COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING120
COMHEN120
Orientation
OBJECTIVES
• At the end of this orientation , the BSN2 students
will be able to:
• 1. orient with the general guidelines, course outline,
schedule activities and policies
• 2. be aware of their responsibilities as a nursing
student and;
• 3. receptively open up their related concerns during
the open forum.
FACULTY INFORMATION
ROSELIE J. SAZON, MAN, RN
Contact no.: 09194239716 (smart#)
Email ad: gabby1sazon@gmail.com
Messenger account name: Roselie Sazon
DAY 1 -
ORIENTATION
• Course Schedule
• Course Information
• Course Description
• Course Outcomes
• Course Outline
• References
• Rubrix
• Requirements
• Classroom rules
SCHEDULE (N24)
• Time – 7:30-9:30am every THURSDAY at LC407
• Dates – Aug.17, 24, 31, Sept. 7, & 14;
Sept. 28, Oct. 5, 12, & 19;
Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, & Dec.7
• PRELIM – wk. 6 (Sept. 18 to 23)
• MIDTERM – wk. 11 (Oct. 23 to 28)
• FINALS – wk. 18 (Dec. 11 to 16)
• University week- Nov. 13 to 18
SCHEDULE (N25)
• Time – 10-12nn every SATURDAY at LC408
• Dates – Aug.19, 26, Sept. 2, 9, & 16;
Sept. 30, Oct. 7, 14, & 21;
Nov. 4, 11, 18, 25, Dec.2, & 9
• PRELIM – wk. 6 (Sept. 18 to 23)
• MIDTERM – wk. 11 (Oct. 23 to 28)
• FINALS – wk. 18 (Dec. 11 to 16)
• University week- Nov. 13 to 18
COURSE INFORMATION
• COURSE CODE: COMHEN120
• COURSE TITLE: Community Health Nursing 1 :Individual & Family as Clients
• CREDIT UNITS: 2 units (36 hours)
• COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course deals the concepts, principles,
theories & techniques in the provision of basic care in the terms of health
promotion, disease prevention, restoration & maintenance & rehabilitation
at the individual & family level. It includes the study of the Philippine Health
Care Delivery System, national health situation & the global context of
public health. The learners are expected to provide safe, appropriate &
holistic nursing care to individual & family as clients in community setting
utilizing the nursing process.
COURSE INFORMATION
• PRE-REQUISITES: HEALTH130; NUCAMA130
• NORMAL TERM OFFERING: 2nd year, 1 semester
st
• COURSE CATEGORY: NURSING
LEVEL OUTCOME
• At the end of 2nd year, given a normal and high-
risk mother and newborn, child, family, population
group and community in any health care settings,
the learners demonstrate safe, appropriate, and
holistic care utilizing the nursing process.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
1. Apply knowledge of physical, social, natural, health sciences, & humanities
in the care of individual & family in the community setting.
2. Provide safe, appropriate & holistic care to individuals & families in the
community utilizing the family nursing process.
3. Apply guidelines & principles of evidence-based practice in the delivery of
care to individual & family in the community setting.
4. Practice nursing in the community setting in accordance with law, legal,
ethical, & moral principles.
5. Communicate effectively in speaking, writing, & presenting using culturally
appropriate language in the community setting.
6. Document care of individual & family accurately & comprehensively.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
7. Work effectively in collaboration with inter-, intra, & multi-disciplinary & multi-
cultural teams in the care of individuals & family in the community.
8. Practice beginning management & leadership skills using systems approach in
the delivery of care to individual & family.
9. Conduct research with an experienced researcher in the care of individual
client & family in the community setting.
10. Engage in lifelong learning with a passion to keep current with national &
global development in the care of individual & family in the community setting.
11. Demonstrate responsible citizenship & pride of being a Filipino.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
12. Apply techno-intelligent care systems & processes to perform safe &
efficient nursing activities for individual & family in the community.
13. Adopt the nursing core values in the delivery of care to individuals &
families.
14. Apply entrepreneurial skills in the delivery of nursing care to individuals, &
families in community setting.
