YEAR THREE

Course Content (from NSG 3104 Mental Health Nursing II)

• Affective Disorders
  • Depression: Causes, features, management
  • Mania: Causes, features, management
  • Bipolar affective disorders: Causes, features, management
  • Schizoaffective disorders: Causes, features, management
• Major mental illness
  • Schizophrenia: Types, causes, features, management
• Neurotic illnesses
  • Anxiety disorders: Causes, features, management
  • Reactive depression: Causes, features, management
  • Conversion and dissociative disorders: Causes, features, management
  • Obsessive-compulsive behaviours: Causes, features, management
• Organic mental illnesses/syndromes
  • Dementia: Causes, features, management
  • Epilepsy and mental illness: Interrelation, management
  • HIV/AIDS and mental illness: Neuropsychiatric manifestations, management
  • Drug and alcohol related mental problems: Types, features, management
• Psychiatric emergencies
  • Suicide: Risk assessment, prevention, management
  • Food refusal: Causes, management
  • Management of violent and aggressive patients
  • Escape tendencies: Assessment and management
  • Acute delirium tremens: Management
  • Status epilepticus in psychiatric settings: Management
  • Epidemic hysteria: Management
• Forensic psychiatry
  • Legal aspects and mental health (e.g., Mental Health Act, capacity, consent)
  • Criminal responsibility and mental illness
• Other mental disorders
  • Personality disorders: Types, features, management approaches
  • Psychosomatic disorders: Understanding and management
  • Special psychiatric conditions (e.g., related to specific populations or contexts)
• Psycho pharmacology
  • Types of common drugs used in psychiatry (antipsychotics, antidepressants, mood stabilizers, anxiolytics)
  • Actions and mechanisms of psychotropic medications
  • Side effects and management of psychotropic medications
  • Nursing implications for psychopharmacology

References

1. Gelder, Micalel, Mayou et al (2008) Oxford Text book of Psychiatry: Oxford Press
2. Roberts, LW & Heinrich, TW (2009) Clinical Psychiatry Essentials: Lippincott Williams
3. Rawlins, RP.; Williams, SR. & Beck, CK. (1993). Mental Health Psychiatric Nursing: Mosby.
4. Townsend M.C. (2002). Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care: F.A. Davis.
5. Yonkers, K. & Little, B. (2001). Management of Psychiatric Disorders in Pregnancy: Arnold.
6. American Psychiatric Association (2000) Quick reference to the Diagnostic criteria from DSM-IV: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

Course Content (from NSG 4106 Principles of Nursing Education)

• Principles of Teaching and Learning
  • Needs assessment of learners
  • Lesson plan preparation
  • Preparation of teaching and learning materials
  • Teaching methods
  • Teaching and learning theories
  • Definition of Assessment; Methods of Assessment
  • Objective and subjective examination
  • Continuing Education; Teaching and assessing learners
• Principles and methods of health education
  • Counselling and health education
  • Planning for a health education talk; Length of a health education talk
  • Facilitation skills for health education
  • IEC messages on: Prevention of common respiratory infections
  • IEC messages on: childhood infections
  • IEC messages on: Breast-feeding
  • IEC messages on: Nutrition and nutritional values
  • IEC messages on: Intestinal worms
  • IEC messages on: HIV/AIDS
  • IEC messages on: Personal Hygiene
  • IEC messages on: Safe water and sanitation
  • IEC messages on: Food hygiene
  • IEC messages on: Ideal homes
  • Planning, organizing, conducting and evaluating community health education events
• Principles of education
  • Basic methods of learning
  • Educational psychology: theories, principles and stages of human education
  • The role of the environment and learner interaction
  • Concepts intelligence; factors that affect and influence intelligence and cognition
  • Personality theories
  • Motivation; attention and perception
  • Adult learning; classroom management
• Instructional media
  • Instructional media for teaching and learning; educational broadcasting
  • Specialized and electronic media used in nursing science education
  • Use of print and non-print media design and production of media materials
  • Instructional resource center setup and management
• Curriculum development
  • Needs assessment for curriculum development
  • Components of a curriculum
  • Writing a curriculum
  • Reviewing a curriculum
  • Implementation of a curriculum
  • Types of curricula

