Title of the module: NUR206 Field Posting Programme: Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Midwifery Level: Year 2, Semester 2
Credit Value: 12 credits (T= 0, L= 0, P= 240 hrs.) Module Leader: Nursing Program Leader
Module Tutor(s): Nursing Faculty and District Hospital staff
General Objectives
This module will enable students to understand the working systems of district health facility, the staffing pattern, the roles, responsibilities and functions of different levels of health workers. It will also help students to apply concepts and theories of nursing, community health nursing, health promotion and health assessment for the individuals and family.
Further, students will be able to work in different working environment at different unit and centers of their future practice. Students will apply theoretical knowledge into practice and get opportunities to experience in the real field works in the prevention of illness and promotion of health leading to GNH.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the field posting students will be able to
- Identify roles and functions of district health staff and facility
- Work as a team in healthcare settings
- Practice nursing procedure at district health facility.
- Carry out individual and group health education activities in schools, CHU and clinical areas.
- Apply principles and concept of community health nursing and other related theories
- Participate in management and administration of district hospital
- Learn to prepare reports and records maintained by the health facilities.
- Participate in outreach clinic (ORC) and community health activities
- Carry out family care studies and school health activities in the community
- Prepare and present report to the faculty.
Skills to be developed
- Health education
- Communication
- Leadership skills
Teaching and Learning approach
- Community, health facility, home and outreach clinics
Mode of assessment Ongoing Assessment | 100 |
· Daily Diary | 10 % |
· Hospital Report | 10 % |
· Family care study | 20 % |
· Health Education | 30 % |
· Performance evaluation | 20 % |
- Report presentation(faculty) 10 %
Pre-requisite knowledge
Resource required: Accommodation facilities, Health facilities, Stationeries, Equipments
Drugs, supervisors, financial resources, Transportation facilities
Subject matter of the module
Session (hrs.) | Topics | Methods of T/L | Remarks |
1(100hrs.) | Introduction to the district hospital · Job description of the staff · Activities of the district hospital · Posting in different units · Nursing care/admission/referral system · Ward management in the district · Interpersonal and intersect oral communication · Inventory and store management · Indenting of drugs and non drugs · Care of equipment and instrument · Prepare hospital reports and records | Orientation & discussion on management and administration of district health facility | District health officer and ward in- charges. |
2(40hrs.) | RHU activities: · Posting in RHU Observe: · Family planning and EPI services · Counseling clients for family planning · ANC & post natal services · VCT for HIV/AIDS · ORC activities · Maintain records and report using various formats and submit reports · Interpersonal and intersectoral communication · Inventory and store management · Plan and carryout health education as per the need | Lecture Discussion Observation Clinical Practice Practice areas: (Punakha, Trongsa, Chukha, Gedu,Samtse Gelephu, Bajo & Tsirang hospital) Preparing report Discussion Reflection Carrying out activities Applying the counseling techniques | Students in small groups Will be posted to various units on rotation |
3 (80hrs.) | Home visiting and Family care study: · Visit a minimum of two time · Collect back ground information of the family · Assessment of the family such as: social, spiritual, behavior, economic, social capital, physical environment such as clean air, water and housing, | Visiting family member Asking questions Planning care Assessing the | Students take patient and family as family case study and visit their homes to provide care. |
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| sanitation, health and social service or health problems in the family. community · Analyze data and prioritize needs · Identify vulnerable client in the family · Identify health problem and plan care to be given · Provide care to the client involving the family members · Identify health risk and provide health education · Plan follow up | client | |
4 (20hrs.) | School health program · Carryout need assessment: • Visit to the school and talk to school management. • Identify the needs • Prioritize the needs · Plan and deliver health education as per the need by applying principles of PHC and community health nursing principles | Physical assessment of students and environment. Analyzing data and carrying out health education. Revising 3 levels of prevention | |
Reading List: Main Text:
Basavanthapa, B.T.(2008). Community Health Nursing. Jaypee Brothers. New Delhi.
Park, K. (2004). Essentials of community health Nursing. (4th ed). BanarsidasBhanot. Jabalpur, India.
Park, K. (2009). Park’s Text book of Preventive and Social Medicine.(16thed). Banarsidas
Bhanot.Jabalpur, India.
Additional Readings:
Anderson, E. T. & Mc Farlane (2000). Community as partner. Theory and practice in
Nursing. Lippincott, Philadelphia: New York.
Hitch cock, J.E., Schubert, P.E, & Thomas, S.A (2003).Community Health Nursing: Caring in action.( 2nded). Thomson Delmar Learning.
World Health Organization. (2002).Integrating Gender Perspectives in the work of WHO.WHO Gender Policy.
Date: March 25, 2016