Devry NR443 week 1
Devry NR443 week 1 DQ 1
Core Functions of Public Health (graded)
Let’s start with a broad overview of
public health nursing. The three core functions of public health are
assessment, assurance, and policy development (Nies & McEwen, 2015, p. 6).
- Describe one of these core public health functions.
- Discuss how this core function relates to one
intervention from the Public Health Intervention Wheel (Nies & McEwen,
2015, pp. 14–15).
Nies, M. A., & McEwen, M.
(2015). Community/public health nursing: Promoting the health of populations
(6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Saunders/Elsevier.
Devry NR443 week 1 DQ 2
Determinants of Health (graded)
What makes some healthy and others
ill? Healthy People 2020 identifies five determinants of health that
influence the health of individuals and populations. Healthy People 2020
describes them as “A range of personal, social, economic, and environmental
factors that influence health status are known as determinants of health” (U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, 2014, About Determinants of Health,
para. 1). Determinants fall into five categories including: (a) policy making,
(b) social factors, (c) health services, (d) individual behavior, and (e)
biology and genetics.
Devry NR443 week 2
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Windshield Survey (graded)
In this discussion thread, you will
view a windshield survey video of a community called Iron Ridge to practice
performing part of a windshield survey. Review the categories and questions in
Box 6-2 on page 98 of your text (Nies & McEwen, 2015).
- Click HERE
to view the windshield survey video.
- Click HERE
to read a transcript of the video.
Next, choose one of the six
assessment categories from Box 6-2, and discuss what you observed about Iron
Ridge related to the questions in that category.
Also, discuss how a community health
nurse might prioritize the identified needs to begin planning an intervention.
Nies, M. A., & McEwen, M.
(2015). Community/Public health nursing: Promoting the health of populations
(6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Saunders/Elsevier
Devry NR443 week 2 DQ 2
Demographic and Epidemiological
Assessment (graded)
For this post, you will collect
assessment data about your city or county. This post will include information
about demographics (general characteristics) and epidemiological data (disease
or health behavior rates) of your community. This data collection will help
with two sections of your Week 4 Milestone 2 assignment.
- Demographic data:
Go online to the U.S. Census Bureau at http://quickfacts.census.gov/. Obtain information about the demographic
characteristics of the population for your city or county of residence.
You may have to look at county data if your city is not listed. Collect a
range of demographic data about age, ethnicity, poverty levels, housing,
and education.
- Epidemiological data:
Go to your city or county health department website (search the Internet)
or County Health Rankings (http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/) to discuss epidemiological data about your area.
Identify several priority health concerns for your area.
Here is a helpful tip sheet about
the
Devry NR443 week 3
DQ 1
Caring for Vulnerable Populations (graded)
This week, you are learning about
many different vulnerable populations. Choose one vulnerable population.
- Briefly describe this vulnerable population.
- Discuss several risk factors that may impact health
outcomes for this group.
- Describe two priorities for community health nurses
working with this population.
DQ 2
Assuring Resources for the Vulnerable (graded)
Review the Week 3 Case Study that
may be found in Doc Sharing.
Assurance is one of the three core
functions of public health. Find a resource in your community (other than WIC)
that could assist Mary during her pregnancy. Start by searching the Internet
for your local health department’s website. What services do they provide for
pregnant women or those with mental health concerns? What about your local
welfare office? Do they provide prenatal or mental health services? Are there
any service organizations, crisis pregnancy centers, or churches providing help
for pregnant women or those experiencing mental health concerns?
- Briefly describe the types of services that you found.
- Choose one agency and assess this agency in terms of
the 4 As. Is it accessible, acceptable, affordable, or available for Mary
or other pregnant women that you case-manage?
Devry NR443 week 4
DQ 1
Concerns for the School Nurse (graded)
As the school nurse role evolves, there
are increasingly more health concerns for the school nurse. Does the locale
make a difference in the problems, or are health problems in children and
adolescents universal? In some inner-city areas, violence is a prevalent issue.
