One common definition of health used by many health care providers would include the idea that health is being free from disease or being in a state of wholeness: mentally‚ physically and spiritually (Stamler‚ Yiu‚ & Dosani‚ 2015‚ p.135). As a community health nurse‚ it is crucially important to take note of the community strengths and weaknesses to have a full understanding of the needs within the community. Completing an assessment of health determinants gives the health care practitioner an overview
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Caring for Populations: Milestone1: Community Windshield Survey Form Directions: Please refer to the Milestone 1: Community Windshield Survey Guidelines and grading rubric found in Doc Sharing for specific instructions in order to complete the information below. This assignment is worth 150 points. Your Name: Karen Williams Date: 5/17/15 Your Instructor’s Name: Jennifer Hoenig Criteria Your response 1. Community introduction: Identify the community you will be using for this assignment. It should
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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 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 | 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 Windshield Survey of North Highlands Samantha Kelly NSG/420 June 13‚ 2013 Jenny Abbott University of Phoenix Windshield Survey of North Highlands North Highlands‚ CA is a suburb of Sacramento. This community is made up of a diverse group of people that includes middle and upper middle-income families but there is also a large element of crime‚ prostitution and drugs. The research will paint you a picture of the good‚ the bad and the
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Record the data you collect into the following tables. The tables will expand as you type. Community Vitality: Describe the following people that you see in the community. |Briefly describe the selected community in terms of area‚ location‚ boundaries‚ etc: | |I completed the windshield survey in Tuscarawas County‚ Ohio. I surveyed the community I live in as well as the surrounding county seat of New | |Philadelphia‚ Ohio. The
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Windshield Survey Reflection Michele C. De Vito Healthy Communities: Theory and Practice April 25‚ 2011 Amy Weaver Researching and visual observations of the community that one lives in is a true eye opener. I have chosen to research and conduct a Windshield survey in the town that I have lived in for the past
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SELECTED HEALTH PROBLEMS N492 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING WINDSHIELD SURVEY NAME: _______________________________ DATE OF SURVEY____________ COMMUNITY NAME AND LOCATION ASSIGNED IN CLINICAL________________________________________ A Windshield Survey is the data collected as the observer drives through a community/neighborhood for an observational assessment of the community. This type of survey reveals such things as community resources‚ safety or “walk-ability” of the community‚ type
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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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