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1.3 Curriculum Enrichment
1.3.1 Institution integrates cross- cutting issues relevant to Gender, Environment and
Sustainability, Human Values, health determinants, Right to Health and emerging
demographic issues and Professional Ethics into the Curriculum.
Title of course wherein the issue is addressed
First Year General Nursing and Midwife
Sr.
No.
Description
Of critical
issue
Subject Unit Details
01 Environment
Sustainability
Community
Health Nursing
Unit-1st
(Environmental Hygiene)
Importance of healthy
Environment and its
relation to health and
disease.
Factors environmental contributing
to health.
Water
Air
Housing
Lighting
Ventilation
Noise
Waste.
02 Environment
Sustainability
Sociology Unit-2nd
Describe the influence of
the environment on
individual development
and the rights and
Responsibilities of the
individual in the society.
Effect of environment on human
growth and development
Rights and responsibilities of the
individual in a democratic society.
03 Environment Fundamentals of
Nursing
Unit-2nd
maintenance of safe
environment
Patient Environment in the hospital.
Therapeutic environment Physical
factors – lighting temperature,
ventilation
04 Environment Fundamentals of
Nursing
Unit-3rd
Environmental Hygiene
Personal and environmental hygiene
Nurses role in maintaining personal
and environmental hygiene
05 Environment Community
Health Nursing
Unit-3rd
.
Environmental Hygiene
Community organizations to
promote environmental health
Legislations and acts regulating the
environmental hygiene.
Community organization to
promote environmental health.
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06 Professional
ethics
Fundamentals of
Nursing
Unit-2nd
Care of the Patient
Communication Skills.
Basic Nursing Skills
Communication Skills.
Use verbal and non verbal
communication techniques
07 Professional
ethics
Community
Health Nursing
Unit-1st
Communication Skills.
Definition, process, purposes,
principles, types and importance of
communication)
Barriers in communication
Establishment of successful
communication.
Observing and listening skills.
08 Human Values Sociology Unit-1st
Describe the nature,
scope & content of
sociology and its
importance in nursing
Definition and scope of sociology
Its relationship with other social
sciences
Uses of sociology for nurses.
09 Human Values Sociology Unit- 4th
Describe about social
groups, social change,
control, stratification and
social problems
Society
Definition and meaning.
Social groups - Types, Structure,
intergroup relationship group cycle,
group
behavior and group morale
10
Health
determinants
Community
Health Nursing
Unit-1st
Health determinants
Factors of health
3
Title of course wherein the issue is addressed
Second Year General Nursing and Midwife
Sr.
No.
Description
Of critical
Issue
Subject Unit Details
11 Professional
ethics
Mental health
Nursing
Unit-4th
Therapeutic nurse-patient
relationship:
Therapeutic nurse patient relationship:
Definition, components and phases,
Importance Communication skills
Definition elements, types, factors
influencing communication, barriers.
12 Human Values Mental health
Nursing
Unit-4th
Therapeutic nurse-patient
relationship:
Therapeutic nurse patient relationship:
Definition, components and phases,
Importance
13 Human Values Mental health
Nursing
Unit-6th
Describe the Bio
psychosocial therapies
and explain the role of the
nurse
Psychosocial therapies – individual
therapies, group therapy, behavior
therapy,
occupational therapy, family therapy,
melieu therapy
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Title of course wherein the issue is addressed
Third Year General Nursing and Midwife
Sr.
No.
Description
Of critical
Issue
Subject Unit Details
14 Environment
Sanitation
Community
Health Nursing
Unit-5th.
Health Problems in India.
Environmental sanitation problems
in India
15 Professional
ethics
Professional
Trends And
Adjustment,
Unit-2nd
.
Professional ethics.
Various Aspects of
Professional ethics
Meaning and relationship of
professional ethics and etiquettes.
Code of ethics for nurse by ICN
Etiquettes for employment: locating
posting, applying and accepting a
position, resignation from a
position.
16
Health and
emerging
demographic
issues
Community
Health Nursing
Unit – 7th
demography
Demography
meaning of demography
Concept
Trends in the world and in India
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Title of course wherein the issue is addressed
First Year B.Sc. Nursing
Sr.
No.
Description
Of critical
Issue
Subject Unit Details
17 Environment
Sanitation
Nursing
foundations
Unit-10th.
Need of safe environment
Role of nurse in providing safe and
clean environment.
Providing safe and clean
environment to the Patient.
