Instructions:
Competency Assessment
This Competency Assessment assesses the following outcome(s):
NU450-2: Appraise population health and health risks.
Community Assessment
Introduction
A community assessment provides the nurse knowledge of the community of interest (I leave in south west florida – you can choose any – elderly population, tourist, vacacional, seasonal people”
. The characteristics of the community and relevant public health data provide valuable information related to the health and well-being of the population who live within it. A community assessment is the equivalent of a head-to-toe assessment, but instead of assessing an individual, you are looking at characteristics that define a community. The Community Tool Box website http://www.healthfinder.gov/scripts/SearchContext.asp?topic=718&super=112/ (Section 21; Windshield and Walking Surveys) will guide you as you conduct a modified community assessment.
Directions
Find a friend or someone to drive you through the community. As you travel through your community, take note of features that highlight the community’s unique characteristics.
As you explore your community, you will observe the influence of multiple factors that influence the health of the community’s population.
Aspects to observe in a modified community assessment can include:
● Physical environment
● Education
● Safety and transportation
● Politics and government
● Health and social services
● Recreation
● Communication
● Economics
● Differences among neighborhoods or areas of the community that reflect socioeconomic status, culture, and ethnicity
Prepare a 15-slide (excluding title and reference slides) PowerPoint
presentation that addresses the characteristics of the community that you assessed. The final content slide should highlight key indicators that reflect the health of the community.
The PowerPoint presentation should include photographs, illustrations, and bullet points. Speaker’s notes must accompany each slide and be at least 100 words in length. You must include at least three scholarly, supporting references, cited within the speaker’s notes and included on the reference slide.
Textbook Readings
Community and Public Health Nursing: Evidence for Practice
● Chapter 9: “Planning for Community Change”
● Chapter 10: “Cultural Diversity and Values”
● Chapter 11: “Community Assessment”
● Chapter 12: “Care Management, Case Management, and Home Health Care”
● Chapter 13: “Family Assessment”
● Chapter 14: “Risk of Infectious and Communicable Diseases”
● Chapter 15: “Emerging Communicable Diseases
