Public health or community nursing involves knowing and helping communities. The three Community Nursing Diagnoses chosen for this paper are: Risk for injury among apartment community related to dilapidated apartments, Knowledge deficit related to nutritional intake as evidenced by inconsistent dietary guidelines, and Risk for ineffective health maintenance among lower income families in the Lake Highlands Community related to lack of community resources. Risk for injury is the first diagnosis I will discuss. Most of the apartments from the road appear kept up, but after going through the gates a different version emerges. Trash, broken balconies and buildings desperately needing paint is what is seen.
Windshield Survey Cheri Schultz University of Phoenix Windshield Survey For community nurses to plan services for a community, it is important to know the specifics about it and to identify health-related resources that may be helpful to the people. The neighborhood community chosen for this windshield survey is located in Atkins, Iowa. A community is a social group determined by geographic boundaries and common values and interests. Its members know and interact with one another. It functions within a particular social structure and exhibits and creates norms, values, and social institutions.
Is there a social responsibility for the organization in the community? Explain and provide examples. I am writing about the Riverside County Regional Medical Center and there social responsibility for the community. They are dedicated to providing quality medical care and outreach services to the residents of Riverside County. The medical Center sponsors and participates in a Varity of outreach events throughout the year to offer valuable healthcare information to the community.
Windshield Survey Reflection NUR/405 April 23, 2012 Windshield Survey Reflection As a resident of the City of Palos Heights, I thought I knew a great deal about this community, however, through hours of research and studying this community I became to realize how little I actually knew. Through this research I was able to choose three nursing diagnosis I believe my “family” and the residents of the community of Palos Heights would benefit from. The first nursing diagnosis I chose is Ineffective Activity Planning. While the City of Palos Heights has many parks, walking/biking paths, and nature centers, all are located outside. This community is located in Illinois and because of inclement weather there are several months of the year that walking outside is neither feasible nor safe.
Running head: Public Health Public Health Kiley Overholt HCS 212 December 10, 2011 Audrey Crooms Abstract Columbus Public Health, here in Ohio offers many topics you may have questions about from toy safety to clinics about anything and who offers the services. Up to date information about health and public safety. This organization offered here in Ohio can help those who need quick information without needing to be seen by a health professional but if needed to be seen offers clinics in which you may find resourceful. Public Health Being able to have information resourceful for you and your family while having it up to date allows people to feel safe in their community. Columbus Public Health shares tons of information about
The Healthy People 2020 indicator I would include would be creating a public health infrastructure. For example, a community health nurse to proficiently plan services for a community, it is essential to know a specific community, identify health-related resources that may be helpful to members, and learn about gaps in services. A windshield survey may be performed from a car and provides a sort of a picture overview of a community. The current state and developments within the community that could affect the health of the community are stated. This information provides background and perspective for operating in the community or for performing a community evaluation.
Windshield Survey Steven A. Ginsburg Community and Family Nursing/NSG420 July 23, 2013 Karen Jones Windshield Survey My goal for this assignment was to find a family to observe, obtain consent for observation, and complete a survey of the environment in which they live. The purpose of this assignment was to familiarize myself with my family in an effort to be able to summarize an overall impression of my family’s community and environment, note any observations about cultural diversity and vulnerable populations that may be present, identify five aspects of the community that could affect my families health and identify one Healthy people 2020 LHI and explain how it is relevant to their community. Community According to Merriam-Webster (2013) community is defined as, “The people with common interests living in a particular area”. My family, which consists of an autocratic matriarchal ran group of three (two parents and one daughter), defines their community as “A northern border of Belleview Ave, southern boarder of Bowles, eastern border of Santa Fe Dr., and western border of Lowell” J. T. Zummo (personally communication, July 22, 2013). Within their community I was able to find areas that are unique to this environment.
Windshield Survey Reflection NUR/405 Mirabel Bryan March 5, 2012 Windshield Survey Reflection For my Windshield Survey, I have chosen to review the community I have called home for 36 years. A community is a social group determined by geographic boundaries and/or common values and interests (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2008). This is an area in the Bronx, New York called Morrisania and is located just blocks from the famous Yankees Stadium. This neighborhood is very diverse with many cultures, ethnicities, religions and age groups. There are many community based issues that falls under the goals of Healthy People 2020 that needs public healthcare and nursing intervention.
Public and private facilities are available for patients in both substance abuse and mental illness, which gives patients the availability of insurance coverage, Medicaid or Medicare coverage, and even sliding scale fees based on the patients’ income. There are many self-help meetings or support groups for both mental illness and substance abuse patients, which can be used as the patients’ primary treatment or in conjunction with a treatment facility. The overall goal when treating both substance abuse and mental illness is to stabilize the patient and improve their quality of life by teaching them the skills to begin recovery or
We offer support services for our tenants with 2 programs. Turning Point (http://www.tpcp.org/) and Wellspace Health (http://www.wellspacehealth.org/index.htm) and have in house counselors that provide support in the form of rides to the doctor, or grocery store and the food bank to name a few. They also supply bus passes and pick up medications for the tenants. We also host NA and AA meetings on site. We have medical professional teach about the spread of HIV/AIDS and how to keep safe if they are still using needles.