COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING

1st Semester SY 2020-2021

I. COURSE CODE: CHN

II. COURSE TITLE: Community Health Nursing

III. NUMBER OF UNITS: 3 UNITS

IV. CONTACT HOURS: 54 hours lecture

V. COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course covers the concepts and principles in the provision of basic care in terms of health promotion, health maintenance, and disease prevention
at the individual, family, community level, and special population groups. It includes the study of the Philippine Health Care delivery system and the
global context of public health. It describes what community or public health nursing is in the context of Philippine health care delivery system, and
in community development.

VI. GENERAL OBJECTIVES: At the end of the course, given actual or simulated situations /conditions in terms of health promotion, health
maintenance and disease prevention at the level of the individual, family, special population groups and community, and involving health care delivery
system, the student will be able to:

1. Utilize the nursing process in the holistic care of client for health promotion, maintenance of health and prevention of disease.
1.1. assess with the client (individual, family, population group and community) with their condition and risk factors affecting health;
1.2. identify actual/at risk nursing diagnosis;
1.3. plan with appropriate interventions for promotion and maintenance of health based on priorities;
1.4. implement with client appropriate interventions for health promotion with client appropriate interventions for health promotion and health
maintenance taking into consideration;
1.5. Evaluate with client the progress of their health condition and outcomes of care.
2. ensure a well-organized recording and reporting system
3. observe bioethical principles and the core values (love of God, caring, love country and of people)
 4. relate effectively with clients, members of the health team and others in work situations related to nursing and health

VII. GRADING SYSTEM

Class Standing
Quizzes 30%
Assignments, Recitation Activities, Seatwork 20%

Attendance 10%
Major Examination (Prelim, Midterm, Final) 40%
100%

Prelim Grade 30%

Tentative Grade 70%
100%

Midterm Grade 30%

Tentative Grade 70%
100%
 SPECIFIC TIME
CONTENT REFERENCES METHODOLOGIES VALUES EVALUATION
OBJECTIVES FRAME

I. ORIENTATION At the end of the discussion, the Handouts Lecture-Discussion 1 hour Courteousness Recitation
1. Vision, Mission of PLT students will be able to:
College, Inc. and Health 1. Internalize the vision, Student Primer Commitment
Sciences mission of the College
2. House Rules and department.
3. Objectives of the Course 2. Familiarize themselves
4. Course Outline with the house rules, the
5. Requirements course objectives,
6. Grading System outline, requirements
and grading system.

II. HEALTH At the end of the topic, the Lecture-Evocative 3 hours Awareness Recitation
PROMOTION/HEALTH students will be able to: discussion
MAINTENANCE/DISEASE Commitment Insights
PREVENTION Araceli Maglaya, Nursing Practice Assignments
1. Discuss essential in the Community, 4th Ed., 2004 Initiative Sharing
1. Concepts and definition components of health Clippings on the
2. Ottawa/Bangkok Charters promotion strategies and DOH, Public Health Nursing in the different theories of Responsibility Individual
of health promotion theories Philippines, 10th Ed., 2007 health promotion Assignments
3. Theories of Health 2. Identify health Compassionate
Promotion promotion, health http://wiki.answers.com/Q/ Role Playing-focusing Performance
4. Promotion Theory, maintenance and disease Public_health_nursing_in_the_Phil on levels of Output
Bandura’s Self efficacy prevention activities. ippines prevention (nursing
Theory’s Health Belief 3. Categorize preventive role in each level)
Model activities according to
5. Levels of Prevention the levels of prevention

III. CONCEPTS OF Given relevant questions, the Araceli Maglaya, Nursing Practice Lecture-Evocative 0.5 Awareness Quiz
PUBLIC HEALTH students will be able to: in the Community, 4th Ed., 2004 discussion Hours
1. Discuss the public health Self Insights Sharing
1. Definition and concepts concepts and economics DOH, Public Health Nursing in the Assignments Confidence
2. History of public health of public health Philippines, 10th Ed., 2007 Individual
 from its early beginnings to 2. Identify the core Interviewing some Assertiveness Assignments
present functions of public persons on public
3. Core functions of public health health nursing
health nurse 3. Categorize specific
4. Public health public health
programs/interventions programs/interventions
5. Economics of public health

