Part 2: Clinical Activities – Community Health Assessment:

Prevention of Communicable Disease Community EducationIn this part of the assessment, you will apply nursing knowledge to gain a holistic perspective of the risk of spread of communicable disease for the individual, family, or group that accesses care at an agency that focuses on meeting community needs (e.g., elder care, children’s day care, health department).

The purpose of this portion of the assessment is to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your ability to educate community members about the prevention of the spread of communicable disease. To do this, you will:Synthesize assessment data in the context of the specific agency and client situation.

Work collaboratively with agency representatives to establish disease prevention strategies (e.g., teaching opportunities) for their clients.Assess the agency’s policies for the prevention of communicable diseases (e.g., handwashing and disinfection) and make recommendations for changes to existing policies, if necessary.Part 2a: Working With Clients/Patients From Your Local Community Agency (10 Direct-Care Hours)Conduct a needs assessment with your selected patient population by discussing perceived health issues and needs with at least 5 members (i.e., individuals, families, groups, or a combination of these) from the selected community agency related to the prevention of communicable diseases.

Consider the following questions after conducting the needs assessments:

What health-related problems were identified (e.g., access to primary health care, access to medicines, opioid overdose, respiratory illness)?

Of the health problems identified, what are the most immediate and pressing needs that can be addressed with readily available resources?To answer the 2 questions listed above, complete the following:Apply SWOT analysis. To do this, assist at least 5 members from the patient population in identifying their strengths and weaknesses as related to primary prevention of the health problems identified. This is specifically in regard to the prevention of communicable disease.

For example, to help the 5 members overcome their weaknesses, you could develop a list of local free clinics to refer them to, advise them to download GoodRx on their smartphone, provide them with information on the availability of naloxone and how to obtain it for free, tell them about vaccines for vaccine preventable diseases, and communicate to them the importance of masks, handwashing, social distancing. Note:

The information obtained from this SWOT analysis will be analyzed and used to inform your teaching project that will be delivered to your patient population in Week 4.Prepare a 350-word summary of your patient population interactions. As you write your summary, ensure that you reflect on the clinical objective(s) for the week and discuss how you met the clinical objective(s). Note: The time spent writing this summary cannot be included in the calculation/achievement of your direct-care hours.***Pt population is pregnant women***Format your summary according to APA guidelines.

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