N492
Community Health Nursing
Module 1
Discussion
Answer the following questions honestly (safe space).
How does a person’s difference in age, culture, race, gender
and living situation impact your comfort as a nurse in communicating with them?
While growing up, how were OAs treated in your family,
culture, community and in society (identify the year range).
Your initial posting is due by midnight on Thursdays each
week, and should be at least 400 words in length and utilize at least one
scholarly source other than the textbook EVERY week. Please reply to at least
two classmates by midnight on Sundays. Replies to classmates should be at least
200 words in length
N492
Community Health Nursing
Module 2
Discussion
Discuss the concept of life review. What are the goals and
benefits of a life review? How is life review similar and different than
ordinary remembering?
Your initial posting should be at least 400 words in length
and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook. Please reply
to at least two classmates. Replies to classmates should be at least 200 words
in length.
N492
Community Health Nursing
Module 3
Discussion
Identify your own level of preparedness should disaster
strike in your area. Visit the Red Cross site:
http://www.redcross.org/get-help/prepare-for-emergencies/be-red-cross-ready
to review details on disaster preparedness kit, plan and information. Discuss
your response to this information. Were you surprised at your level of
readiness? What steps will you take to prepare yourself and your family for the
possibility of disaster? How can you share this information with your
community?
Your initial posting should be at least 400 words in length
and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook. Please reply
to at least two classmates. Replies to classmates should be at least 200 words
in length.
N492
Community Health Nursing
Module 4
Discussion
Discuss social determinants of health. What are they and how do they contribute to
the development of disease? Describe the
chain of infection. What are some ways
community health nurses can break this chain?
Provide specific examples.
Your initial posting should be at least 400 words in length
and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook. Please reply to at least two classmates. Replies to classmates should be at least 200
words in length.
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Community Health Nursing
Module 5
Discussion
Investigate how school health is delivered within your local
school system. You can look at one specific school, or an entire school
district. Do the schools in your area have a school health nurse assigned? If
not, how are health care needs within the school district managed? What are
ways in your area schools in which health promotion and management of existing
health problems are addressed?
Your initial posting should be at least 400 words in length
and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook. Please reply
to at least two classmates. Replies to classmates should be at least 200 words
in length.
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Community Health Nursing
Module 6
Discussion
What biological, psychological, environmental,
socio-cultural, behavioral, and health system factors might be contributing to
the failure of LGBT to use health care services? What population health nursing
interventions might promote more effective use of services?
Your initial posting should be at least 400 words in length
and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook. Please reply
to at least two classmates. Replies to classmates should be at least 200 words
in length.
N492
Community Health Nursing
Module 7
Discussion
Identify a Community Health Assessment Model. (This document
from the CDC lists commonly used community assessment models:
https://www.cdc.gov/stltpublichealth/cha/assessment.html ) What are some
benefits of using a specific model to assess a community? What agencies should
be included with the assessment? What is a reasonable time frame in which to
complete a community wide assessment? What is the role of the public nurse in
implementation of the chosen model?
Your initial posting should be at least 400 words in length
and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook. Please reply
to at least two classmates. Replies to classmates should be at least 200 words
in length.
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Community Health Nursing
Module 8
Discussion
Please review the course objectives for N492 (as stated in
the syllabus). Please write a self-evaluation of your learning in the course
and how you have personally met each of the stated course objectives.
Your initial posting should be at least 400 words in length
and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook. Please reply
to at least two classmates. Replies to classmates should be at least 200 words
in length.
N492
Community Health Nursing
Module 1 Assignment
Module one assignment is to be a Three-part APA Paper, with
all three parts in one paper with one title page, one introductory paragraph,
your assignments, then one conclusion to sum up the paper and one list of
references (one reference for each of the cited sources in the paper). Be sure
to use APA formatting (see the APA sample paper attached to your Welcome to
Class email on the first day of class) and also use strict APA formatting for
the citations and references (see the APA tip sheet attached to your Welcome to
Class email).
Part 1: Reflect on how those experiences from the Discussion
Post impact your nursing practice now?
Part 2: Discuss what ageing biases you have witnessed
&/or perpetrated.
Part 3: Create a community education plan to address ageing
bias.
The assignment should be written in an APA-formatted essay.
The essay should be at least 1500 words in length and include at least two
scholarly sources other than provided materials.Remember also that the turn it
in plagiarism score should be no more than 25% for paper assignments, and no
more than 35% for power point assignments. If it is higher, revision and
rewording with less than two direct quotes in each assignment may be needed and
resubmission of the assignment completed before the deadline. NOTE: logs are
exempt from turn it in scoring due to they are repeatedly resubmitted with
cumulative information and the instructor is aware that the log will score an
elevated turn it in score.
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Community Health Nursing
Module 2 Assignment
Identify an older adult age 65 +, use a 1st and last
initial. Execute a therapeutic assessment interview with them for at least two
interview sessions assessing their self-identified:
Demographics, life time education and career/employment
Two most significant (positive) times in their lives
What past hardship or loss has the client successfully
negotiated in the past?
