COURSE GUIDE Palawan Polytechnic College Inc.
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Department of Nursing
COURSE CODE: NCM 104 Community Health Nursing
1st Semester of A.Y. 2020-2021
Course Description Credit Units: 4
This course deals with concepts, principles, theories and techniques in the provision of basic care in terms of health
promotion, disease prevention, restoration and maintenance and rehabilitation at the individual and family level. It
includes the study of the Philippine Health Care Delivery System, national health situation and the global context of
public health. The learners are expected to provide safe, appropriate and holistic nursing care to individual and
family as clients in community setting utilizing the nursing process.
Course Outcomes
A. Apply knowledge of physical, social, natural, health sciences, and humanities in the care of
individual and family in the community settings.
B. Provide safe, appropriate and holistic care to individuals and families in the community utilizing the
family nursing process.
C. Apply guidelines and principles of evidence-based practice in the delivery of care to the individual
and family in the community setting.
D. Practice nursing in the community setting in accordance with law, legal, ethical and moral
principles.
E. Document care of individual and family accurately and comprehensively.
Course Outline
Unit 1. Overview of Public Health Nursing in the Philippines
Module 1: Global and National Health Situations
Module 2 : Definition and Focus : Public Health, Community Health, Public Health Nursing,
Community Health Nursing, Standards of Public Health Nursing in the Philippines, Evolution of Public
Health Nursing in the Philippines, Roles and Responsibilities of a Community Health Nurse
Unit 2. The Health Care Delivery System
Module 1: World Health Organization: Millennium Development Goals, Sustainable Development
Goals
Module 2: Philippine Department of Health: Mission-Vision, Historical Background, Local health
system and devolution of health services, classification of health facilities (DOH AO -0012A), Philippine
Health Agenda 2010-2022
Module 3: Primary Health Care (PHC) : Brief History, Legal Basis, Definition, Goals, Elements,
Principles and Strategies.
Module 4: Levels of Prevention
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Module 5: Universal Health Care: Legal Basis, Background and Rationale, Objectives and Thrusts.
Unit 3. The Family
Module 1: Family as basic unit of the Society
Module 2: Types: Family as a client, Family as a system
Module 3: Functions Developmental Stages
Module 4: Family Health Tasks
Module 5: Characteristic of a Healthy Family
Unit 4. Family Nursing Process
Module 1: Family Health Assessment
Module 2: Family Nursing Diagnosis
Module 3: Formulating Family Nursing Care Plan
Module 4: Implementing Family Care Plan
Module 5: Family Health Care Researches
Module 6: Interprofessional Care in the Community
Module 7: Evaluation of Family Nursing Care
Unit 5. Records in Family Health Nursing Practice
Module 1: Importance and Uses
Module 2: Types of Records and Reports
Unit 6. DOH Programs related to Family Health
Module 1: Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI)
Module 2: Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI)
Module 3: Early essential Intra-partal and newborn care (EEINC)
Module 4: Newborn Screening
Module 5: BEmONC / CEmONC Facilities
Module 6: Nutrition
Module 7: MhGap
Module 8: Other Related Programs
Unit 7. Ethical Considerations in Community Health Nursing : Public Health Laws
Module 1: Magna Carta for Health Worker
Module 2: Sanitation Code
Module 3: Clean Air Act
Module 4: Generic Act
Module 5: National Health Insurance Act (PhilHealth)
Module 6: National Blood Services Act
Module 7: Laws on Notifiable Disease
Module 8: Senior Citizens Law
Module 9: Revised Dangerous Drug Law
Module 10: Act on Cheaper Medicine
Module 11: Save the Children
Module 12: Violence against Women
Module 13: Disaster Risk Reduction Management
Module 14: Rooming-in and Breastfeeding Act of 1992 (Milk Code)
Module 15: Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law of 2012
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Module 16: Mandatory Infants and Children Health Immunization Act of 2011
Module 17: Children Safety on Motorcycles Act of 2015
Module 18: Children’s Emergency Relief and Protection Act of 2016
Module 19: Children and Youth Welfare Code of the Philippines
Module 20: Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 (RA 9211)
Module 21: Other Related Laws
Unit 8. Filipino Culture, Values, and Practices in relation to Healthcare of individual and family
Module 1: Family Solidarity
Module 2: Filipino Family Values
Module 3: Filipino Family Culture and Tradition
Unit 9. New Technologies related to Public Health Electronic Information
Module 1: Government Sites
Module 2: Nursing and Healthcare Sites
Unit 10. Nursing Core Values as a Community Health Nurse
Course Materials
1. Modules
2. PowerPoint Presentations
3. Recorded Videos
4. Face-to-face interactions
Study Schedule
WEEK TOPICS ACTIVITY
Week 1:
Topic 1 Title of Activity 1
August 24-28, 2020
Week 2:
Week 3:
Week 4:
Week 5:
Week 6:
Week 7:
Week 8:
Week 9: Midterm Examinations
(Date)
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Week 14:
Week 9: Semi-Final Examinations
(Date)
Week 15:
Week 16:
Week 17:
Week 18: Final Examinations
(Date)
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Course Requirements
Grading System
1. Includes combined grades of both Theory and RLE (Skills Lab and Community) with corresponding unit
weights.
2. Theory
Attendance: 10%
Major Exams: 40%
Quiz: 30%
Output,
Projects,
Assignment: 20%
Total:100%
3. RLE
Knowledge:
Skills:
Attitude:
Important Reminders
You may place here important reminders for the course.
Instructor’s Contact Details
Name of Instructor/ Professor
Mobile Number
Email Address
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