UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA

FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE

SCHOOL OF NURSING AND PUBLIC HEALTH

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND MENTAL HEALTH

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING SCIENCE 1

N3613CC

MICRO-CURRICULUM/STUDY GUIDE

2024

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Module title: Community Health Nursing Science 1

Module code: N3613CC

NQF Level: 6

Contact hours: 4 periods per week x 28 weeks

Credits: 14

Prerequisite: None

COMPILED BY:

Mr. S. Shalonda

Ms. M. Nakweenda

Ms. J. M. Amunyela

Ms. V. Shipanga

Ms. O. Tuhadeleni

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Dear Students,

Welcome to Community Health Nursing Science 1

MODULE DESCRIPTION

This module aims to equip student nurses with adequate knowledge, appropriate skills, and positive attitudes to provide comprehensive
community health care based on primary health care principles and approaches to individuals, families, and communities.

EXIT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Apply the primary health care (PHC) principles and approaches in all health care settings, taking into consideration the elements
of PHC.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of an appropriate community entry process to a given community, identifying
the community needs/problems, analyzing and prioritizing these, with the involvement of the community.
• Assist individuals, families, and communities in promoting a healthy living environment, pollution, and care of milk.
• Provide appropriate information to the caregiver/guardian and others on feeding a child under five years, and with reference to
the growth pattern of the child.
• Acquire knowledge on the overall health status of mother and child with the involvement of the mother, family, and community,
using the GOBI-FFF principles, as well as give attention to the Family Planning needs.

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 • Acquire adequate knowledge and appropriate skills to manage common trouble behaviors, conditions, or problems affecting
children under 5 years of age accordingly.
• Manage disabling health problems and the prevention of communicable diseases of the under-fives, including TB, HIV and
AIDS infections by demonstrating health education skills and by using the IMNCI strategy.
• Provide appropriate information to individuals, families, and communities to combat sexually transmitted diseases (STI) and
their consequences, including HIV and AIDS.

MODULE CONTENT

UNIT 1: Primary Health Care

UNIT 2: Community assessment and entry process

UNIT 3: Community environmental health and hygiene

UNIT 4: Family planning

UNIT 5: Communicable diseases in the African context

UNIT 6: Management of troublesome behaviours/ conditions affecting children

UNIT 7: Management of Tuberculosis (TB) in the Namibian context

UNIT 8: Management of Sexual Transmitted Infections (STIs)

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1. ASSESSMENTS

1.1 Continuous Assessment marks (CA)/Formative Assessment

Four (4) assessments (test/assignment) per year, two (2) per semester.

The average of all assessments written during the year will be calculated to serve as a year mark.

A student is expected to obtain at least 40% minimum CA to be admitted to the examination.

1.2 Examination/ Summative Assessment

The examination consists of one (1) paper out of 100 marks to be written for three (3) hours. A student is expected to obtain at least
40% to pass the examination.

The final mark will be calculated as follows: the average CA mark and examination mark ÷ 2 = 50% to pass the module.

2. TEACHING STRAGEGIES

Lectures, group activities, brainstorming, problem solving, self-study sessions, Audio visual aid, assignment, storytelling, presentations.

4. SKILLS AND ATTITUDES

The student must be able to:

Select relevant facts from reading materials and apply the theoretical knowledge in the practical situation evaluations written test,
assignments oral test, projects.

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5. COURSE OUTCOME: Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:

UNIT LEARNING UNIT CONTENT LEARNING TEACHING EVALUATION

OBJECTIVES EXPERIENCE STRATEGIES STRATEGIES
COGNITIVE,
AFFECTIVE
PSYCHOMOTOR
SKILLS

UNIT 1: Analyze primary health • Define Primary Health Care Interrogative Lecture Written test
Primary Health care (PHC) and its Explain Health for All by the year methods Group Assignment
Care concepts. 2000 and beyond. Discussions Examination
(PHC) • Apply basic elements of PHC.
• Describe the characteristics of an
ideal healthcare service.
• Outline strategies to achieve the
goal.
• Analyze determinants of health
and development.
• Describe the principles of
PHC/Comprehensive health care

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UNIT 2: Acquire knowledge and • Apply basic concepts, principles Community Lecture Written test
Community skills to enter and and approaches to community observation Role play Community
assessment and assess a community entry process. Interviews Presentations Project
entry process appropriately by • Comment on characteristics of Health education Examination
identifying their community determinants. Project
needs/problems, • Apply community entry process.
analyze and prioritize • Differentiate between felt needs
these, with the and predetermined needs.
involvement of the • Implement problem identification
community methods.
• Analyze problems and needs.
• Prioritize problems and needs.

