Chamberlain College of Nursing NR443 Community Health Nursing Caring for Populations: Milestone1: Community Windshield Survey Form Directions: Please refer to the Milestone 1: Community Windshield Survey Guidelines and grading rubric for specific instructions in order to complete the information below. This assignment is worth 150 points. Type your name, date, and observations directly on this form. Click Save as and save the file with the assignment name and your last name; for example, NR443 Windshield Survey Form_Smith. When you are finished, submit the form to the Week 2 Caring for Populations: Windshield Survey Dropbox by the deadline indicated in your guidelines. Your Name: Criteria 1. Introduction of Community (20 points) Identify the city and state of your community and briefly describe the community you will be using for this assignment. It should be the area where you live or the area surrounding your work setting but must include a residential area. Demographic data are not needed. 2. Windshield Survey (75 points) a. Vitality: Use a majority of the questions from Box 6-2 in your text to describe your observations about the community vitality. b. Indicators of social and economic conditions: Use a majority of the questions from Box 6-2 in your text to describe your observations about the social and economic conditions. c. Health Resources: Use a majority of the Date: Your response NR443 Windshield Survey Form 1/31/16 LS 1 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR443 Community Health Nursing questions from Box 6-2 in your text to describe your observations about the health resources. d. Environmental conditions related to health: Use a majority of the questions from Box 6-2 in your text to describe your observations about the environmental conditions. e. Social functioning: Use a majority of the questions from Box 6-2 in your text to describe your observations about the social functioning. f. Attitude toward healthcare: Use a majority of the questions from Box 6-2 in your text to describe your observations about the attitudes toward healthcare. 3. Vulnerable population (20 points) Describe a vulnerable population or aggregate that you identified during your survey. What did you observe about this group such as their appearance and actions? 4. Conclusion (20 points) Provide a summary of your findings and your conclusion. What potential problems did you identify? 5. References: References are not required for this survey: If you used references, they NR443 Windshield Survey Form 1/31/16 LS 2 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR443 Community Health Nursing must be listed in APA format. If you include any references here, you must also include an in-text citation (author, year) in the body of the form. NR443 Windshield Survey Form 1/31/16 LS 3 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR443 Community Health Nursing Guidelines for Caring for Populations 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. CO2: Assess the health needs of individuals, families, aggregates, and communities using demographic and epidemiological data to identify population health risks. (PO 4) 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 a professional writing style with complete sentences, accurate grammar, and correct spelling. If references are used, they must be cited in the text and the complete reference should be included in the reference box in APA format. References are optional. 2. Watch Caring for Populations project overview and Milestone 1 tutorial (click this link or copy and paste it into your browser): http://www.brainshark.com/devry/CourseProjectandMS1_2016. This tutorial is also available on Course Project page under Course Home as well as Week 2 Assignments page. 3. Save the file by clicking Save as and adding your last name to the file name; for example, NR443 Windshield Survey Form_Smith. 4. 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. 5. Length: The completed form should be three to four 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 with the city and state and provide a brief one paragraph description of the community. Your community should be the area where you live or the area surrounding your work setting. The community must include a residential area and be broad enough to answer the survey questions. You do not need to include demographic data. NR443 Milestone 1: Windshield Survey updated 3/11/16 LS 1 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR443 Community Health Nursing 2. Windshield Survey: Assess your community by doing a windshield survey. Information about the components of a windshield survey is located in your textbook, Nies & McEwen (2015) on page 98 (Box 6-2). Drive through the area and report your observations by describing each of the following six areas using a majority of the questions from each category of Box 6-2 as your guide (one to two in depth paragraphs for each category). Be sure to include what you observed related to each of these categories, and also include any significant items that are missing in your community because this may be equally important in identifying a community health problem. a. Community vitality b. Indicators of social and economic conditions c. Health resources d. Environmental conditions related to health e. Social functioning f. Attitude toward healthcare Note: It is helpful to conduct this assessment at least two different times: during the day or evening, on a weekday and/or on the weekend. If possible, plan on asking someone to drive during your survey so that you can take notes. 3. Vulnerable population: Identify a vulnerable population or aggregate in your community based on your observations. What did you observe about this population? See units five (5) and six (6) in your Nies and McEwen text for examples of vulnerable populations and aggregates. 4. Conclusion: Provide a summary of your findings. Describe several potential community health problems for the vulnerable population that you identified. 