American Sentinel BSN432 All Modules Discussions Latest 2019 March Question # 00598981 Course Code : BSN432 Subject: Health Care Due on: 03/07/2019 Posted On: 03/07/2019 07:08 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.5/5

BSN432
Community Health Nursing

Module 1
Discussion

Describe the role of the Community Health Nurse as it
relates to the Public Health Essentials, QSEN, and IOM Reports. Compare your role in your current practice to
the roles of the community health nurse.
Include a minimum of 2 scholarly references to support your answer

BSN432
Community Health Nursing

Module 2
Discussion

DQ1 Compare and contrast geographic communities, communities
of interest, and communities of solution. Provide a specific example of how a
geographic community can move from a community of interest to a community of
solution. Provide rationale and include at least 2 scholarly references.

DQ2 Using demographic information from the 2013 Sentinel
City demographic database, as an example, briefly describe the target
population that is served by your practice learning site. Discuss at least 2
health status indicators applicable to your target population. Next describe
the community assessment model (framework) appropriate for your target
population. Include a rationale for selecting this model. What types of
information on the CLAS website pertain to the population served by your
practice learning site? Include at least
2 scholarly references – 1 reference should be from a peer-reviewed
professional journal published within the past 7 years.

BSN432
Community Health Nursing

Module 3
Discussion

Discuss two ‘determinants of health’ that impact your target
population. Address how these determinants of health contribute to the global
burden of disease and how they contribute to health disparities pertaining to
your target population. What is the
health ranking for the county where your practice learning site is located?
Identify a health concern that impacts your target population for which you
will develop an intervention and your rationale for selecting this problem.
Include a community health nursing diagnosis that meets one of the Healthy
People 2020 objectives. Discuss which
level of prevention you would use to address this health concern and include
your rationale for the level of prevention you selected. Include at least 2
scholarly references – 1 reference should be from a peer-reviewed professional
journal published within the past 7 years.

BSN432
Community Health Nursing

Module 4
Discussion

DQ1 Conduct an online visit of your state health department
and review your local newspaper or online TV news station (most have an
archive) to find an epidemiological event that occurred within the past year in
your home county, city, state, or country. Examples might include food borne
outbreaks, water contamination, or a disease outbreak. [Ok to use an event that
occurred in a neighboring state/country if nothing had been reported in your
location within the past year]. Include a description of the event, including
the specific location and time period. Include specific information about the
host; agent and environmental factors-Does the CDC require mandatory reporting
for this event? Include at least 2
relevant and scholarly references.

DQ2 Based on your initial bus ride through Sentinel City,
identify one epidemiological event/issue that could potentially occur in this
city. Provide a rationale for why you selected this event/issue and using the
epidemiologic process described in Chapter 6, address the following questions:
From whom and where in the city would you gather information? What types of
data would you obtain to document the problem? What steps would you take to
control or prevent this event/issue from impacting the entire city? Include at
least 2 relevant and scholarly references.

BSN432
Community Health Nursing

Module 5
Discussion

Use the first letter of your first or last name to select an
infectious disease from the CDC National Notifiable Infectious Conditions list.

Clearly describe the disease, explain the chain of
transmission and discuss strategies the nurse would use to decrease the spread
of this disease. Include the CDC mandatory reporting requirements for the
disease and address how this disease could become a global health issue. In
other words, what might cause this disease to spread from the U.S. to other
countries?

BSN432
Community Health Nursing

Module 6
Discussion

Discuss the similarities and differences between vulnerable
and underserved populations. Identify one vulnerable or one underserved
population and address at least two health problems specific to these
groups. Describe two factors that
contribute to the vulnerability of these population groups. Identify three (3) key informants in Sentinel
City. Examples of key informants include, but are not limited to: political
leaders, health care providers, service providers such as mail carrier or shop
owners; and long term residents of the community, members of fire or police
department. People who live or work in the community are a rich source of
information regarding the community and can often provide data not found in
printed form.

Your practice learning site mentor will serve as your fourth
key informant. Provide a rationale for why you selected these people as key
informants and include 2-3 questions you would ask all of your key informants.
Include your mentors’ response to your questions. To protect your mentors’
privacy, use only their initials or professional title (i.e. school nurse).

Go to the Scorecard-Pollution Information website and get
the pollution report for your practice learning site by entering the zip code
where your practice learning site is located. Based on the report, include your
recommendations to the city council regarding environment health concerns and
recommended resources that should be made available to address the needs of the
vulnerable and underserved populations in Sentinel City. Discuss other ways the
nurse can advocate for vulnerable and underserved populations.

BSN432
Community Health Nursing

Module 7
Discussion

You oversee Disaster Management for Sentinel City. The healthcare team has just been notified
that there was a tornado that ripped through Casper Park and Acer Tech Center
in Sentinel City. You visit these areas
of the city and observe services, routes, and populations that are impacted due
to the tornado.

Describe the potential public health effects, infrastructure
damage and environmental hazards related to the tornado.

Describe the members and roles of the emergency management
team and organizations (public and private) that would be activated in Sentinel
City.

Considering each phase of emergency management: Preparedness:
What steps should you as the community/public health nurse take to
prepare the citizens of Sentinel City for this type of disaster? Response: You are the only nurse at the scene. What actions would you take? Recovery: How would you handle recovery efforts for the
city? What specific things should be
addressed?

You must use at least 2 scholarly references besides your
textbook to support your answer.

BSN432
Community Health Nursing

Module 8
Discussion

Reflect on the learning that occurred during this
course. Identify 2-3 areas of learning
that enhance your current practice.
Share with your classmates any additional thoughts you have after
completing this course.

You must use at least 2 scholarly references besides your
textbook to support your answer.