The primary focus of a community health nurse is to improve the health of the community. To do this involves using demographic
Overview
The primary focus of a community health nurse is to improve the health of the community. To do this involves using demographic and epidemiological findings to assess the communitys health and diagnose its needs. This assessment is aligned with the module objective Discuss the elements of practice in community/public health nursing.
This assignment is not a paper, so there is no cover page. All of the work is completed by completing the attached template. As part of the assignment, you will complete the following tasks: typing data, an analysis of the findings with four (4) references, and community health nursing diagnoses directly on the template.
Compile a range of relevant demographic and epidemiological data found on the community assessment rubric for this assignment. Use the websites listed below, as well as other websites (you can also do a Google search to find the health data you are looking for), gather information about your county and compare it with your state and national numbers.
Example Websites:
Healthy People 2020
U.S. Census Bureau
Quick Facts U.S. Census Bureau
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Bureau of Labor Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
United Way Directory
Visit your local health departments website for their annual report (some sites provide data by zip code whereas others may not)
World Health Organization Data and Statistics Center
City Data
How your community is
doing in comparison with other communities?
References
Minimum of four (4) total references: two (2) references from required course materials and two (2) peer-reviewed references. All references must be no older than five years (unless making a specific point using a seminal piece of information)
Peer-reviewed references include references from professional data bases such as PubMed or CINHAL applicable to population and practice area, along with evidence based clinical practice guidelines. Examples of unacceptable references are Wikipedia, UpToDate, Epocrates, Medscape, WebMD, hospital organizations, insurance recommendations, & secondary clinical databases.
Style
Unless otherwise specified, all the written assignment must follow APA 7th edition formatting, citations and references. Click here to download the Microsoft Word APA template. Make sure you cross-reference the APA 7th edition book as well before submitting the assignment. Refer to the LEARNER SUPPORT tab for more information regarding APA 7th edition with comparisons to 6th edition.
Number of Pages/Words
Unless otherwise specified all papers should have a minimum of 600 words (approximately 2.5 pages) excluding the title and reference pages.
Ref within 5 yrs pls
Intro and conclusion statement plsATTACHMENTS
chapter_003.pptx
chapter_004.pptx
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nrse_4540_m1_a2_wa_rubric_community_health_diagnoses.pdf
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