ASPEN N492 Full Course Latest 2020 February

N492 Community Health Nursing I

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).

 

N492 Community Health Nursing I

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?

 

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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?

 

N492 Community Health Nursing I

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.

 

N492 Community Health Nursing I

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?

 

 

N492 Community Health Nursing I

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?

 

N492 Community Health Nursing I

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?

 

N492 Community Health Nursing I

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 I

Module 1 Assignment  

Three-part APA Paper....

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.

 

N492 Community Health Nursing I

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

Report the findings from the Geriatric Depression Scale, Fulmer Spices, Patient stress questionnaire and the mini mental status exam

Discuss your older adult’s level of ego integrity vs. 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. The essay should be at least 1500 words in length and include at least two scholarly sources other than provided materials.

 

N492 Community Health Nursing I

Module 3 Assignment  

Create a power point with the intended audience to be a community health department.

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 I

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.

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.

 

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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.

 

N492 Community Health Nursing I

Module 6 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:

https://www.visme.co/make-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

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 I

Module 8 Assignment  

Your submission should be a minimum of 2000 words (maximum 2500 words) in length and should completely answer the proposed questions/items as listed under “Overview". You should have a minimum of three (3) references. APA formatting is 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 hours should be documented in Project Concert. Practice hours relate to time spent on activities for your Community Assessment. (Discussion Board work does not apply). You should have 8-12 hours logged for Module 8. Minimum required hours for Module 8 must be entered into Project Concert. Some states/entities require hour logs for certification or employment. It is the student's professional responsibility to ensure all hours are entered correctly in order to meet these requirements. Review the document in the Learning Materials on directions on how to enter hours found in Module 7. Access Project Concert.