practice of community assessment in nursing care is very important because it is a useful tool for nurses to assess and understand factors that determines the health of a community (Stamler & Yiu‚ 2012). Sahud and Bartfay (2010)‚ in their research maintained that the responsibility of a community health nurse is to review the community need for resources and assets that are beneficial to wellbeing of the community. The public health nurse also works collaboratively with the community and stake holders
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Community Assessment: Reading‚ Pennsylvania Judith Giorgio Western Governor’s University Abstract This paper is an assessment of the city of Reading‚ Pennsylvania. It will describe the city with a focus on the population‚ economic situation‚ culture‚ neighborhood and safety factors. It will also look at what the city has in place in case of a disaster. From this data‚ I will interpret the overall status of the community and formulate a logical community diagnosis. Community Description
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Community Assessment Project You are to complete a community assessment using the Windshield Survey method. This is discussed both in Community Health Nursing: Promoting and Protecting the Public’s Health (pp. 403-4) and in Health Promotion Throughout the Lifespan (p. 203). You will find a community planning guide at the Healthy People website. This is another strategy‚ similar to the nursing process for assessing and implementing community change‚ and might be helpful to you. The Community
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Riverside County Community Assessment Riverside County is a vast geographical area in Southern California with a diverse population. It represents a melding area of different cultures‚ ideals and median income‚ resulting in a community full of variety. Geographically‚ Riverside County covers 7200 sq. stretches eastward from the Orange County border of Southern California to the border of Arizona. There is a variety of climate within the county‚ as it includes a section of the Cleveland National
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Sleep‚ Psych & Cognitive Function in Geriatrics Tamekia Crook‚ RN‚ ADN‚ BSN Student University of Michigan-Flint Sleep‚ Psych & Cognitive Function in Geriatrics: Sleep in Older Adults Both sleep‚ and psychological and cognitive function‚ are areas of concern that are consistently addressed in older adults‚ as studies have shown that these two very distinct areas‚ are actually very closely related. It is said that along with other physical changes in aging‚ so too does sleep patterns
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professionals and consumer groups in the community in redesigning health care can help meet the goals for Healthy People 2020. Refer to http://www.healthypeople.gov/ to open the Healthy People home page. Select the "2020 Topics & Objectives" tab. Select one of the 42 "Healthy People" topic areas for improving health. Submit the proposed area to the instructor for approval. No group may work on the same focus area as another group. Develop a PowerPoint presentation (15-20 slides) with accompanying
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In this paper‚ I will be explaining my perception of my community placement in the context of community as partner by reflecting on my interactions with a target group of the population which include pre and post natal mothers who are in vulnerable situations in the community. I will also describe this group of population using various sources and share some experiences which helped me gain an insight into their lived experiences and the health issues and concerns within this group with the intention
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Since the early 1900’s there has been a shift in the emphasis from learning with the focus being on the individual (local) to learning as part of a community (global). The emergence of social communities have worked in tandem with established forms of learning to educate the masses. These social communities were called by various names each having a different function and or terms of reference. Local learning takes place within ‘self’‚ as we learn people learn with us and from us‚ in a non formal
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Learning communities and Student Motivations A learning community is a setting in which individuals within the community have the same goals‚ common relationships‚ and show concern for one and other. Learning communities are very important‚ and as teachers we need to be able to make our classroom a productive‚ great and fun learning community in order for our students to be engaged. Students need to be engaged at every part of the day‚ lesson and even assignments. Creating a positive learning
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of requiring community-based learning courses? In my view there are many pros and cons of the requirement of a community based learning course. A pro is that it makes the student more well rounded and prepared for the when they graduate and engage with their communities on their own. Another pro is that it facilitates many feelings for students that they may not know that they could become in contact with prior to the course such as empathy. The cons of a community based learning course is that
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