Saint Mary’s University

Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya

School of Health & Natural Sciences
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COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING 1 (NCM 104 LECTURE)
COURSE OUTLINE

Course Title: Community Health Nursing 1

Course No.: NCM 104
Course Credit: Theory 2 units (36 hours)
Placement: Second Year, First Semester
Pre-requisite: NCM 103

Course Description:
This course deals with concepts, principles, theories and techniques in the provision of basic care in
terms of health promotion, disease prevention, restoration and maintenance and rehabilitation at the
family and individual level. It includes the study of the Philippine Health Care Delivery System, National
Health Situation and the global context of public health. The learners are expected to provide safe,
appropriate and holistic nursing care to individual and family as clients in community setting utilizing the
nursing process.

Course Intended Learning Outcomes:

1. Integrate relevant principles of social, physical, natural and health sciences and humanities in a given
health and nursing situation.
2. Discuss appropriate community health nursing concepts and actions holistically and comprehensively.
3. Assume responsibility for lifelong learning, own personal development and maintenance of
competence.
4. Engage in advocacy activities to influence health and social care service policies and access to services.
5. Model professional behavior as a community health nurse.
6. Assess with the individual and family ones health status/competence.
7. Formulate with the client a plan of care to address the health conditions, needs, problems and issues.
8. Provide health education using selected planning models to targeted clientele (individuals and
families) in the community.
9. Implement safe and quality interventions with the client to address the health needs, problems, and
issues.
10. Provide safe, appropriate and evidence-based nursing interventions in the different categories of
health care.
11.Ensure intra-agency, inter=agency, multidisciplinary and sectoral collaboration in the delivery of
health care.
12. Coordinate the tasks/functions of other nursing personnel (midwife, BHW and utility worker )
13. Collaborate with GOs, NGOs and other socio-civic agencies to improve health care services.
14. Adhere to established norms of conduct based on the Philippine Nursing Law and other legal,
regulatory and institutional requirements relevant to safe nursing practice.
15. Protect client rights based on Patients Bill of Rights and Obligations.

I. Course Content

TIME ALLOTMENT TOPICS

WEEK 1 Overview of Public Health Nursing in the Philippines
A. Global and National Health Situations
B. Definition and 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 and Responsibilities od a Community Health Nurse
WEEK 2 The Health Care Delivery System
A. World Health Organization
1. Millennium Development Goals
2. Sustainable Development Goals
B. Philippine Department of Health
1. Mission-Vision
2. Historical Background
3. Local Health System and Devolution of Health Services
4. Classification of Health Facilities (DOH AO-0012A)
5. Philippine Health Agenda 2010-2022
WEEK3 A. Primary Health care
1. Brief History
2. Legal Basis
3. Definition
4. Goals
5. Elements
6. Principles and Strategies
B. Levels of Prevention
C. Universal Health Care
1. Legal Basis
2. Background and Rationale
3. Objectives and Thrusts
WEEK 4 The Family
A. Family as Basic Unit of the Society
B. Types
1. Family as a client
 2. Family as a System
C. Functions and Developmental Stages
D. Family Health Task
E. Characteristics of a Healthy Family
WEEK 5 The 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
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION
WEEK 1 The Family Nursing Process continuation
2. Family Data Analysis
 Socio-economic and Cultural Characteristics
 Home Environment
 Family Health status
 Family Values and Health Practices
B. Family Nursing Diagnosis
WEEK 2 The Family Nursing Process continuation
C. Formulating Nursing Care Plan
1. Priority Setting
2. Establishing Goals and Objectives
3. Selecting Appropriate Family Nursing Interventions/Strategies

D. Implementing Family Care Plan

1. Categories of Intervention
 Promotive
 Preventive
 Curative
 Rehabilitative
WEEK 3 2. Tools of Public Health Nurse
 PHN Bags and Contents
 Principles and techniques in the use of PHN Bag – RLE
 Types of Family Nurse Contact
3. Types of Family Nurse Contact
 Clinic Visit
 Home Visit
 Group Conference
 Telephone Calles
 Written communications
WEEK 4 Interprofessional Care in the Community
1. Rural Health Unit (RHU) Personnel
2. Local Government Unit (LGU)
3. Local Government Organizations
 DSWD
  Nutrition Council
 Population
 Commission
4. Non-government Organizations
 Socio-civic Organizations
 Religious Organizations
 Schools
Records in Family Health Nursing Practice
A. Importance and Uses
B. Types of Records and Reports
WEEK 5 DOH Programs Related to Family Health
A. Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI)
SECOND TERM EXAMINATION

WEEK 1 and 2 DOH Programs Related to Family Health continuation..

A. Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI)
B.
WEEK 3 C. Early Essential Intrapartal and Newborn Care (EEINC)
WEEK 4 and 5 D. Newborn Screening
E. BEmONC/CEmONC
FINAL TERM EXAMINATION

II. Learning Activities

a. Powerpoint discussions
b. Case presentations
c. Audio-visual materials

III. Assessment Tasks

a. Homework/Assignments
b. Quizzes
c. Term examinations
d. Recitation

IV. Course Requirements

V. Independent Study Activity
VI. Grading Scheme
VII. References
Textbooks

Electronic references