1.

Beneficence
Nursing Practice I 2. Non- malefescence
3. Justice
I. Personal and Professional Growth and Development 10% 4. Autonomy
a. Historical perspectives in Nursing 5. Stewardship
b. Nursing as a Profession 6. Truth telling
c. Theoretical foundation of nursing applied in health care situations 7. Confidentiality
d. Continuing professional education 8. Privacy
e. Professional organizations in Nursing 9. Informed consent
f. The nurse in health care
1. Eleven Key Areas of responsibility b. Patient’s Bill of Rights
2. Fields of nursing c. Code of Ethics in Nursing
3. Roles and functions
V. Legal Responsibility
II. Safe and Quality Care 60% a. Legal aspects in the practice of nursing
a. The nursing process b. The Philippine Nursing Law of 2002 (R.A. 9173)
b. Basic nursing skills c. Related laws affecting the practice of nursing
1. Admission and discharge
2. Vital Signs VI. Management of Environment and Resources 10%
3. Physical examination and health assessment a. Theories and principles of management
4. Administration of medications b. Nursing administration and management
5. Asepsis and infection control c. Theories, principles and styles of leadership
6. First- Aid Measures d. Concepts and principles of organization
7. Wound care e. Patient care classification
8. Peri- operative care f. Nursing care systems
9. Post- operative care g. Delegation and accountability

VII. Records Management

c. Measures to meet physiological needs a. Anecdotal report
1. Oxygenation b. Incident report
2. Nutrition c. Memorandum
3. Activity, rest and sleep d. Hospital manual
4. Fluid and electrolyte balance e. Documentation
5. Urinary elimination f. Endorsement and end-of-shift report
6. Bowel elimination g. Referral
7. Safety, comfort and hygiene
8. Mobility and immobility VIII. Quality Improvement
a. Standards of nursing practice
III. Health Education b. Nursing audit
a. Teaching and learning principles in the care of clients c. Accreditation/ certification in nursing practice
b. Health education in all levels of care d. Quality assurance
c. Discharge planning
IX. Research
IV. Ethico- Moral Responsibility 20% a. Problem Identification
a. Bioethical principles
 b. Ethics and science of research j. Public Health Programs
c. The scientific approach
d. Research process II. Research and Quality Improvement
e. Research designs and methodology a. Research in the community
1. Qualitative b. National Health Situation
2. Quantitative c. Vital Statistics
f. Utilization and dissemination of research findings d. Epidemiology
e. Demography
X. Communication
a. Dynamics of communication III. Management of Resources & Environment and Records Management
b. Nurse- client relationship a. Field Health Services and Information System
c. Professional- professional relationship b. Target- setting
d. Therapeutic use of self c. Environmental Sanitation
e. Use of information technology
IV. Ethico-Moral-Legal Responsibility
XI. Collaboration and Teamwork a. Socio- cultural values, beliefs, and practices of individuals, families, groups and
a. Networking communities
b. Inter- agency partnership b. Code of Ethics for Government Workers
c. Teamwork strategies c. WHO, DOH, LGU policies on health
d. Nursing and partnership with other professions and agencies d. Local Government Code
e. Issues

Nursing Practice II V. Personal and Professional Development

a. Self-assessment of CHN competencies, importance, methods and tools
Part I: CHN 50% b. Strategies and methods of updating one’s self, enhancing competence in community
health nursing and related areas
I. Safe and Quality Care, Health Education, and Communication, Collaboration and Teamwork
a. Principles and standards of CHN
b. Levels of Care
c. Types of Clientele
d. Health Care Delivery System Part II: MCN 50%
e. PHC as a strategy I. Safe and Quality Care, Health Education, and Communication, Collaboration and
f. Family- based Nursing Services (Family Health Nursing Process) Teamwork
g. Population Group-based Nursing Services a. Principles and Theories of Growth and Development
b. Nursing Care in the Different Stages of Growth and Development including
h. Community-based Nursing Services/ Community Health Nursing Process 1. Nutrition
i. Community Organizing 2. Safety
 3. Language development
4. Discipline
5. Play Nursing Practice III, IV and V
6. Immunization
7. Anticipatory guidance I. Safe & Quality Care, Health Education, Management of Environment and Resources,
8. Values formation and Quality Improvement
c. Human Sexuality and Reproduction including Family Planning
d. Nursing Care of Women during Normal Labor, Delivery and Postpartum Test III
e. Nursing Care of the Newborn a. Client in Pain
1. APGAR Scoring b. Perioperative care
2. Newborn Screening c. Alteration in Human Functioning
3. Maintenance of body processes (oxygenation, temperature etc. 1. Disturbances in Oxygenation
f. Nursing Care of Women with complications of pregnancy, labor, delivery and 2. Disturbances in Metabolic and Endocrine Functioning
postpartum period ( High-risk conditions) 3. Disturbances in Elimination
g. Nursing Care of High-Risk Newborn
1. Prematurity Test IV
2. Congenital defects a. Alterations in Human Functioning
3 Infections 1. Disturbances in Fluids and Electrolytes
h. Nursing Care of Women with disturbances in reproduction and gynecology 2. Inflammatory and Infectious Disturbances
3. Disturbances in Immunologic Functioning
II. Research and Quality Improvement 10% 4. Disturbances in Cellular Functioning
a. Fertility Statistics b. Client in Biologic Crisis
b. Infant Morbidity and Mortality
c. Maternal Mortality c. Emergency and Disaster Nursing
d. Standards of Maternal and Child Nursing Practice
Test V
III. Ethico-Moral-Legal Responsibility 20% a. Disturbances in perception and coordination
a. Socio-Cultural values, beliefs, and practices of individuals, families related to MCN 1. Neurologic disorders
b. WHO, DOH, LGU policies on health of women and children 2. Sensory disorders
c. Family Code 3. Muskulo-skeletal disorders
d. Child and Youth Welfare Code 4. Degenerative disorders
e. Issues related to MCN b. Maladaptive Patterns of Behavior
1. Anxiety response and anxiety related disorders
IV. Personal and Professional Development 10% 2. Psychophysiologic responses, somatoform and sleep disorders
a. Self-assessment of MCN competencies, importance, methods and tools 3. Abuse and violence
b. Strategies and methods of updating one’s self, enhancing competence in MCN and 4. Emotional responses and mood disorders
related areas 5. Schizophrenia and other psychotic and mood disorders
 6. Social responses and personality disorders
7. Substance related disorders
8. Eating disorders
9. Sexual disorders
10. Emotional disorders of infants, children and adolescents

II. Personal and Professional Development

a. Nurse-Client Relationship
b. Continuing Education

III. Communication Collaboration and Teamwork

a. Team Approach
b. Referral
c. Network/Linkage
d. Therapeutic communication

IV. Ethico-Moral-Legal Responsibility

a. Confidentiality
b. Client’s Rights
1. Informed consent

2. Refusal to take medications, treatment and admission procedures

c. Nursing accountability, liability
d. Culture sensitivity