COURSE TOPICS:
• Overview of Public Health Nursing in the Philippines
A. Global & National Health Situations
B. Definition & Focus
1. Public Health
2. Community Health
3. Public Health Nursing
4. Community Health Nursing (CHN)
5. Standards of Public Health Nursing in the Philippines
6. Evolution of Public Health Nursing in the Philippines
7. Roles & Responsibilities of a Community Health Nurse
COURSE TOPICS:
• The Health Care Delivery System
A. World Health Organization
1. Millennium Development Goals
2. Sustainable Development Goals
B. Philippine Department of Health
3. Mission-Vision
4. Historical Background
5. Local Health System & Devolution of Health services
6. Classification of Health Facilities
7. Philippine Health Agenda (2010-2022)
COURSE TOPICS:
C. Primary Health Care (PHC)
1. Brief History
2. Legal Basis
3. Definition
4. Goals
5. Elements
6. Principles & Strategies
D. Levels of Prevention
COURSE TOPICS:
E. Universal Health Care (UHC)
1. Legal Basis
2. Background & Rationale
3. Objectives & Thrusts
• The Family
A. Family as Basic Unit of the Society
B. Types
1. Family as a Client
2. Family as a System
COURSE TOPICS:
C. Functions Developmental Stages
D. Family Health Task
E. Characteristics of a Healthy Family
• Family Nursing Process
A. Family Health Assessment
1. Tools for Assessment
• Initial Data Base
• Typology of Nursing Problems in Family Nursing Practice
• Family Health Task
• Family Coping Index
COURSE TOPICS:
B. Family Nursing Diagnosis
C. Formulating Family Nursing Care Plan
1. Priority Setting
2. Establishing Goals & Objectives
3. Selecting Appropriate Family Nursing Interventions/ Strategies
D. Implementing Family Care Plan
4. Categories of Intervention
• Promotive
• Preventive
• Curative
• Rehabilitative
COURSE TOPICS:
2. Tools of Public Health Nurse
• PHN Bag & Contents
• Principles & Techniques in the Use of PHN Bag
3. Types of Family Nurse Contact
• Clinic Visit
• Home Visit
• Group Conference
• Telephone Calls
• Written Communications
COURSE TOPICS:
E. Family Health Care Researches
1. Related Studies
2. Evidence-Based Practices
F. Interprofessional Care in the Community
3. Rural Health Unit Personnel
4. Local Government Units
5. Government Organizations
• DSWD
• Nutrition Council
• Population Commission
COURSE TOPICS:
4. Non-Government Organizations
• Socio-Civic Organizations
• Religious Organizations
• Schools
G. Evaluating of Family Nursing Care
1. Evaluation Process & Outcomes
2. Re-assessment
COURSE TOPICS:
• Records in Family Health Nursing Practice
A. Importance & Uses
B. Types of Records & Reports
• DOH Programs Related to Family Health
A. Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI)
B. Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI)
C. Early Essential Intrapartal & Newborn Care (EEINC)
D. Newborn Screening
E. BEmONC/ CEmONC
F. Nutrition
G. MhGAP
H. Other Related Programs
COURSE TOPICS:
• Ethical Considerations in Community Health Nursing
• Public Health Laws
A. Magna Carta for Health Worker
B. Sanitation Code
C. Clean Air Act
D. Generic Act
E. National Health Insurance Act (Philhealth)
F. National Blood Services Act
G. Laws on Notifiable Disease
H. Senior Citizen Laws
COURSE TOPICS
I. Revised Dangerous Drugs Law
J. Act on Cheaper Medicine
K. Save the Children
L. Violence Against Women
M. Disaster Risk Reduction Management
N. Rooming-in & Breastfeeding Act of 1992 (Milk Code)
O. Responsible Parenthood & Reproductive Health Law of 2012
P. Mandatory Infants & Children Health Immunization Act of 2011
Q. Children Safety on Motorcycles Act of 2015
COURSE TOPICS
R. Children’s Emergency Relief & Protection Act of 2016
S. Child & Youth Welfare Code of the Philippines
T. Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 (RA 9211)
U. Other Related Laws
• Filipino Culture, Values, & Practices in relation to Health Care of Individual &
Family
A. Family Solidarity
B. Filipino Family Values
1. Communication
2. Helping others & Gratitude
COURSE TOPICS
3. Respect
4. Independence
5. Service
6. Trust
C. Filipino Family Culture & Tradition
• New Technologies Related to Public Health Electronic Information
A. Government Sites
B. Nursing & Health Care Sites
• Nursing Core Values as a Community Health Nurse
• Health Related Entrepreneurial Activities in the Community Setting
REFERENCES:
• “Community & Public Health Nursing”; 2nd
Philippine edition; by Mary A. Nies, PhD, RN,
FAAN, FAAHB, & Melanie McEwen, PhD, RN,
CNE, ANEF; copyright 2019; by Elsevier, Inc.
• “Community Organizing Participatory Action
Research (CO-PAR) for Community Health
• “Community Public Health Nursing Develoment”; by Sr. Carmen E. Jimenez, D.C.,
Promoting the Health of Populations”; BSE, BSN, MA, Ed.D; copyright 2008; by C & E
Edition 7; by Mary A. Nies, PhD, RN, FAAN, Publishing, Inc. & Sr. Carmen Jimenez, DC
FAAHB & Melanie McEwen, PhD, RN, CNE,
ANEF; copyright 2019; by Elsevier, Inc.
• “Public Health Nursing in the Philippines”;
10th edition; by Frances Prescilla L. Cuevas,
• “Foundations for Population Health in RN, MAN; copyright 2007; by Publication
community/ Public Health Nursing”; 5th Committee, National League of Philippine
edition; by Marcia Stanhope., PhD, RN, FAAN Government Nurses, Inc.
& Jeanette Lancaster, RN, PhD, FAAN;
copyright 2018; by Elsevier, Inc.
REFERENCES:
• “Community Health Nursing The Basics of • “Community Health Nursing Process &
Practice”; by Salvacion G. Bailon-Reyes; Practice for Promoting Health”; 2nd edition;by
copyright 2006; Philippine copyright Marcia Stanhope, RN, DSN & Jeanette
Lancaster, RN, MSN, PhD, FAAN; copyright
• “Professional Nursing in the Philippines”; 8th
1988; by C.V. Mosby Company
edition; by Lydia M. Venzon; copyright 2002;
by C & E Publishing, Inc. & Lydia Venzon • “Community Health Nursing Services in the
Philippine Department of Health”; by Lydia
• “Community Health Nursing Services in the
M. Venzon; 6th edition; copyright 1977; by the
Philippines”; by Jean P. Reyala, RN, BSN,
CHN Section of the DOH, National League of
MPH, Zenaida P. Nisce, RN, BSN, MPH, etc;
Philippine Government Nurses, Inc.
9th edition; copyright 2000; by the CHN
Section, National League of Philippine • Webliography/ Internet
Government Nurses, Inc.
GRADING SYSTEM
PRELIM MIDTERM
Term exam - 60% Term exam - 60%
Class standing - 40% Class standing - 30%
100% Project - 10%
100%
GRADING SYSTEM
FINAL TERM END TERM
• Term exam -60% • Prelim -30%
• Class standing -30%
• Project -10% • Midterm -30%
100%
• Final -40%
100%
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
•INTERACTIVE PARTICIPATION
•PRE/ POST TESTS
•FACE-TO-FACE & ONLINE ASSIGNMENTS
•DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES & PROJECTS
•ADVANCE READING/ VIEWING
PROJECTS
MIDTERM FINAL
• FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT (PER GROUP) • PORTFOLIO/ SCRAPBOOK OF CHN DUTY (PER
-DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 28 TO 30 GROUP)
- YELLOW FOLDER (SHORT SIZE) - PICTURES WITH DESCRIPTIONS
- BE CREATIVE
- DEADLINE: DEC.11 TO 16
• Start & end the class with a prayer.
(ALPHABETICAL order)
• Show RESPECT & COURTESY.
• Expect DAILY quizzes/ assignments.
• NO special quizzes/exams for tardiness
CLASSROOM and UNEXCUSED absences.
RULES • Cellphones should be kept in silent mode
and kept away during class hours &
exams period.
• Provide 1 contact number & 1 email
address for future references
Student’s copy will be check on the 1st or 2nd day of classes.
Permit exams are required during exam days.
Bring Notebook, ballpen, Blue book (daily quiz)
15 minutes & up (late) =1 day late
3 days late = 1 day absent
Perfect attendance (36 hours)
36° x 20% = 7.2 hours (3.5 days) unexcused absences =
Excuse slip signed by the Dean for absences
DROPPED
Take down notes….STUDY….ACTIVE listening & participation
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