IV. THE PHILIPPINE Given a site orientation, the Araceli Maglaya, Nursing Practice Lecture-Evocative 3 Hours Awareness Quiz
PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM students will be able to: in the Community, 4th Ed., 2004 discussion
Initiative Recitation
1. Current health situation 1. Analyze the national Assignments
1.1. National objectives for health situation DOH, Public Health Nursing in the Reflectiveness Individual
health Millennium 2. Describe the health care Philippines, 10th Ed., 2007 Recent Assignments
Development goals system News/Innovations of
1.2. Health and health 3. Provide insight on the Public Health
related indicators relationship and http://wiki.answers.com/Q/
2. The health Care Delivery interrelationships Public_health_nursing_in_the_Phil
System between the local health ippines
1.1. The Department of system, the community
Health health facility and the
1.2. The local health local health situation as
systems and devolution well as with the over-all
of health services national health care
1.3. Levels of health care delivery system
facilities

V. THE FAMILY Given the relevant questions, the Araceli Maglaya, Nursing Practice Lecture-Evocative 4 Hours Commitment Quiz
HEALTH NURSING students will be able to: in the Community, 4th Ed., 2004 discussion Individual
PROCESS Cooperation FNCP
Small Group
1. Definition of family health 1. Discuss the family Discussion Humility Insights Sharing
nursing and family nursing health nursing process,
process its components and Prioritization of Critical Individual
2. Principles of family nursing concepts Family Health Thinking Assignments
process Problems through
3. Steps of the family health 2. Make an initial database FNCP Understanding
nursing process assessment for Family
4. Initial assessment/database Nursing Practice. DOH, Public Health Nursing in the Appreciation of
for Family Nursing Practice Philippines, 10th Ed., 2007 the importance
4.1. Family of
structure/characteristics communication
/dynamics
4.2. Social, economic and Sensitivity
cultural factors
4.3. Health status of each Confidentiality
family member
4.4. Values and practices on Trust
health promotion
4.5. Methods of Data Acceptance
Gathering Assignments Output
4.5.1. Health Respect
Assessment of Interviewing a
Each family selected Family- Understanding
member focusing on promotion
4.5.2. Observation of health in the family Sensitivity
4.5.3. Interview
4.5.4. Review of Sharing of
Records, ideas
Reports and
Laboratory Cooperation
Results
4.5.5. Assessment of Unity
home and
environment
4.5.6. Tools used in Jean Reyala, Community Health
family Nursing in year Philippines, 9th
assessment: 3. Use of different tools in Edition
Genogram, family assessment
ecomap, initial http://wiki.answers.com/Q/
 database, Public_health_nursing_in_the_Phil
family ippines
assessment
guide
5. Typology of Nursing
Problems in Family Activity Method Active Class
Nursing Practice Participation
5.1. First Level Assessment
5.1.1. Identify health
threats,
foreseeable
crisis, health
deficits and
wellness
potential/state
5.2. Secondary Level
Assessment
5.2.1. Determining
Family’s
ability to
perform trhe
family health
tasks on each
health threat,
health deficit,
forseeale crisis
or wellness
potential
6. Statement of a Family
Health Problem-health
problem and
cause/contributing facts
7. Criteria for priority setting Lecture discussion
8. Planning http://www.fw-ac-
8.1. Definition and 4. Enumerate the deptofhealth.com/Nursing.htm
importance of the importance of family
 family nursing care nursing care plan.
plan 5. Categorize the
8.2. Goals and objective interventions in family
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9. Implementing http://fghjuyh.netfirms.com/
10. Categories of Nursing bankrupt8b/
Interventions in Family definecommunityhealthnursing.ht
Nursing practice include: ml
10.1. Human
becoming
methods/procedure
10.2. Competency
based teaching
10.3. Motivation-
support for behavior
change/lifestyle
modification
11. Categories of health care
strategies and intervention
11.1. Preventive
11.2. Promotive
11.3. Curative
11.4. Rehabilitative
11.5. Facilitative
12. Evaluation
12.1. Qualitative and
Quantitative Data
Evaluation
12.2. Methods and
Sources of Evaluative
Data
12.3. Steps in
evaluation
12.4. Evaluation
Criteria
12.5. Evaluation in
 family nursing practice
13. Records in Family Health
Nursing Practice
13.1. Importance and
Uses
13.2. Types of records
and reports

