a) Philosophy, goals, objectives &
principles , concept and importance
of Community Health Nursing,
b) Qualities and functions of
Community Health Nurse
c) Steps of nursing process;
community identification,
population composition, health
and allied resources, community
assessment, planning & conducting
community nursing care services

a) Characteristics of a healthy
individual
b) Health assessment of infant,
preschool, school going, adolescent,
adult, antenatal woman, postnatal
woman, and elderly

a) Definition and aims of
epidemiology, communicable and
non-communicable diseases.
b) Basic tools of measurement in
epidemiology
c) Uses of epidemiology
d) Disease cycle
e) Spectrum of disease
f) Levels of prevention of disease.
g) Disease transmission – direct and
indirect.
h) Immunizing agents, immunization
and national immunization
schedule.
i) Control of infectious diseases.
j) Disinfection

a) Family as a unit of health
b) Concept, goals, objectives
c) Family health care services
d) Family health care plan and nursing
process.
e) Family health services – Maternal,
child care and family welfare
services.
f) Roles and function of a community
health nurse in family health
service.
g) Family health records.

a) Purposes, Principles
b) Planning and evaluation
c) Bag technique
d) Clinic: Purposes, type of clinics and
their functions
e) Function of Health personnel in
clinics

a) Levels of health care and health care
settings.
b) Referral services available
c) Steps in referral.
d) Role of a nurse in referral

a) Types and uses
b) Essential requirements of records
and reports
c) Preparation & Maintenance

a) Principles of management
b) Management as per standing
instructions/orders.