References

1. Chauhan, S.S. (2003).Innovations in teaching-learning process: Vikas Publishing House.
2. Ehlers, V. (Ed). (2002).Teaching aspects of health care. Lansdowne: Juta.
3. Donald, D. (2002). Educational psychology in social context: Oxford University Press.
4. Mellish, J.M. (2003).Teaching and learning the practice of Nursing: Heinemann.
5. Jacobs, M. (2004).Teaching learning dynamics: Sandown: Heinemann.
6. Amri, MM. (1993) A guide for training teachers of health workers: AMREF, Nairobi Kenya.
7. Bastable, S. (2002) Nurse as Educator, Boston: Jones and Bartett.
8. Lowenstein, A. & Bradshaw, M. (2001) Fuszard's innovative teaching strategies in nursing, Maryland: Aspen

Course Content (from NSG 4201 Research Project Report)

The student shall be expected to submit to the research supervisor, a well-written research report in phases with the following contents:

• Preliminary Pages
  • Title page
  • Acknowledgement
  • Dedication
  • Table of Contents
  • List of tables
  • List of figures
• Main Body: Chapter 1 - Introduction
  • Background of the Study
  • Statement of the Problem
  • Purpose of the Study
  • Research Objectives/Questions/Hypotheses
  • Significance of the Study
  • Scope and Delimitations
  • Definition of Terms
• Main Body: Chapter 2 - Review of Literature
  • Theoretical/Conceptual Framework
  • Review of Related Literature and Studies (organized thematically)
  • Synthesis and Gaps in Literature
• Main Body: Chapter 3 - Methods
  • Research Design
  • Population and Sampling
  • Research Instruments (Development, Validity, Reliability)
  • Data Collection Procedure
  • Data Analysis Plan
  • Ethical Considerations
• Main Body: Chapter 4 - Results
  • Presentation of Findings (Textual, Tabular, Graphical)
  • Analysis and Interpretation of Data per objective/question
• Main Body: Chapter 5 - Discussion, Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations
  • Summary of Findings
  • Discussion of Findings (in relation to literature and theory)
  • Conclusions
  • Recommendations (for practice, education, further research)
  • Limitations of the Study
• Supplementary pages
  • Bibliography/References
  • Appendix (e.g., survey instruments, consent forms, ethical approval letters)
• Defense and Dissemination
  • Research defense preparation and presentation
  • Considerations for publishing findings in a recognised journal

References

1. Parahoo, K. (2006) Nursing Research: Principles, Process and Issues: Palgrave Macmillan
2. Cutcliffee, & Ward, M (2007) Critiquing Nursing Research: Quay Books, Mark Allen, Inc.
3. Polit, DF, & Beck, CT, (2009). Essentials of Nursing Research: Lippincott Williams.
4. Brink. H, (2003). Fundamentals of Research Methodology for Health Care Professionals: Juta.
5. Burns & Grove. (2003). Understanding Nursing Research: Philadelphia: Saunders.
6. Goddard S & Melville (2001). Research Methodology: An Introduction: Lansdowne: Juta.

Course Content (from NSG 4102 Community Based Midwifery Care: Domiciliary Care)

