PALAWAN POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

Department of Nursing

COMMUNITY IMMERSION PLAN

(With CHN Leadership Competency)
2nd SEMESTER SY. 2017-2018

A. INTRODUCTION.

The concept of community immersion was derived mainly from the need to integrate the
instructional content and processes of PALAWAN POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, Department of Nursing
into a unified and understandable whole. Where the didactics phase concentrated more on content
of the different subjects taught, the community immersion offers the following opportunities:

1. For the student:

a. To enrich their educational experiences with actual service in the community.
b. To be continuously oriented with Health Care Delivery System and health
development at the community level.
c. To reflect on the institutional and instructional objectives of the faculty on the
demands of their capabilities and competencies as clinical instructor.
2. For the college:
a. To assess the relevance of the course and to validate its philosophy, objectives,
program content, methods and strategies of teachings in community health
development.
b. To strengthen inter-agency linkages and promote a unified objectives in health
care services.
c. To strengthen partnership with the community in the training of the students.
d. To provide opportunities for the faculty to keep in touch with the realities in the
communities to strengthen their commitment for extension community health
service.
3. For the community:
a. Strengthen support to the students and further develop their commitment by
joining and working together in promoting health care services to their
constituents.
b. To serve as advocacy to open up health issues and resolve it out within the
context of existing health policies/regulations.
c. To be self-reliant and health oriented community.
d. To utilize students output as raw data for developmental planning purposes.

B. OBJECTIVES:

1. For Student Nurses: At the end of community immersion the student nurses will be able to;
a. Fully utilize the knowledge, skills and attitudes gained as a nursing student in
promoting health and community development.
b. Re-orient him/herself to the realities and dynamics of rural communities.

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 c. Reflect on his/her training and identify the various factors that have facilitated or
hindered his/her work in the community.
2. For the Faculty: At the end of community immersion the faculty will be able to;
a. Assess the performance level (knowledge, skills, attitude and values) of students in
the actual work setting.
b. Generate data about the community, draw insights from health personnel and
partner stakeholders to serve as basis for curricular improvement and reversion.
c. Strengthen partnership with the community and other sectors in health manpower
development for the rural communities.
d. Provide opportunities to keep in touch with the realities in the community to
strengthen commitment and at the same time serve as valuable resources for
course planning/development.
3. For the community: At the end of community immersion the community will be able to;
a. Gain insights from students, health personnel and other partner stakeholders
therefore augmenting the delivery of health services in their jurisdiction with bias to
the indigent families and high risk groups.