What do you think are the biggest problems in your areas?
DQ 2
Healthy People Objectives for
Community Settings (graded)
The federal government developed
Healthy People as a set of national health objectives that are revised every 10
years. These objectives are very specific in order to guide and measure our
nation’s progress related to public health.
- Describe the community health setting of interest (see
Chapters 30–33).
- Discuss one specific numbered Healthy People 2020 objective
(not a goal) related to this community health setting.
- How could a community health nurse help this setting
meet this objective?
Devry NR443 week 5
DQ 1
Population Health Intervention Strategies (graded)
Review the Week 5 Case Study found
in Doc Sharing.
You will continue in your role as a
nurse with your local health department. Examine your online lesson, assigned
readings, and visit The Community Guide website:http://www.thecommunityguide.org/ to explore interventions related to violence or excess
alcohol use. Choose one evidence-based intervention that is recommended, and
present this intervention to the task force.
- Summarize this intervention and and discuss the
community health nurse’s role in implementing this strategy.
- Describe whether it is considered a primary, secondary,
or tertiary prevention strategy and include your rationale (see Nies &
McEwen, 2015, Chapter 1, p. 7 for a review of levels of prevention).
Nies, M. A., & McEwen, M.
(2015). Community/Public health nursing: Promoting the health of populations
(6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Saunders/Elsevier.
DQ 2
Disaster and Communicable Disease
Preparedness (graded)
- As a community health nurse, what elements do you think
are important to stress to the community?
- How well is your community prepared for a potential
outbreak or disaster?
Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(2014). Ready: Prepare. Plan. Stay Informed.Retrieved from http://www.ready.gov/
Devry NR443 week 6
Affordable Care Act (ACA) (graded)
Please explore the healthcare
marketplace website at https://www.healthcare.gov/. Choose the get answers tab towards the top of the page.
Review several of the topics under this tab and share something that you
learned about how the marketplace works and how this would apply to those in
your community.
The Affordable Care Act is a
controversial topic, and I’m sure there are many different viewpoints
represented in our class. For this discussion, let’s focus on understanding the
basics of the marketplace so that we can provide accurate information for our
patients and communities.
Devry NR443 week 1 DQ 2
Environmental Health (graded)
Visit the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s MyEnvironment site at http://www.epa.gov/myenvironment/howUsePage.html. Review the site overview and enter your city, zip code, or
location into the MyEnvironment box. Explore the site to learn more about your
environment and things that might be impacting the health of its citizens.
- Identify something new you learned about your
environment and how it could be affecting health by completing this
statement, “I didn’t know _____.”
- How could you, in the role of a community health nurse,
address these concerns?
Devry NR443 week 7
This week, you were assigned to read
and review Recommendation 8 of IOM’s Future of Nursing Recommendations.
Recommendation #8 states:Build an infrastructure for the collection and
analysis of interprofessional healthcare workforce data.
Ethics and Diversity (graded)
Review the Week 7 Case Study found
in Doc Sharing.
You will continue in your role as a
nurse with your local health department. As part of the health department’s
“Think Cultural Health” seminar, each team member will discuss oneof the
15 National Cultural and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) standards.
Visit https://www.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/Content/clas.asp. Browse the site and click on the link to open the list of
the National CLAS Standards.
- Describe one National CLAS Standard.
- Discuss one way that you could implement this standard
for a specific cultural group in your community.
Office of Minority Health,
Department of Health and Human Services. (2013). National standards for
culturally and linguistically appropriate services in health and health care: a
blueprint for advancing and sustaining CLAS policy and practice. Retrieved
from https://www.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/Content/clas.asp
Devry NR443 week 8
<pclass=”msonormal”>Future
Directions (graded)
Reflect on what you have learned in
this course. What could you take from it and bring into your current practice?
