Monday, February 7, 2011

HOME MANAGEMENT AND HOME NURSING (HONS./PG) SYLLABUS

HOME MANAGEMENT AND HOME NURSING (HONS./PG) [CODE -17]]
Topics Range of knowledge
1. Effective Management of a Home (a) Meaning and definition of Home Management
(b) Roll of Home Management in a changing world.
2. An Ideal Home maker (a) Qualities of a good home maker
(b) Management and use of different resources
including Human resources and non-human
resources.
(c) Planning and processing of daily duties of a home
maker
(d) Cleaning and care of the house.
(e) Cleaning and polishing of furniture and metal
used in household.
3. Clothing and its needs (a) Clothing and its needs and purpose.
(b) Choice of cloths for different occasions according
to age, sex, vocation, seasonal variations.
(c) selection of fabrics with emphasis on beauty,
comfort, wash ability, durability, ease or
handling, money.
4. Knowing the textile Fibres and
their Washing and storage
(a) Study of different kinds of Textiles fibres.
(b) Fibre Identification
(c) Methods of washing and finishing of different
types of clothing.
5. Hygiene (a) Air – its composition, impurities and ventilation
(b) Water – its sources, pollution and purification
6. Home Nursing (a) Basic principles of Home Nursing
(b) Qualification of a good nurse and her duties
(c) Family health care – immunization and dental
care for children
(d) Recognising symptoms of illness at home.
(e) Care of the old and infirm at home.
7. Care of the sick at home (a) Arrangement of sick room at home.
(b) Bed making with and without the patient.
(c) Nursing of the patient at different age levels –
child, adult and old.
8. Common Infectious Diseases (a) Elementary knowledge about Symptoms of
infectious diseases.
(b) Preventive measure –
(i) Early diagnosis
(ii) Isolation
(iii) Notification
(iv) Quarantine,
(v) Disinfection,
(vi) Immunization,
(vii) Health education
9. Care of children and adolescents (a) Care of children – food, clothing, play aterials,
(b) Puberty and growth
(c) Problems of adolescents and delinquents
10. Family Life Education for Future
Home Maker
(a) Preparation for marital life.
(b) Responsibility of parenthood.
(c) Interpersonal relationship in family life.
(d) Concept of Family Planning and personal health.

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