Impact of community health nursing in the health status of the residents of Barangay Calantipay

The undergraduate nursing students of SMCB in their second and third year are trained and motivated to respond with competence and compassion to the health needs of residents in underserved communities. By conducting health education, environmental cleanliness campaign, supervised immunization, deworming, rehabilitation and the like, they can elevate the health status of the communities for the better. Community Health Nursing provides learning in the form of tasks that involve the assessment of community health needs, identification of health problems, planning of activities and evaluating the effectiveness of the plans formulated in response to the identified problems. They also implement solutions and monitor the progress of their health plans. Community nursing exposure within the supervision of competent clinical instructors facilitates an increasingly important experience for undergraduate nursing students. Therefore, nursing education providers and health services must ensure that student nurses are exposed to high quality community that provide suitable learning experiences for them to acquire the skills, knowledge and attitudes required for optimum health services in the future