Nursing Research and Midwifery Course Guide
Nursing Research and Midwifery Course Guide
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Unit Time Learning Content Teaching Assessment
(Hrs) Objectives Learning Methods
Activities
V 8 • Explain the Sampling and data collection • Lecture • Short
sampling process • Definition of population, Discussion answer
• Describe the sample, sampling criteria. • Reading • Objective
methods of data factors influencing sampling assignment on Type
collection process, types of sampling examples of dat
techniques. collection tools
• Data -Why, What, from Whor • Preparation of
When and Where to collect. sample data
• Data collection methods and collection tool.
instruments: • Conduct group
• Methods of data research projec1
collection
• Questioning,
interviewing
• Observations, record
analysis and
measurement
• Types of instruments
• Validity & Reliability o
the Instrument
• Pilot study
• Data collection procedu
VI 4 •Analyze, Analysis of data • Lecture • Short
Interpret and • Compilation, Tabulation, Discussion answer
summarize the classification, • Preparation of • Objectiv
research data summarization, presentation, sample tables. eType
interpretation of data
vu 15 • Explain the use Introduction to statistics • Lecture • Short
of statistics, • Definition, use of statistics, Discussion answer
scales of scales of measurement • Practice on • Objectiv
measurement • Frequency distribution and graphical eType
and graphical graphical presentation of presentations
presentation of data • Practice on
data • Mean, Median, Mode, computation
• Describe the Standard deviation of measures of
measures of • Normal probability and tests central
central tendency of significance tendency,
and variability • Co-efficient of correlation variability &
and methods of correlation
correlation.
• Statistical packages and its
application
VIII 4 • Communicate Communication and utilb:ation • Lecture • Short
and utilize the of Research Discussion answer
research • Communication of research • Read/ • Objectiv
findings. findings presentations eType
• Verbal report of a sample • Oral
• Writing research report published/ presentat
• Writing scientific unpublished ion
article/ paper research • Assessm
- Critical review report. ent of
of published • Writing group !ITOUP
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Practical - 180
Course Description:
This course is designed for students to appreciate the concepts and principles of midwifery
and obstetrical nursing. It helps them to acquire knowledge and skills in rendering nursing care to
normal and high risk pregnant woman during antenatal, natal and post natal periods in hospitals
and community settings. It also helps to develop skills in managing normal and high risk neonates
and participate in family welfare programme.
anatomical relations,
musculature - blood- supply,
nerves, lymphatic, pelvic cellular
tissue, pelvic peritoneum
• Physiology of menstrual cycle
• Human sexuality
• Fetal development
Conception
Review of fertilization
implantation (embedding o
the ovum), Development ol
the embryo and placenta a1
term - functions
abnormalities, the fetal sac
Amniotic fluid , The umbilica
cord
Fetal circulation, Fetal skull:
bones, sutures and
measurements.
• Review of Genetics
III 8 Describe the Assessment and management of • Lecture discussion • Short answers
diagnosis and pregnancy (ante-natal) : Normal • Demonstration • Objective
management pregnancy • Casediscussion type
of women presentation • Assessment
during • Physiological changes during • Health talk of skills with
antenatal pregnancy. • Practice session check list
period • Counseling session Assessment of
✓ Reproductive system
✓ Cardio vascular system
Supervised Clinical patient
practice management
✓ Respiratory system
problems
✓ Urinary system
✓ Gastro intestinal system
✓ Metabolic changes
✓ Skeletal changes
✓ Skin changes
✓ Endocrine system
• Psychological changes
• Discomforts of pregnancy
• Diagnosis of pregnancy
✓ Signs
✓ Differential diagnosis
✓ Confirmatory tests
• Ante-natal care
✓ Objectives
✓ Assessment: History and
physical examination
✓ Antenatal Examination
✓ Modalities of diagnostics:
invasive, noninvasive,
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Unit Time Learning Content Teaching !Assessment
(Hrs) Objectives Learning 1D1ethods
Activities
ultrasonic, cardio
tomography, NST, CST.