• Introduction to Domiciliary Midwifery
  • Definition of key terms
  • History of domiciliary midwifery
  • Importance of domiciliary practice
  • Challenges of offering domiciliary services in Uganda
  • Rules and regulation regarding domiciliary practice in Uganda
  • Criteria for selecting mothers for domiciliary care
• Postnatal care of mother, baby and family (Domiciliary Context)
  • Drugs secreted in the breast milk
  • Perineal pain in the early postnatal period; Oral analgesics
  • Cleanliness and hygiene; Local application to vulva and umbilical stump
  • Pelvic floor exercises
  • Preparation for successful breastfeeding; Care of breasts; Breastfeeding techniques
  • Dietary modification
  • Bonding and attachment; Parenting
  • Death and grief related to still birth and Intrauterine death; helping with going home
• Care of umbilical cord (Domiciliary Context)
  • Cord separation and associated factors
  • Bacterial colonization of cord; care givers and cord infections
  • Current infection prevention strategies and cord treatments
• Quality assurance in postnatal care (Domiciliary Context)
  • Physical health and wellbeing of the mother
  • Emotional problems of mother: Postnatal depression, maternal blues, Puerperal psychosis
  • Relationship with the partner, recommendations for appropriate clinical practice
  • Emotional health of the family unit; essential social support of family
• Home visits
  • Effective Communication strategies
  • Appropriate Information; Environmental assessment (sanitation, water, shelter)
  • Examination and care of the newborn baby at home
  • Examination and care of the postnatal mother at home
  • Debriefing mothers on progress on self and baby
  • Health education and communicating with mother and members of the family
• Domiciliary report writing
  • Personal data; Home environment
  • Medical history; History of pregnancy and labour
  • Progress of puerperium; Postnatal examination
  • Progress of newborn
• Practical requirement for domiciliary care
  • Case study selection and follow-up methodology
  • Documentation in case books
• Resources List for Domiciliary Care
  • Contents of the nurses' kit for domiciliary care

References

1. Edwins, J, (2008) Community Midwifery: Wiley-Blackwell.
2. Varney, H, Kriebs, JM & Gegor, CL (2003) Varney's Midwifery, Jones & Bartlett Publishers
3. Fraser, DM & Cooper, MA. (2009) Myles' Textbook for Midwives, Churchill Livingstone
4. Green, CJ (2004). Maternal Newborn Nursing Care Plan.(1st ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
5. Harrison, VC. (2002). The Newborn Baby. (4th Ed.). Langdowne: Juta & Co.
6. Lowdermilk, Dl & Perry, S (2007). Maternity and Women' Health Care; Mosby
7. Alexander, J, Levy, V, & Roch, S (1990) Post natal care: Macmillan Press Ltd

Course Content (Synthesized from NSG 3102 Critical Care, and principles from NSG 3201-3206)

• Principles of Specialized and Critical Care Nursing
  • Caring and critical thinking within holistic framework in specialized care
  • Patient's experience with critical/specialized illness; Family's experience
  • Relieving pain and providing comfort in specialized settings
  • Stress management for staff, patients and relatives
  • Legal and special nursing considerations in specialized/critical care
• Key Nursing Considerations in Specialized/Critical Care Practice
  • Preparation of equipment for patients' reception and admission; Triage
  • Connecting patients to various machines, monitoring (e.g. blood gases, hemodynamic)
  • Providing emergency nursing care to patients: Resuscitation; Defibrillation
  • Dialysis principles and care
  • Care of the unconscious patient in specialized units
  • Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) - advanced skills
  • Airway maintenance and mechanical ventilation principles
  • Counselling relatives of critically ill patients
  • Prevention of complications in critical and emergency nursing care
• Special Populations in Specialized Care
  • The critically ill paediatric patient
  • The critically ill pregnant patient
  • The critically ill older adult patient
  • The post-anaesthesia patient requiring specialized care
• Overview of Conditions Requiring Specialized/Critical Care (System-based approach)
  • Cardiovascular Alterations: Shock, Congestive heart failure, Acute Myocardial Infarction (Principles from Cardiologic Nursing)
  • Neurologic Alterations: Head injury, Stroke, Coma (Principles from general Med/Surg & advanced concepts)
  • Respiratory Function Alterations: Pulmonary embolism, ARDS, Mechanical ventilation, Intubation (Principles from Critical Care)
  • Renal Function and Electrolyte Alterations: Acute and Chronic renal failure, Electrolyte imbalances, Dialysis (Principles from Critical Care/Med-Surg)
  • Multisystem dysfunction: Drowning, Trauma, Burns, Poisoning, Sepsis (Principles from Critical Care)
  • Oncologic Emergencies and Palliative Care needs in specialized settings (Principles from Oncology & Palliative Nursing)
  • Severe Orthopedic Trauma and Post-operative care (Principles from Orthopedic Nursing)
  • ENT/Ophthalmic emergencies requiring specialized care (Principles from ENT/Ophthalmic Nursing)
  • Severe Dermatological conditions (e.g., SJS/TEN, extensive burns) (Principles from Dermatologic Nursing)

