complete a direct observational assessment of a community in your area. This windshield survey will be the initial step in uncovering a community health problem in your area and identifying community dynamics.
Caring for Populations: Milestone1: Community Windshield Survey
Form
Directions: Please refer to the Milestone 1: Community
Windshield Survey Guidelines
Type your answers below directly on this form. Click Save as
and save the file with the assignment name and your last name
(e.g., “NR443 Windshield Survey
Form_SmithYour Name: Date:
Your Instructor’s Name:
Criteria Your response
1. Community introduction:
Identify the community you will be using for this assignment.
It should be the area where you live or the area surrounding your
work setting.
2. Windshield survey
a. vitality
b. Indicators of social and economic conditions
c. Health resources
d. Environmental conditions related to health
e. Social functioning
f. Attitude toward healthcare
3. Conclusion:
Provide a summary of your findings and your conclusion. What
problems did you identify?
4. References:
OPTIONAL: List any references that you cited.
NR443 Guidelines for Caring for Populations
Milestone 1: Community Windshield Survey
PURPOSE
The purpose of this assignment is to complete a direct
observational assessment of a community in your area. This
windshield survey will be the initial step in
uncovering a community health problem in your area and
identifying community dynamics. This problem will be further
assessed in the following two assignments.
COURSE OUTCOMES
This assignment enables the student to meet the following
course outcomes.
CO #2. Integrate clinical judgment in professional
decision-making and implementation of the nursing process through
analysis of community health nursing practice. (PO
#4)
CO #5. Analyze the nursing roles in the community health
setting. (PO #7)
CO #7. Accept accountability for personal and professional
development as part of the life-long learning process. (PO #5)
. DIRECTIONS . You will type your answers directly onto this
Word document. Your form does NOT need to follow APA formatting;
however, you are expected to use
correct grammar, spelling, syntax and write in complete
sentences.
1. Introduction to the Community: Identify the community you
will be using for this assignment and provide a brief one to two
paragraph description of the
community. Your community should be the area where you live or
the area surrounding your work setting.
2. Windshield Survey: Assess your community by doing an
informal windshield survey. Information about the components of a
windshield survey is located in your
textbook, Nies & McEwen (2011) on page 97 (Box 6-2). Drive through the area and report your observations by describing each of the following six areas using the
questions in the text as your guide (one to two paragraphs
each):
a. Community vitality
b. Indicators of social and economic conditions
c. Health resources
d. Environmental conditions related to health
e. Social functioning
f. Attitude toward healthcare
It is helpful to conduct this assessment at least two different times: during the day or evening, on a weekday and/or on the weekend. If possible, plan on asking
someone to drive during your survey so that you can take notes.
3. Conclusion: Provide a summary of your findings. The
information gathered during the windshield survey should assist you
to identify a community health problem
that will be further assessed in the next assignment.
4. References: The purpose of this assignment is to document
your observations of your community. Outside sources are not
required. However, if sources are used,
these sources must be cited within the form and listed in the
Reference section.
BEST PRACTICES IN PREPARING THE FORM
The following are best practices in preparing this project:
• Make sure all elements of the form are included.
• Review directions and grading rubric below thoroughly.
• Cite any outside references as above (these are optional).
• Proofread prior to final submission.
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