Milestone 1: Community Windshield Survey
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to complete a direct observational assessment of a community in your area. This windshield survey will be the initial step in uncovering a community health problem in your area and identifying community dynamics. This problem will be further assessed in the following two assignments.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes.
CO #2. Integrate clinical judgment in professional decision-making and implementation of the nursing process through analysis of community health nursing practice. (PO #4)
CO #5. Analyze the nursing roles in the community health setting. (PO #7)
CO #7. Accept accountability for personal and professional development as part of the life-long learning process. (PO #5)
Due Date
Submit to the appropriate basket in the Dropbox by 11:59 p.m. MT Sunday of Week 2.
Points: 150 points
Directions
1. Download the NR443 Community Windshield Survey Form from Doc Sharing. You will type your name and answers directly onto this Word document. Your form does NOT need to follow APA formatting; however, you are expected to use correct grammar, spelling, syntax and write in complete sentences.
2. Save the file by clicking “Save as” and adding your last name to the file name, e.g., “NR443 Windshield Survey Form_Smith”
3. Submit the completed form to the “Caring for Populations: Community Windshield Survey” Dropbox by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 2.
4. Length: The completed form should be no more than three pages in length (not including any optional references).
Guidelines
Below are the requirements needed for successful completion of the Windshield Survey Form:
1. Introduction to the Community: Identify the community you will be using for this assignment and provide a brief one to two paragraph description of the community. Your community should be the area where you live or