This module equips learners with knowledge of nursing in the community, covering the clients’ home, schools, and health centers and other health and social work agencies. It introduces the learners to the concepts used in community health nursing, the legal and theoretical frameworks guiding community health nursing practice, and the functioning of the health-care system in the country. Concepts of primary health care (PHC), epidemiology and family-centered care as an approach to health-care delivery and the nursing process are applied. The module prepares the learner for school health nursing, rights and safety of a Professional, disaster management, home-based care, forensic health, and health in the workplace and correctional services. Emphasis is placed on primary health care, health promotion and disease prevention.
Dear students welcome to this module of Obstetrics and neonatal care.
This module will be carried out the theoretical and practical sessions.
The module will help students to develop knowledge and skills in taking care of mother and baby.
The aim of module
This module is designed to provide the student with an understanding of maternal and neonatal health.
The content includes history taking, physical examination, and care provision of the neonate.
It will also equip the students with the knowledge of caring the client in antenatal, perinatal and postnatal care.
This module will equip midwife students with essential knowledge, skills and attitudes on reproductive processes, family planning, health promotion and disease prevention in relation to reproductive health issues and pathological conditions of women and provision of comprehensive safe care to women. This module will emphasize on social, economic, environmental, behavioral,and political factors that affect reproductive health, fertility and pregnancy outcome.