✓ Signs of previo us child-birth
✓ Single parent
✓ Teenage pregnancy
✓ Substance use
• Adoption
IIV 12 • Describe Assessment and management of • Lecture discussion • Essay type
the intra-natal period • Demonstration • Short
physiology
Physiology of labour
• Case discussion answers
and stages • • Case presentation • Objective
✓ Onset of labour: causes,
of labour • Simulated practice type
Signs and symptoms ,Per
• Describe
vaginal examination • Supervised • Assessment
the Clinical of
manageme • Stages of labour
practice !Skills with
nt of ✓ First stage .. physiology,
wo men signs and symptoms , k:heck list
during Duration, assessment and
intra- natal observation of women ID • Assessment
period labour partogram, Pain of
relief and co mfort in labour !Patient
✓ Second stage physiology,
signs and symptoms, Management
mechanism of labour, problems
duration. preparation of
labour room, conduction of
delivery principles and
techniques, episiotomy
✓ Third stage physiology,
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Unit Time Learning Content Teaching !Assess ment
(Hrs) Objectives Learning imethods
Activities
hypertension
✓ Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
✓ Hydramnios
✓ Rh incompatibility
✓ Mental disorders
✓ Multiple pregnancy
✓ Abnormalities of placenta and
cord
✓ Intra-uterine growth-
retardation
✓ Gynaecological diseases
complicating pregnancy:
Uterine abnormality and
displacement
✓ Medical and surgical
conditions complicating
pregnancy
✓ Infections, RTI (STD), UTL
HJV, TORCH,
✓ Adolescent pregnancy,
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Unit Time Learning Content Teaching Assessment
(Hrs) Objectives Learning methods
Activities
✓ Maintenance of Records and
Report
cord,
✓ Vasa praevia
✓ Amniotic fluid embolis m
✓ Rupture of uterus
✓ Shoulder dystocia
✓ Obstetrical shock
le Obstetrical procedures and
operations
✓ induction of labour
✓ Forceps
✓ Vacuum
✓ Version
✓ Manual removal of placenta
✓ Cesarean Section
✓ Destructive operations
le Nursing management of women
undergoing Obstetrical operatiom
and procedures
IX 4 • Describe Abnormalities during Postnatal • Lecture discussion • Essay type
manageme Periods • Demonstrate usini • Short
nt of post video films ,scan answers
natal • Assessment and management of reports, partograph • Objective
complicatio woman with postnatal etc type
ns complications
• Case • Assessment
✓ Puerperal infections
discussionlprese of
✓ Breast engorgement & UTI
ntation skills with
infections
✓ Thrombo- Embolic disorders
• Health talk check list
✓ Post- partum haemorrage
• Practice Session
• Supervised • Assessment
✓ Eclampsia
Clinical practice of patient
✓ Subinvolution
management
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Unit Time Learning Content Teaching [Link]
(Hrs) Objectives Learning imethods
Activities
family India •
Practice session • Objective
~elfare
::::oncepts, aims. importance and • Supervised type
programme practice Groui • Assessment
history of family welfare programme project of skills with
~ Describe check list,
the National Population: dynamics, policy• Counseling session
and education Field visits project and
Methods field visits
tontraception National family welfare programme; reports
~d role 0, RCH, ICDS, MCH, Safe motherhood
nurse in
Organization and administration at
Family welfare national, state, district, block and
programme
village levels
limportance o'
ntethods 0, Methods of contraception; spacing,
family welfare .emporary and permanent, Emergency
contraception
Course Description: This Course is designed for students to practice community health nursing
for the individual, family and groups at both urban and rural settings by using concept and
[Link] of health and community health nursing.
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Unit Time Learning Content Teaching A~ment
(Hrs) Objectives Learning Methods
Activities
0 Occupational health
0 Defense services
0 Institutional Services.
for themselves
❖ Concepts of Primary Health
Care:
- Equitable distribution
- Community Participation
- Focus on prevention
- Use of appropriate
technology
- Multi-sectoral approach
❖ Roles and responsibilities of
Commu:nity health nursing
personnel in
- Family health services
- Information Education
Communication (IEC)
- Management information
(MIS)
- Maintenance of Records &
Reports
- Training and supervision of
various categories of health
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Unit Time Leaming Content Teaching ~ment
(Hrs) Objectives Leaming Methods
Activities
workers
- National Health programmes
- Environmental sanitation
- Maternal and Child health
and family welfare
- Organization of labour room
- Treatment of minor ailments
- School Health Services
- Occupational Health
- Organization of clinics,
camps: Types, Preparation,
Planning, Concept, conduct
and evaluation
- Waste management in the
centre , clinics etc.,
- Home visit: Concept,
Principles, Process,
Techniques: Bag technique
home visit
❖ Qualities of Community Health
Nurse - Behavioral change,
Communication & Soft skill
❖ Job description of Community
health nursing personnel.
❖ Middle level health provider-
Roles & Responsibilities
V 15 Describe and Assisting individuals and groups • Lecture • Essay
appreciate the to promote and maintain their discussion Type
activities of health. • Demonstration • Short
community health •!• Empowerment for self care of • Practice Answers
nurse in assisting individual, families and groups session
individuals and in- • Supervised
groups to promote - Diagnosing & Treatment skills field practice
and maintain their using SOP's
health A. Assessment of self and fami ly
• Individual /
group / family /
Monitoring growth and Community
development health
- Mile stones education.