Please share specific examples.
week 2
Caring for Populations: Milestone1:
Community Windshield Survey Form
Directions: Please refer to the Milestone 1: Community Windshield
Survey Guidelines and grading rubric for specific instructions in order to
complete the information below. This assignment is worth 150 points.
Type your name, date, and
observations directly on this form. Click Save as and save the file with the
assignment name and your last name; for example, NR443 Windshield Survey Form_Smith.
When you are finished, submit the form to the Week 2 Caring for Populations:
Windshield Survey Dropbox by the deadline indicated in your guidelines.
YourName: Date:
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Criteria
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Your response
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1. Introduction of Community (20
points)
Identify the city and state of
your community and briefly describe the community you will be using for this
assignment. It should be the area where you live or the area surrounding your
work setting but must include a residential area. Demographic data are not
needed.
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2. Windshield Survey (100 points)
a. Vitality:Use a majority of the questions from Box 6-2 in your text
to describe your observations about the community vitality.
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b. Indicators of social and
economic conditions:Use a
majority of the questions from Box 6-2 in your text to describe your
observations about the social and economic conditions.
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c. Health Resources:Use a majority of the questions from Box 6-2 in your text
to describe your observations about the health resources.
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d. Environmental conditions related
to health:Use a majority of the questions
from Box 6-2 in your text to describe your observations about the
environmental conditions.
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e. Social functioning:Use a majority of the questions from Box 6-2 in your text
to describe your observations about the social functioning.
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f. Attitude toward healthcare:Use a majority of the questions from Box 6-2 in your text
to describe your observations about the attitudes toward healthcare.
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3. Conclusion: (20 pts)
Provide a summary of your findings
and your conclusion. What problems did you identify?
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4. References:
optional: List in APA format any referencesthat you used. If you
include any references here, you must also include an in-text citation
(author, year).
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week 4
Guidelines for Caring for PopulationsMilestone
2:
Assessment and Diagnosis
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to
provide an opportunity to utilize community assessment strategies, uncover a
community health problem, and identify the components of one community health
nursing problem related to the community dynamics.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student
to meet the following course outcomes.
CO2: Assess the health needs of
individuals, families, aggregates, and communities using demographic and
epidemiological data to identify population health risks. (PO 4)
CO6: Utilize a systems-based and
collaborative approach to address factors that influence the health of a
community and population health problems. (PO 2)
Due Date
Submit to the appropriate basket in
the Dropboxby 11:59 p.m. MT Sunday of Week 4.
Points:225 points
Directions
Watch the Milestone 2 tutorialby
clicking thislink. This
tutorial is also available on Course Project page under Course Home as well as
Week 4 Assignments page.
This paper is expected to be no
more than fourpages in length (not including the title page and reference
list). Below are the requirements for successful completion of this paper.Please
use the following categories as the first level headings on your paper. See
the documents in the APA category in Course Resources for assistance with APA
formatting.
- [Introduction:]This
beginning of your paper should catch the reader’s attention with
interesting facts about your communityand shouldinclude the purpose
statement of the paper. This should be one paragraph.APA states
that you should not title this as introduction; however, you are
still expected to write a separate introduction. The title of the paper
should be repeated at the top of page two and centered.
- Community Overview:
Identify the community that you are assessingby name and stateand provide
a generaldescription of the community. What is the general character of
the community?Statistics should not be included here. Your community
should be the area you live or workin and should include a residential
area. It should be a large enough area to answer the questions in the
text. This should be one paragraph.
- Demographic Data:
Compile a range of demographic (population description) data for your
community by examining U.S. Census Bureau reports. Using this data, describe
yourcommunity. Compare your community data to state or national data. A
summary of this data should beno more than two paragraphs.
- Epidemiological Data:
Compile and summarize a range of epidemiological (illness, morbidity, and
mortality) data for your community by examining data from sources such as
city or county health department reports, County Health Rankings
(countyhealthrankings.org), or the Centers for Disease Control to describe
priority health problems in your area. See the Webliography for applicable
sites to search. Compare your community to state or national data. This
comparison will help to identify a priority community health problem
specific to your community. A summary of this data should be no more
than two paragraphs.
