TOPIC: Public Health Nursing Assessment
Performing a public health nursing assessment is a critical first step in determining health needs and appropriate interventions to meet them.
For this assignment you perform a public health nursing assessment using the Public Health Nursing Tool (PHNAT)
Complete an assessment on a selected population. I would like to use the Hispanic Population
Using the assessment framework provided by the PHNAT, develop a 1,250-1,500 report summarizing your assessment findings and identifying the public health needs for your selected population.
Your summary should include the following:
• Resources to identify and engage stakeholders.
• Define your diverse community
• Collection and analysis of data regarding diverse community health issues
• Summary of how the documentation of the above could be disseminated to the community and its stakeholders
• Consider the importance of preparing and providing quality care to the diverse groups within your community.
• Within your summary, include how you would plan improvement strategies to include a Healthy People 2020 initiative.
• Include steps for implementation of the improvement plans and specifics guiding an evaluation of the plan.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines An abstract is not required.
