Placement: Third Year (Part – I ) Total Hours: 100

COMMUNITY HEALTHNURSING-II

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 students shall be able 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.
 Placement: Third Year (Part – I ) Total Hours: 100

Teaching
Unit Assessment
Learning objective Content Hours learning
No. methods
activities
I Explain the health Heath system in India 10 Lecture and Short answer
system in India
Organization and administration of health system discussion
Objective type
in India at Organizational
a) Central level chart of various Essay type

- Union Ministry levels

- Directorate General of Health Services Visit to Municipality
- Central Council of Health Office,Panchayat
b) State level office, Block Health
- State Health Administration office, CHC
- State Ministry of Health
- State Health Directorate
c) District level
- Sub Divisions
- Tehsils/Talukas
- Villages
- Municipalities &Corporation
- Panchayats
 Teaching
Unit Assessment
Learning objective Content Hours learning
No. methods
activities
II Describe the health Health care delivery system 8 Lecture Discussion Short answer
care services in India -Heath care concept and trends Visit to different
and discuss the role of -Health care services - Public sector, Rural, health care Objective type
the nurse in these Urban agencies Essay type
services - Private sector
- Public private partnership
- Other agencies
- Indigenous systems of medicine- Ayurvedha,
yoga, unani, siddha and homeopathy(AYUSH)
- Voluntary health services
- National Health Programmes
- Nurse role in health care services

III Describe health Lecture and

planning in India Health planning in India 10 discussion and Short answer
- National health planning reports Objective type
- Five year plans
- Health Committees and reports Essay type
National health policy

Unit Learning objective Content Hours Teaching Assessment

 learning
No. methods
activities
IV Describe the different Specialized community health 18 Lecture Short answer
specialized services and nurse’s role Discussion Visit to
community health services and - RCH(reproductive health and child care) different agencies Objective type Essay
the nurse’s role in these - National Health Mission (rural/ of Specialized type
services urban) services, Factory,
- Janani Sishu Suraksha Karaykaram( JSSK) Old age home,
- Emergency ambulance services. Homes for the
- Government health insurance differently abled
schemes
- School health Services
- Occupational health nursing (including
health care providers)
- Geriatric nursing
- Care of differently abled-Physical and
mental
- Rehabilitation nursing

V Describe the major health National health problems 5 Lecture Short answer
problems in India Health Problems in India Discussion Quiz
Objective type
- Communicable diseases
- Non communicable diseases
- Nutritional problems
- Environmental sanitation
- Population
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Teaching Assessment
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No. r
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Health team b Short answer
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Health Team: Objective type
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- Functions
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Role of Nursing personnel at avarious
- levels:
Describe the concept and
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- District public health nursing officer
functions of health team and the i Lecture Discussion
VIII - Block health Nurse o 7
role of nursing personnel at - Quiz
- Public health nurse n
various levels. aI
- Lady health visitor/ l health
supervisor -
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IX Explain the concept Health Information System 6 Lecturer cum Short answer
and uses of health - Concepts, components, uses, sources. discussion
information system Vital Statistics: exercises Objective type Exercises
- Important rates and indicators
- Vital health records and their uses. Basic
statistical methods
- Descriptive statistics
X Describe the national Health Agencies 3 Lecture Discussion Short answer
and international - International : WHO Seminar
health agencies UNFPA UNDP Objective type
World bank FAO
UNICEF DANIDA
European commission (EU) Redcross
USAID UNESCO ILO
CARE
Indian Red Cross
Indian Council for child welfare
Family Planning association of India
Other NGOs
 Community Health Nursing II- Practical
Placement:Thirdyear Time: Practical – 168 hours Internship – 288hours

Assessment
AREA. Duration Objectives skills assignments
methods
Communit y 4 wks  Organize and conduct clinics  Health talk-  Internal examination
Health Nursing urban /  Antenatal  Preparing and 2 (1st& 2nd term)
II- rural  Postnatal conducting  Family Health  Pre Council
 Family welfare. Health Nursing care examinatio n
 Under five. Teachings plan- 2  Assessment of
 Diagnose health needs and provide
onReproductive  Group project- performanc e with
and Child Health 1 ratingscale
domiciliary care for antenatal and postnatal ( RCH) Care
mothers.  Daily  Evaluation of
Issues. -
 Assess health needs of family; plan and Dairy-1
 Assisting in
carry out treatment for minor ailments;  Report on Assignment s
Organizing -Field visit reports
identify need for referral and refer. school health
Camps.
 Plan, program -Daily diary
 Maintaining
conduct and follow up health Recordsand
 and carry out treatment for minor ailments; Reports at
identify need for referral and refer. Primary Health
 Plan, Centre related
conduct and follow up health to.
education.  Assisting in
Assist in conducting camps and participate. Activities of
 Maintain records and reports in PHC. Family
 Assist in family welfare services and Welfare.
conduct need based health education.  Participating in
 Participate in school health programme. School Health
Services.
 Counsel and educate eligible couple,
familyand
Community