COMPETENCY STANDARDS OF NURSING COMPETENCY STANDARDS OF NURSING PRACTICE IN THE PHILIPPINES PRACTICE IN THE PHILIPPINES

(Philippine Nurse Licensure Examination (Philippine Nurse Licensure Examination 2007)2007)

1. SAFE AND QUALITY NURSING CARE

2. MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

3. HEALTH EDUCATION

4. LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY

5. ETHICO-MORAL RESPONSIBILITY

6. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

7. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

8. RESEARCH

9. RECORD MANAGEMENT

10. COMMUNICATION

11. COLLABORATION AND TEAMWORK

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING (CHN)

Test ScopeI. Safe & 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

e. PHC as a Strategy

f. Family-based Nursing Services (Family Health Nursing Process)

g. Population Group-based Nursing Services

h. Community-based Nursing Services/Community Health Nursing Process

i. Community Organizing

j. Public Health Programs

II. Research and Quality Improvement

a. Research in the Community

b. National Health Situation

c. Vital Statistics

d. Epidemiology

e. Demography

III. Ethico-Moral-Legal Responsibility

a. Socio-Cultural values, beliefs, and practices of individuals, families,

groups and communities

b. Code of Ethics for Government Workers

c. WHO, DOH, LGU policies on health

d. Local Government Code

e. Issues

V. Personal and Professional Development

a. Self-assessment of CHN competencies, importance, methods and tools

b. Strategies and methods of updating one’s self, enhancing competence in community health nursing and related areas.