VI. THE PUBLIC Given relevant questions, the

HEALTH NURSE students will be able to: Discussion 4 Hours Team Work Paper and Pencil
Araceli Maglaya, Nursing Practice Exam
1. Roles/Functions 1. Explain the roles and in the Community, 4th Ed., 2004 Role Play Cooperation
2. Competencies/Skills functions of a public Exercises as seat
2.1. Community Health health nurse Self Esteem work
Nursing Process 2. Demonstrate beginning Seat Works
2.2.1. Epidemiology skills of a public health Inquisitiveness Output of
2.2.2. Definition of nurse DOH, Public Health Nursing in the Community
Epidemiology Philippines, 10th Ed., 2007 Enthusiasm assessment and
2.2.3. Uses of problem
Epidemiology identification
2.2.4. The
Epidemiological
Triad http://wiki.answers.com/Q/
2.2.5. Selected Public_health_nursing_in_the_Phil
Approaches to ippines
epidemiological:
a. Investigation
b. Descriptive: rates,
counts
c. Analytic: Case-
control, studies
cohorts, incidence
prevalence
d. Experimental
(Brief)
 e. Steps in
epidemiological
investigation
2.2.6. Functions of the
Nurse in
Epidemiology
2.2.7. Concepts on:
a. Multiple Causation
of Disease
b. Immunity:herd,etc.
3. Health Promotion
Education
4. Home Care

VII. COMMUNITY Given relevant questions, the

HEALTH NURSING students will be able to: Araceli Maglaya, Nursing Practice Lecture Evocative 10 Initiative Quiz
in the Community, 4th Ed., 2004 Hours
1. Concepts and Definition 1. Compare and contrast Discussion Graded
2. Philosophy community and public Critical Recitation
3. Goals health nursing Thinking
4. Nursing Theory and 2. Discuss the relevant Reporting on DOH
Community Health concepts related to DOH, Public Health Nursing in the Programs
Nursing community and public Philippines, 10th Ed., 2007 Integrity Presentation of
5. Principles of Community health nursing Assignments: Recent the Report
and Public Health 3. Discuss primary health News/Trends on DOH
Nursing care as a strategy Ingalis, Salermo, Maternal and Programs Awareness
6. Primary Health Care 4. Discuss DOH health Child Nursing, 7th Ed., Mosby Output
7. Clients of Care programs and the roles 1991. Interview some DOH Humility
7.1. Family of the nurse towards (local) personnel –
7.2. Community attainment of focusing on Commitment
7.3. Type of Millennium http:// implemented DOH
Communities Development Goals fghjuyh.netfirms.com.bankrupt8b/ programs Camaraderie
8. Factors influencing 5. Discuss the process define-community-health-
community health involved in creating a nursing.html Cooperation
9. Community Needs community diagnosis
 Assessment/Community 6. Participate in DOH Self Esteem
Diagnosis Public Health Programs
9.1. Definition as appropriate Self
9.2. Steps 7. Demonstrate sustained Confidence
9.3. Data Gathering awareness on health
9.4. Collation and matters affecting the
Analysis community
9.5. Diagnosis
formulation
9.6. Validation
9.7. Prioritization Types
a. Comprehensive
b. Familiarization
c. Problem-
Oriented
d. Sub-system
9.8. Methods
a. Interviews
b. Surveys
c. Existing Data
Source
d. Epidemiological
study
e. Community
organizing
10. Primary Health Care as
Strategy
11. DOH Public health
programs and the various
roles of the nurse
11.1. Family Health
Program
11.2. Infant and young
child feeding
(Breastfeeding,
Complementary
 feeding
11.3. HIV/AIDS, milk
code, mother-baby
friendly hospital)
11.4. Newborn
Screening
11.5. Expanded
Program on
Immunization
11.6. MCH/Safe
Motherhood &
Family Planning
11.7. Child injury
prevention
11.8. Overview of
Integrated
Management of
Childhood Illness
11.9. National Health
Lifestyle
11.10. Drug
Dependence
11.11. Mental Health
Program
11.12. Prevention of
Blindness
11.13. Oral Health
Program
12. Non-Communicable
Disease Prevention and 8. Discuss the prevention
Control Program and control of non-
12.1. Diabetes communicable disease.
Mellitus
12.2. Cardiovascular
Diseases
12.3. Cancers
 12.4. COPD
13. Communicable Diseases
13.1. National
Tuberculosis
13.2. Leprosy Control
Program
13.3. Schistosomiasis
Control Program
13.4. Filiarasis Control
Program
13.5. Malaria Control
Program
13.6. Rabies Control
Program
13.7. Dengue Control
Program
13.8. STI and
HIV/AIDS Control
Program
13.9. Environmental
and Occupational
Health
13.10. Quality
Assurance