18 Professional
ethics
Nursing
foundations
Unit- 4th
Communication and
Nurse patient relationship
Communication: Levels, Elements,
Types, Modes, Process, Factors
influencing Communication
Methods of Effective
Communication,
Attending skills
Rapport building skills
Empathy skills
Barriers to effective
communication,
19 Professional
ethics
Communication
& Educational
Technology
Communication &
Educational Technology Communication, types, verbal and
nonverbal, methods.
20 Human Values Nursing
foundations
Unit-7th
Describe the
characteristics of
Mentally health person
Explain ego, defence-
mechanisms
Ego Defence mechanisms and
implications
Personal and social adjustments
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Title of course wherein the issue is addressed
Second Year B.Sc. Nursing
Sr.
No.
Description
Of critical
Issue
Subject Unit Details
21 Environmental
Hygiene
Community
health nursing
Unit-2nd
.
Determinants of health.
Environment :
Physical: Air, light, Ventilation,
Water, Housing, Sanitation;
disposal of waste, disposal of dead
bodies, Forestation, Noise, Climate,
Communication.
Acts regulating the environment:
National Pollution control board.
22 Health determinants
Community health nursing
Unit- 2nd
Determinants of health. Eugenics
Environment
23 Professional
ethics
Communication
& Educational
Technology
Unit- 1st
Communication Process
Review of Communication Process
Process; elements and channel
Facilitators
Barriers and methods of
overcoming
Techniques
24 women
empowerment
Community
Health Nursing
Unit-7th
Identify the impact of
population explosion in
India
Overall development: Women
empowerment, social, economic
and educational development.
25 Human Values Sociology Unit-03rd
Describe the influence of
culture and disease
Nature of culture
Evolution of culture
Diversity and uniformity of culture
Culture and socialization
Trans-cultural society
26 Human Values Sociology Unit -4th
Identify various social
groups and their
interactions
Social groups and processes
The meaning and classification of
groups
In-group V/s. Out-group, class tribe,
caste
Economic, Political, Religious,
groups, Mob, Crowd, Public and
Audience Interaction & Social
Processes.
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27 Human Values Communication
& Educational
Technology
Unit-5th
Develop effective human
relations in context of
nursing
Human relations
Understanding self
Social behaviour, motivation, social
attitudes
Individual and groups
Groups & individual
Human relations in context of
nursing
Group dynamics
Team work
28 Human Values Communication
& Educational
Technology
Unit-2nd
Describe the inter-
relationship of individual
in society and community
Individual and Society
Society and Community
Nature of Society
Difference between Society and
Community
Process of Socialization and
individualization
29
Emerging demographic issues
Community health nursing
Unit- 6th
Describe the concepts & scope of Demography
Definition, concept and scope
Methods of collection, analysis & interpretation of demographic data
Demographic rates and ratios
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Title of course wherein the issue is addressed
Third Year B.Sc. Nursing
Sr.
No.
Description
Of critical
Issue
Subject Unit Details
30 Environment Child Health
Nursing
Unit-1st.
Determinants of health.
Hospital environment for a sick
child.
The impact of hospital environment
to an sick child
31 Professional
ethics
Mental Health
Nursing
Unit- 4th
Therapeutic
communication and
nurse-patient relationship
Therapeutic communication: types,
techniques, characteristics
32 Human Values Mental Health
Nursing
Unit-4th
Describe therapeutic
relationship
Types of relationship,
Ethics and responsibilities
Elements of nurse patient contract
Review of technique of IPR-Johari
Window
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Title of course wherein the issue is addressed
Final Year B.Sc. Nursing
Sr.
No.
Description
Of critical
Issue
Subject Unit Details
33 Environment
Sanitation
Community
Health Nursing
Unit-3rd
.
Health care delivery
system in India.
Major health problems in India.
Components of Health Services.
Environmental sanitation.
