COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING-II
Placement: Third Year (Part – I ) Total Hours: 90
Course Description:-
This course is designed to help students to practice community health nursing for the individual, family and groups at
both the urban and rural settings by using concepts and principles of health and community health nursing.
General Objective:-
Upon completion of this course, the studentsshallbeable to:
1. Describe the health system and health care services in India.
2. Identify major health problems, national health programmes and specialized community health
services.
3. Explain the concept of health team and describe the nurses’ role at various levels of health care setting.
4. Demonstrate skills in rendering effective nursing care to the individual, family and groups in all
community health settings.
Total Hours: 90
Teaching
Learning Assessment
Unit Contents Hr learning
objective methods
Activities
I Explain the Heath system in India 10 Lecture cum Short answer
health system in Organization and administration of health discussion
India system in India at Objective type
a) Central level Organizational
- Union Ministry chart of various Essay type
- Directorate General of Health Services levels
- Central Council of Health
b) State level Visit to
- State Health Administration Municipality
- State Ministry of Health Office, Panchayat
- State Health Directorate office, Health
c) District level block office,
- Sub Divisions CHC
- Tehsils/ Talukas
- Villages
- Municipalities & Corporation
- Panchayats
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Teaching
Learning Assessment
Unit Contents Hr learning
objective methods
Activities
II Describe the Health care delivery system 8 Lecture cum Short answer
health care a) Heath care concept and trends discussion
services in India b) Health care services - Public sector, Rural, Objective type
and discuss the Urban Visit to different
role of the nurse c) Private sector health care Essay type
in these services d) Public Private Partnership (PPP) agencies
e) Other agencies
f) Indigenous systems of medicine Ayurvedha,
yoga, unani, siddha and homeopathy
(AYUSH)
g) Voluntary health services
h) National Health Programmes
i) Nurse role in health care services
III Describe health Health planning in India 10 Lecture cum Short answer
planning in India a) National health planning discussion and
b) Five year plans reports Essay type
c) Health Committees and reports
d) National health policy
IV Describe Specialized community health services and 18 Lecture cum Short answer
the different nurse’s role discussion
specialized a) RCH (reproductive health and child care) Objective type
community b) National Health Mission (rural/ urban) Visit to different
health services c) Janani Sishu Suraksha Karaykaram (JSSK) agencies of Essay type
and the nurse’s d) Emergency ambulance services. specialized
role in these e) Government health insurance schemes services, factory,
services f) School health Services Old age home,
g) Occupational health nursing (including Homes for the
health care providers) differently abled
h) Geriatric nursing
i) Care of differently abled- Physical and
mental
j) Rehabilitation nursing
V Describe the National health problems 5 Lecture cum Short answer
major health Health Problems in India discussion
problems in India a) Communicable diseases Objective type
b) Non communicable diseases Quiz
c) Nutritional problems
d) Environmental sanitation
e) Population
VI Describe the National Health programme: 15 Lecture cum Short answer
national health - National ARI program discussion
and family - Revised national tuberculosis control Objective type
welfare programs program (RNTCP) Government of
in India and the - National anti-malaria program India program
role of the nurse - National filarial control program flyers.
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Teaching
Learning Assessment
Unit Contents Hr learning
objective methods
Activities
- National guinea worm eradication
program
- National leprosy eradication program
- National AIDS control program
- STD control program
- National program for control of blindness
- Iodine deficiency control program
- Expanded program of immunization
- National family welfare program
- National water supply and sanitation
program
- Minimum needs program
- National diabetes control program
- Polio eradication : pulse program
program, NPSP
- National cancer control program
- Yaws eradication program
- National nutritional anemia prophylaxis
program
- 20 point program
- ICDS program
- Mid –day meal program
- National mental health program
- Adolescent health program
- Role of nurse in the national health
programme.
VII Explain the Demography and family welfare 18 Lecture cum Short answer
meaning of a) Demography discussion
demography - Concept Objective type
and describe - Trends in the world and in India Show and
the national - Concept of fertility and infertility explain family Essay type
family welfare - Small family norm planning devices
programmes b) Family Welfare
. - Concept, importance, aims & objectives Role play
- Family planning methods
- Family planning counseling Demonstration
- National family Welfare Policy
- National family Welfare Programme
- Role of a nurse in the family planning
programme
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Teaching
Learning Assessment
Unit Contents Hr learning
objective methods
Activities
VIII Describe the Health Team: 7 Lecture cum Short answer
concept and a) Concept discussion
functions of - Composition Objective type
health team - Functions Interaction with
and the role b) Role of Nursing personnel at various levels: health team Essay type
of nursing - District Public Health Nursing Officer members: Job
personnel at - Block health Nurse description as per
various levels. - Public Health Nurse the Indian Public
- Lady Health Visitor/ health supervisor Health Standards
- Health worker female/ ANM (IPHS)
IX Explain the Health Information System 6 Lecturer cum Short answer
concept and a) Concepts, components, uses , sources. discussion
uses of health b) Vital Statistics: Objective type
information - Important rates and indicators Exercises
system c) Vital health records and their uses. Exercises
d) Basic statistical methods
e) Descriptive statistics
X Describe the Health Agencies 3 Lecture cum Short answer
national and a) International: discussion
international - WHO Objective type
health agencies - UNFPA Seminar
- UNDP
- World bank
- FAO
- UNICEF
- DANIDA
- European commission (EU)
- Red cross
- USAID
- UNESCO
- ILO
- CARE
b) National:
- Indian Red Cross
- Indian Council for child welfare
- Family Planning association of India
- Other NGOs
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COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING II- PRACTICAL
Placement: Third year- Part I Time: Practical – 160 hours
Assessment
Area Duration Objectives Skills Assignments
Methods
Community 4 wks • Organize and conduct - Assisting in set-up and • Health talk- 2 - Internal
Health urban / clinics conduct of the clinics: • Family examina-tion
Nursing II- rural - Antenatal - Providing domiciliary Health (1st& 2nd
- Postnatal care to the antenatal and Nursing care term)
- Family welfare. postnatal cases using plan-2 - Pre Council
- Under five. bag and / or Domiciliary • Group examina-tion
• Diagnose health Obstetric Kit. project-1 - Assessment
needs and provide - Performing nursing care • Daily of performa-
domiciliary care for at home. Dairy-1 nce with
antenatal and postnatal • Report on rating scale
mothers. - Preparing and conducting school health - Evaluation of
• Assess health needs Health Teachings on program - Assignme-nts
of family; plan and Reproductive and Child - Field visit
carry out treatment Health ( RCH) Care reports
for minor ailments; Issues. - Daily diary
identify need for - Assisting in organizing
referral and refer. Camps.
• Plan, conduct and - Maintaining records and
follow up health reports at Primary Health
education. Centre.
• Assist in conducting - Assisting in activities of
camps and participate. Family Welfare.
• Maintain records and - Participating in School
reports in PHC. Health Services.
• Assist in family
welfare services and
conduct need based
health education.
• Participate in school
health programme.
• Counsel and educate
eligible couple, family
and community.
Placement- Internship (Third Year Part-II) Time- 288 Hours
Area Duration Objectives Skills Assignments Assessment Methods
Urban / 6 weeks Provide Comprehensive nursing Integrated Assessment of
rural comprehensive care to care to the individual , practice and clinical performance
individual family and family and community group project with rating scale
community Health talk – 2 Evaluation of group
Nursing care plan project.
–2
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