Community Health Nursing-II

Unit No.

Learning Objectives

Contents

Hours

I

Explain the health system in India

Heath System in India

Organization and Administration of Health System in India at

Introduction:

a)  Central level

-      Union Ministry

-      Directorate General of Health Services

-      Central Council of Health

b)  State level

-      State Health Administration

-      State Ministry of Health

-      State Health Directorate

c)  District level

-      Sub Divisions

-      Tehsils/ Talukas

-      Villages

-      Municipalities& Corporation

-      Panchayats

(10)

II

Describe the health care services in India and discuss the role of the nurse in these services

Health Care Delivery System

-     Heath care concept and trends

-     Health care services - Public sector, Rural, Urban

-     Private sector

-     Public private partnership

-     Other agencies

-     Indigenous systems of medicine- Ayurvedha, yoga, unani, siddha and homeopathy (AYUSH)

-     Voluntary health services

-     National Health Programmes

-     Nurse role in health care services

(08)

III

Describe health planning in India

Health Planning in India

-     National health planning

-     Five year plans

-     Health Committees and reports

-     National health policy

(10)

IV

Describe the different

Specialised community health services and the nurse’s role in these services

Specialised Community Health Services and Nurse’s Role

-     RCH(reproductive health and child care)

-     National Health Mission (rural/urban)

-     Janani Sishu Suraksha Karaykaram (JSSK)

-     Emergency ambulance services.

-     Government health insurance schemes

-     School health Services

-     Occupational health nursing (including health care providers)

-     Geriatric nursing

-     Care of differently abled

-     Physical and mental

-     Rehabilitation nursing

(18)

V

Describe the major health problems in India

National Health Problems

Health Problems in India

-     Communicable diseases

-     Non communicable diseases

-     Nutritional problems

-     Environmental sanitation

-     Population

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VI

Describe the national health and family welfare programs in India and the role of the nurse

National Health Programme

-     National ARI program

-     Revised national tuberculosis control program (RNTCP)

-     National anti-malaria program

-     National filarial control program

-     National guinea worm eradication program

-     National leprosy eradication program

-     National AIDS control program

-     STD control program

-     National program for control of blindness

-     Iodine deficiency control program

-     Expanded program of immunization

-     National family welfare program

-     National water supply and sanitation program

-     Minimum needs program

-     National diabetes control program

-     Polio eradication : pulse program program, NPSP

-     National cancer control program

-     Yaws eradication program

-     National nutritional anemia prophylaxis program

-     20 point program

-     ICDS program

-     Mid –day meal program

-     National mental health program

-     Adolescent health program Role of nurse in the national health programme

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VII

Explain the meaning of demography and describe the national family welfare programmes.

Demography and Family Welfare

A) Demography

-      Concept

-      Trends in the world and in India

-      Concept of fertility and infertility

-      Small family norm

B) Family Welfare

-      Concept, importance, aims & Objectives

-      Family planning methods

-      Family planning counseling

-      National family Welfare Policy

-      National family Welfare Programme

-      Role of a nurse in the family planning programme

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VIII

Describe the concept and functions of health team and the role of nursing personnel at various levels.

Health Team

Health Team:

-     Concept

-     Composition

-     Functions

Role of Nursing Personnel at Various Levels:

-     District public health nursing officer

-     Block health Nurse

-     Public health nurse

-     Lady health visitor/ health supervisor

-     Health worker female/ ANM

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IX

Explain the concept and uses of health information system

Health Information System

-     Concepts, components, uses, sources.

Vital Statistics:

-     Important rates and indicators

-     Vital health records and their uses.

Basic statistical methods

-     Descriptive statistics

(06)

X

Describe the national and international health agencies

Health Agencies

-     International:

WHO

UNFPA

UNDP

World bank

FAO

UNICEF

DANIDA

European commission (EU)

Red cross

USAID

UNESCO

ILO

CARE

-     National:

Indian Red Cross

Indian Council for child welfare

Family Planning association of India

Other NGOs

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