References

1. Adam, SK & Osborne, S. 2005. Critical Care Nursing: Oxford Medical Publications.
2. Adam, SK & Osborne, S. 2009. Oxford Handbook of Critical Care Nursing: Oxford.
3. Cutler, J. (2008). Critical Care Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! Philadelphia: Lippincott
4. Chulay, M & Burns, S (2010). AACN Essentials of Critical-Care Nursing, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
5. Woodrow, P. (2006). Intensive Care Nursing : A framework for practice: Routledge.
6. Relevant sections from specific system nursing textbooks (e.g., cardiac, oncology, orthopedic).

Course Content (from NSG 3101 Child Health Nursing II)

• Neonatal Conditions (Advanced Management & Complications)
  • Neonatal asphyxia: Advanced management, long-term sequelae
  • Respiratory distress syndrome: Surfactant therapy, ventilation strategies
  • Severe hypothermia management, rewarming techniques
  • Pathological jaundice: Exchange transfusion, investigations for underlying causes
  • Management of complex birth injuries and rehabilitation
  • Management of VLBW/ELBW infants, nutritional support, developmental care
  • Complex hemolytic and hemorrhagic diseases of the newborn, blood product transfusions
  • Neonatal sepsis and septicaemia: Antibiotic stewardship, management of septic shock
  • HIV/AIDS in the newborn: Antiretroviral therapy, opportunistic infection prophylaxis, long-term follow-up
• Systemic Disorders in Children: Respiratory System
  • Pneumonia (bacterial, viral, atypical): Diagnosis, management, complications
  • Asthma: Pathophysiology, diagnosis, stepwise management, acute exacerbations
  • Bronchiolitis: Etiology, management, supportive care
  • Tuberculosis in children: Diagnosis, treatment, contact tracing
  • Foreign body aspiration: Recognition and emergency management
• Systemic Disorders in Children: Gastrointestinal System
  • Acute and persistent diarrhoea: Dehydration assessment, ORT, nutritional management
  • Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM): Kwashiorkor, Marasmus, Marasmic-kwashiorkor, management protocols
  • Vomiting in children: Causes, assessment, management
  • Constipation: Causes, management
  • Common pediatric surgical conditions (e.g., pyloric stenosis, intussusception, Hirschsprung's disease - overview and nursing care)
• Systemic Disorders in Children: Cardiovascular System
  • Congenital heart diseases (acyanotic and cyanotic): Overview, signs, nursing management
  • Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: Prevention, management
  • Infective endocarditis in children
  • Heart failure in children: Causes, management
• Systemic Disorders in Children: Urinary System
  • Urinary tract infections (UTI): Diagnosis, management, prevention of recurrence
  • Nephrotic syndrome: Pathophysiology, management, nursing care
  • Acute glomerulonephritis (AGN): Causes, management
  • Acute and chronic renal failure in children: Overview and principles of management
• Systemic Disorders in Children: Endocrine System
  • Diabetes Mellitus (Type 1): Pathophysiology, management, DKA
  • Thyroid disorders (hypo/hyperthyroidism) in children
  • Growth hormone deficiency and other growth disorders
• Systemic Disorders in Children: Nervous System
  • Meningitis and encephalitis: Causes, diagnosis, management, complications
  • Seizure disorders/Epilepsy: Classification, management, febrile convulsions
  • Cerebral palsy: Types, management, multidisciplinary care
  • Hydrocephalus and neural tube defects: Overview and nursing care
• Systemic Disorders in Children: Hematology/Oncology (Overview)
  • Common anemias in children (iron deficiency, sickle cell disease)
  • Leukemia and common childhood cancers: Basic principles of care
• Management Principles for Pediatric Conditions
  • Prevention strategies for common childhood illnesses
  • Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illnesses (IMNCI) principles
  • Family-centered care approach
  • Pediatric pharmacology considerations (dosage, administration)
  • Nutritional support for sick children