Two personal strengths
Engage them in identifying what is healthy versus
non-healthy coping skills
Inquire of 2 healthy coping skills they have used in the
past and/or now
Three (3) pieces of advice they would give to their younger
self if they could?
Support the client in taking the Geriatric Depression
Scale.pdf
Support the client in taking the Fulmer SPICES
Assessment.pdf
Perform a Mini Mental State Exam.pdf and
Patient_Stress_Questionnaire.pdf (attach here)
Perform a Hall, Hall, and Chapman Article.pdf
NOTE: when citing and referencing authors with same last
names and same first initials the full first names are to be cited and
referenced. See the APA manual for details.
Report the findings from the Geriatric Depression Scale,
Fulmer Spices, Patient stress questionnaire and the mini mental status exam (DO
NOT submit the assessments themselves-instead summarize each of the assessment
outcomes within your paper under an appropriate heading, such as Geriatric
Depression Scale Outcomes, etc.)
Discuss your older adult’s level of ego integrity versus
despair as described by psychoanalyst Erik Erikson. If you had to rate them on
a scale of 1-10, with 1 representing a full state of despair and 10
representing full ego integrity, what rating would you give your older adult?
Describe at least two nursing diagnoses for this
client.
Create a plan of care for the client to include at least
three nursing goals with two nursing interventions each.
The assignment should be written in an APA-formatted essay,
meaning that there are to be paragraphs of three or more sentences, APA style
headings, and indented paragraphs. The essay should be at least 1500 words in
length and include at least two scholarly sources other than provided
materials.
Record the time you spend interviewing the client and
writing the assessment report as practice time in your Project Hour log under
geriatric assessment. It is expected to take you between two and four hours.
(Log is found in the reading materials). Submit completed and signed Log.
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Community Health Nursing
Module 3 Assignment
Create a power point with the intended audience to be a
community health department.
Note the required information for your power point
assignment this week. Here are some
power point tips:
Do not write a paper in the PPT – clean, organized and easy
to read bullets/graphs/diagrams should be used to get the message across
Titles on each slide are to be in all capital letters,
remaining information such as text info and references are NEVER in all capital
letters in a power point.
Citations are on EACH slide posted in the lower right corner
as (author, year) – the exception is if you use a quote or have more than
bullets for the message – than use the citation within the sentence/message –
but using quotes and full sentences is completely avoided if at all possible
for class PPTs. Citations are to be in parentheses. I do NOT want you to complete “speaker
notes” in your power points!
Enticing background color is welcomed as well as minimal
transitions and pictures to add to the message.
(You may need to cite sources of pictures or graphics in your power
point).
Title slide with title, your name, the date, and school
listed. Note that headings/titles on
each slide are to be in ALL CAPITAL letters
Objectives slide follows the title slide and tells the
reader what you will cover. (Just like the introductory paragraph in a paper).
Every slide has a heading of no more than 3-4 words- no
acronyms (such as RN, MD, ICU, etc.) are permitted in headings, all numbers and
acronyms have to be spelled out in headings or titles or as the first word of
any sentence.
No more than 7-8 bullets or points on a slide
Reference slide compiling ALL references as the last slide
in APA format; bulleted or “hanging”
Be sure that the font is large enough to read or you may
need to make it larger- sometimes 15-20 are good for references.
There should be 2-4 pictures, graphs, or diagrams in each
power point. If they are copyrighted material, they must be cited and
referenced.
Focus on a real or fictional disaster that has or could
affect your area. For example, if you live on the Florida coast you might
choose potential hurricane.
Discuss the role of the Community Health Nurse in each stage
of disaster. You should include a few slides on each stage of disaster:
preparedness, response, recovery with specific activities and resources that
the public health nurse would use in each stage.
Identify other agencies that might be involved.
The assignment should be submitted in Power Point format,
with at least 10 content slides (in addition to a title slide and reference
slide) and include at least two scholarly sources other than provided
materials.
N492
Community Health Nursing
Module 4 Assignment
Write a scholarly paper in which you apply the concepts of
epidemiology and nursing research to a communicable disease. Choose one
communicable disease. Be sure to read
the classroom news bulletin by clicking on the bell icon at the top of the
page, to see the assignment information hints and tips on how to complete it
correctly.
Please note that Healthypeople2020 and Healthypeople.gov are
websites and not authors and cannot be cited or referenced as an author. URL’s
ending in .com, .gov, .net, or .edu, and website names for any site
cannot be cited or referenced as an author.
You can use either the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
or the US Department of Health and Human Services for the healthy people sites.
See this information found on the site at the bottom of the first page where
the year is
Epidemiology Paper Requirements
Include the following in your assignment:
A thorough description of the disease including causes, mode
of transmission, symptoms, treatment and complications. Discuss the demographic
most affected-incidence, prevalence, morbidity and mortality.
What are the determinants of health affecting this disease?
https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/foundation-health-measures/Determinants-of-Health.
Identify the epidemiologic triad including host, agent and
environmental factors as related to this disease.
Discuss the role of the public health nurse in relation to
this disease. How is the public health nurse involved in finding, reporting,
collection and analysis of data and follow up?
A minimum of three references is required. The written essay
should be at least 1250 words in length.