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C. CHN COMPETENCY, ROLES/FUNCTIONS AND DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE
COMPETENCY
1. Effectively manage the deliberation
of health care services in the
catchment area within the
framework of DOH program
objectives.
DOCUMENTARY
ROLES/FUNCTIONS
EVIDENCE
MANAGEMENT FUNCTION:
1. Assist in the management of the following health programs:  Target Client List (TCL)
CHILD CARE
a. Infant given BCG vaccine.
b. Infant given DPT1, DPT2, DPT3/Pentavalent vaccines
c. Infant given OPV1, OPV2, OPV3.
d. Infant given Hepatitis B1 within 24 hours after birth.
e. Infant given Hepatitis B1 more than 24 hours after birth.
f. Infant given Hepatitis B2 and Hepatitis B3 Vaccine.
g. Infant given anti Measles vaccine.
h. Fully immunized child.
i. Completely immunized child.
j. Child protected at birth (CPAB)
k. Infants 6 mos. Of age seen.
l. Infants exclusively breastfed until 6th month.
m. Infant referred for newborn screening.
n. Infants 6-11 months have given Vitamin A supplementation.
o. Children 12-71 months have given Vitamin A supplementation.
p. Sick children 6-11 mos.; 12-59 mos.; and 60-71 mos. Old seen.
q. Sick children 6-11 mos.; 12-59 mos.; and 60-71 mos. Given
Vitamin A capsule.
r. Infant’s 2-6 mos. Old with low birth weight seen.
s. Infants 2-6 months old with low birth weight given iron
supplementation.
t. Anemic children 2-59 months old seen.
u. Anemic children 2-59 months old given iron supplementation.
v. Diarrhea cases 0-59 months old seen.
w. Diarrhea cases 0-59 months old given ORT.
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2. Utilize the nursing process in the care NURSING CARE FUNCTION:
of clientele.
3. Justification in defining different
factors evolved in the incidence and
prevalence of diseases affecting high
risk population group.
x. Diarrhea cases 0-59 months old given ORS.
y. Diarrhea cases 0-59 months old given ORS with Zinc.
z. Pneumonia cases 0-59 months old seen.
aa. Pneumonia cases 0-59 years old given treatment.
MATERNAL CARE
a. Pregnant women with 4 or more prenatal visits.
b. Pregnant women given 2 doses of Tetanus Toxiod.
c. Pregnant women give TT2 plus.
d. Pregnant women given complete iron with folic acid
supplementation.
e. Pregnant women given Vitamin A supplementation.
f. Post partum women with at least 2 postpartum visits.
g. Postpartum women given complete iron supplementation.
h. Post partum women given Vitamin A supplementation.
i. Postpartum women initiated breastfeeding within 1 hour after
giving birth.
MALARIA CONTROL PROGRAM
a. Malaria case (below % above 5 yrs. old)
b. Confirmed malaria case (by species & method)
c. Household at risk.
d. Household given ITN.
NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS PROGRAM-DOTS
a. Direct Smear Sputum Microscopy (DSSM)
b. Cases initiated treatment and cured.
1. Provision of nursing health care to well and sick individual,  Individual Treatment
families and high-risk group during home and clinic visit. Record (ITR)
2. Mass treatment of notifiable diseases.
a. Filiariasis
b. Delousing of school-aged children at elementary schools.
3. Promoting personal hygiene among school-aged children at
schools.
4. Disease surveillance/case findings.
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4. Demonstrates supportive attitude
and optimism to enhance the
cognitive, psychomotor and affective
ability of health workers in program
management.
5. Proficient in doing good working
relationship with partner
stakeholders located inside and
outside of the community.
6. Competent of holding promotional
and educational campaign within the
context of illness prevention and
home management.
7. Dedicated in enhancing the
knowledge, skills, attitude and values
of auxiliary health workers as
effective partners in the deliberation
of health care services in catchment
area.
a. Assist health authorities in conducting disease
surveillance/case finding activities using the prescribed
format.
b. Prompt recording and reporting of cases to proper
authority.
SUPERVISORY FUNCTION:
1. Assist PHN in supervising the RHM/BHWs/BNS/BSPO on prompt  Accomplishment
recording, reporting and referral of cases. reports.
COLLABORATING AND COORDINATING FUNCTION:
1. Hold meetings with Barangay/SK officials, health personnel and  Minutes of meetings.
other partner stakeholders inside and outside of the catchment
area.
2. Establish linkages and collaboration with partner health
professionals, government agencies, private sectors, NGOs, POs.
3. Referral of cases to a higher level of care.
HEALTH PROMOTION AND EDUCATION FUNCTION:
1. Conduct Information Education Campaign (IEC) activities.  Health Education IEC
2. Advocacy for the creation of supportive environment through program activities.
policies & re-engineering of physical environment for healthier
actions. (E.g. “BAYANIHAN” activity related to health)
TRAINING FUNCTION:
1. Health workers development and performance training  Health Education
program. Training Design
2. Conduct Performance Needs Analysis. (PNA)
 Define performance desired.
 Describe actual performance.
 Conduct root cause analysis.
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8. Assumes responsibility as principal
investigator, evaluator, user of
research findings and client
advocates to improve nursing
practices.
 Conduct actual training sessions.
RESEARCH FUNCTION:
1. Reads, interprets, and evaluate health practices for applicability  Journal reading and
in nursing practice. reporting.
2. Identifies community problems that needs to be investigated
and participates in the implementation of scientific studies.
3. Uses nursing practice as a means of gathering data for refining
and extending practice.
4. Share research findings with colleagues.
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