References

1. Hanson & Boyd (1996). Family Health Care Nursing: Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company.
2. American Academy of Paediatrics (2000). Neonatal resuscitation: Academy of Pediatrics.
3. Ludder,P & Judith, M (2000). Primary Care of the Child with a Chronic Condition: Mosby
4. Opperman, C & Cassandra, K.A. (1998). Contemporary Paediatric Nursing. St Louis: Mosby.
5. Suraj, G. (2004). The Short Textbook of Pediatrics. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers.
6. Wong, DL. 1999. Whaley & Wong's Nursing care of infants and children: Mosby
7. Pillitteri, A. (2009) Maternal and Child Health Nursing: Lippincott.
8. Hockenberry, MJ & Wilson, D (2006) Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children: Mosby.
9. Merenstein, GB & Gardner, SL, (2006) Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care, Saunders

Course Content (from NSG 1205 Community Health Nursing I & NSG 2102 Community Health Nursing II)

• Introduction to Community Health Nursing (Review & Advanced)
  • Key terms: community, community health, CHN, mobilization, entry, assessment, diagnosis
  • Concepts of health, wellness, illness, disease in CHN
  • Historical perspectives: History, components, organization, structure of CHN
  • Relationship of CHN and public health nursing
  • Principles of community health: Population and health; individuals, families, communities, environment
  • Patterns of disease in the community; Community structure and organization
  • Philosophy of CHN; Roles of CHN and community health care team
• Personal and Environmental Health (Community Context)
  • Personal health: Hygiene, fitness, housing impact, diseases due to poor hygiene
  • Environmental health: Clean environment, sanitation, food protection, vector control
• Primary Health Care (PHC) (Review & Advanced Application)
  • Historical perspectives; Background; Definition; Concept of PHC
  • Fundamentals/Pillars of PHC; Elements of PHC; Principles of PHC
  • Uganda's Health Care Delivery Systems; MOH roles; Facility levels; Policies
  • Responsibilities of key implementers of PHC (health workers, community, government, NGOs)
  • PHC achievements, challenges and way forward
• Communicable Disease Control in the Community
  • Introductory concepts: Elements, theory (force of infection, epidemic/endemicity)
  • Principles and methods of control: environmental, vector control
  • Classification & epidemiology: Water washed diseases (scabies, lice, jiggers, fungal, tropical ulcers, trachoma, ophthalmia neonatorum)
  • Classification & epidemiology: Faecal oral diseases (Gastroenteritis, cholera, bacillary dysentery, Giardia, Amoebiasis, Typhoid, poliomyelitis)
  • Classification & epidemiology: Food borne diseases (food poisoning, fish/pork/beef tapeworm, lung flukes)
  • Classification & epidemiology: Diseases of soil Contact (Trachuris, Ascaris, hookworm, tetanus, strongyloides)
  • Classification & epidemiology: Diseases of water contact (Schistosomiasis, Guinea worm, Buruli ulcer)
  • Classification & epidemiology: Skin infections (Chicken pox, measles, Rubella, mumps, leprosy)
  • Classification & epidemiology: Airborne diseases (Tuberculosis, influenza, whooping cough, meningococcal meningitis, otitis media, Acute Rheumatic fever)
  • Classification & epidemiology: Diseases transmitted via body fluids (Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, Chlamydia, Trichomonas, HPV, HIV, Candidiasis, bacterial vaginosis, Ebola, Marburg, Hepatitis B/C/Delta)
  • Classification & epidemiology: Insect borne diseases (Malaria, Dengue, Onchocerciasis, Trypanosomiasis, Leishmaniasis, Lymphatic Filariasis)
  • Classification & epidemiology: Ecto parasite zoonoses (Plague, Typhus, diseases by hard ticks)
  • Classification & epidemiology: Domestic and synanthropic zoonoses (Rabies, toxoplasmosis, Brucellosis, Anthrax)
• Community Nutrition
  • Definitions: Nutrition, human nutrition, Dietetics, nutritional disorders
  • Food values; importance of a balanced diet
  • Nutritional requirements for children, adolescents and elderly
  • Food availability, Household food security, Food storage, Food processing, Food hygiene
  • Environmental and social economic factors; Cultural beliefs regarding food
  • Breast feeding and its importance
  • Causes of malnutrition; Clients at risk of nutritional disorders
  • Nutritional rehabilitation programs; Prevention of malnutrition
  • Community nutrition assessment: anthropometric assessment and child growth monitoring
  • Prevalence of malnutrition; recommended dietary supplementation; special diets
• Community Assessment and Community Diagnosis
  • Community mobilization in relation to community health nursing process framework
  • Important data: population structure/pyramid, epidemiological info, socioeconomic, political governance, environmental features
  • Data collection methods: questionnaires, review of facility/community data, health statistics, census data, Focus group discussion, key informant interview
  • Methods of analysis, utilization and dissemination of community health data
  • Health indicators and their significance: crude birth/death rate, infant/maternal mortality, morbidity, incidence, prevalence, life expectancy, general fertility rate
  • Community problems requiring nursing interventions by priority; compilation of health data for community diagnosis
• Specific Community Field Practice Objectives and Activities
  • Conducting community assessment (environmental, social, political, economic factors)
  • Identifying roles and functions of CHNs in community service
  • Identifying community resource persons and their roles
  • Reviewing available data to enhance community assessment
  • Identifying high health risk population groups for interventions
  • Compiling data for final community diagnosis