- Windshield Survey:
Provide a summary of your observationsfrom your first milestone.
Make sure to discuss observations related to your identified problem. This
should be one to two paragraphs.
- Problem Diagnosis:
o Using the assessment data,
identify one community health nursing problem that you consider to be a
priority concern.
o Relate your choice to one of the Healthy
People 2020specific numbered objectives (not just a goal). Healthy
People objectives are located within a topic area under the Objectives tab.
o Your rationale should also include
why this is a problem in your community and factors that contribute to the
problem. Avoid discussion of interventions in this milestone.
o Include a discussion of your
problem withinformation from at least two scholarly sources (such as
professional journal articles).(Review the documents in the APA category in
Doc Sharing for help in determining sources that are considered scholarly—hint,
.com websites are not considered scholarly sources).This should beno more
than three paragraphs.
- Summary:Summarize
your community assessment and diagnosis findings and include a brief
statement about the problemand the major factors that contribute to this
problem. This information should be no more than two paragraphs.
- Reference Page:
All references should be cited within the paperand should be included on
the reference page.
Guidlines
- Application: Use Microsoft Word 2010 (or later)to
create this assignment.
- Use the categories above as APA headings for the
sections of your paper.
- Length: This paper is expected to be no more than
four pages in length (not including the title page and reference
list).
- Submission: Submit your file via the basket in the
Dropbox: Milestone 2 Assessment and Diagnosis, by 11:59 p.m.MT Sunday of
Week 4.
- Scholarly Writing: APA format is required. Review APA
documents in the APA categoryin Course Resourcesand use the free resources
of SmartThinking for writing tutors.
- Save your paper with your last name in the document
title (e.g., Smith Assessment and Diagnosis).
- Late Submission: See the course policy on late
submissions.
Best Practicesin Preparing the Paper
The following are best practices in
preparing this project.
- Complete the demographic, epidemiologic, and windshield
survey prior to choosing a problem to focus on.
- Choose onenursing problem specific to your community.
- Make sure all elements of the paper are addressed and
headings for each category are included.
- Review directions thoroughly.
- Cite all sources within the paper as well as on the
reference page.
- Proofread prior to final submission.
- Check for spelling and grammar errors prior to final
submission.
- Use the A column of the rubric below to ensure
that you have included all the needed elements.
- Abide by the CCN academic integrity policy. The paper
must be your original work. Once submitted to the Dropbox, check back
to ensure that your Turnitin similarity index is less than 24%, if not
revise and resubmit prior to the deadline.
Grading Rubric:Milestone 2:
Assessment and Diagnosis (225 points)
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Criteria
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A
(92–100%)
Outstanding or highest level of
performance
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B
(84–91%)
Very good or high level of
performance
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C
(76–83%)
Competent or satisfactory level of
performance
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F
(0–75%)
Poor or failing or unsatisfactory
level of performance
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Pts
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Introduction
10 points
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Includes the purpose of the paper
and catches the reader’s attention with interesting facts
(9–10 points)
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Missing purpose of paper orhook
(8 points)
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Missing purpose of paperand hook
(7 points)
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Introduction missing
(0–6 points)
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/10
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Community Overview
20 points
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Community identified and
adequately described
(18–20 points)
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Community identified but
description is inadequate
(16 points)
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Community identified but
description is missing
(15 points)
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Community not identified or
described
(0–14 points)
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/20
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Demographic Data
30 points
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Describes a range of demographic
data about your community fromU.S. Census Bureau reports with comparisons to
state or national data
(28–30 points)
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Adequate demographic data
described butmissing state or national comparison
(25–27 points)
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Little demographic data andmissing
state or national comparisons
(23–24 points)
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Lacks demographic data andmissing
state or national comparisons
(0–22 points)
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/30
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Epidemiological Data (Disease or
health behavior rates)
30 points
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Describes a range of
epidemiological data about community fromappropriate reports with comparisons
to state or national data
(28–30 points)
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Adequate epidemiological data
described but missing state or national comparison
(25–27 points)
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Little epidemiological data and missing
