This document provides a course plan for a Community Health Nursing course at Era College of Nursing. The course is for second year post basic BSc Nursing students and includes 60 hours of theory and 400 hours of practical training. The course aims to help students understand national healthcare systems and participate in healthcare delivery to communities. It covers topics such as community health concepts, family health nursing, health programs and policies in India, community healthcare systems, and the roles of community health nursing personnel. Students will learn through lectures, discussions, visits, and supervised practical work in urban and rural healthcare settings. Their performance will be evaluated through written assignments, reports, and skill assessments.

1. EXAMPLE OF COURSE PLAN
COLLEGE NAME : ERA COLLEGE OF NURSING
COURSE : P.B.BSC
YEAR : II YEAR
SUBJECT : COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
BATCH :
THEORY : 60 HRS RACTICAL : 400 HRS
Course Description :
The course enable to understand the students national health care delivery system and to participate the
delivery of health care services to the community
Learning objectives :
1. Define the concepts, scope,principles and historical development of Community health Nursing
2. Explain the concept of familyhealth care and family health nursing process
3. Describe health plans, policies various health committees andhealth problemsin India
4. Describe the system of delivery of community health services inrural and urban areas
-List the functions of various levels and their staffingpattern
-Explain the components ofhealth services
-Describe alternative systems of medicine
5. Describe the roles and responsibilitiesof community health nursing personnel in major components ofhealth
programmes
6. Describe and appreciate the activities of community health nurse in Health education
7. Describe the concepts of Epidemiology & its application inCommunity health nursing
8. Explain the concepts of Biostatistics &Vital Statisticsin community health

2. Unit Time
(hrs)
Learning
objectives
Content Teaching
learning
activities
Assessmentmethods
I 8 Define the concepts,
scope,principles and
historical
development of
Community health
Nursing
Introduction
-Definition, concept ,& scope of
Community Health Nursing
- Historical development of
Community health Nursing.
-Principles of community health
nursing, Qualities of Community
Health Nurse
-Concepts, Principles and elementsof
Primary Health Care.
--Community identification.
-Application of NursingProcess in
Community health Nursing Practice.
Lecture
discussion
Structuredessay
Short answers
Very shortanswers
II 8 Explain the concept of
familyhealth care and
family health nursing
process
Family health services
Family-definition, types, functions,family
development cycle, characteristics of
family.
-Role of Family in health and illness
Objectives of family health care
 Care of the sick in the home,
physically handicapped and
Lecture
discussion
Writing
nursing care
plan
Provide nursing
care family
Short answer
mentally challenged.
-Family nursing process
-Home visit-purposes, principles and
components
Family Budgetting
-Public health bag-uses, principles, bag
techniques

3. III 3 Describe health plans,
policies various health
committees and health
problems in India
Health Planning, policies and problems
-National health planning in India and
Five Year Plans
-Various committees and commissions on
health and family welfare-
National health policies
-Health problems in India
Lecture
discussion
Panel
discussion
Structured
essay
Short answers
Very short
answers
IV 5 Describe the system of
delivery of community
health services in rural
and urban areas
-List the functions of
various levels and
their staffing pattern
-Explain the
components of health
services
-Describe alternative
systems of Health
Delivery of health care in India:
Organization, staffing and function of
rural health services provided by
government at: Sub centre, Primary
health centre, Community health Centre.
- Organisation, staffing and functions
of urban health services provided by
Govt.at Corporation, Municipality
- Job description of community health
personnel at various levels.
- Systems of medicine-: Allopathy,
Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Siddha and
Unani, Alternative & Complementary
therapies
Lecture
discussion
Visits to
various health
and delivery
systems
Supervised
field practice
Panel
discussion
Structured
essay
Short answers
Very short
answers
V 13
-Describe the roles
and responsibilities of
community health
nursing personnel in
major components of
health programmes
Components of Health services & roles
and responsibilities of community health
nursing personnel in :
-Maternal and child health and family
welfare
-Adolescent health, School Health Services
-Disaster management
- Environmental sanitation.
- Community mental health,
- Community geriatrics,
- Occupational Health,
- Organization of clinics and camps
-Lecture
discussion
-
Demonstra
tion
-Practice
session
-
Supervised
field practice
-
Participatio n
in camps
-Group Project
Structured
essay
Short answers
Very short
answers