References

1. Wood, C.H, de Glanville, H., & Vaughan, J.P. (1997). Community Health. Nairobi: AMREF
2. Sofoluwe GO, Schram R, et al (1996). Principles and Practice of Public Health in Africa: Ibadan: University Press
3. Anderson, E. T. & McFarlance, J. (2004). Community as Partner: Philadelphia: Lippincott
4. Edelman C.L & Mandle C. L. (2002). Health Promotion through out the lifespan; Mosby
5. Smith C.M, & Maurer F. A (2000). Community Health Nursing: Philadelphia: W.B Saunders.
6. Stanhope, M. & Lancaster, J. (2004). Community and Public Health Nursing: Mosby
7. Ukoli FMA. (1992). Prevention and Control of Parasitic diseases in tropical Africa: Ibadan.
8. Dudek S.G. (2001) Nutrition Essentials For Nursing Practice: Lippincott.
9. King S.F. (1997) Nutrition for developing countries. London: Oxford University Press

Course Content (from NSG 4101 Administration and Management)

• Management and organization
  • Management definitions, theories; principles concepts and functions
  • Organization structure and design
  • Quality assurances
  • Strategic management
  • Organization of health services at international, regional and national levels
• Information for health management
  • Definition of key concepts: information
  • Health management information system (HMIS): concepts and components (operations and requirements)
  • Characteristics of good information
• Health and financing
  • Definition and principles of Health care financing (government allocation; cost sharing; health insurance)
  • Resource allocation and issues; equity and efficiency
  • Access to health care in respect to social stratification and its impact on resource distribution
  • Health care budgeting; financial projections
  • Private investment in health
  • Cost analysis; auditing and reporting
• Health Economics
  • Definition of Health Economics
  • Health measurement and valuation
  • The patient as a demander
  • The supplier of health care; the supplier induced demand
  • Assessing the costs and benefits of alternatives
  • Strategies of efficiency in health care
  • Hospital costs, equity and access to health care
  • Economic evaluation of health services (cost efficiency; cost benefit; cost utility: cost analysis)
• Human resource Management
  • Definition, principles and functions of HRM
  • Organizational behaviour
  • Leadership and leadership styles; conflict resolutions
  • Human resource planning; job design staffing; suspension
  • Financial appraisals
  • Government of Uganda personnel policies
• Health Policy and Planning
  • Definition of health policy: formation of health policy; adaptation of health policy
  • Implementation and evaluation of health policy
  • Definitions, principles and functions of planning
  • Planning cycle; monitoring and evaluation of plans
  • Health sector reform initiatives and challenges