VIII. SPECIALIZED DOH, Public Health Nursing in the Lecture-evocative 3 Hours Self-Discipline Quiz
FIELDS IN COMMUNITY Given relevant questions, the Philippines, 10th Ed., 2007 discussion
AND PUBLIC HEALTH student will be: Team Work Insights Sharing
NURSING Role Playing-
Araceli Maglaya, Nursing Practice Interpreting the roles Cooperation Reaction Paper
1. School Health Nursing 1. Discuss specialized in the Community, 4th Ed., 2004 of the following: for the observed
2. Occupational Health fields community/public -School Nurse Self- specialized
Nursing health nursing -Occupational Nurse Confidence fields
3. Community Mental -Community Mental
Health Nursing Nurse Enthusiasm Individual
Performances in
 the role play

IX. COMMUNITY Given relevant questions, the DOH, Public Health Nursing in the Lecture-Discussion 3 Hours Awareness Paper and pencil
DEVELOPMENT students will be able to: Philippines, 10th Ed., 2007 Exam
Case Analysis Critical
1. Concepts and Definitions 1. Discuss the various Thinking Paper on Case
2. Historical perspective concepts of community Araceli Maglaya, Nursing Practice Class Debate: Ethical Analysis
3. Ethical Principles development in the Community, 4th Ed., 2004 Issues in Community Cooperation
4. Approaches 2. Explain the ethical Development Group
5. Strategies/Methodologies principles governing Inquisitive Performance on
6. Tools community development http://wiki.answers.com/Q/ the said debate
3. Correctly select Public_health_nursing_in_the_Phil
approaches, ippines
strategies/methodologies
for community
development
4. Create or select
appropriate tool for
development

X. OGANIZING FOR Given relevant questions, the DOH, Public Health Nursing in the Lecture-evocative 3 Hours Team work Paper and pencil
HEALTH PROMOTION students will be able to: Philippines, 10th Ed., 2007 discussion exam
Cooperation
1. Rationale for organizing 1. State rationale for Small group Written critique
communities organizing communities Araceli Maglaya, Nursing Practice discussion on given Self-Discipline of on-going
2. Rationale for organizing for 2. Select appropriate in the Community, 4th Ed., 2004 community based health
health method for organizing scenarios Humility promotion
3. Methodologies/Tools communities for health Williams, Phoebe, Individual programs in the
a. Community Diagnosis promotion Family and Community Film viewing: Topics Critical community
b. Planning Cycle 3. Demonstrate basic skills revolve on Thinking
b.1. Steps in Program in Program Planning Community Reaction Paper
Planning Organizing on the said film
-Situational Analysis viewing
-Goal & Objective
Setting
 -Strategy & Activity
Setting
-Formulation of
Evaluation Plan