5. References: The purpose of this assignment is to document your observations of your community. Outside sources are not required. However, if sources are used, these sources must be cited within the form (Author, year) and listed in the reference section in APA format (see APA category in Course Resources for help with formatting). BEST PRACTICES IN COMPLETING THE FORM The following are best practices in preparing this project. Make sure all elements of the form are included. Review directions and grading rubric below thoroughly. Cite any outside references as above (these are optional). Use a professional writing style with complete sentences. Proofread prior to final submission. Check for spelling and grammar errors prior to final submission. Abide by the Chamberlain academic integrity policy. NR443 Milestone 1: Windshield Survey updated 3/11/16 LS 2 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR443 Community Health Nursing GRADING RUBRIC: CARING FOR POPULATIONS: COMMUNITY WINDSHIELD SURVEY (150 POINTS) A (92-100%) Outstanding or highest level of performance B (84-91%) Very good or high level of performance C (76-83%) Competent or satisfactory level of performance F (0-75%) Poor, failing, or unsatisfactory level of performance Introduction of Community 20 points Community identified and briefly described (18 - 20 points) /20 Community assessed: findings adequately cover the six categories listed (69 - 75 points) Vulnerable population or aggregate clearly described and observations about this population discussed (18 - 20 points) Community identification and description are insufficient (15 points) Assessment of 3-4 of the categories is missing or inadequate (57 - 62 points) Vulnerable population minimally described and observations about the population missing. (15 points) Community not identified or described (0 points) Windshield Survey 75 points Community identified but description is missing (16 - 17 points) Assessment of 1-2 of the categories is missing or inadequate (63 - 68 points) Vulnerable population or aggregate adequately described but observations about the population missing (16 - 17 points) Conclusion lacks brief summary of findings or problem identification (16 - 17 points) Assessment of more than 4 categories missing (0 - 56 points) /75 Vulnerable population or aggregate not described (0 points) /20 Conclusion lacks brief summary and problem identification (15 points) Conclusion not completed (0 points) /20 Three errors of any type (12 - 13 points) Four errors of any type (11 points) More than four errors of any type (0-10 points) /15 Criteria Identification of a vulnerable population or aggregate 20 points Conclusion 20 points Mechanics 15 points Conclusion sufficient and includes brief summary of windshield survey findings and identification of potential community health problems (18 - 20 points) No more than two grammar or spelling errors; writes logically in complete sentences (14 - 15 points) Total Points: NR443 Milestone 1: Windshield Survey Pts /150 updated 3/11/16 LS 3 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR443 Community Health Nursing Caring for Populations: Milestone1: Community Windshield Survey Form Directions: Please refer to the Milestone 1: Community Windshield Survey Guidelines and grading rubric for specific instructions in order to complete the information below. This assignment is worth 150 points. Type your name, date, and observations directly on this form. Click Save as and save the file with the assignment name and your last name; for example, NR443 Windshield Survey Form Smith. When you are finished, submit the form to the Week 2 Caring for Populations: Windshield Survey Dropbox by the deadline indicated in your guidelines. Your Name: Sherri Love Date: September 9, 2015 Criteria 1. Introduction of Your response St. Petersburg, FL. It is a relatively vast coastal city with a population Community (20 points) of around two hundred thousand people and 80 constituent Identify the city and neighborhoods. It is the fourth largest community in the state of state of your community Florida and has primarily a Caucasian population of varying and briefly describe the socioeconomic status. A large population of Blacks also resides in St. community you will be Petersburg also representing every socioeconomic status. The area using for this around the hospital is a low income region with a moderate foreign assignment. It should be population. It is a coagulation of Asians, Ukrainians, Bosnians and the area where you live Russians amongst others. Northside Hospital does not cater to or the area surrounding pediatrics thus the average ages of our patient population ranges from your work setting but 65-80 years old. When we do receive middle-aged patients, it's must include a typically related to homelessness and substance abuse as causative NR443 Windshield Survey Form 4/9/15 LS 1 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR443 Community Health Nursing residential area. factors in co-morbidities. Demographic data are not needed. 2. Windshield Survey St Petersburg is an ethnically diverse community but majority of (100 points) residents identify as white, followed by African Americans. Most a. Vitality: Use a streets in the city are filled with people from all the age brackets majority of the going about their businesses but the most predominant age seems to questions from Box be middle age (30-39 years). Most are traveling by vehicles with 6-2 in your text to some sidewalk bicyclist noted. The people waiting at bus stops are of describe your multiple races and ages. Young women with strollers and children are observations about headed off to one of the several nearby schools. Also noted are the community people of various ages travelling by motorized wheelchairs. Obesity vitality. is noted in a large majority of people noted on the streets in contrast to those homeless persons noted to be underweight and filthy mostly seen panhandling at busy intersections. Tourists are mostly spotted along the beaches or downtown visiting historic sites either