References

1. Marquis, BL & Husto, CJ (2008) Leadership Roles and Management in Nursing: Prentice Hall.
2. Chitty, K. K. (2005). Professional Nursing: Concept & Challenges: Elsevier Saunders.
3. Marquis, B.L. & Huston, C.J. (2006). Leadership roles and management in nursing: Lippincott.
4. Kelly, P (2003) Nursing Leadership and Management, Thomson Delmar Learning
5. Manteno, KS & Schulte P, (1991) Health services Management: AMREF, Nairobi: Kenya
6. Yoder-Wise, P, (2006) Leading and Managing in Nursing; Mosby

Course Content (from NSG 4105 Issues in Professional Nursing - "Gender Issues" section)

• Understanding Gender and Health
  • Current national and international debate on issues relating to women and men's health
  • Definitions: Sex vs. Gender, Gender roles, Gender equity, Gender equality
  • Social determinants of health and gender
• Gender Mainstreaming in Healthcare
  • Concept and principles of gender mainstreaming in healthcare
  • Strategies for gender mainstreaming in health policies and programs
  • Benefits of gender-sensitive healthcare approaches
• Gender-Based Violence (GBV)
  • Definition and types of Gender-Based Violence
  • Domestic violence: Dynamics, impact on health
  • Sexual violence and assault: Health consequences and support
  • Health sector response to GBV: Identification, care, referral
• Socialization, Gender, and Health Outcomes
  • Socialization of men and women and its impact on health behaviors and outcomes
  • Masculinity and men's health-seeking behaviors
  • Femininity and women's health experiences
• Gender-Specific Health Issues
  • Maternal health as a gender issue
  • Specific men's health issues (e.g., prostate health, mental health)
  • Menopause and health implications
  • Andropause and health implications
• Best Practices in Gender-Sensitive Health Care
  • Principles of gender-sensitive health care delivery
  • Gender-sensitive communication with patients
  • Advocacy for gender-responsive health policies
  • Empowering individuals and communities for gender equity in health

References

1. Cherry, B & Jacob, SR (2008) Contemporary Nursing: Trends, and Management: Mosby
2. Aiken, TD, (2004) Legal, Ethical, and Political Issues in Nursing: FA Davis Company
3. World Health Organization. (Various publications on gender, health, and violence).
4. Sen, G., George, A., & Östlin, P. (Eds.). (2002). Engendering international health: the challenge of equity. MIT Press.

Course Content (from NSG 4104 Entrepreneurship Skills/and Innovation)

• Introductory concepts to Entrepreneurship
  • Evaluation of business environment for healthcare ventures
  • Identifying a viable business opportunity in nursing/healthcare
  • Project planning and management for new ventures
  • Proposal writing for business funding
  • Monitoring and evaluation of business projects
  • Decision making in entrepreneurship
  • Determination of project viability
  • Evaluation of business risks in healthcare
• Starting and running a business in Healthcare
  • Planning of business processes and finances for healthcare services
  • Evaluation of business finances
  • Contractual agreement relevant to healthcare businesses
  • Preparation and use of tendering documents (if applicable)
  • Evaluation of business goals
  • Work study and efficiency in healthcare ventures
  • Self-assessment for entrepreneurs
  • Assessing product/service demand, matching skills and resources to changing technology in healthcare
• Factors that affect success of business in Healthcare
  • Policy and regulatory environment for healthcare businesses
  • Change in product/Service/Technology in healthcare
  • Coping with competition
  • Time Management
  • Leadership styles/image for entrepreneurs
  • Efficiency of resource utilization
  • Production/Service delivery management
  • Human Resource Management in small healthcare businesses
  • Marketing healthcare services
  • Public relations for healthcare ventures
  • Information Management
  • Internal Entrepreneurial Motivation
  • National and International incentives for small businesses
  • Government measures on Small-Scale Enterprises (including healthcare)
  • Problems encountered when starting healthcare businesses
  • Entrepreneur's contribution to national development (employment, innovation in healthcare)
  • Important points to note in starting and managing business enterprises in healthcare
• Innovation in Healthcare Entrepreneurship
  • Defining innovation in a healthcare context
  • Types of innovation (service, process, technology)
  • The innovation process: Idea generation to implementation
  • Fostering a culture of innovation in healthcare settings
  • The nurse entrepreneur as an innovator

