COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING WAFUKHO MASACHI COURSE:

Transcript:COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING WAFUKHO MASACHI COURSE::
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING WAFUKHO MASACHI COURSE: COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING Broad Objective By the end of this course the learner will be able to participate in primary health care activities in the community. Specific Objectives By the end of this lecture ,the student should be able to : 1.Describe various concepts in community health nursing. 2.Describe various community subsystems 3.Describe Primary Health Care PHC and Community Strategy 4.Describe various concepts in Maternal and Child Health MCH 5.Describe the levels of disease prevention 6. Describe KEPI COURSE: COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING COURSE CONTENT INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING Define various concepts in community health nursing: Community, health, and community health nursing. Characteristics of community health nursing Functions of community Characteristics of a healthy community Aims of community health nursing. 2. COMMUNITY SUBSYSTEMS The various component of community subsystems to include: Socio-cultural systems Health system Education system Political system Environmental system Religious system Economic system Communication and transport system 3. THE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE (PHC)/COMMUNITY STRATEGY Primary health care(PHC) Genesis of PHC Characteristics of PHC Principles of primary health care Elements of primary health Pillars of primary health care Challenges facing implementation of primary health care Define community strategy Explain the components of community strategy 4. MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES Definition of maternal health services Objectives of maternal health services Goals of maternal health services Elements/components of child health services Activities carried out in MCH. Concept of integrated health services, 5. LEVELS OF DISEASE PREVENTION Levels of disease prevention including:primary,secondary and tertiary prevention. 6. VACCINES AND COLD CHAIN Definition of vaccine, antigen, immunity and immunization Immunizable diseases in Kenya Principles of EPI Objectives of EPI Cold chain system Packing of vaccines in refrigerator Maintenance of cold chain, 7. IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE Schedules of immunization in Kenya including vaccines and dosages given at each Period EPI Vaccines including BCG, Polio,Tetanus,Measles,Rotavirus, DPT/HIB, Pneumococcal Including dose, site of administration, nature of the vaccines, route,dosage health messages shared and Complications. Ways of increasing immunization coverage Drops outs Reducing missed opportunities Adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) Reporting and documentation of adverse events following immunization RED Strategy and its components 8. FAMILY HEALTH Definition of family health Aims of family health Principles of family health care Process of family health care Home visiting Process and principles of home visiting Advantages and disadvantages of home visiting Role of a nurse in home visits INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING Community -Is a