taking photos, swimming or engaging in some kind of leisurely activity. Driving from the beaches to downtown a community peppered with peoples of all walks of life and socioeconomic status is sandwiched between island life and eclectic culture. b. Indicators of St Petersburg has a mixture of businesses including office and social and economic commercial space uses. Commercial zoning along some streets limits conditions: Use a the size of certain businesses and does not cater for future expansion. NR443 Windshield Survey Form 4/9/15 LS 2 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR443 Community Health Nursing majority of the A number of housing units that include both single family and multi- questions from Box family units also exist in the neighborhoods. Most of the homes 6-2 in your text to appear structurally sound. Their roofs and walls have no structural describe your problems, however, the condition of some seem to be deteriorating. observations about Majority of the residents are employed in sales and service sectors. the social and The other most important employment sectors include management, economic conditions. executive and professional occupations. Many prefer to use public transportation to get to work even though the street is usually flooded with traffic. c. Health Resources: A number of hospitals exist in St. Petersburg including Northside Use a majority of the Hospital, Psalms Pasadena hospital, Bayfront Hospital, St Petersburg questions from Box General Hospital, and St. Anthony's. Apart from the hospitals, many 6-2 in your text to clinics, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers and pharmacies exist in describe your various parts of the city to meet the people's health needs. Driving the observations about streets of St. Petersburg, it is clear that medical, dental, and pharmacy the health resources. resources are plentiful. The health department has free clinics available -downtown and in Clearwater. Centrally located are three organizations providing assistance to the HIV/AIDS population which is a major health issue in Pinellas County. All of these major hospitals and medical centers are easily assessable through public transportation with nearby covered and uncovered bus stops. d. Environmental For an effective use of land by residents, zoning and land use NR443 Windshield Survey Form 4/9/15 LS 3 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR443 Community Health Nursing conditions related to regulations apply in St Petersburg. Most sections of the city have health: Use a been zoned into either residential or commercial use. Most roadway majority of the systems are grid streets, which provide convenient access to various questions from Box neighborhoods and other sections of the city. The roadways also have 6-2 in your text to sidewalks and alleys that are in good condition except for a few describe your potholes. Storm water drainage system is also in a perfect condition observations about and phone, cable TV and power utilities are generally above the the environmental ground. Public sanitary sewer and water are available in many areas conditions. of St Petersburg and the city also has reclaimed water service and excess water storage facilities which are operating at near capacity. The neighborhoods have sufficient street lighting although some street lights have weak wattage. Illegal dumping, however, has exposed certain sections of the city to ground and air pollution. Some trash receptacles in the backstreets are also overflowing with trash suggesting that they have either been abandoned or haven't been emptied for a while. Every neighborhood has several parks and there's a large YMCA across the street from the central bus depot in the middle of town easily assessable. e. Social The streets in many of St Petersburg neighborhoods are deserted with functioning: Use a most families preferring to remain indoors. Some families however majority of the can be encountered along the beach or recreational parks engaging questions from Box leisurely activities. Many places of worship, churches and NR443 Windshield Survey Form 4/9/15 LS 4 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR443 Community Health Nursing 6-2 in your text to synagogues also grace St Petersburg. Churches can be seen along describe your every busy road offering food banks and places for support programs observations about like Alcoholics Anonymous. Most of them also provide child care. the social functioning. Illegal dumping and graffiti in certain sections of the city however suggest the presence of social problems such as juvenile delinquency and gang related activities. A large park in the downtown area appears to be home to many homeless as they sit along the park benches with grocery carts loaded with tattered blankets and belongings. On the outskirts of downtown several homeless shelters are noted -Salvation Army as well as a few privately owned facilities. f. Attitude toward Health resources in St Petersburg seem well utilized and this can be healthcare: Use a evidenced by the large number of people at the reception area at St. majority of the Anthony's Hospital and the free clinic in the downtown area. questions from Box Alternative health centers are noted representing Chinese Medicine, 6-2 in your text to acupuncture, and herbal medicine. These types are less obvious along describe your the heavily traveled streets but nonetheless represented in St. observations about Petersburg. Metro Charities and ADAP are two of the largest medical the attitudes toward and financial support centers for HIV/AIDS population -on any given healthcare. day a line extends along the covered porch. Large advertisements for Medicaid/EBT recertification services pepper the busiest thoroughfares. 