SUBDOMAIN 725.8 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSINGCompetency 725.8.1: Community Health Epidemiology The graduate assesses and analyzes the health status of populations using data, community resources identification, input from the population, and professional judgment; and determines meaning of the data to identify opportunities and needs.
Competency 725.8.5: Quality of Life and Functioning The graduate selects nursing actions during illness and end-of-life stages to maximize quality of life and functioning for individuals, families, and communities; promotes wellness principles and programs for individuals, families, and communities; and reflects on how personal beliefs or perceptions about quality of life and health promotion impact approaches or decisions in nursing care.
Introduction:More emphasis is being placed on healthier communities as changes are occurring in the fields of healthcare financing, policy, and focus. One of the primary roles of a community health nurse is to assess the community or population in order to determine its health status in relation to its assets and needs.Choose a community to investigate; conduct a community assessment. Assess the health needs/risks of the identified community:
Population Economic Status Assessment
Neighborhood/Community Safety Inventory
Cultural Assessment Tool
Disaster Assessment and Planning GuideNote: The collection of this data should include a variety of data sources, such as focus groups with older adults and/or youth, epidemiological data from the health department or department of vital statistics, investigations of community resources from stakeholders or faith-based organizations, and/or surveys.Task:A. Formulate an appropriate community diagnosis for the selected community by doing the following (suggested length 5 pages):
1. Describe the selected community based on the assessment.
2. Interpret the collected data using concepts of epidemiology (e.g., birth rate, death rate).
3. Create a community genogram to present the data collected in the assessment.
4. Provide a short interpretation of the genogram, including the health indicators for this community.
5. Formulate a community diagnosis based on the data collected.B. When you use sources, include all in-text citations and references in APA format.Note: When bulleted points are present in the task prompt, the level of detail or support called for in the rubric refers to those bulleted points.Note: For definitions of terms commonly used in the rubric, see the Rubric Terms web link included in the Evaluation Procedures section.Note: When using sources to support ideas and elements in a paper or project, the submission MUST include APA formatted in-text citations with a corresponding reference list for any direct quotes or paraphrasing. It is not necessary to list sources that were consulted if they have not been quoted or paraphrased in the text of the paper or project.Note: No more than a combined total of 30% of a submission can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. For tips on using APA style, please refer to the APA Handout web link included in the APA Guidelines section.