APA format is required.
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Community Health Nursing
Module 5 Assignment
Design a PowerPoint presentation for high school aged
students discussing normative aging changes, sexuality, STDs, and
prevention.
Discuss normal body changes that occur through puberty into
young adulthood
Discuss specific STDs, causes, symptoms, complications, and
treatment:
**You should include
a slide or two for each of the following:
Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Herpes, HIV, Syphillis, HPV
Discuss pregnancy and prevention
The assignment should be submitted in PowerPoint format,
with at least 10 content slides (in addition to a title slide and reference
slide) and include at least two scholarly sources other than provided
materials.
Note the required information for your power point
assignment this week. Here are some
power point tips:
Do not write a paper in the PPT – clean, organized and easy
to read bullets/graphs/diagrams should be used to get the message across
Titles on each slide are to be in all capital letters,
remaining information such as text info and references are NEVER in all capital
letters in a power point.
Citations are on EACH slide posted in the lower right corner
as (author, year) – the exception is if you use a quote or have more than
bullets for the message – than use the citation within the sentence/message –
but using quotes and full sentences is completely avoided if at all possible
for class PPTs. Citations are to be in
parentheses. I do NOT want you to
complete “speaker notes” in your power points!
Enticing background color is welcomed as well as minimal
transitions and pictures to add to the message.
(You may need to cite sources of pictures or graphics in your power
point).
Title slide with title, your name, the date, and school
listed. Note that headings/titles on
each slide are to be in ALL CAPITAL letters
Objectives slide follows the title slide and tells the
reader what you will cover. (Just like the introductory paragraph in a paper).
Every slide has a heading of no more than 3-4 words- no
acronyms (such as RN, MD, ICU, etc.) are permitted in headings, all numbers and
acronyms have to be spelled out in headings or titles or as the first word of
any sentence.
No more than 7-8 bullets or points on a slide
Reference slide compiling ALL references as the last slide
in APA format; bulleted or “hanging”
Be sure that the font is large enough to read or you may
need to make it larger- sometimes 15-20 are good for references.
There should be 2-4 pictures, graphs, or diagrams in each
power point. If they are copyrighted material, they must be cited and
referenced.
N492
Community Health Nursing
Module 6 Assignment
Assignment:
In this assignment, you will develop two separate
infographics (informative posters) to discuss two separate health issues
relevant to the LGBT communities. In each infographic you will discuss:
What is the health problem
Which group(s) are most likely to be at risk
What social/behavioral/health system determinants affect
this
Identify at least two potential interventions/activities the
community, community health agency, community health nurse could offer to
prevent and or support this health issue
What resistance might be met in implementing the
intervention/activity
View these links on how to create infographics:
http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/34223/5-Infographics-to-Teach-You-How-to-Easily-Create-Infographics-in-PowerPoint-TEMPLATES.aspx
http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/free-ppt-infographic-templates-designs-ht
Infographics are to have FEW words, more pictures to tell
the story, and are to be colorful and interesting. Then create yours and be
sure to address the information that is in the classroom assignment. PLEASE
NOTE: an infographic is a colorful one page 8.5x11 paper with pictures and very
few words and there are links to help you create them in the classroom
information. NOTE: supported file types
have to be either pptx, docx, jpeg, or pdf.
If you use hubspot that is an example in the classroom assignment, you
can put www.aspen.edu and your phone
number when it asks for your url and phone number. If you submit other types of files, I cannot
open them and grade your assignment.
There are links in the top tab of the content assignment area of your
paper that will help you learn to create an infographic. You may use graphics and colors from the
internet clip art, but if they are trademarked, you must cite and reference
them. You will need at least three
sources that are scholarly. You may
submit it all in one paper with title page, the two infographics (one on each
page) and the references page, or you can submit three separate files if you
like. You will not need an intro and conclusion paragraph for this assignment
in your paper but you MUST have a title page on the references paper.
Here is an example of an infographic:
Have a great
week!
You should submit two infographics and one reference list
containing at least three scholarly sources. These can be submitted as three
separate files.
N492
Community Health Nursing
Module 7 Assignment
The final community assessment paper will be submitted in
Module 8. This week please add the hours you have spent completing the
community assessment to your Project Hours Log and submit. You should have
approximately 2-4 hours logged for the geriatric assessment from Mod 2 and now
an additional 10-14 hours for this week’s portion of the community assessment.
Only the Project Hours Log is submitted this week.
N492
Community Health Nursing
Module 8 Assignment
Your submission should be a minimum of 2000 words (maximum
2500 words) in length and should completely answer the proposed questions as
listed under “Define the community." You should have a minimum of three
(3) references.
APA formatting required and all responses should be combined
into a single document for submission. Use the rubric as a guide for the
evaluation method of the project. The practice experience project hour log,
describing the 20-30 hours (2-4 hours in Module 2, 10-14 hours in Module 7, and
8-12 hours in Module 8), must be submitted separately with your essay.
*Please note, if you hold an RN license in WA you must
submit a total project hour log documenting a minimum of 20 hours of practice
experience.
The Signature Assignment will be worth 500 points.
