Course Description:

 This course enhances the knowledge and skills required for advance nursing practice in community setting. It will help the learner to develop his/her ability to practice with communities by applying planning cycle with the integration of major concepts of community as a partner, health promotion across life span, and epidemiology and research 

The course will also address global health, demography, and developmental issues in relation to the diverse roles of nurses in community health. 

Course Objectives:

 On completion of this course, student will be able to: Analyze the current population health issues in Pakistan in relation to the role of the community health nurse (CHN). Explain the environmental, legal, ethical, social, political, and economical dynamics of the community and their effects on health. Introduce the advance concepts of Reproductive Health. 

 Adopt the role of the community health nurse as a care provider, educator, manager and researcher, in the community at large. Participate in health and development projects with the help of planning cycle, in the community setting. Apply the concepts of Primary Health Care, Health Promotion, and Community as a partner, Epidemiology, and demography in the community set

Evaluation Criteria:

1:Midterm 30% 

2:Presentation 10%

3:Quizzes 10%

4:Assignment 10%

Final term 40

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Total 100% 

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