NURS475 POPULATION HEALTH NURSING Community Problem Paper

NURS 475 POPULATION HEALTH NURSING

Community Problem Paper

As a result of the field work / practicum in community/population health settings students will work with faculty and preceptors to identify appropriate community problems based on community assessments of students’ resident or employment areas. Utilizing information initially gathered from the windshield survey and further supported by the formal community assessments, county and local (zip code) and/or other relative data sources, the student will identify a community problems that can be addressed by nursing interventions.  Students will develop a scholarly paper that will propose an evidence based intervention that reflects an understanding of the community’s resources, culture, and social determinates of health, healthy people 2020 goals, and collaborative practice models

The topic must be approved by the course instructor. The format is as follows

 1. Introduction:  Briefly describe the Community – giving a relevant profile that introduces the problem

 2. Statement of the Problem:  Background and Significancein context of the community consider         overview of the topic as presented via the current literature (relatable to your community profile)

 3. Integrate the relevant correlates in the community that impact the commonly problem with support

      from the literature                                                                                                

 4.    Discuss the of problem and relationship relevant social determinants of health, culture, HP 2020,

         etc.

  5.  Recommendation for practice – Apply evidence based practice interventions include current or   

         proposed collaborative partners and community resources

    6.   Grammar/Paper format/Organization: Scholarship is important – Use University or online   

           Resources as   necessary

     7.    References: APA Format and Style required throughout paper - Maximum pages – 10excludes

             cover and reference page   (abstract not required )

Student: 

Element               Well Above Expectations All relevant concepts correctly applied    

90-100   At Expectation Levels Most relevant concepts correctly applied

80-90     Some concepts are correctly applied – Inconsistent

                                70-80     Below Expectations

Elements not clearly identified

No data/or valid  source  to support problem

Multiple grammar. Syntax, organization, APA errors

< 70

Introduction

Effectively enables reader to anticipate the paper- standard An introduction is the first paragraph of a written research paper, or the first thing you say in an oral presentation, or the first thing people see, hear, or experience about your project.

It has two parts:

1. A general introduction to the topic you will be describing a clearly identified community

See # 1

15%-                     

Problem Statement Problem is readily identifiable, clear, concise, and coherent -Significance, originality, and backgroundData to support problem is valid and clearly supports selection

Statement of the Problem – placed in context of the community

To best write a problem statement describe the situation/community in detail and explain the problem. This is rooted in the professional peer reviewed  literature and follows the guidelines as presented in the overview 

Your Thesis Statement

provides  (Background and Significance)   Literature and data support

See  #2

20 %                                      

Discussion of Problem/Evidence of critical thinking: literature analysis reveals core elements assessed.

Discussion of problem and relationship to the population /community   -review of the literature* 

See  #3 and 4

25 %                                                      

Recommendation for Practice / Interventions are drawn from the best evidence available–  collaborative partners identified community models explored considering community resources

See  #5

25 %                                                      

 Conclusion and recommendations**

Drawn from the presentation/literature

5%

See  #6                                                

Format and Style                       *** APA organization /quality of writing and scholarship  appropriate   references

10%

See  #6