Devry NR443 (all discussions and all assignments) Entire Course
Devry NR443 (all discussions and all assignments) Entire Course
Devry NR443 (all discussions and all assignments) Entire Course
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DQ 2<br />
Healthy People Objectives for Community Settings (graded)<br />
The federal government developed Healthy People as a set of national health objectives that are revised every 10<br />
years. These objectives are very specific in order to guide <strong>and</strong> measure our nation’s progress related to public health.<br />
Please visit http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/. Click on a topic area that relates to a<br />
community health (CH) setting you are learning about. Click on the green Objectives area in that topic area to choose<br />
one Healthy People 2020 numbered objective.<br />
Describe the community health setting of interest (see Chapters 30–33).<br />
<br />
Discuss one specific numbered Healthy People 2020 objective (not a goal) related to this community health<br />
<br />
setting.<br />
How could a community health nurse help this setting meet this objective?<br />
Here is a helpful “Introduction to Healthy People 2020 website” document to aid you in navigating the HP 2020<br />
website.<br />
U.S. Department of Health <strong>and</strong> Human Services. (2014). Healthy People 2020: 2020 Topics & Objectives. Retrieved<br />
from http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/<br />
<strong>Devry</strong> <strong>NR443</strong> week 5<br />
DQ 1<br />
<br />
<br />
Population Health Intervention Strategies (graded)<br />
Review the Week 5 Case Study found in Doc Sharing.<br />
You will continue in your role as a nurse with your local health department. Examine your online lesson, assigned<br />
readings, <strong>and</strong> visit The Community Guide website:http://www.thecommunityguide.org/ to explore interventions related<br />
to violence or excess alcohol use. Choose one evidence-based intervention that is recommended, <strong>and</strong> present this<br />
intervention to the task force.<br />
Summarize this intervention <strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> discuss the community health nurse’s role in implementing this<br />
strategy.<br />
Describe whether it is considered a primary, secondary, or tertiary prevention strategy <strong>and</strong> include your<br />
rationale (see Nies & McEwen, 2015, Chapter 1, p. 7 for a review of levels of prevention).<br />
Community Preventive Services Task Force. (2014). The Community Guide. Retrieved<br />
fromhttp://www.thecommunityguide.org/<br />
Nies, M. A., & McEwen, M. (2015). Community/Public health nursing: Promoting the health of populations(6th ed.).<br />
St. Louis, MO: Saunders/Elsevier.<br />
DQ 2<br />
<br />
<br />
Disaster <strong>and</strong> Communicable Disease Preparedness (graded)<br />
Preparing for disasters or communicable disease outbreaks is an important part of public health nursing. Visit the<br />
websitehttp://www.ready.gov<strong>and</strong> http://www.ready.gov/p<strong>and</strong>emic. Review the steps for being prepared for a disaster<br />
or p<strong>and</strong>emic.<br />
As a community health nurse, what elements do you think are important to stress to the community?<br />
How well is your community prepared for a potential outbreak or disaster?<br />
Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2014). Ready: Prepare. Plan. Stay Informed.Retrieved<br />
fromhttp://www.ready.gov/
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