Lesson Plan

On Croups Disease

Lesson Plan on Croups Disease

Subject: Pediatric Nursing
Topic: Croups Disease
Date: 11/11/2016
Duration: 40 Mints
Group: GNM III Year Students
Number of Students: 60
Place: Classroom no.-1, SNI
AV Aids: White Board
Teacher: Miss Chinchumol Abraham
General Objective: At the End of the lecture,student will be able to know about Croups disease causes, signs and symptoms,
diagnostic measures, management, complications, prognosis and preventive measures

Specific objective:

The Students will be able to define Croups Disease

The students will be able to explain the etiology of croups disease
The students will be able to List down the signs and symptoms of croups disease
The students will be able to describe the diagnostic measures of croups disease
The students will be able to explain the treatment of croups disease
The students will be able to know about the prognosis of croups disease
The student will be able to enlist the complications of croups disease
The Student will be able to describe preventive measures of croups disease

Sr.
Nos.

Time

1.

3 mints

2.

5 mints

Specific
Objective

Content

Teaching
and
Learning
Activity
The Student
Definition: Croups Disease is also known Lecture
will be able
as Laryngotracheobronchitis, is a type of
to define
respiratory infection usually caused by a
Croups
virus.
Disease
It is a group of disorder consist of
Laryngotracheitis, subglottic laryngitis,
obstructive laryngitis and laryngo tracheal
bronchitis
The student
Etiology
Lecture
will be able
1. Viral infection ( viral croups or acute
to explain the
laryngotracheitis )by para influenza
etiology of
virus
- Influenza A and Influenza B
croups
- Measles
disease
- Adeno virus
2. Bacterial Croup ( laryngeal diphtheria,
bacterial tracheitis and laryngo- trachea
bronchitis )
- Staphylococcus aureus
- C. diphtheria

A.V Aids

Evaluation

White Board

Define Croups
Disease?

Black Board

Explain the
etiology of
croups disease

- S. pneumonia
- H influenzae
3.

4 mints

The students
will be able
to List down
the signs and
symptoms of
croups
disease

4.

5 mints

The student
will be able
to describe
the diagnostic
measures of
croups
disease

5.

10 mints

The student
will be able
to explain the
treatment of
croups
disease

Signs and Symptoms

Barking cough
Stridor worsened during agitation
or crying
Fever
Coryza
Chest wall indrawing
Drooling
Hoarseness
Difficult in breathing during
night
Diagnostic Measures
History and physical examination
Frontal X-ray of neck ( it shows
narrowing of trachea which is
called steeple sign )
Blood test includes culture
Nasopharyngeal aspiration
Treatment
Keep the child calm as possible
Oxygen therapy if saturation less
than 92 %
Steroids such as dexamethasone
and budesonide
Epinephrine to improve croups
disease has been provided as
nebulization

Discussion

Charts

Enlist the signs

and symptoms
of croups
diseases

Group
Discussion
with Lecture

Demonstratio
n

Explain the
diagnostic
measures in
croups disease

Lecture cum
discussion

OHP

Explain the
treatment of
croup disease

6.

4 mints

The student
will be able
to know
about the
prognosis of
croups
disease

7.

3 mints

The student
will be able
to enlist the
complications
of croups
disease

8.

3 mints

The Student
will be able
to describe
preventive
measures of
croups
disease

3 mints

Steam inhalation
Antibiotics
Antivirals

Prognosis
Viral croup is usually a selflimited disease, with half of the
cases going away in a day and
80% of cases in two days.
Rarely result in death from
respiratory failure and/or cardiac
arrest
Symptoms usually improve within
2 days but may last for up to 7
days
Complications
Respiratory failure
Cardiac arrest
Pneumonia
Pulmonary edema
Death

Discussion
cum lecture

White board

Describe the
prognosis of
croups disease

Lecture

White board

Enumerate the
complications
of croups
disease

Preventive Measures
Hygiene
Immunization for diphtheria and
influenza

Discussion

White board

What are the

preventive
measures for
croups disease

Conclusion

After Completion of this topic student

will be able to understand the croups
disease and its management

Summary
In this topic we have discussed about
Croups disease causes, signs and
symptoms, diagnostic measures,
management, complications, prognosis
and preventive measures
Bibliography
1. Parul Dutta, pediatric nursing, II
edition page no.
2. Http://
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/croup