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KAY OLSON, RN MNWASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Teaching Community Assessments
Teaching Objectives
Perform assessments at the individual/family, community & systems levels.
Synthesize evidence-based data from research findings & professional literature.
Propose and/or initiate nursing interventions using Community Health Nursing concepts and models.
Core Functions & 10 Essential Services
Monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems.
Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community.
Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.
Mobilize community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems.
Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.
Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable.
Assure competent public and personal health care workforce.
Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services.
Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.
Community Health
Defining Community Community: Group of people having common
personal/environmental characteristics
Geopolitical: Defined or formed by natural or manmade boundaries.
Phenominological: Relational, interactive groups based on: Culture Values History Interests Goals
Teach Both
Windshield Survey Choose a geographical
area to assess. Example – Benton City,
Central Richland, 2 mile radius of elementary school, etc.
Population Project Phenominological:
Relational, interactive groups based on: Culture Values History Interests Goals
Example: Migrant Farm Workers, Office Workers, Seventh Day Adventist
Population Project
Literature Research/Annotated BibliographyDemographics
National – State – Local Numbers related to population
Example: Total numbers,ethnicity,education level, employed, gender, etc.
Both help the students learn about the population, or identify determinants of health or risk factors.
Population Project
Key informant Interviews Develop Questions
Members of population, Healthcare Providers, support persons (families, co-workers, school staff, etc.)
Conduct Interviews Each student required to do at least two interviews.
Population Project
Goals of project
Identify needs of population
Develop policies or interventions to address identified needs
Assurance that intervention is effective
Windshield Survey
Assigned/select geographical area Drive area and complete assessment through
“windshield” Use Likert Scale to rate buildings, services, facilities,
etc. Reflect and consider :
Social class General impression of community Consider current inadequacies and whether/how these
are being addressed, and by whom
Plan of Action
Population Project 6 Groups – 6 populations
Assessment – Synthesize evidence-based data from research findings & professional literature
Key informant interviews
Windshield Survey Targeting area Middle Schools
2 schools each in Richland, Pasco & Kennewick Plus Benton City, Prosser & Connell
Expectation of Process
Students to report findings to Steering Committee
Population Project & Windshield Survey Identified unmet needs of target populations &
geographical areas
Add Quality Data/Information
Mentors
Role of Mentors Partner with Student Groups to Provide Support
Expertise Contacts Knowledge of resources Access to key informants
Questions
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