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Experiential Learning Assignment

Purpose

The purpose of this activity is to engage in an interdisciplinary team meeting that is addressing a public health need within your community.

Preparation

1. Read Schoon et al. (2019) Chapter 8

2. Identify an interdisciplinary team [or collaborative meeting] in your community that addresses a public health need in your community (i.e. smoking, alcohol, obesity, wellness, homeless, domestic violence, youth/senior issue, etc.). Please note that this interdisciplinary/collaborative meeting should NOT be a patient specific (case management, discharge planning, etc.) meeting in a healthcare setting (i.e. hospital, clinic).

Instructions/Grading Criteria

1. Contact collaborative member to request attendance at a meeting

2. Attend 1 or more meetings of this collaborative.

3. Obtain a copy of the meeting agenda or take notes at the meeting (point deductions if not submitted).

4. Interview a collaborative member (ideally the team chair or someone in a leadership position) and/or gather information from the collaborative’s website or other resources. Include a statement in your paper if you are unable to interview someone.

5. Your paper should include the following:

· Collaboration Overview: (1) Name of Interdisciplinary team/Collaborative; (2) name of contact person within collaborative; (3) length in existence; (4) mission and goals of collaborative; (5) how does this collaborative promote its mission to the community; and (6) who are the members (partners)? Not individual names but entities they represent (i.e. nurses, police officers, community members, etc.)

· Public Health Issues: What are the public health issues addressed by this collaborative? Identify the target population for this collaborative (who is affected by this public health issue with your community).

· Collaborative Planning: Do they use evidence-based, credible sources for program planning? What data has been collected by the collaborative to assist in planning activities/interventions? What additional data do they/you feel would be useful? What are the barriers to collecting this data?

· Partners: How does this team promote buy-in from partners? Identify the buy-in needed from partners for this interdisciplinary team/collaborative to be successful.

· Collaborative Outcomes: Identify past accomplishments of the team.

· Reflection:

· As a community member, do you feel this collaboration is well received by the community? How do you know this to be true?

· Identify a partner that you believe could enhance the work of this collaboration.

· Identify additional ways that the mission and goals of this collaboration could be promoted in the community.

· Identify the role nursing does/could bring to this collaboration?

Assignment Submission

Submit an APA formatted paper in the D2L assignment dropbox by the due date specified in the course calendar. Please use the above bolded assignment criteria for paper headers.

You must also submit collaborative agenda (or if not available submit your meeting notes)

Experiential Learning Assignment

Interview of Public Health Nurse, School Nurse, Parish Nurse,

Occupational Health Nurse, or Correctional Health Nurse

Points Possible: 10

Purpose/Overview

The purposes of this assignment are for students to interview a nurse who works in the community, to better understand the roles, functions and leadership attributes of nurses who practice in schools, faith communities, work sites, or public health agencies. Students will develop a broader understanding of the scope of practice of professional nursing at all three levels of practice across the prevention continuum.

Preparation

Contact a school nurse, public health nurse, parish [faith] nurse, occupational, or correctional health nurse to schedule an interview. Be clear in your first contact on what your intentions are, which include: (1) you are a BS in Nursing student in a public health course, and (2) would like to better understand the role of nurses who practice within a community-setting.

1. The following are suggestions for finding a nurse to interview:

· Licensed School Nurse (LSN)

Contact school nurse in your community

Conduct web search for district health services

· Faith Community Nurse (Parish Nurses; FCN)

Contact your faith community administration

· https://www.fcnntc.org/resources/fcn-coordinator-directory/

· Public Health Nurses (PHN)

Contact county public health agency in your community

· Occupational Health Nurse (OHN)

Contact local business such as a meat packing plant, factories, etc

· Correctional Health Nurse (CHN)

Contact a local jail, detention facility, or prison

1. Read Schoon et al. (2019) Chapters 2 & 11

2. Visit Websites for information about your clinical site and nursing practice:

· If visiting with a school nurse, go to the websites:

· National Association of School Nurses (NASN), https://www.nasn.org/home

· Minnesota School Nursing Association (SNOM), https://www.minnesotaschoolnurses.org/

· If visiting a faith community nurse, go to the website:

· The Health Ministries Association, https://hmassoc.org/

· Faith Community Nurse Network of the Greater Twin Cities, https://www.fcnntc.org/

· If visiting a public health nurse, go to the website:

· American Public Health Association (APHA), https://publichealthnursing.weebly.com/what-is-public-health-nursing.html

· National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), https://www.naccho.org/programs/community-health

· If visiting an occupational health nurse, go to the website:

· American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, https://www.aaohn.org

· Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, http://envirn.org

· If visiting a correctional health nurse, go to the website:

· International Association of Forensic Nurses, https://www.forensicnurses.org/page/CorrectionalNursing

· American Correctional Health Services Association-National Organization, https://aca.org//

3. Review Observation Guide (on D2L course site) to aid in collecting information during your visit

Instructions/Grading Criteria

For this assignment you will:

Interview: (Submitted Interview Guide- 2 points)

· Visit with the nurse and find out about the nurse’s role and responsibilities.

· Gather information about the population served (i.e. who they are, their major health and social problems/needs, services they receive)

· Interview the nurse using the interview guide.

Follow-up:

· Send the nurse you interviewed a thank you note. (No points, professional courtesy)

Reflection: (8 points)

In your paper, reflect on what you learned. Give a few examples and explore the meaning of your interview/observations. Cite content from Schoon et al., 2019 and other appropriate sources to answer the following questions in your paper:

· Write a short description of the person you interviewed, the population served, the clinical setting, etc.

· What did you learn about the role of the nurse, the nurse’s responsibilities, and nursing practice?

· How was this nurse’s practice different from that of nurses in acute or long-term care settings?

· Describe 3 leadership qualities necessary for a nurse to be successful in this setting. Why are these important qualities for the nurse to possess?

· What did you gain from this experience? For example, you might think about:

· What were the most significant things that you learned?

· Did anything surprise you or challenge your opinions or beliefs?

· How will this experience affect your nursing practice in the future?

Assignment Submission

Submit an APA formatted Reflection paper and the Interview Guide in the D2L assignment dropbox by the due date specified in the course calendar.

Population and Health Concerns

List the people you met and their positions

How did the nurse describe his/her job and responsibilities?

Describe the population served

What are the major health concerns of the population served? You may use what the nurse stated and what you observed.

Level of Prevention

Describes the work that the nurse does using these three levels of prevention (be sure you have a clear understanding of the difference between these levels)

Level of Prevention

Activity

Primary

Secondary

Tertiary

Level of Practice

Describe the work that the nurse does within the three levels of practice (be sure you have a clear understanding of the difference between these levels)

Practice Level

Describe the Practice Level Activity

Individual/Family

Community

System

Public Health Interventions

Using the Minnesota Department of Health Public Health Nurse Intervention Wheel, describe 4 interventions of the PHN, LSN, FCN, OHN, or CHN in this work setting .

Public Health Interventions

Activity

Surveillance

Diagnose and Health Event Investigation

Outreach

Case Finding

Screening

Referral and follow-up

Case Management

Delegated Functions

Health Teaching

Counseling

Consultation

Collaboration

Coalition Building

Community Organizing

Advocacy

Social Marketing

Policy Development and Enforcement

Nurse Qualities and Characteristics

What are some of the nurse’s leadership qualities?

What personal characteristics does the nurse think contributes to his/her success?