NUR4244 CBE M07 Deliverable

Module 07 Deliverable

Course Competencies

Describe the foundations of public and community health nursing.
Analyze the influence of cultural, socioeconomic, and behavioral factors on public health.
Evaluate the impact of local, state, and national policy on public health.
Design multidimensional strategies of care considering the health determinants of vulnerable populations.
Facilitate public health nursing care through collaboration with resource partners, including dissemination of relevant information.
Analyze communicable diseases and their potential impact on public health.

Student Success Criteria

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Scenario

A local public health nurse has asked you to assist in determining the overall health of members in the community and the impact of social determinants of health to the community. The public health nurse has requested you do a windshield survey and then report on your findings.

Part I: Windshield Survey Assignment/Paper

Instructions for the Windshield Survey Data Collection

Students will select a community or zip code area within the clinical setting. Drive, walk, or take public transportation to move about in the selected community (or zip code area) to make systematic observations that will help you understand more about the characteristics and health status of the community. During the tour, look for and consider the following; taking notes on what you observe:

Who are the people in this community? In other words, who do you see? Consider age, ethnicity, and family types.
How do people travel and get around in this community? Do they use a car, train/bus (public transportation), bike, or walk? Are there safe biking/walking paths?
What sorts of businesses and places of employment are in this community? What sorts of jobs are available?
Where do people get their groceries? What types of restaurants are available? Where do people shop? Chain stores? Locally owned stores?
What types of organizations provide services for children and families (e.g., schools, churches/places of worship, youth centers, day cares, HeadStart programs, libraries, places of higher education)?
What types of housing are available in this community? Describe the housing conditions.
What healthcare services and resources are available in this community? Full-service clinics? Retail clinics? Specialty clinics? Hospitals? Dental services? CAM (complementary alternative medicine)/CAT (complementary alternative therapy)?
Look for recreation and exercise opportunities in this community. Are there parks/green spaces/playgrounds? To what extent are these areas maintained?
As you observe and move through this community, consider the community’s assets and factors that impact the overall health of this community and its members. What characteristic(s) are the most influential to the PHN who works within this community?

Instructions for Windshield Survey Assignment

After completion of the Windshield Survey data collection activities, students should perform an internet search for information to address the following:

Identify any public and community health nursing services provided within the community
Identify any influence of cultural, socioeconomic, and behavioral factors on public health in the community
Investigate any recent local, state, and national policy that impacts public health in the community
Identify vulnerable populations within the community and applicable social determinants of health
Identify potential community resource partners that can be collaborated with to address community health issues
Identify one way that dissemination of health information could best be performed within the community
Address any known communicable diseases within the community and their potential impact on public health

Students will then use the information found via the Windshield Survey and internet search to apply clinical judgment skills through the development of a paper that addresses the above seven bullets and the following:

Identifies three community strengths
Identifies three community risks
Presents brief rationale/data that supports identification of each strength and risk
Proposes what else a community/public health nurse might need to know to capitalize on strengths and reduce risks—i.e. identifies gaps in data or suggests questions that will glean more information

References

Provide a reference list in APA format, including all references cited in the paper.

Resources

Library Databases

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition Database FAQ
Websites

Center for Community Health and Development Community Tool Box: Windshield and Walking Surveys