A Lesson Plan in Emergency Nursing

Mr. Lemuel C. Candelasa

I. Objectives:
Wit te use o! te "ocratic Metod# te students $it %&' accuracy
sould be able to:
1. Com(are and contrast ris) !actors associated $it burns.
2. Analy*e te etiology and (ato(ysiology o! burns.
3. +ormulate relevant (rioriti*ed nursing diagnosis tat address
(ysical# (sycosocial# and learning needs.
4. Prioriti*e and evaluate nursing interventions.
II. "ubject Matter:
,. Conce(ts: -urns
.. /o(ics : 0e!inition o! burns
Pato(ysiology o! -urns
Nursing Management o! -urns
III. Instructional Materials
,. 1e!erence: "melt*er# "u*anne C. -runner and
"uddart2s /e3tboo) o! Medical "urgical Nursing ,,
t
ed.Li((incot Williams and Wil)ins..445.
.. 6isual Materials
7. Laboratory Manual
8. 0ummy o! te 9uman -ody !eaturing layers o! te s)in
I6. "trategies :Problem Metod;
,. "tatement o! te Problem
a. Wat $ill you !eel i! you e3(ose your !inger in burning !lame<
b. Wat $ill a((en to your !inger once it burns<
c. 9ave you e3(erience tat<
d. Would you li)e to raise =uestions about burns<
Wo can as) at least 7 =uestions on burns<
:/is is te raising o! te motive =uestions to be done
by te students and not by te teacer;
i. 9o$ do burns cause in!lammation<
ii. Wat layer o! s)in is lost and $at does te
burn area loo)s li)e $it:
,. +irst 0egree -urn
.. "econd 0egree -urn
7. /ird 0egree -urn
iii. Wic o! te above is most (ain!ul to te
(atient<
:0on2t limit student2s motivation to as)
=uestions;
.. "tatement o! 9y(otesis
:"tudents $ill give (ossible ans$ers o! te =uestions tey
raise above;
9o ,: -urns are a !orm o! traumatic injury because tey
cause serious tissue damage and !luid loss. /e body
reacts by launcing an in!lammatory res(onse.
9o .: -urns are categori*ed as !ollo$s:
+irst>degree burns are usually limited to
redness :erytema;# a $ite (la=ue and
minor (ain at te site o! injury. /ese
burns only involve te e(idermis.
"econd>degree burns mani!est as
erytema $it su(er!icial blistering o!
te s)in# and can involve more or less
(ain de(ending on te level o! nerve
involvement. "econd>degree burns
involve te su(er!icial :(a(illary; dermis
and may also involve te dee(
:reticular; dermis layer.
/ird>degree burns occur $en te
e(idermis is lost $it damage to te
y(odermis. -urn victims $ill e3ibit
carring and e3treme damage o! te
dermis# and sometimes ard escar $ill
be (resent. /ird>degree burns result in
scarring and victims $ill also e3ibit te
loss o! air sa!ts and )eratin. /ese
burns may re=uire gra!ting.
9o 7: /e ra$ nerve cells o! te dermis also mean second
degree burns are te most (ain!ul.
7. Critical Evaluation
a. Enumerate te in!lammants in in!lammatory res(onse.
b. 9o$ to identi!y second degree burns<
c. Wat (atient teacing needs to done regarding (ain
management in burns<
8. 6eri!ication
a. Wy is in!lammation im(ortant<
b. Will your nursing management de(end on te degree o!
burns< Wy or Wy not<
c. Will te intensity o! (ain determine te degree o! burns<
Wy or $y not<
d. Are you going to acce(t or reject your y(otesis<
&. Evaluation
a. E3(lain te (ato(ysiology o! burns.
b. Wat $ill a((en i! burns le!t untreated<
c. 9o$ in!ection occurs in burns<
?. Assignment
a. -ring old maga*ines and ne$s(a(ers# scissors# (aste and
Manila (a(er !or an activity tomorro$.