20 Jan Total Number of Hours

NUR448 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING CARING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HEALTH

Module 3 A1 Comprehensive Community Assessment

The purpose of the Comprehensive Community Assessment is to provide you with a richer and deeper understanding and appreciation of a community’s character or make up; the people who live there; the resources available; the extent of the needs that exist in the community; and the depth of the assets available to address those needs.

The Comprehensive Community Assessment will be presented to your Service Learning Practice Experience site upon completion of the course.

The Comprehensive Community Assessment, consists of both the Windshield Assessment and the Secondary Data Analysis. It is submitted as two separate documents to the M3A1 drop-boxes. The first document is the Power Point Presentation, submit using the drop box labeled “M3A1: Power Point Presentation Submission Only. The second document includes the Data Table, Analysis, Summary, and Conclusions submit using the drop box below. Length for Power Point Presentation: 10- 12 slides. Length for Data Table, Analysis, Summary and Conclusion: 4-6 pages.

Part I – Community Assessment:

Windshield/Walking Assessment (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.: is a Power Point Presentation incorporating visual representation of the community. Addresses all elements from Table 18-5 pp 410 of text as well as:

Introduction:name of community and zip code.

Demographics: race, age, gender, and ethnicity of neighborhood.

Handicap Accessible: accessible pedestrian signals

Noise level in various parts of the community

Services/agencies/organizations that support physical, psychosocial, socioeconomic, and spiritual/religious needs of the community.

Education: Schools and other educational institutions such as libraries and museums.

Physical Determinants of Health (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Concluding slide: (a visual of the community)

Secondary Data Table: is presented in the Secondary Data TablePreview the document [Doc file size 16.5 KB] with a 2– 3 page summary and analysis paper. Multiple sites provide data to understand the health of communities and neighborhoods.

Sources of data can be found in the health data link in Library Course Page (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Review: Community Tool Box to analyze community problems.

Analysis of Data: Review the Community Tool Box (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and analysis data obtained in the Windshield Assessment and Secondary Data Table to determine the following:

Identification of 3 Social Determinants (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. of Health in Community.

Identification of 3 health care disparities (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and the vulnerable populations affected.

Community Diagnosis to identify 1 to 2 community health problems.

Summary: Summarize the key points of your analysis and note important or unexpected findings. Discuss the relationship between the identified health behaviors and the health status in the community. Describe the leading health issues in the community. Identify what the community is doing to address these issues.

Concluding Statement: Describe the impact of your findings. Provide a concluding sentence that explains the significance of your findings.

Review: Ch. 18 Community as Client: assessment and analysis

NUR448 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING CARING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HEALTH

Module 3 A2 SLEC Request and Approval Form Submission

Complete and submit the Service Learning Experience Clinical Request & Approval Form to your NUR448 Faculty Instructor for final approval.

You will submit this form to your NUR448Faculty Instructor during Module 3/Week 5 through the M3A2: SLEC Form Submission assignment dropbox.

Please note: final approval is required prior to contacting and setting up SLEC times with the agency.

All sections MUST be filled out.

Student Name: _______________________________________________________________________

Name of agency/organization/resource where SLEC will take place: _____________________________________________________________________________________

Name & title of contact individual/mentor at agency: _____________________________________________________________________________________

Contact information for SLEC site: _____________________________________________________________________________________

Street address City/State/Zip Code

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Phone number email address

Vulnerable PopulationServed: __________________________________________________________ _

Health People 2020 Goal and Objective addressed by agency: _____________________

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Give a brief description of the agency&the services provided by this agency: ____________________

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Activitiesengaged to meet course outcomes: _______________________________________________

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Faculty Instructor’s Signature Date of Approval

If not approved reason: _______________________________________________________________

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NUR448 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING CARING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HEALTH

Module 5 SWOT Analysis and Summary

Conduct a SWOT analysisPreview the document [Docx, file size 25 KB] of the SLE agency, addressing:

Strengths

Weaknesses

Opportunities

Threats

Gaps in services

Develop a health promotion plan based on the SWOT analysis. Be sure to include inter- professional health care providers and community services that will assist in implementation of the plan.

This assignment accounts for 20% of the final grade.

Please refer to the instructions in the Practice Experience folder of Module 5 and the Library Course Guide for more information.

Use this interactive APA Checklist (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [PDF, File Size 1.74 MB] to enhance your knowledge of APA formatting guidelines and self-assessment skills. The checklist is interactive and will show you examples of each component of APA with a sample paper. You can check off each item in the list and save the file or just use the checklist as a reminder for yourself. This checklist will help you ensure that your paper meets the APA requirements.

