COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING – II

Placement: fourth Year Time:Theory-90 Hrs.

Practical – 135 Hrs.

Course Description - This course is designed for students to practice community health nursing for the
individual, family and groups at both urban and rural setting by using concept and principles of health
and community health nursing

Specific objectives - At the end of the course student will be able to:
1. Understand the concepts, scope, principles and historical development of community health and
community health nursing.
2. Appreciate the national health planning, polices, problems.
3. Describe the system of delivery of community health services in rural and urban area.
4. Develop understanding about community health nursing approaches, concepts and roles and
responsibilities of nursing personnel.
5. Participate in assisting individuals and groups to promote and maintain their health.
6. Appreciate the national health and family welfare programme and the role of the nurse.
7. Understand the health agencies at the international and national level.

Unit Time Objective Contents Teaching Learning Assessment

(Hrs) Activities Methods
I 04 • Define Concepts, Introduction • Lecture, Discussion • Essay Type
scope, Principles • Definition, concept & • Short answers
and historical scope of community
development of health nursing
Community Health • Historical development of
and Community Community Health
health Nursing Community Health
Nursing
- Pre- Independence
- Post – Independence
II 06 • Describe health Health Planning and • Lecture, Discussion • Essay type
plans, policies, Polices and Problems • Panel discussion • Short answers
various health • National health planning
committees and in India
health problems in • Five year Plans
India • Various committees and
commissions on health
and family welfare
Central council for health
and family welfare (CCH
and FW)
National Health polices
(1983, 2002)
National population policy
• Health problems in India
III 15 • Describe the Delivery of community • Lecture, Discussion • Essay type
system of delivery health services • Visits to various • Short answers
of community • Planning, budgeting and health delivery
health services in material management of systems
rural and urban SCs, PHC and CHC • Supervised field
areas • Rural: Organization, practice
• List the functions staffing and functions of • Panel discussion
of various levels rural health services
and their staffing provided by government
pattern at:
• Explain the Village
components of Sub centre
health services Primary health center
• Describe Community health center/
alternative systems sub divisional
of health Hospitals
promotion and District
health maintenance State
• Describe the chain Center
of referral system • Urban: Organization,
staffing and functions of
urban health services
provided by government
at:
Slums
Dispensaries
Material and child health
centers
Special Clinics
Hospitals
Corporation/ Municipality/
Board
• Components of health
services
Environmental sanitation
Health education
Vital statistics
M.C.H. antenatal, natal,
postnatal, MTP Act,
female foeticide act, child
adoption act
Family welfare
National health
programmes
School health services
Occupational health
Defense service
Institutional services
• Systems of medicine and
health care
Allopathy
Indian system of medicine
and Homeopathy
Alternative health care
 systems like yoga,
meditation, social and
spiritual healing etc.
• Referral system
IV 25 • Describe Community health nursing • Lecture discussion • Essay type
Community Health approaches, concepts and • Demonstration • Short answers
Nursing roles and responsibilities • Practice session
approaches and of nursing personnel • Supervised field
concepts • Approaches practice
• Describe the roles Nursing theories and • Participation in
and responsibility nursing process camps
of Community Epidemiological approach • Group project
health nursing Problem solving approach
personnel Evidence based approach
empowering people to
care for themselves
• Concepts of primary
Health Care:
Equitable distribution
Community participation
Focus on prevention
Use of appropriate
technology
Multi- sect oral approach
• Roles and responsibilities
of Community health
nursing personnel in
Family health services
Information Education
Communication (IEC)
Management information
System (MIS):
maintenance of Records
& Reports
Training and supervision
of various categories of
health workers
National Health
Programmes
Environmental sanitation
Maternal and child health
and family welfare
Treatment of minor
ailments
School health services
Occupational health
Organization of clinics,
camps: types, preparation,
planning, conduct and
evaluation
Waste management in the
center, clinics etc.
• Home visit: Concept,
Principles, Process,
techniques: Bag
 Technique home visit
• Qualities of Community
Health Nurse
• Job description of
Community health nursing
personnel
V 15 • Describe and Assisting individuals and • Lecture discussion • Essay type
appreciate the groups to promote and • · Demonstration • Short answers
activities of maintain their health • Practice session
Community health • Empowerment for self • Supervised field
nurse in assisting care of individuals, practice
individuals and families and groups in – • Individual group/
groups to promote I. Assessment of Self and family/ community
and maintain their family health education
health Monitoring growth and
development
- Mile stones
- Weight measurement
- Social development
Temperature and Blood
pressure monitoring
Menstrual cycle
Breast, self examination
and testicles
Warning signs of various
diseases
Tests: Urine for sugar and
albumin, blood sugar
II. Seek health services for
Routine checkup
Immunization
Counseling diagnosis
Treatment
Follow up
III. Maintenance of
health records for self and
family
IV. Continue medical
care and follow up in
community for various
diseases and disabilities
V. Carryout therapeutic
procedures as prescribed/
required for self and
family
VI. Waste Management
Collection and disposable
of waste at home and
community
VII. Sensitize and handle
social issues affecting
health and development
for self and family
• Women Empowerment
• Women and child abuse
 • Abuse of elders
• Female feticide
• Commercial sex workers
• Food adulteration
• Substance abuse
VIII. Utilize community
resources for self and
family
Trauma services
Old age homes
Orphanage
Homes for physically and
mentally challenged
individuals
Homes for destitute
VI 20 • Describe national National health and family • Lecture, discussion • Essay type
health and family welfare programmes and • Participation in • Short answers
welfare the role of a nurse national health
programmes and 1. National ARI programme programmes
role of a nurse 2. Revised National • Field visits
• Describe the tuberculosis control
various health programme (RNTCP)
schemes in India 3. National Anti- Malaria
programme
4. National Filaria control
programme
5. National Guinea worm
eradication programme
6. National Leprosy
eradication programme
7. National AIDS control
programme
8. STD control programme
9. National Programme for
Control of blindness
10. Iodine deficiency
disorder programme
11. Expanded programme on
immunization
12. National Family welfare
Programme – RCH
programme historical
development,
organization,
administration, research,
constraints
13. National water supply
and sanitation
programme
14. Minimum Need
programme
15. National diabetics
control programme
16. Polio eradication: pulse
polio programme
 17. National cancer control
programme
18. Yaws eradication
programme
19. National Nutritional
Anemia Prophylaxis
programme
20. 20 point programme
21. ICDS programme
22. Mid day meal applied
nutritional programme
23. National mental health
programme
• Health Schemes
- ESI
-CGHS
-Health insurance
VII 5 • Explain the roles Health Agencies • Lecture discussion • Essay type
and functions of International – WHO, • Field visits • Short answers
various national UNFPA, UNDP, World
and international Bank, FAO, UNICERF,
health agencies DANIDA, European,
Commission (EC), Red
Cross, USAID, UNESCO,
Colombo plan, ILO and
CARE etc.
National – Indian Red
Cross, Indian Council for
child welfare, Family
planning Association of
India (FPAI), Tuberculosis
Association of India, Hindu
Kusht Nivaran Sangh,
Central Social Welfare
Board, All India Women’s
Conference, Blind
Association of India etc.

