization
  • Hot and cold applications

UNIT II:  ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION

  • Drug forms
  • Routes of administration
  • Terminologies & abbreviations used in prescription of medications
  • Oral Drug Administration
  • Injections- IM, IV, ID and SC
  • Instillations – Ear, Eye, Nose drops
  • Irrigations – Eye
  • Blood Transfusion

UNIT III:   PERI OPERATIVE PATIENT CARE

  • Definition
  • Phases
  • Pre-operative Preparation of patient for surgery
  • Intra-operative care of patient
  • Post-operative care of patient
  • Wound – Classification,
  • Surgical Dressing, suturing
  • Care of drainage

UNIT IV:     FIRST AID

  • CPR- Basic Life support, Poisoning, Snake Bite, Accident, Burns, Fracture
  • Foreign bodies – eyes, ear, nose and throat
  • Bandages- Simple Bandage, Spiral, Figure of eight, Circular
  • Special Bandages- Eye, Ear, Caplin, Sling and Splint

PAPER IV: PRACTICAL

DDT: I YEAR
S.NO SUBJECT NAME Theory   

(in Hours)

 Internal Marks Theory Exam Total Mark
1. ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY 200 15 85 100
2. DIALYSIS TECHNIQUES-I 200 15 85 100
3. BASIC COMPUTER & COMMUNICATION SKILL 150 15 85 100
4. FUNDAMENTALS OF PATIENT CARE-I 150 15 85 100
5. FUNDAMENTALS OF DIALYSIS 200 15 85 100
6. PRACTICAL 1020 25 75 100
TOTAL 1920 ((240 days*8 Hours* 100 500 600

DDT: II YEAR
S.No. SUBJECT NAME Theory   

(in Hours)

 Internal Marks Theory Exam Total Marks
1. RENAL PATHOLOGY 150 15 85 100
2. DIALYSIS TECHNIQUES-II 150 15 85 100
3. FUNDAMENTALS OF PATIENT CARE-II 150 15 85 100
4. PRACTICAL 1470 25 75 100
TOTAL 1920 ( 240 DAYS*8 HRS/DAY) 70 330 400

EXAMINATION SCHEMES

Examination Month Syllabus
First Internal – I December 50% of total syllabus
Second Internal – II April 50% of total syllabus
Model May Total Syllabus
Final June Total Syllabus

 

INTERNAL MARK PATTERN-THEORY
Average of 2 internal examination written 10 Marks
Assignment 05 Marks
Model examination 10 Marks
Student Conduct 05 Marks
Total Mark 30 Marks
50 % of this score to be sent as their Internal Mark (Max of 15 marks)

 

INTERNAL MARK PATTERN: PRACTICAL
Log Book 05
Record Book 10
Model Practical 10
Total Mark 25

 

EXTERNAL MARK PATTERN: PRACTICAL
Log Book 10
Record Book 15
Final Exam Practical 50
Total Mark 75