34 Professional
ethics
Nursing
Management
Unit-6th
Nursing as a Profession. Characteristics of a professional
nurse
Professional ethics
Code of ethics; INC, ICN
Code of professional conduct; INC,
Legal aspects in Nursing
Legal terms related to practice;
registration and licensing
Laws related to Nursing practice,
Breach and Penalties
Malpractice and negligence
35 Professional
ethics
Management of
Nursing
Services and
Education
Unit- 5th
Organizational behavior
and human relations
* Review of Channels of
communication
36 women
empowerment
Community
Health Nursing
Unit-5th
Social issues Sensitize and handle social issues
affecting health and development
for self and family
Women Empowerment
Women and child abuse
Abuse of elders
Female Foeticide
37 Human Values Management of
Nursing
Services and
Education
Unit- 5th
Describe the concepts,
theories and techniques
of Organizational
behavior and human
relations
Interpersonal relationships
Human relations;
Public relations in context of
nursing
Relations with professional
associations and employee unions
and Collective bargaining
38 Human Values Management of
Nursing
Services and
Education
Unit-4th
Describe the concepts,
theories and techniques
of Organizational
behaviour and human
relations
Organizational behaviour and
human relations
Concepts and theories of
organizational behaviours
Review of Channels of
communication
Leadership styles, Human relations
Review of Motivation; concepts and
theories, Group dynamics
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Title of course wherein the issue is addressed
First Year Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing
Sr.
No.
Description
Of critical
Issue
Subject Unit Details
39 Environment
Fundamental of
Nursing
Unit-3rd
.
Patient Unit
health and environment.
Environmental theory of Florence
Nightingale
Impact of Environment on Patients
Health and Recovery.
40 Environment Child Health
Nursing
Unit-1st.
Maintenance of a
therapeutic environment
Hospital environment for a sick
child.
The impact of hospital environment
to a sick child.
Maintenance of physical
environment.
41 Professional
ethics
Nursing
Foundation
Unit-1st
Code of ethics &
Professional conduct for
nurse.
Ethical, legal and other issues in
nursing
42 Human Values Sociology Unit-4th
Social organization
Social groups, crowds and public
groups, nations, race.
Social institutions: The family
marriage, education, religion, arts,
economic organization.
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Title of course wherein the issue is addressed
Second Year Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing
Sr.
No.
Description
Of critical
Issue
Subject Unit Details
43 Professional
ethics
Community
Health Nursing
Unit -4th
Health Education Communication techniques
Methods and media for health
education programmes
44 Professional
ethics
Mental Health
Nursing
Unit -3rd
Therapeutic
communication
Communication process
Interview skills, therapeutic
communication techniques. Nurse
patient Relationship, therapeutic
impasse and its management
process recording.
45 Professional
ethics
Introduction To
Nursing
Education
Unit -4th
Educational media
The communication process: factors
affecting communication
Purposes and types of audio-visual
aids
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Title of course wherein the issue is addressed
First Year M.Sc. Nursing
Sr.
No.
Description
Of critical
Issue
Subject Unit Details
46 Environment
Sanitation
Community
Health Nursing
Unit-2nd
.
Health care delivery
system in India.
Major health problems in India.
Components of Health Services.
Environmental sanitation.
47 Environment
Advance
Nursing Practice
Unit-4th.
Stress and it Management
Stress as an Environmental Event.
Stress as Transaction between the
Individual and the Environment.
48 Professional
ethics
Advance
Nursing Practice
Unit-1st
Nursing as a profession Code of ethics (INC), code of
professional conduct, autonomy
accountability, assertiveness,
visibility of nurses, legal
considerations.
49 Professional
ethics
Nursing
Research
Unit-1st
Introduction of research Ethics in Nursing Research
50 Professional
ethics
Advance
Nursing Practice
Unit -9th Psychological
aspects and Human
relations
Communication, interpersonal
relationships, individual and group,
group dynamics, and organizational
behavior.
51 Professional
ethics
Mental Health
Nursing
(Psychiatric)
Unit-5th
Therapeutic
communication and
interpersonal relationship
Review communication process,
factors affecting
communication
Communication with individuals
and in groups
Techniques of therapeutic
communication-touch therapy
Barrier of communication
52 Professional
ethics
Community
Health Nursing
Unit-6th
Information, education
and communication
IEC/BCC: Principles and strategies
Communication Skills
Management information and
evaluation system: Records and
reports
Information technology
Tele-medicine and tele-nursing,
Journalism,
Mass media, Folk media
53 Gender Advance
Nursing Practice
Unit-10th
Nursing Practice Gender sensitive issues and women
empowerment
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54 Gender Obstetric and
Gynecological
Nursing
Unit-1st
Introduction of OBG Issues of maternal and child health :
Age, Gender, Sexuality,
psycho Socio cultural factors
55 Gender Advance
Nursing Practice
Unit-8th
Psychological aspects and
human relations
Basic human needs, Growth and
development,
Sexuality and sexual health.