Student References :
1. Jayawanti, TNAI Nursing Manual, TNAI publication
2. K.Park, ‘Text Book of Preventive & Social Medicine’
3. K.Park, Essentials Of Community Health Nursing,
4. Rao Kasturi, ‘An Introduction To Community Health Nursing’, I publications.
5. Freeman Ruth, ‘Community Health Nursing Practice’
6. Stanthope Lancaster, ‘Community Health Nursing Process & Practice’, Popular publication.
7. Basvantappa B.T, ‘Community Health Nursing’
8. Anderson, ‘Community as Partner, Theory & Practice’.
9. Allender, ‘Community Health Nursing’ B.I. Publications
10. Harpson, ‘Hand Book of Community Health Nursing’
11. Shastr , ‘Preventive & Social Medicine’, National Publications
12. Sathe , ‘Epidemiology & management of Health Care’, Popular Publications
13. Vasundhara & Basvantappa , ‘Community Health Nursing’, Jaypee Publication
14. Mc. Evens M. ‘Community based Nursing’, Sanmdess publication
15. Kulkarni & Baride, ‘Text Book of Community medicine’, Vora Publications.
16. Cookfair Joan, ‘Nursing Care in Community’, Moby Publications
17. Maxey Public, ‘Health & Preventive Medicine’, Applin Colage Publications
18. Lippincotts, ‘Community Health Nursing’, Lrppincotts Publications
19. K.Park , ‘Text Book of Preventive & Social Medicine’
20. Saunder, ‘Essentials of Community based Nursing’, Jones & Balet Publications
21. Mahajan Gupta, ‘Textbook of Preventive & Social Medicine’, Jaypee Publications
22. Walton, ‘Community Concepts & Practice’, Scuzt Foresmen Publications
23. Ghai Gupta, ‘Essential Preventive Medicine’, Vikas Publications
24. Babu Sheshu, ‘Review in Community Medicine’, Paras Publication
25. Lancaster, ‘Community Health Nursing Process and Practice for Promoting Health’, Morby
Publications
26. Bhalerao, ‘Synopsis in Preventive & Social Medicine’, National Publications
27. Fromer Margareg, ‘Community Health care & the Nursing Process’, CV Mosby & Company
Publications
28. Clarke, ‘Preventive & Community Medicine’, Boston Little Brown Company.
 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING – II – PRACTICAL
Placement : Fourth Year Time : Practical 135 Hours