3. Conclusion: (20 pts) The overall quality of life in the City of St. Petersburg is above NR443 Windshield Survey Form 4/9/15 LS 5 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR443 Community Health Nursing Provide a summary of average and factors like housing diversity, quiet neighborhood your findings and your atmosphere and safe access to water and sanitation seem to enhance conclusion. What the wellbeing of its residents. However, its rapidly growing problems did you population could soon exhaust its few existing healthcare resources identify? and leave the residents vulnerable. Two areas needing most attention are Pinellas Park and South St. Petersburg -these are the areas with greatest populace and lowest incomes. Measures should therefore be taken to expand its hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers and nursing homes. The State government should also increase funding to the healthcare sector in order to meet the growing demand for healthcare services in St. Petersburg. 4. References: Optional: List in APA format any references that you used. If you include any references here, you must also include an in-text citation (author, year). NR443 Windshield Survey Form 4/9/15 LS 6 \fCaring for Populations Project Overview Print 1. Welcome to the Community Health Course Project tutorial. 2. In this tutorial, I'd like to provide an overview of the Caring for Populations project. This project provides you with the opportunity to synthesize what you are learning in the course, and apply the nursing process to your community as a whole. You'll assess and diagnose one community health problem, and propose a community nursing intervention and evaluation plan. Milestone 1 will be discussed in depth as well. 3. The Caring for Populations project is broken into three Milestones that build upon each other. Milestone 1 is a windshield survey, where you will begin your community assessment. Milestone 2 adds more assessment data, allowing you to diagnose a community health nursing problem. Finally, in Milestone 3 you will develop a proposal with one nursing intervention and a plan of how you would evaluate this intervention. 4. To begin this project, go to the Course Project page under Course Home on the left of your course and read the Course Project page. 5. The Course Project page includes Course Outcomes for the project. 6. Milestone 1: the Community Windshield Survey form is due at the end of Week 2 and is worth 150 points. Milestone 2: the Assessment and Diagnosis APA paper is due at the end of Week 4 and is worth 225 points. Milestone 3: the Intervention and Evaluation PowerPoint is due at the end of Week 6 and is worth 250 points. 7. The Course Project page also reviews best practice suggestions, such as: reading announcements and emails carefully, asking questions for clarification, reviewing all the guidelines before beginning, paying careful attention to the grading rubrics at the end of each guideline, using resources to improve your grammar, and reviewing feedback from your instructor on each Milestone. 8. Let's review Milestone 1 in a little more depth. Milestone 1 is the Windshield Survey, and this lays the foundation for your project. During this Windshield Survey, you will have someone drive you through your community several times so that you can observe your area from the perspective of a community health nurse. You can choose to focus on the community where you live or where you work, but be sure it includes a residential area. If you live in a small town, you will be able to include the entire town in the survey. For those in larger cities, choose a section of the city to explore. Be sure that the area you observe is large enough to include the resources that people living in this area typically use. You can include observations from parking lots, grocery stores, and restaurants as well. 9. Carefully review the Milestone 1 guidelines located in Doc Sharing. These are your roadmap and should be followed step by step. 10. Next, read the questions in table in your Nies & McEwen text titled \"Questions to Guide Community Observations During a Windshield Survey.\" This text is available to everyone in the course under the ebook tab at the top of your course. Contact your advisor if you have difficulty accessing this e-book. 11. The Windshield Survey questions in the text will guide your observations of six key elements. a. Community vitality b. Social and economic conditions c. Health resources d. Environmental health conditions e. Social functioning and f. The community's overall attitude toward healthcare Read the questions ahead of time and have someone drive you so that you can carefully observe each of these aspects. Visit at least two different times during the day to paint a broader picture. 12. You will use the Windshield Survey form found in Doc Sharing to type your observations about your community. Begin by typing your name and date at the top of the form. In box 1, provide a general introduction to your community. The box will expand as you type. Include your community's name and state. Also, include whether it is a rural, suburban, or urban area and some key highlights that give an overview of your area. Demographic data is not needed. Next, go to box 2 and type 1 to 2 strong paragraphs about community vitality. Use the questions in the table in your text to guide your observations. Choose a majority of questions that best reflect your community. Remember, we want to see your observations in this assignment rather than outside research. Once you have completed all six criteria, summarize what you observed, including community problems that you noticed, and provide a short conclusion. References are not required for this assignment, but if you did use any, please cite them in the text with author and year and also provide a complete list of references in APA format on the reference section of the form. 13. Review your typing for correct grammar and spelling. Look for the wavy lines under words or phrases and right click to see the suggestions for corrections. Compare your paper to the A column of the grading rubric at the end of the guidelines to make sure that you have met all the criteria. Save your form with your name on it, and submit it to the Dropbox by the end of Week 2. [End of Transcript]