COMPETENCY STANDARDS OF NURSING

PRACTICE IN THE PHILIPPINES

(Philippine Nurse Licensure Examination
(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)

I. Test
Safe & Quality Care, Scope
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.
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