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UNIT 3: Acquire knowledge • Evaluate factors that contaminate Community Lecture Written test
Community and skills to assist the the environment. observation Group Community
Environmental individual, families and • Outline the relationship between Home visits discussions Project
Health and communities to environment and Examination
hygiene promote a healthy Health.
living environment.
• Identify sources of water
contamination.
• Summarize water related
diseases.
• Analyze the role of the nurse in a
referral intersectoral linkage and
community involvement.
• Contrast sanitation situation in
Namibia: urban, rural and regional
peri-urban.
• Interpret the role of the nurse in
promoting community
sustainability of sanitation and
water.

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UNIT 4: Acquire knowledge and • Describe the concepts of family Interrogative Lecture Written test
Family Planning skills to assess the needs planning (FP). Methods Role play Assignment
for • Discuss the development of Health Counseling Presentations
family planning and family planning service in education Examination
provide the appropriate Namibia.
methods through • Discuss the factors that influence
education, and counseling the utilization of family planning.
within family and • Assess the needs of man and
community context. women, family and community
in relation to family planning.
• Discuss the various methods of
family planning, its effects on
man, women, family and
community. Differentiate family
planning and gynaecological
problems and act accordingly.
• Describe the role of
man/husband in relation to
family planning.
• Describe the process involved in
assessing individual needs in
relation of family planning.
• Develop appropriate counseling
skills for women faced with
problems of infertility related or
non-related to family planning.
• Discuss ways and means of
strengthening the collaboration
of TBA’s in the provision of
family planning services.

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 UNIT 5: Acquire appropriate • Differentiate infectious, Interrogative Lecture Written test
Communicable knowledge and skills notifiable and disabling methods Visual aids Assignment
diseases in the on the spread of diseases/disorders. Presentations
African context infection and its • Discuss the following Examination
preventative measure. communicable diseases: Polio,
Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus,
Hepatitis B, Hepatitis E
Haemophilus influenza type b,
Measles, Rubella, Malaria,
Rabies, Congo Hemorrhagic
fever, Cholera, Covid 19, and
HIV/AIDS under the following
headings:
• Definition
• Causes and predisposing factors.
• Mode of transmission
• Pathology
• Clinical manifestation
• Complications
• Levels of prevention

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UNIT 6: Acquire adequate • Explain common pediatric Interrogative Lecture Written test
Management knowledge and disorders/diseases (Infantile colic, Attention methods Role play Assignment
of appropriate skills to Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Presentations
troublesome manage troublesome Sleeping disorder, Separation Anxiety, Examination
behaviours behaviours and Normal exploratory behaviours, Poor
conditions conditions affecting appetite, Normal negativism, Temper
affecting children. tantrum, Aggression, Attention seeking
children behaviours, Sibling rivalry, Lying, stealing,
Left handedness, Nail biting, Problems in
bladder control, Constipation, Problems in
bowel control (Soiling & Encopresis),
Recurrent pains (Limp pain and Headache

• Demonstrate intervention skills for

management and control of these
diseases/disorders.
• Outline strategies for family and
community involvement.
• Conduct individual and family
counseling.

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UNIT 7: Acquire knowledge • Outline the basics of TB with regard Interrogative Lecture Written test
Management and skills on TB to definition, clinical manifestations, methods Role play Assignment
Of management. mode of spread. Group Presentations
Tuberculosis • Differentiate between infection and discussions Examination
(TB) in the disease.
Namibian • Explain risk factors for TB infection,
context disease and death.
• Differentiate the types of TB.
• Discuss socio-cultural factors
contributing to the spread of TB.
• Identify TB and ART treatment.
• Explain the importance of nutrition in
TB.
• Identify support resources for TB
Patients.
• Conduct education and counseling
specific to TB.

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UNIT 8: Acquire knowledge Discuss the following Interrogative Lecture Written test
Management and skills on Sexual Syndromic management approaches to STI, methods Role play Group Assignment
of Sexually Transmitted Urethra Discharge Syndrome (UDS), Vaginal discussions Presentations
Transmitted Diseases. Discharge syndrome (VDS), Genital Ulcer Examination
Infections Syndrome (GUD), Lower abdominal pain
(STIs) (LAP), and Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases
(PID) under the following headings.

• Definitions
• Aetiology
• Clinical manifestation
• Treatment using flow charts
• Complications
• How to communicate effectively with
STI clients
• Health education in a form of Health
promotion package: 7 Cs

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PRESCRIBED BOOKS
1. Ministry of Health Social Services. (2019). ART guideline. Windhoek. Namibia.
2. Ministry of Health Social Services. (2019). National Guidelines for the Management of Tuberculosis. 4th Edition. Windhoek.
Namibia.
3. Ministry of Health Social Services. (2019). Family Planning guidelines Windhoek. Namibia.
4. Ministry of Health Social Services. (2021). Namibia Standard treatment manual. 2nd edition. Windhoek Namibia
5. Ministry of Health Social Services. (2023). Guidelines for the management of sexually transmitted infections. third edition,
windhoek. Namibia.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS

1. Nzimande, P.A (2016). Communicable diseases in the African Continent, 3rd edition, Durban: Academy of Nursing Education
and Health Training.

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