state or national comparisons
(23–24 points)
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Lacks epidemiological data and
missing state or national comparisons
(0–22 points)
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/30
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Windshield Survey
20 points
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Community windshield survey
findings adequatelysummarized andfindings relate to identified problem
(18–20 points)
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Windshield survey findings
adequately summarized but not clearly related to identified problem
(16 points)
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Windshield survey findings not
adequately summarized and not related to the problem(15 points)
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Windshield survey findings not
described
(0–14 points)
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/20
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Problem Diagnosis
40 points
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Assessment data used to identify
one priority community healthproblem, Healthy People 2020 specific objective
included, and rationale for problem selection stated with supportive data
(such as factors that contribute to this problem) from two scholarly articles
(37–40 points)
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Problem not related to Healthy
People objectiveorlacks rationale with supportive data
(34–36 points)
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Problem not related to Healthy
People objectiveandlacks rationale with supportive data
(30–33 points)
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Problem discussion missing
(0–29 points)
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/40
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Application of Evidence-Based
Scholarly Resources
30 points
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Two or more quality references
from professional literature discussed with clear support of your problem
rationale
(28–30 points)
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Two references discussed, but
information does not clearly support problem rationaleor references are not
scholarly
(25–27points)
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Only one reference discussed that
is directly relevant to problem rationale
(23–24 points)
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No references discussed
(0–22 points)
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/30
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Summary
20 points
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Summary includes assessment and
diagnosis findings, a brief statement about the problem, and factors that
contribute to this problem
(18–20 points)
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Lacks reiteration of assessment
findings or problem identificationor contributing factors
(17 points)
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Summary lacks two or more
of:reiteration of assessment findings, problem identification, and
contributing factors
(16 points)
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Summary not completed
(0–15 points)
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/20
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Presentation
10 points
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Discussion well organized and logical
andstructure is clear and compelling to reader; paragraphs are linked
together logically, and main ideas stand out
(9–10 points)
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Discussion missing one of the
organizational elements in column one and has some minor organizational
concerns
(8 points)
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Discussion missing two of the
organizational elements in column one and overall flow is difficult to follow
(7 points)
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Paper appears disorganized and is
difficult to understand
(0–6points)
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Mechanics
15 points
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Excellent mechanics with no more
than two of the following errors:
– correct grammar, spelling
-complete sentences
-all sources cited in the text
-all references listed on the
reference page and in APA format
-title page in APA format
-correct APA format of headings
-12 point font, double spaced, 1
inch margins
(14-–15 points)
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week 6
Guidelines for Caring for
PopulationsMilestone 3:
Intervention and Evaluation
Purpose
The purpose of this PowerPoint
presentation is to provide an opportunity to develop a community health nursing
intervention and evaluation tool for your identified community health problem
(described in Milestone 2: Assessment and Diagnosis) and identify the
components of the nursing process as they apply to a community or population.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student
to meet the following course outcomes.
CO1: Apply principles of nursing
theory to the public health system by analyzing determinants of health and the
public health intervention wheel. (PO 1)
CO3: Plan prevention and
population-focused interventions for vulnerable populations using professional
clinical judgment and evidence-based practice. (PO 4, 8)
CO4: Evaluate the delivery of care
for individuals, families, aggregates, and communities based on theories and
principles of nursing and related disciplines. (PO 1)
Due Date
Submit your assignment to the
appropriate basket in the Dropboxby 11:59 p.m. MT Sunday of Week 6.
Points:250 points
Scenario
You are a community public health
nurse (C/PHN) working in your setting of choice. You have analyzed the data
collected from your windshield survey and assessment and diagnosis assignments
(the first two milestones) and identified one community health nursing problem.
