At the end of the course, the students will be able to,. a1. Recognize ways of Health promotion, health maintenance and healthprevention. a2. Identify different theories on health promotion. b1. Outline the history of Public health nursing. c2. Apply concepts and principles of community health Nursing in the care of communities and population groups. c3. Utilize the nursing process in the holistic care of clients for promotion, maintenance of health and prevention of diseases b2. Identify and relate general characteristics, transmission, symptoms, treatment, prevention, control of communicable diseases. b3. Discuss the general history of the disease, principles of disease occurrence and human body’s defenses. b4. Explain the different communicable diseases affecting the different systems of the body and discuss its nursing management. c4. Utilizes critical thinking process when providing holistic nursing care to CD patient c5. Apply their role(s) of students in the prevention, treatment and their management to the different communicable diseases.
1. Health Promotion, Health Maintenance and Health Prevention a. concepts and definition b. level of promotion c. Theories of promotion 2. Community and Public health nursing a. Definition b. Principles c. History d. Modern public health 3. Primary Health Care a. background b. elements c. cornerstone d. principles and strategies 4. Community Public Health Nurse a. role and function 5. Conducting Home Visit a. Define home visit b. Discuss the steps, principles and purpose of home visits 6. Family Health Care a. Definition b. Types of family 7. Culture Diversity a. Discuss how it affects delivery of health care 8. Specialized areas in Community / Public health nursing a. School health nursing b. Environmental health nursing 9. Health Care Delivery a. Levels of health care 10. Approved MOH program approved and implemented a. EPI ( expanded program in immunization) b. Immunizable diseases c. Non communicable diseases a. . Hypertension b. Diabetes c. Cancer 11. Definition of terms a. General objectives of CD nursing b. Chain of Infection c. Different types of human reservoir d. Stages of Illness 12. Immunity: a. active b. passive 13. Communicable Diseases affecting the: a. Respiratory System b. Gastro Intestinal Tract c. Integumentary System d. Circulatory System e. Sexually Transmitted Diseases f. Nervous System.
Mary Jo Clark. Community Health Nursing, 5th Ed. Jimenez, C. Community Organizing, Participatory, Action Research for Community Health Development.
