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NR530 Foundations of Population Health

Week 1 Discussion

Population Health

Based upon the concepts learned during week one, respond to the following:

Explain population health and describe the unique characteristics of population-focused practice. How is population health similar to and different from public health or clinical healthcare practice?

Describe how the public health system, clinical healthcare system, and public policy efforts influence population health. Provide an example of this collective approach within your local community, and explain how the public health system, clinical healthcare system, and public policy efforts support population health.

How is the population health perspective evident in your current practice setting, or a previous practice setting? What would you recommend to improve population health outcomes in your current practice?

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NR530 Foundations of Population Health

Week 2 Discussion

Collaboration Café

 Foundational Concepts, Models, and Frameworks for Practice

Practicum Planning Checkpoint - included in the Collaboration Café assignment:

As you consider possible practice opportunities for your population health practicum, remember the wide array of contexts within which population health may be a focus. While the traditional public health system may first come to mind, population health efforts are also taking place in clinical healthcare delivery settings, from in-patient acute care to out-patient clinics, long-term care, and community health centers, among many others. As you ponder the options, consider the following:

Have you submitted your practicum application? If not, what is your target date for submission of the practicum application?

Where will you pursue practicum placement, and what attracts you to that particular agency, organization, or practice setting?

Describe the population health focus within the selected practice setting.

How will the foundational concepts and frameworks for population health practice apply in this setting? Include at least one specific example in your posting.

 

 

 

 

NR530 Foundations of Population Health

Week 3 Discussion

Determinants of Health

Assess the physical and social determinants of health in your community and respond to the following:

Provide a succinct summary of your findings.

What are the population health risks, gaps, or disparities that are evident, and how might they impact health?

What are the implications for advanced nursing practice?

As you respond to peers, consider how your findings and similar and different. What variables might influence those similarities and differences?

 

NR530 Foundations of Population Health

Week 4 Discussion

Collaboration Cafe

: Epidemiological principles

Select one of the core epidemiology functions discussed in the week four lesson (surveillance, field investigation, analytic studies, evaluation, linkages, or policy development) and respond to the following:

Describe a scenario (real or fictitious) involving the core function, and explain how that core function is apparent in the scenario.

How might the MSN-prepared nurse be involved in this process?

What are the implications for population health outcomes?

 

NR530 Foundations of Population Health

Week 5 Discussion

Collaboration Cafe

Health Risk and Disparity

Reflect upon the learning in week five and respond to the following:

What health disparities are present in your local community, and which vulnerable populations are experiencing these health inequities?

What strategies are underway in your local community to address these issues? How might population health nurses contribute to initiatives to resolve or address the issues?

As you respond to peers, consider how your findings are similar and different. What variables might influence those similarities and differences?

NR530 Foundations of Population Health

Week 6 Discussion

Population-focused Nursing Roles and Interventions

Identify one population health intervention in your community to investigate. Respond to the following:

Explain the population health intervention that was selected and the specific population health issues or concerns that are addressed through that intervention.

Describe the accessibility, levels of prevention, and social determinants of health which are addressed through the selected intervention.

Based upon your investigation, propose one recommendation to improve this intervention to optimize health outcomes.

 

NR530 Foundations of Population Health

Week 7 Discussion

Competencies for Population Health Professionals

Complete the Self-assessment of Competencies assignment to appraise your current level of achievement of competencies for population health professionals and submit your self-appraisal. Consider your findings and respond to the following:

• Reflecting upon your self-assessment, in which domains do you find your individual strengths? Which ones do you feel you have the most opportunity for improvement?

• Identify one of the competency domains that is a strength and describe a practice situation where the MSN-prepared nurse will utilize this skillset to address a population health issue.

• How will competency in that domain equip the MSN-prepared nurse to effectively address the issue?

 

NR530 Foundations of Population Health

Week 8 Discussion

Collaboration Cafe

Synthesis and Reflection of Learning

Reflect upon your learning and your achievement of the course outcomes:

CO #1 - Apply foundational concepts, models, and evidence-based approaches for population health management to promote health and wellness.

CO #2 - Investigate the impact of social, economic, cultural, and environmental variables on population health status, health risks, and disparities.

CO #3 - Analyze initiatives to support population health and related implications for advanced nursing practice.

Respond to the following:

For each outcome, how will the learning that you accomplished apply in your future MSN practice?

What are your goals for population-focused practice?

What steps have you taken to secure a practicum placement?

Share your plans for practicum, and explain how they will facilitate your goals.