Florence College of nursing

Irba, Ranchi
Medical Surgical Nursing

HEALTH TALK
ON
POLIOMYELITIS
Submitted To:
Pratibha Bara Submitted By:
Lecturer Sunil Kumar
Head of the Department M. Sc (Nsg) 1st Year
Medical Surgical Nursing Batch-2020-2022
Florence College of Nursing Florence College Of
Nursing
a) Name of the student teacher: - Sunil Kumar
b) Name of the Topic: - Poliomyelitis
c) Date: - 25/08/2020
d) Time: - 11:30 to 12:00
e) Duration: - 30 minute
f) Venue: - General ward (3rd year)
g) Method of Teaching: - Lecture cum discussion
h) Media of teaching: - Flash card and chart paper
i) Previous knowledge about the topic: - Patient and group have less knowledge Regarding about
Poliomyelitis
  GENERAL OBJECTIVE

After the end of my health teaching the patient and the group will acquire adequate knowledge regarding
the poliomyelitis.

 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE

At the end of health teaching patient and the group will be able to:-

a) Define poliomyelitis
b) List the causes of poliomyelitis
c) List out the risk factors of poliomyelitis
d) List out the signs and symptoms of poliomyelitis
e) Explain exam and tests for poliomyelitis
f) Explain the treatment of poliomyelitis
g) Enumerate the complication of poliomyelitis
h) Explain the prevention of poliomyelitis
S. Time Specific objective Content Student Learns Media of Evaluation
No teacher activity teaching
activity
1 2 min Define Define Lecture cum Listing Define
poliomyelitis Poliomyelitis is a viral disease that can Discussion and poliomyelitis
affect nerves and can lead the partial question
or full paralysis. s

Alternative name
Polio, infantile paralysis post polio
syndrome
Lecture cum Listing Flash card
2 3 min List the causes of Causes discussion and List the cause
poliomyelitis Poliomyelitis is a disease caused by question of
infection with the poliovirus the virus poliomyelitis
spreads by
Direct person –
To – person contact with infected
mucus or phlegm from the nose or
mouth contact with infected faeces.
The virus enters through the mouth
and nose multiplies in the throat and
intestinal tract and then is absorbed
and spread through the blood and
lymph system. The time being infected
with the virus to developing symptoms
of disease (incubation) ranges from 3-
35 days ( average 7-4 days ) most
people do not develop symptoms
 Risks includes
Lack of immunization against polio
travel to an area that has experienced a
polio outbreak can still occur in the
developed world usually in groups of
people who have not been vaccinated. Listing
03. 3 min List out the Risk Discussion
polio often occurs after someone and List out the
factor of cum lecture Flash card
travels to a region where there has question risk factor of
poliomyelitis
been an outbreak of disease As a result poliomyelitis
of massive global vaccination campaign
over the past 20 year polio exists only
in a free countries in Africa and Asia .
Signs and symptoms
There are three basic patterns of polio
infections, nonparalytic and paralytic
most people have subclinical infection Discussion Listing Chart List out the
and may not have symptoms cum lecture and paper and signs and
List out the signs subclinical injection symptoms question flash card symptoms of
04 4 min and symptoms of poliomyelitis
General discomfort or an easiness
poliomyelitis  Headache
 Red throat
 Slight fever
 Sore throat
 Vomiting
People with subclinical polio
infection might not have symptoms or
mild symptoms may last 72 hours or
less.
Clinical poliomyelitis affect the central
nervous system (brain & spinal card)
and is devided into nonparalytic and
paralytic yorms. It may a subclinical
infection.
 Exams and tests
05 5 min Explain exam and The health care provider may find :-
tests for  Abnormal reflexes
poliomyelitis  Back stiffness
 Difficulty lifting the head or
legs, when lying flat on the back.
Discussion Listing Chart Explain exam
 Stiff neck
cum lecture and paper and and tests for
 Jrouble bending the neck
question flash card poliomyelitis
Tests include
 Cultures of throat washings ,
stools, or spinal fluid .
 Spinal top and examination of
the spinal fluid c 5f examination
 Test for levels of antibodies to
the polio virus.
 Using PCR Discussion Listing Chart Explain exam
06. 3min Explain the cum lecture and paper and and tests for
treatment of Treatment question flash card poliomyelitis
poliomyelitis The goal of treatment is to control
symptoms while the infection runs its
course. There is no specific treatment
for this viral infection.
People with severe cases may need
lifesaving measures especially
breathing help symptoms are treated
based on their severity treatment may
includes –
 Antibiotics for urinary tract
infections

 Moist heat (heating pads warm

towels) to reduce muscle pain
 and sposms
 Painkiller to reduce headache .
muscle pain and spesms
(narcotics are not usually given
because they increase the risk
of breathing trouble)
 Physical therophy braces or
corrective shores or
orthopaedic surgery to help
recover muscle strength and
function
07 5 min Enumerate the Possible complications Enumerate
complication of  Aspiration pneumonia Lecture cum Listing Flash card the
poliomyelitis  Car pulmonale (a form of heart discussion and complication
jailure found an the right side of question of
the circulation system) poliomyelitis
 Lack of movement
 Lang problems
 Myccarditis
 Loss of intestinal function
 Disability
 Pulmonary edema
 Shock
 Urinary tract infections
Lecture cum Listening Flash card Explain the
08 5min Explain the Prevention discussion and and chart prevention of
prevention of Polio immunization (vaccine) question paper poliomyelitis
poliomyelitis effectively prevents poliomyelitis in
most people (immunization is over
90% effective

SUMMARY
Poliomyelitis is a viral disease that can affect nerves and can lead the partial or full paralysis. Poliomyelitis is
a disease caused by infection with the poliovirus. lack of immunization against polio travel to an area that
has experienced a polio outbreak can still accur in the developed world these are three basic patterns of
polio infection subdinical infection non – paralytic and paralytic the health care provider may find abnormal
reflexes. Back stiffness Tests include cultures of throat washing stools or spinal fluid the goal of treatment is
to control symptoms while the infection runs its course possible complication that is aspiration pneumonia
lack of movement. Prevention of polio that is immunization (vaccine) effectively prevents poliomyelitis
 CONCLUSION
After this health talk I conclude that my patient and the group gets the knowledge about definition of
poliomyelitis, causes of poliomyelitis, Risks includes poliomyelitis the signs and symptoms of poliomyelitis,
exam and tests for poliomyelitis treatment of poliomyelitis, possible complications of poliomyelitis, How to
prevent from poliomyelitis.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1) TEXT BOOK OF: - MEDICAL – SURGICAL NURSING TWELFTH EDITION.
EDITED BY BURNNER & SUDDARTH’S
SOUTH ASIAN EDITION. Page No – 639 – 643
2) W.W.W. GOOGLE.COM :- WWW.Poliomyelitis,com