Windshield Survey with Reflection Sarah Kinnard NUR/405 Healthy Communities: Theory and Practice November 7‚ 2011 Beth Edwards‚ MSN‚ FNP- BC Windshield Survey The first step required for providing community health nursing services involves a comprehensive assessment of the community. This can be accomplished by a windshield survey‚ conducted by making visual observations from a car while driving through the neighborhood. Valuable information and data collection during a windshield survey
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Windshield Survey and Reflection Windshield Survey and Reflection A windshield survey was conducted in the community of Staten Island‚ New York to obtain a detailed assessment through visual observations within the surroundings of the community. There are many variations of the definition of community one coming from the World Health Organization defining community as “A group of people‚ often living in a defined geographical area‚ who may share a common culture‚ values and norms‚ and are arranged
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Windshield Survey Summary and Reflection Shannon Verch NUR/405 April 4‚ 2015 Sandra Winters Windshield Survey Summary and Reflection Community is commonly defined by geographic location but encompasses much more. Location is a defining element‚ but a community also includes “a group of people with diverse characteristics who are linked by social ties‚ share common perspectives‚ and engage in joint action in that location or setting”‚ (MacQueen and McLellan and Metzger‚ 2001). The community of Parkhill
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Windshield Survey Reflection Sandra Middlestate NUR/405 June 25‚ 2012 Windshield Survey Reflection While completing my windshield survey I had many revelations about the community I have lived near all my life. They will be discussed along with three aspects of community life that could affect health‚ each with two nursing interventions that would produce a positive effect on the health indicator. It will list community health partnerships‚ while identifying cultural diversity and its role
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| Windshield Survey | NUR/405 | | MIRABEL BRYAN | 2/27/2012 | | Some aspects of a community that could affect health are: 1) Social Support Systems 2) Community Health Care Systems 3) Economic Resources 4) Environmental Factors 1) Social Support Systems - Are personal network of family friends‚ co-workers and peers. They are the people you turn to in good times and bad. Studies show that people who share their lives with others will live longer‚ have fewer illnesses and
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Windshield Survey Reflection This paper is a depiction of my windshield survey completed on February 26‚ 2012 in Mesa‚ AZ; specifically the community dubbed ‘a street named desire’‚ it reveals my understanding while conducting this survey. Reflection Prior to beginning this assignment‚ I realized I must first learn the purpose of a windshield survey‚ and how it is carried out. I learned to look at my surroundings differently. "Assignment Workshop portfolio Rubric and Nursing Objectives" (n.d.)
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Windshield Survey Reflection Khalilah Hill-Best Nur 405 October 21‚ 2013 Susan Maxwell Windshield Survey Reflection In a community there are many challenges that arise for members of the community‚ and the community health nurse needs to be able to provide care in any setting. Based on the setting nurses can utilize various sources of information to arrive at the appropriate nursing diagnosis. This reflection will discuss the community detailed in the Wind Shield Survey and community
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Windshield Survey Reflection Tammy Davis NUR/405 University of Phoenix Role of Community‚ Public Health Nursing and Partnerships The role of community‚ public health nursing and partnerships as they are applied to the family in my study is a challenge to describe. The village of Roseville is quite small‚ with a census of 1‚754‚ according areavibes.com. The town is divided into two counties‚ Muskingum County and Perry County. The Muskingum County seat is located in Zanesville‚ Ohio while
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Running Head: Windshield Survey Summary and Reflection Windshield Survey Summary and Reflection Leonard Larino University of Phoenix – Professor Bonnie Schoettle April 27‚ 2015 Windshield Survey Summary and Reflection Public health nursing involves a community and the overall health of the community. A community is a group within an area or region. These groups vary through various areas. According to Stanhope & Lancaster‚ they cited the World Health Organization’s definition
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Windshield Survey Michelle Smith University of Phoenix Healthy Communities: Theory and Practice NUR/405 Robert Roth April 23‚ 2012 Windshield Survey A Windshield Survey was completed for the city of Sandy Lake‚ a town in Northwestern PA with a population of approximately 13‚000 people (Quick Facts Census website‚ 2012). The purpose of the survey is to identify Meadville’s community health needs. In addition to performing the survey‚ research was performed online to obtain supplemental
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