References

1. Collins, JC & Lazier, WC. (1992). Beyond Entrepreneurship: Prentice Hall.
2. Stevenson, HH, Roberts, MJ & Groesbeck, HI (1989). New Business Ventures and the Entrepreneur: Boston: Richard D. Irwin, Inc
3. Crass P. (1999). The Book of Entrepreneurs' Wisdom: John Wiley & Sons, Inc
4. McGrath, R & MacMillan, I (2000). The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Harvard University Press
5. Len nick, D & Kiel, F. (2002). Moral Intelligence: Enhancing Business Performance and Leadership Success.
6. Swanson, JA & Baird, ML (2003). Engineering Your Start-Up: A Guide for the High-Tech Entrepreneur.

Course Content (from NSG 2102 Community Health Nursing II - Communicable Diseases Section)

• Introductory Concepts to Communicable Diseases
  • Elements of communicable diseases
  • Communicable Disease Theory: Force of infection; Epidemic and Endemicity theories
  • Principles and methods of control: Principles, and control-environmental or vector control
• Classification and Epidemiology of Water Washed Diseases
  • Scabies
  • Lice, jiggers
  • Superficial fungal infections
  • Tropical ulcers
  • Trachoma
  • Epidemic hemorrhagic conjunctivitis
  • Ophthalmia Neonatorum
• Classification and Epidemiology of Faecal Oral Diseases
  • Gastro enteritis, cholera
  • Bacillary dysentery
  • Giadia, Amoebiasis
  • Typhoid, poliomyelitis
• Classification and Epidemiology of Food Borne Diseases
  • Food poisoning
  • Fish tape worm, beef and pork tape worm
  • Lung flukes
• Classification and Epidemiology of Diseases of Soil Contact
  • Trachuris (whip worm)
  • Ascaris
  • Hookworm
  • Tetanus
  • Strongyloides
• Classification and Epidemiology of Diseases of Water Contact
  • Schistosomiasis
  • Guinea worm
  • Buruli ulcer
• Classification and Epidemiology of Skin Infections (Viral/Bacterial)
  • Chicken pox
  • Measles
  • Rubella
  • Mumps
  • Leprosy
• Classification and Epidemiology of Airborne Diseases
  • Tuberculosis
  • Influenza
  • Whooping cough
  • Meningococcal meningitis
  • Otitis media
  • Acute Rheumatic fever
• Classification and Epidemiology of Diseases Transmitted via Body Fluids
  • Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, Chlamydia
  • Trichomonas and non gonococcal urethritis
  • Lymphogranuloma venereum
  • Granuloma inguinale
  • Chancroid
  • Genital herpes, Human papilloma Virus (HPV)
  • HIV
  • Candidiasis, bacterial vaginosis
  • Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Marburg haemorrhagic fever
  • Hepatitis B, C and Delta
• Classification and Epidemiology of Insect Borne Diseases
  • Malaria
  • Dengue fever
  • Onchocerciasis
  • Trypanosomiasis
  • Leishmaniasis
  • Lymphatic Filariasis
• Classification and Epidemiology of Ecto parasite zoonoses
  • Plague
  • Typhus
  • Diseases transmitted by hard ticks
• Classification and Epidemiology of Domestic and synanthropic zoonoses
  • Rabies
  • Toxoplasmosis
  • Brucellosis
  • Anthrax

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