XI. INTERVENING FOR Given relevant questions, the DOH, Public Health Nursing in the Lecture-evocative 6 Hours Cooperation Quiz
HEALTH IN THE students will be able to: Philippines, 10th Ed., 2007 discussion
COMMUNITY Team Work Insights Sharing
Continuation of small
1. Health Promotion 1. Discuss various Health Araceli Maglaya, Nursing Practice group discussion on Self-Discipline Group
Strategies Promotion strategies in the Community, 4th Ed., 2004 given community Performance in
1.1. Evaluation Results 2. Demonstrate skill based scenarios Humility the given
1.2. Program recognizing barriers for activities
Implementation implementation and Group Activity: Critical
2. Putting the plan into proposing possible Identifying Barriers Thinking
action solution affecting Health
3. Recognizing the Barriers 3. Demonstrate skill in Promotion Strategies
and finding solutions creating criteria and
4. Program Evaluation standard for program
4.1. Definition evaluation recognizing
4.2. Concepts of barriers for
Monitoring and implementation and
Evaluation proposing possible
4.3. Focus of Evaluation solution
4.4. Steps in Program 4. Demonstrate skill in
Evaluation creating criteria and
standard for program
evaluation

XII. WORKING WITH

GROUPS TOWARDS Given relevant questions, the DOH, Public Health Nursing in the Lecture-evocative 9 Hours Self Esteem Paper and pencil
COMMUNITY students will be able to: Philippines, 10th Ed., 2007 discussion exam
DEVELOPMENT Self
Role Play on the Confidence Insights Sharing
1. Stages of Group 1. Discuss the stages of Araceli Maglaya, Nursing Practice interventions to
 Development group development in the Community, 4th Ed., 2004 facilitate group growth Creativity Reaction on the
2. Interventions to Facilitate 2. Explain various said film
group growth interventions to facilitate Film Viewing: Cooperation viewing
2.1. Orientation, group growth Community
structure, direction 3. Define concepts for Development in Team Work
2.2. Process, negotiate collaboration and collaboration with
and resolve conflict partnership other essential groups Inquisitive
2.3. Understanding the in the community
nature conflict Enthusiasm
2.4. Problem solving
approach
2.5. Generating new ways
2.6. Helping members
2.7. Awareness of the
effects of behavior
2.8. Application of new
learning
3. Collaboration and
Partnership
3.1. Essential ingredients
in partnership
3.2. Capabilities
necessary for
partnership
XIII. References:
1. Williams, Phoebe, Individual Family and the Community
2. Erlinda Castro-Palagans, Health Care Practice in the Community 1st Edition-2003
3. Jean Reyala, Community Health Nursing in the Philippines 9th Edition
4. Medina, Jane Doris, Working in the Community
5. Pritchard and MacDonald, Williams Obstetrics, 15th Ed.
6. Ingalis, Salerno, Maternal and Child Health Nursing, 7th Ed. Mosby 1991
7. Pilliteri, Adele, Maternal and Child Health Nursing, Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1992
8. Ann Isaac, Maternal Health and Psychiatric Nursing 3rd Edition
9. Mary Muscain, Pediatric Nursing 3rd Edition
10. N. Jane Klossner and Nancy Halfield, Pediatric Nursing Care for Children and their Families Thomsom Asian Edition
11. Donna Wong, Essentials of Pediatric Nursing 6th Edition
12. Fe del Mundo, Textbook on Pediatric and Child Health 4th Edition

Textbook
1. DOH, Community Health Nursing Services in the Philippines 9th Edition
2. Arceli Maglaya, Nursing Practice in the Philippines 4th Edition

Website
1. http://www.fw-ac-deptofhealth.com/Nursing.htm
2. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Public_health_nursing_in_the_Philippines
3. http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Bath/2784/index.html
4. http://fghjuyh.netfirms.com/bankrupt8b/define-community-health-nursing.html
Prepared by:

CYNTHIA BAYSAC RN, MAN

Clinical Instructor

Noted by:

PRINCE RENER V. PERA, RN, EMT, MSN

OIC- Dean, College of Nursing

Approved by:

EDITH G. MARTIN MBA, MPA

Vice President for Academic Affairs