- Weight measurement
- Social development
- Temperature and Blood pressure
monitoring
- Menstrual cycle
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Unit Tiime Learning Content Teaching Assessment
(Hrs) Objectives Learning Methods
Activities
- Breast self examination and
testicles
- Warning signs of various
diseases
- Tests: Urine for sugar and
albumin, blood sugar
B. Seek health services for
- Routine checkup
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- Counseling
- Diagnosis
-Treatment
-Follow up
C. Maintenance of Health Records
for self and family
D. Continue medical care and
follow up in community for
various diseases and disabilities
E. Carryout therapeutic procedures
as prescribed / required for self
and family - Drug Dispensing
F. Waste Management
- Collection and disposal of waste
at home and community
G. Sensitize and handle social
issues affecting health and
development for self and fami ly
- Social Mobilization
- Women .Empowennent
- Women and child abuse
- Abuse of elders
- Female feticide
- [Link] sex workers
- Food adulteration
- Substance abuse
H. Utilize community resources for
self and family
- Trauma services
- Old age homes
- Orphanage
- Homes for physically and
mentally challenged individuals
- Homes for destitute.
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Unit Time Learning Content Teaching Assessment
(Hrs) Objectives Learning Methods
Activities
VI 20 • Describe National National health and family welfare • Lecture • Essay
health and family programmes and the role of a discussion Type
welfare nurse. • Participation in • Short
programmes and • National ARI Programme
National Answers
role of a nurse. • Revised National Tuberculosis
Programme
(RNTCP)
• Describe various
• National Anti-Malaria • Field visits
[Link] schemes in Programme
India. • National Filaria control
programme
• National Guinea worm
eradication programme
• National Leprosy eradication
programme
• National AIDS control
programme
• STD control programme
• National programme for control
of blindness
• Iodine deficiency disorder
programme
• Expanded programme on
immunization
• National family welfare
programme historical
development, organization,
administration, Research,
constraints
• National water supply and
sanitation programme
• Minimum Need programme
• National Diabetics control
programme
• Polio Eradication: Pulse Polio
Programme
• National cancer control
Programme
• Yaws Eradication Programme
• National Nutritional Anemia
prophylaxis programme
• 20 point programme
• ICDS programme
• Mid-day meal applied nutritional
programme
• National mental health
programme
• Health schemes
- ESI
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Unit Time Learning Content Teaching ~ment
(Hrs) Objectives Learning Methods
Activities
- CGHS
- Health insurance, other
schemes
• Recent health programmes .
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[V 5 • • Describe the Organizational Behavior and • Lecture • Essay
concepts, Human Relations:- Discussion type
theories and • Role Plays • Short
techniques • Concept and theories of • Group answer
of Organizational Behaviors. games s
organization • Review of Channels of • Self • Assess
al behavior Communication. assessment ment
and human
relations.
• Leadership styles. • Case of
• Review of Motivation discussion proble
concepts and theories • Practice m
• Group dynamics session solving
• Techniques of:
Communication and
Interpersonal relationships.
Human Relations
• Public Relations in Context
of Nursing.
• Relations with Professional
associations & employees
Unions & Collective
bargaining.
V 5 5 • Participate In service Education:- • Lecture • Short
i.n planning Discussion answer
and • Nature & Scope of in service • Plan and • Objecti
organizing education program. conduct an ve type
in service • Organization of in service educationa • Assess
education education. l session the
program. • Principles of adult learning. for in plannin
• Planning for in service service g and
education progr~ nursing conduc
techniques, Methods & personnel t of the
Evaluation of staff education educati
programme onal
• Preparation of Report. session
VI 10 • • Describe Management of Nursing • Lecture • Essay
management educational institutions Discussion type
of nursing • Establishment of Nursing • Role plays • Short
educational Educational institution INC • Counseling answer
institutions norms and guidelines. session s
• Co - ordination with:- • Group
Regulatory bodies Exercises
Accreditation
Affiliation
Philosophy / Objectives
Organization
Structure
Committees
Physical Facilities
College / School
Hostel,
Student
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Selection
Admission
Guidance & [Link]
Maintaining discipline
-faculty and Staff.
Selection
Recruitment
Job description
Placement,
Performance appraisal
Development & Welfare
• Budgeting.
• Equipment & Supplies A.V .
Aids, books, Laboratory
equipment, books, Journals
etc.
• Curriculum; Planning,
implementations &
Evaluation.
• Clinical Facilities
• Transport Facilities
• Institutional Records-, &
reports Administrative,
Faculty, Staff & Students.
VII 10 • • Describe the Nursing as a Profession:- • Lecture • Short
ethical and Discussion answer
legal • Nursing as a Profession. • Case s
responsibilit Philosophy; Nursing practice discussion • Assess
ies ofa Aims-, & Objectives • Panel ment
professional Characteristics of discussion of
nurse; Professional Nurse. • Role plays critical
• Explain the Regulatory bodies; INC, SNC • Critical inciden
nursing Acts;- constitution, functions incidents ts
practice Current trends and issues in • Visit to
standards. Nursing INC /
• Professional ethics SNRCs
Code of ethics; INC, ICN
Code of Professional conduct;
INC, ICN
• Practice Standards for
Nursing, INC
• Consumer Protection act.
• Legal Aspects in Nursing.
Legal terms related to
practice. registration &
Licensing.
Laws related to Nursing
Practice, Breach and penalties.
Malpractice and Negligence.
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