NUR448 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING CARING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HEALTH

Module 8 Assignment 1Final Graded Assignment Population Focused Care Paper

This paper explores the role of advocate and nurse leader in promoting an initiative that positively impacts the community needs, addresses a Healthy People 2020 goal/objective, supports gaps in service in the community and provides a reflection on the practice experience.

The paper should include 10 – 12 pages of content (excluding title page and reference list) and address all the following criteria.

*A minimum of 5 scholarly articles are to be used to substantiate findings and support conclusions. Scholarly articles integrated within the Population Focused Care paper should come from the most current nursing or related literature (published no more than 5 years ago) but may be older if a seminal source or where there is a gap in the literature; at least one reference used within the Population Focused Care paper should come from a discipline outside nursing.

Title of Project (Include the Vulnerable Population Served)

Introduction: provide an overview of your practice experience, the location of the selected community, and the vulnerable population addressed.

Summary and analysis of statistical data

Summarize the findings of the statistical data retrieved for the Comprehensive Community Assessment

Analyze the strengths, weaknesses, health needs, and conditions that exist in selected community

Describe the aggregate (vulnerable population) at-need or at-risk and two (2) community health problems they face.

Community Diagnosis & Healthy People 2020 goal and Leading Health Indicator

Briefly describe community health problems

Formulate at least two (2) appropriate community diagnosis for the selected community and give rationale for the diagnoses.

Discuss how this diagnosis aligns with a Healthy People 2020 goal and Leading Health Indicator.

Advocacy and Leadership

Address gaps between what individuals and or families in the community identify as their need for resources, support, and services and what is available to them.

Describe the health promotion initiative implemented to promote advocacy and or change. Address gaps between what is identified as a need and what is available in the community.

Identify the leadership role utilized to promote the health promotion initiative to positively impact community needs and support gaps of service.

Describe the evaluation process used to determine the effectiveness of your initiative.

Reflection and Conclusion

Identify the C-PHN competency you used to meet the goals of the practice experience.

Discuss what you learned about the community

Discuss the revelations you had during the practice experience regarding the needs of your community.

Describe how this information will or will not influence your own nursing practice and role as a professional nurse.

Summarize the role you believe you can play as an advocate to promote population focused care. Summarize your findings and highlight key discoveries from this experiential activity.

Scholarly Writing:

Use clear structure as outlined in the assignment.

Language is graceful, clear, concise, error-free, and skillfully communicates meaning to reader(s).

Paper is well written organized, and within page limit.

Grammar, spelling, and punctuation are correct

Conforms to APA standards for citations and references

References *Scholarly articles integrated within the Population Focused Care paper should come from the most current nursing or related literature (published no more than 5 years ago) but may be older if a seminal source or there is a gap in the literature; at least one reference used within the Population Focused Care paper should come from a discipline outside nursing. Students are encouraged to use the Excelsior College Library for references.

Follow APA Guidelines for Title page, Headings and subheadings, Citations in text, and Reference List.

Formatting requirements:

Font size: 12

Font type: Times New Roman

Double-spaced

One inch margins

All references cited within the paper and on the reference page must adhere to APA guidelines

You may use the headings from this outline when writing your paper

Post completed Population Focused Care Final Paper by the due date.

This assignment accounts for 25% of the final course grade. Address all elements found in the scoring rubric since this will be used to determine the final grade.

All documents must be written and submitted in Microsoft® Word®. If written in another word processing program the instructor may not be able to open it, the formatting will be distorted and you may be asked to resubmit your paper prior to grading.

Please refer to the instructions in the Practice Experience folder and the Library Course Guide (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for m

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Module 8 Assignment 2 Service Learning Practice Experience Participation Log

Compose your work using a word processor (or other software as appropriate) and save it frequently to your computer. Be sure to check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors before you upload it. When you are ready to submit your work, click “Browse My Computer” and find your file. Once you have located your file, click “Open” and, if successful, the file name will appear under the Attached files heading. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click “Submit.”

Instructions: Fill out the Service Learning Practice Experience Participation Logfor every 5 hours you spend at the approved service learning site. Include on this form the activity or activities completed during your time at the agency. Reflect on the experience and document what your learned from this experience, how the population was served, and the role you served.

Remember: a staff member is to initial the hours.

The completed SLPE Participation Log is due week 14 and to be submitted as M8A2.

Student Name: _______________________________________________________________

SLEC Placement Site: __________________________________________________________

Course Number and Faculty Name: _______________________________________________

Date

SLE Activity # Hours Agency Staff’s Initial

SLE Activity

SLE Activity

SLE Activity

Total Number of Hours this page _______________

Agency Staff’s Signature _________________________________ Date_____________

Student’s Signature _________________________________ Date _____________

Add additional pages as needed