For this assignment, you will examine the role of the nurse in caring for the community as your patient, utilizing a population-focused nursing process. This final assignment will reflect ability and achievement in the following areas:
Intentional Learning, Reflection, and Clinical Judgment
Decision Making and Evidence-Based Practice
Professionalism and Leadership
Organization and Presentation
Writing and APA Formatting
Objectives
Demonstrate collaborative standardization of safe practices through health promotion.
Integrate course concepts, incorporating an understanding of the principles and practices of providing and coordinating culturally competent, comprehensive, client-centered nursing care from a community and population health standpoint.
Instructions
You are a community health nurse preparing a presentation to board members about your community. There is a need to determine demographic information and top health concerns, develop a preventative teaching proposal about a priority health concern, and then develop a disaster plan. You will record this presentation as though you are presenting it to board members.
Identify the community in which you currently reside or will practice in as a nurse.
Fill in Worksheet #1 and write 2 pages
Identify demographic, community, and social data
Identify the top 3 chronic health diseases and support with statistical data
Identify the Healthy People 2030 goal for each
Identify the top 3 Infectious Diseases and support with statistical data
Identify the Healthy People 2030 goal for each
Identify the top 3 Health Risk Factors and support with statistical data
Fill in Worksheet #2 and write 2 pages
Develop a preventative teaching proposal
Determine one top priority community concern from your research about the chronic and infectious diseases and risk factors affecting your community
Include at least 3 objectives written as SMART goals
Include at least 2 topics per objective
Include educational strategy, delivery method, and evaluation method
Fill in Worksheet #3 and write 2 pages
Choose a disaster that could affect your community
Identify emergency resources available
Identify 4 vulnerable populations
Identify the potential effects of the disaster on: infrastructure, emergency services, and the general population
Identify at least 3 anticipated health issues related to the disaster
List 3-5 nursing interventions you could perform immediately following the disaster (without immediate access to EMS or the hospital)
Support your content with in-text citations throughout your presentation. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA 7th Edition writing style for the presentation.
Expectations
Answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner. Include at least four (4) scholarly sources.
