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FACULTY OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITI MALAYA

http://medicine.um.edu.my

YEAR 3 SEMESTER 1 (2024/2025)

MID 3015: Community Health Nursing I

3 credits
Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course students are able to:

1. Apply the concepts, elements and nursing roles in primary care and community health care
environmental health. (C3)
2. Apply the knowledge of immunization, health promotion, health education and home
visiting activities at community level. (C3)
3. Show the skills in maternal and child health care and risk management at community level.
(P1)

Course Synopsis:

This course consists of concepts, elements and nursing roles in primary care, family and community
health care focusing in maternal and child health care. It also includes concepts on environmental
health, health promotion, health education, immunization, and home visiting.

Reference Texts:

Allender JA., Rector C.,& Warner K.D(2014). Community & Public Health Nursing: Promoting the Publi
c’s Health (8th ed). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Lundy, K.S. & Janes, S. (2016). Community Health Nursing Caring For The Public's Health
rd
3 Ed., Burlington,
MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Stanhope, M & Lancaster, J. (2016) Public Health Nursing: Population- Centered Health Care in the
th
Community 9 Ed. St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier.
nd
Yadav, H., Chong M.C., & See T. L. (2019) Community Health Nursing 2 Ed. Shah Alam: Oxford Fajar
Course Assessment:
Course will be assessed by:

Continuous assessments: 40%
• Assignment (20%)- Week 11
• Assessment of Simulation Skills (20%) -
Week14

Final Examination: 60%

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