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NR 443 Assignment 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 outcome.
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 your completed windshield survey form by 11:59 p.m.
MT Sunday of Week 2.
Points: 150 points
Directions
Download the Community Windshield Survey form (Links to an
external site.)Links to an external site.. 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.
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. (Links to an external
site.)Links to an external site. (transcript (Links to an external site.)Links
to an external site.)
Save the form by clicking Save as and adding your last name
to the file name; for example, NR443 Windshield Survey Form_Smith.
Submit the completed form by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT at the
end of Week 2.
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.
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.
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.
Community vitality
Indicators of social and economic conditions
Health resources
Environmental conditions related to health
Social functioning
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.
Vulnerable population: Identify an aggregate or vulnerable
population in your community based on your observations. What did you observe
about this population? See Units five (5) and six (6) in Nies and McEwen (2015)
for examples of vulnerable populations and aggregates.
Conclusion: Provide a summary of your findings. Describe
several potential community health problems for the vulnerable population that
you identified.
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 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.