Nursing Homework 2

Introduction

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.