4. V1 7 Describe and
appreciate the
activities of
community health
nurse in Health
education
Health Education
Information Education &Communication
Aims, concepts and scope of health
education. Communication &Councelling
techniques
Methods and media for health education
programmes. Planning for health
education and role of nurse
-Lecture
discussion
-
Demonstra
tion
-Practice
session
-
Supervised
field practice
-Individual
/ group/
family/
community
health
education
Structured
essay
Short answers
Very short
answers
VI1 8 Describe the concepts
of Epidemiology & its
application in
Community health
nursing
Epidemiology
 Definition - Concepts, aims,
objectives, methods,
Measurements & principles,
 Epidemiology - Theories and
Models.
 Application of Epidemiology,
principles and concepts in
community health.
Lecture
discussion
Field visits
Structured
essay
Short answers
Very short
answers
VII1 8 Explain the concepts
of Biostatistics &Vital
Statistics in
community health
Bio Statistics and Vital Statistics
 Introduction, definition and
scope, legislation
 Report, recording and compiling
of vital statistics at the local,
state, national and international
level.
 Definitions and methods of
computing vital statistics
 Methods of presenting data
 Management Information
System.
Lecture
discussion
Preparatio n of
Statistical
reports of
Morbidity
&Mortality
Structured
essay
Short answers
Very short
answers

5. References:
1. Rao, Kasthuri Sundar, An Introduction to Community Health Nursing, B.I.
Publications,Madras.
2. Park J.E. and Park K. Text book of Community Health for Nurses, Assam
Publications,Jabalpur.
3. Park. K. Text book of Preventive & Social Medicine Latest edn.
4. Nagpal, N, Community Health Nursing Manual, TNAI Publication, GreenPark,
NewDelhi.
5. BT Basavanthappa. Essentials of Community Health Nursing. Jaypee Brothers
MedicalPublishers, New Delhi.
6. Ah Suryakantha. Community Meidicine-with Recent Advances, Jaypee Brothers
MedicalPublishers, New Delhi.
7. MC Gupta & BK Mahajan. Text Book of Preventive and Social Medicine,
JaypeeBrothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi.
8. K.K. Gulani. Community Health Nursing. Principles & practice. Kumar Publishing
House,Delhi.
9. Keshav Swarankar. Community Health Nursing, N.R. Brothers, Indore.
10. Dr.B. Sridhar Rao. Principles of Community Medicine. AITBS Publishers, Delhi.
11. Neelam Kumari. A Text Book of Community HGealth Nursing-I, S.Vikas &
Company,Jalandhar
12. Asuma Rahim, Princilpes and practice of community medicine. Jaypee Brother,s 2008
13. S.Kamalam. Essentials of Community Health Nursing Practice Jaypee Brothers,2008
14. Public heath Manual, TNAI
15. National & International Journals on Public Health Nursing.

6. COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING –-PRACTICAL
Placement: II Year Post Basic BSc Nursing Time : Practical – 400hrs
Areas Duration (in
week)
Objectives Skills Assignments AssessmentMethods
Urban
Health
Centre
CHC
PHC
Subcentre
3wks - urban7-
wks –rural
Identify community
profile-Identify prevalent
communicable diseases
-Diagnose health needs of
individual, families and
community
Participate in the activities
of PHC.
-Community
health survey
--Community
diagnosis
-Family care :
Home
adaptation of
common
procedures
Community
survey report –I
Health Project-1
Family care
study-4
Health talk-2 ,
Log book
Report of
assessment of
variousage
groups
Assess clinical
performance with
rating scale
Evaluation of
community survey
report, family care
study, project and
health talk
Evaluation of
reportsof
Observatio n Reports
-
Completionof activity
record

7. EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR CARE PLAN :
NAME OF THE STUDENTS : ROLL NO:
DATE OD EVALUATION : YEAR :
SUBJECT : THEORY /PRACTICAL :
NAME OF THE EVALUATOR :…………………………................................................................
DESIGNATION:……………………………………………………………………………….
S.NO: CONTENT MARKS
ALLOTTED
MARKS
OBTAINED
1. Asses and collect the data as in format 3
2. Develop nursing diagnosis relevant to patient data 3
3. Develop appropriate objectives 1
4. Plan appropriate nursing intervention with scientific
rationale
4
5. Provide care on priority basis 2
6. Evaluate the nursing care progressive daily bases 2
7. Neatness of written material 2
8. Submission of written plan by 24 hrs of case taken 1
9. Completion of care plan with all headings /content of
plan
1
10. Submission of care plan convert into care notes of final
copy by 5 th days
1
11. Summary ½
12. Conclusion ½
13. Checklist 1
14. Evaluation format 1
15. References 2
Total : 25
Remarks :
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8. Signature of the student Signature of the Evaluator
Date : Date:
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