56 Gender Obstetric And
Gynecological
Nursing
Unit-2nd
Human Reproduction Human sexuality and sexual
behavior.
57 Human Values Advance
Nursing Practice
Unit-8th
Psychological aspects and
human relations
Human behavior, Life processes
personality development, defense
mechanisms
Communication, interpersonal
relationships, individual and group,
group dynamics, and organizational
behavior.
58 Human Values Child Health
Nursing
Unit-6th
Behavioral pediatrics and
pediatric
Parent child relationship,
Basic behavioral pediatric
principles and specific behavioral
pediatric
concepts/disorders- maternal
deprivation, failure to thrive, child
abuse, the battered child,
59 Human Values Mental Health
Nursing
(Psychiatric)
Unit-10th
Therapeutic
communication and
interpersonal relationship
Therapeutic attitudes
Dynamics of a therapeutic Nurse-
client relationship
Therapeutic nurse-patient
relationship its phases; Conditions
essential
to development of a therapeutic
relationship
60 Health
determinants
Community
health nursing
Unit- 2nd
Health Concepts
Issues.
Determinants.
Health illness spectrum and
levels of prevention.
61 Demography Community
health nursing
Unit- 5th
population dynamics and
control
Transition and theories of
population
National population policy
National population
programmers
Population control and related
programmers
Methods of family limiting and
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spacing
Research, Census, National
Family Health Survey.
Impact of demography on
health policy and planning
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Title of course wherein the issue is addressed
Second Year M.Sc. Nursing
Sr.
No.
Description
Of critical
Issue
Subject Unit Details
62 Environment
Community
Health Nursing
unit-3
School Health,
Environment at School
Safe environment
Impact of environment among
school children’s.
63 Environment
Community
Health Nursing,
Unit -9th
Occupational Health.
Occupational environment.
Types of Environmental Hazard.
64 Professional
ethics
Nursing
Management
Unit-10th
legal and ethical issues:
laws and ethics
Ethical committee,
Code of ethics and professional
conduct,
Legal system: Types of law, tort
law, and liabilities
Legal issues in nursing: negligence,
malpractice, invasion of privacy,
defamation of character
Patient care issues, management
issues, employment issues
Medico legal issues
Nursing regulatory mechanisms:
licensure, renewal, accreditation
Patients rights, Consumer
protection act(CPA)
Professional responsibility and
accountability.
65 Gender Mental Health
Nursing
(Psychiatric)
Unit-13th
Sexual and gender
identity disorders
Development Of Human Sexuality
Sexual Disorders
Variation In Sexual Orientation
66 Human Values Nursing
Management
Unit-11th
Leadership Manager behaviour
Leader behaviour
Effective leader: Characteristics,
skills
Group dynamics
Power and politics
Making Stress management
67 Human Values Community
Health Nursing
Unit-05th
Community Mental
Health
Community based rehabilitation
Human rights of mentally ill
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Title of course wherein the issue is addressed
Second Year M.Sc. Nursing
Sr.
No.
Description
Of critical
Issue
Subject Unit Details
62 Environment
Community
Health Nursing
unit-3
School Health,
Environment at School
Safe environment
Impact of environment among
school children’s.
63 Environment
Community
Health Nursing,
Unit -9th
Occupational Health.
Occupational environment.
Types of Environmental Hazard.
64 Professional
ethics
Nursing
Management
Unit-10th
legal and ethical issues:
laws and ethics
Ethical committee,
Code of ethics and professional
conduct,
Legal system: Types of law, tort
law, and liabilities
Legal issues in nursing: negligence,
malpractice, invasion of privacy,
defamation of character
Patient care issues, management
issues, employment issues
Medico legal issues
Nursing regulatory mechanisms:
licensure, renewal, accreditation
Patients rights, Consumer
protection act(CPA)
Professional responsibility and
accountability.
65 Gender Mental Health
Nursing
(Psychiatric)
Unit-13th
Sexual and gender
identity disorders
Development Of Human Sexuality
Sexual Disorders
Variation In Sexual Orientation
66 Human Values Nursing
Management
Unit-11th
Leadership Manager behaviour
Leader behaviour
Effective leader: Characteristics,
skills
Group dynamics
Power and politics
Making Stress management
67 Human Values Community
Health Nursing
Unit-05th
Community Mental
Health
Community based rehabilitation
Human rights of mentally ill