Areas Duration Objective Skills Assignment Assessment

(in weeks) Methods
Community 1 wk for • Identify • Community health • Community survey • Assess clinical
health urban community survey report performance
nursing 4 wk for profile • Community diagnosis • Family care study-1 with rating scale
rural • Identify • Family care: Home • Project –1 • Evaluation of
prevalent adaptation of common • Health talk community
communicable procedures • Case book recording survey report
and non- • Home visit: Bag family care
communicable technique study, project
diseases • Organize and conduct and health talk
• Diagnose health clinics antenatal, • Completion of
needs of postnatal, well baby activity record
Individual, clinic, camps etc.
families and • Screen manage and
community referrals for:
• Plan, provide High risk mothers and
and evaluate neonates
care Accidents and
• Participate in emergencies
school health Illness: Physical and
programme mental
• Participate in Disabilities
national health • Conduct delivery at
programmes center/home: episiotomy
• Organize group and suturing
for self help and • Resuscitate newborn
involve clients in • School Health
their own health programme
activities Screen, Manage refer
• Provide family children
welfare services • Collaborate with health
• Counsel and and allied agencies
educate • Train and supervise
individual, health workers
family and • Provide family welfare
community services: insertion of
• Collect vital IUD
health statistics • Counsel and teach
• Maintain records individual, family and
& reports community about: HIV,
TB, Diabetes,
Hypertension, Mental
Health, Adolescents,
elderly’s health,
physically and mentally
challenged individuals
etc.
• Collect and calculate
vital health statistics
• Document and maintain
 Individual, family and
administrative e records
Write reports center,
disease, and national
health programme/
projects.

EVALUATION
Internal Assessment:
Theory: Maximum marks 25
Periodic – 25 Marks
Midterm – 50 Marks
Prefinals – 75 Marks
Total Marks 150 marks
Convert to 20

Assignments:
Seminar 50 Marks

Practical:
Family Care Study – 50 Marks
Health Talk – 100 Marks
Procedure evaluation – 50 Marks
Family Folders (5x10) – 50 Marks
Clinical evaluation – 200 Marks
Practical examination
Viva voce – 25 Marks
Midterm – 50 Marks
Prefinal – 50 Marks
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Total 575 Marks

External Assessment:
University Exam
Theory Marks 75
Practical Marks 100

Below mentioned assignment have to be completed during clinical posting, however they are not for
evaluation.
Group project 01(Exhibition/ Street Play/ Puppet Show)
Survey report – 01
Daily diary –