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NR441/442/444 Community Health Nursing
Required Uniform Assignment: Care of Populations Guidelines
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b. Aggregate (Target) Population ‐ 10 points/10% • Identifies an aggregate population, based on age vulnerability, culture, or chronic disease, to develop a
community health diagnosis, plan, interventions and evaluation. • Includes a thorough description of the aggregate population. • Aggregate population is based on three or more elements or risks that impose a negative impact on the
health of the community, identified in the community assessment. • Identifies gatekeepers or key informants who will assist the community health nurse in gaining access
to the population of interest. c. Community Health Diagnoses ‐ 10 points/10%
• Includes three community health diagnoses using the data from the community assessment. • Includes one wellness diagnosis. • Diagnoses are listed in the order of priority justified by the data findings and analysis. • The diagnoses consist of four components: the identification of the health problem or risk, the affected
aggregate, the etiological statement, and the support for the diagnosis (Nies, 2019, p. 102). d. Plan for Priority Diagnosis ‐ 10 points/10%
• Includes a minimum of 1 short‐term and 1 long‐term goal for identified priority diagnosis. • Goals relate to the identified priority diagnosis. • Goals follow the SMART format: specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timed. • Explains how the plan allows for client involvement. • Explains how the plan advances the knowledge of members of the community.
e. Interventions for Priority Diagnosis ‐ 10 points/10% • Proposed inter
ventions are specific to the identified priority diagnosis and assist in meeting the
identified goals. • Proposed interventions are supported by scholarly, evidence based sources. • Identifies the level of prevention for proposed interventions. • Identifies the category and level of practice (community, systems, or individual/family) that best
describes the proposed interventions from the Public Health Intervention Wheel (Nies, 2019, p. 14). f. Evaluation for Priority Diagnosis – 10 points/10%
• Discusses evaluation from the level of a client to the aggregate population. • Describes the measures that will be used to evaluate meeting the identified goals. • Evaluation plan establishes specific outcome criteria for evaluating the identified goals. • The evaluation plan includes specific elements to determine efficacy of interventions (how, who,
when). g. Community Resources – 15 points/15%
• Identifies a minimum of two community partners or agencies that can serve as resources for carrying out the proposed interventions.
• Includes an evidence based rationale for why the community partner or agency is the ideal partner for the proposed interventions.
• Identifies specific resources at the community partner or agency that can be used by the community or population.
• Describes websites or other electronic sources that provide support for the proposed intervention. h. APA Style and Presentation ‐ 10 points/10%
• Maintains professionalism, including presence of all team members, adhering to the time limit, and using presentation software.
• References are submitted with assignment. • Uses appropriate APA format (6th ed.) and is free of errors. • Grammar and mechanics are free of errors.