The department was established in 2016 as one of the two departments in the School of Nursing. The department is responsible for undergraduate courses in Neonatology, Midwifery, Community & Public Health, Oncology, Anatomy, Psychiatry, Nutrition, Medical Sociology & Anthropology, Gender & Health and Gerontology Nursing. The areas of specialization for the Master of Science students  include Midwifery, Oncology, Mental Health & Psychiatry, and Community Health Nursing.
VISION
To be recognized as the premier department in Community Health and Reproductive Health matters through research, training and practice that positively impacts local and global population health.
MISSION STATEMENT.
The Mission of the Department of Community & Reproductive Health Nursing is to prepare nurse leaders to promote and advance health care through the lifespan for people in our nation, region and the world. We believe that our graduates will exhibit excellency in leadership for the nursing profession through high quality education, research, scholarly activities, community service, and in clinical practice.
CORE VALUES
- Respect for human rights.
- Fairness and equality in service
- Professionalism
- Integrity
- Teamwork
- Self- determination
- Innovation
OBJECTIVES
- Prepare well educated and competent nurses ready to enter the workforce in Kenya and across the globe
- Inculcate in the students the right knowledge, skills and attitude
- Equip the students with information on emerging trends in community, reproductive health nursing, Mental Health, Oncology, and
- Implement evidence based care across the lifespan
- Apply research outcomes in finding solutions to problems in healthcare
HNS 250Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING 1
HNS 251Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Introduction to Community Health
HNS 252Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Maternal child health and family planning.
HNS 320Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â OCCUPATION HEALTH AND PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
HNS 321Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Occupational health and Health promotion
HNS 322Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Primary Health Care.
HNS 325Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS
HNS 326Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Epidemiology
HNS 327Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Biostatistics
HNS 335Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
HNS 337Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mental health and Psychiatric disorders
HNS 360Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MANAGEMENT OF TERMINALLY ILL AND GERIATRICS
HNS 361Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Palliative and Home based Care.
HNS 362Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Geriatric Nursing
HNS 363Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Oncology Nursing
HNS 435Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING IV
HNS 436         :          Communicable and vector – borne disease
HNS 437Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Essentials of environmental health , water safety
OTHER UNITS
HNS 175Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â HUMAN NUTRITION
HNS 176Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Basic Human Nutrition
HNS 177Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Nutrition and Health
HNS 365Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
HNS 366Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Medical Sociology
HNS 367Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Medical Anthropology
HNS 280Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MEDICAL MICROBIOLGY
HNS 281Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Introduction to medical Parasitology
HNS 282Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Medical Helminthology and Entomology
MIDWIFERY
HNS 245Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â FUNDAMENTALS OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND NORMAL PREGNANCY
HNS 246Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Fundamentals of Reproductive Health
HNS 247Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Normal Pregnancy
HNS 270Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â NORMAL LABOUR, PUEPERIUM AND NEONATOLOGY
HNS 271Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Normal Labour
HNS 272Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Normal peurperium
HNS 273Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Neonatology
HNS 317Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Normal labour and obstetric emergencies
HNS 318Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Obstetric operations and abnormal peurperium
HNS 345Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â GYNAECOLOGY AND HIV/ AIDS
HNS 346Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Gynecology
HNS 347Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â STIs and HIV/AIDS Management
HNS 416Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Gender Health
HNS 443Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Community Midwifery
HNS 116Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cell Biology and Genetics
HNS 130Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â EMBRYOLOGY
HNS 131Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Introduction to embryology
HNS 132Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Development of organs and system
HNS 120Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â HUMAN ANATOMY I
HNS 121Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Introduction to Human Anatomy
HNS 122Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Anatomy of the nervous system and the special senses
HNS 166Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Anatomy of the head, neck, chest and upper limbs
HNS 167Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Anatomy of the abdomen, gluteal region and the lower limbs.
HNS 230Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
HNS 231Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Medical microbiology
HNS 232Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Immunology
Dr. Priscilla Kabue - Senior Lecturer
Dr. Talaso Baraqo -  Lecturer & Chairperson
Lucy Mwari Kithinji - Lecturer
Mrs. Elizabeth Ambani - Senior Lecturer
Mrs.Teckla Ngotie - Lecturer
Dr. Lister Osongo - Lecturer
Mr. Isaiah Mose - Lecturer
Jacqueline Kituku - Tutorial Fellow
Mr.James Ndambuki nd - Lecturer
Ms. Eunice Nyasiri Atsali - Lecturer
Joy Makena Raiji - Tutorial Fellow
Ms. Felarmine Wangui Muiruri - Tutorial Fellow