You have decided on onenursing intervention and need your organization’s
approval for funding of this intervention. Your leadership team has agreed to
listen to your proposal.
Directions
- Watch the Milestone 3 tutorialby clicking thislink.
This tutorial is also available on Course Project page under Course Home
as well as Week 6 Assignments page.
- Choose a community health nurse setting.Some examples
of settings are school nurse, parish nurse, home health nurse, nurse
working in the health department (be specific to what area in the health
department, e.g., WIC, STD clinic, health promotion, maternal-child
health, etc.)
- Introduction:Introduce
the identified problem, the purpose of the presentation, and reiterate at
least one or two important findings that demonstrate this problem in your
community (average of 1–2 slides)
- Proposed Intervention:Propose one community health nursing
intervention that would address one or more of the major factors that
contribute to the problem(average of 3–4 slides).
o Describe your specific nursing
intervention relating it to the public health intervention wheel (Nies&
McEwen, 2015, p. 14, Figure 1-3)
o Whois your target population?
o Where is this intervention taking
place?
o Will it take place one time or
multiple times?
o How will you reach out to your
target population?
- How will you get your target population involved?
o What is the CH nurse’s role in
this intervention?
o Will you collaborate with anyone
(e.g., physician’s office, church, local resources, etc.)
o Is anyone else involved besides
yourself (C/PHN)?
- If yes, are they paid or volunteers?
o What level(s) of prevention is
your intervention addressing (primary, secondary, or tertiary prevention)?
- Intervention Justification:Justify why the problem and your nursing intervention
should be a priority.
o Based on what you have found in
the scholarly literature, discuss why these interventions are expected to be
effective.
o Include summarized information
from at least two professional scholarly sources from peer reviewed journals
related to your intervention (average of 2–3 slides).
- Proposed Evaluation Methods: Your presentation must include at least oneproposed
quantitative or qualitative evaluation method thatyouwould use to determine
whether your intervention is effective. Outcome measurement is a
crucial piece whenimplementing interventions(average of 2–3 slides)
o Describe at least one quantitative
or qualitative method you would use to evaluate whether your intervention was
effective. (There is a helpful tool found in Doc Sharing to assist you with
understanding qualitative and quantitative methods of evaluation).
o Describe the desired outcomes you
would track that would show whether your intervention was working.
o Include a discussion about the
long-term and short-term impact on your community if the intervention
issuccessful.
- Summary:
The summary should reiterate the main points of the presentation and
conclude with what you are asking to be accomplished; for example, “Based
on ABC, it is imperative our community has XYZ. Thank you for your
consideration.”
- In addition to the slides described above, your
presentation should include a title slide with your name includedand a
reference slide.Remember, you are presenting to your leadership team, so
the slides should include the most important elements for them to know inshort
bullet pointed phrases. You may add additional comments in the notes
section to clarify information for your instructor.
Guidelines
- Application: Use Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (or later).
- Length:The PowerPoint slide show is expected to be no
more than 20slides in length (not including the title slide and
reference list slide).
- Submission: Submit your files via the basket in the
Dropbox: Milestone 3 Intervention and Evaluation by 11:59 p.m. Sunday of
Week 6.
- Savethe assignment with your last name in the
filetitle:example: “Smith Intervention and Evaluation.”
- Late Submission:Seethe course policy on late
submissions.
- Tutorial: If needed, Microsoft Office has many
templates and tutorials to help you get started.
Best Practices in Preparing
PowerPoint
The following are best practices in
preparing this project.
- Be creative but realistic with your intervention and
evaluation tool.
- Incorporate graphics, clip art, or photographs to
increase interest.
- Slides should be easy to read with short bullet
points and large font.
- Review directions thoroughly.
- Cite all sources within the slides with (author, year)
as well as on the reference page.
- Proofread prior to final submission.
- Spell check for spelling and grammar errors prior to
final submission.
- Abide by the CCN academic integrity policy.
Grading Rubric: Caring for
Populations: Intervention and Evaluation (250 points)
