Based on your assessment of the community and what you have learned about community / public health trends, what recommendations would you offer to members of the community?
write this on a hypothetical rural community. See additional instructions from me at the end. Below you will
find the instructions from my syllabus.
Community Assessment – Including Windshield Assessment & Family Assessment (30%) – Due by___________
Upon completion of this assignment the student will have:
1. Utilized observational skills to assess a community
2. Utilized community health nursing literature
3. Assessed a family within the community.
4. Practiced writing skills based on analysis and synthesis of information.
5. Exhibited a deeper understanding of the issue on which to form a personal opinion
Perform a community assessment using the guidelines in Chapter 6 of your textbook (Nies & McEwen). List each area on the assessment-
then describe the information pertinent to that area.
• Describe your initial impressions of the area (including general impressions and impressions as a registered nurse).
• Do you note any bias in your impressions based on your life experiences? If so, describe a plan to ensure that your bias will not influence your care for members in this community/population.
• Based on your community assessment, determine current and potential issues that may affect the health of this community (illegal aliens, teen-age pregnancy, vandalism, access to transportation, etc.). Include a discussion of vital statistics for this geographic area.
• Based on your assessment of the community and what you have learned about community / public health trends, what recommendations would you offer to members of the community?
• What venue and whom would you present your recommendations? (County Commissioner meeting, Neighborhood Meeting, etc.)
• Include information from the literature for support of your recommendations.
Writing the Assessment Paper:
• Use paragraph format for discussing / answering the questions of the assessment.
• Utilize a minimum of five credible references.
• Use APA 6th edition revised format
Criteria for Grading the Community Assessment:
1. Each of the six components of the Windshield Survey
(Box 6-2) is discussed. [four points for each component] 32 points
2. Detail how the survey was done:
How often was the community observed
During what time(s)
Utilize at least two sources of secondary analysis
Briefly survey at least two members of the community 8 points
3. Impressions described (general & nursing) 5 points
4. Bias of initial impressions & how to diminish you bias when
working with identified community / population 5 points
5. Issues [real and potential] for the health of the
community are clearly described following eight Community
Assessment Parameters (Table 6-1). [2 points/component] 8 points
6. Family Assessment (with Eco-map and Geno-map)*** 12 points
7. Recommendations & method(s) for introducing recommendations 10 points
are discussed.
8. Written in APA with using correct grammar and mechanics 20 points
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