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COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING – I

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Course : M.Sc Nursing

Subject : Community Health Nursing

Unit :I

Title : Introduction to Community Health Nursing.

Placement : 1st year M.Sc Nursing

Name of the faculty : G.N.K. PARAMESWARI & Sr. Alphonsa

Teaching method : Lecture cum discussion, demonstration

A.V. Aids : Black board, Chart, OHP, Flash card, Flip chart

General objectives : On completion of this unit, the students will be able to explain the various instructional media and methods, key

concepts, uses, development of learning resources, A.V. aids, types, uses, principles, teacher’s role and clarification of
various projected and non projected instructional media.

Total Hours : Theory – 11 hrs

General Objective:

At the end of the unit student will be able to gain adequate knowledge, develop positive attitude and acquire adequate skill on community
health nursing

Specific Objective:

At the end of the class the student will be able to

 Historical development of Community Health and Community health Nursing- World and India, various health
and family welfare committees
 Current status, trends and challenges of Community Health Nursing
 Health status of the Community-community diagnosis
 Scope of Community health Nursing practice
 Ethical and legal issues
 Socio-cultural issues in Community health Nursing
 National Policies, plans and programmes

Unit Hour Content Method of teaching Evaluation

III Introduction

1 􀂉 Historicaldevelopment of Community Health and Lecture cum discussion Asking questions

Community health Nursing- World and India, various
health and family welfare committees Lecture cum discussion Assignment

2 􀂉 Current
status, trends and challenges of
Community Health Nursing
Lecture cum discussion Class test
􀂉 Health status of the Community-community
1 diagnosis

􀂉 Scope of Community health Nursing practice

1
􀂉 Ethical and legal issues
1
􀂉 Socio-cultural issues in Community health Nursing
1
􀂉 National Policies, plans and programmes
4
• National health policy

• National Population policy

• National Health and welfare Programmes Lecture cum discussion

• National Health goals/ indicators/ Millennium

developmental

Goals (MDG)/ Strategies

• Planning process: Five year plans

 • National Rural Health Mission

• Panchayat raj institutions

References:

 K. Park, text book of preventive medicine

 B.T. Basvanthappa, text book of community Health nursing
 G.N.K. Parameswari, text book of community Health Nursing - I
 www.wikipedia.org
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COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING – II