Population-Based Nursing Care Plan Project

Overall Purpose for Practicum: Develop a potential project to improve the health of a specific population of interest or a population at risk.

This practicum is designed to help you develop as a scholar practitioner and health leader to promote positive social change in your own community. In this practicum experience you will focus on primary prevention of a health problem in your community (see text for definition.) You already possess the knowledge and skills to help those who are acutely ill. This experience will help learn how to prevent a health problem in a specific population at risk at the community and system level of care (see text for definition). Consequently, because you are well aware of how to care for individuals you will now develop leadership and advocacy skills to improve the health of the community. Collaborating with other professionals and community members in your community will be the key to a successful practicum and project. Collaborate with each other in the discussions, with your instructor, with health care professionals (nurses and other disciplines), with local and state departments of health, and most importantly with the population you hope to help. As an advocate, you will promote positive social change through collaboration with families, communities, and professionals in the health care system. You will develop a culturally relevant proposal that could improve health outcomes for a specific population at risk in your community.

Answer the following questions as you develop your evidence-based, culturally appropriate intervention for your community:

What health issue, problem, or disparity in health outcomes is of concern to you as a scholar practitioner in your community? What gaps in knowledge and care do you see as possible causes for the health issue? What does the health data tell you about the health issue? What does the literature tell you about the health issue? How can you learn about the health issue and about possible solutions from the viewpoint of families, community as a whole, and health professionals in your community? What evidence is there to support your proposal? What is one avenue you could advocate for improved health outcomes and know when a change has taken place?Population-Based Nursing Care Plan Project

Suggestions for the Project

Each week’s activities are geared to help you move along with your proposal. Use this time well and utilize some aspect of discussion and assignments in this course (e.g. windshield survey) to support your proposal as well.

Following is things to keep in mind for each wk/make sure to incorporate into powerpont

Week 1: Identification of a Population in Your Community

As a community of practice your task for this week is to collaborate with professionals across the health care system and with your community of practice in the discussion in order to find a gap in care or social determinant that often results in poor health care outcomes. You will begin to take the lead in advocating for and collaborating with others to improve the health care outcomes for populations at risk.

Week 2: Practicum: Epidemiology: Define Your Population and Selected Problem

This week, you will further refine your population and problem and compare your suspicions about this problem to local, state, and national data on the topic. Your practicum project should come into clear focus as you continue to analyze related health data, and you should consider how you, as the nurse, might help them avoid development of the problem in the first place (primary prevention measures).

Week 3: Practicum: Population Cultural Considerations and Genetic Predispositions

This week, you will identify any genetic predisposition your chosen population has to a particular disease and develop primary practice interventions that reflect the cultural considerations of the population. Then, you will develop culturally appropriate, measureable interventions to help your population members maintain an optimal state of health, avoiding the problem that you identified them being at risk for developing.

Week 4: Evidence-Based Practice and Evaluation of the Project Through Measureable Goals

Dr. Marcia Stanhope (2016) explained that evidence-based public health practice refers to those decisions made by using the best available evidence, data and information systems and program frameworks; engaging community stakeholders in the decision-making process; evaluating the results; and then disseminating that information to those who can use the information Population-Based Nursing Care Plan Project

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Required Content Described population group then described the population’s health problem providing data to support.	Points Range:18 (12.00%) – 20 (13.33333%) Student provided a fully developed description of population and health problem with insightful analysis of concepts and related issues.
Required Content Described results of comprehensible community assessment showing collaboration with health care team members and or individuals/groups that represent the problem.	Points Range:27 (18.00%) – 30 (20.00%) Student provided a fully developed description of comprehensive community assessment showing collaboration with insightful analysis of concepts and related issues.
Required Content Developed possible evidence-based culturally competent interventions/programs aimed at primary prevention at the community and system level of care specific to community.	Points Range:27 (18.00%) – 30 (20.00%) Student provided a fully developed description of culturally competent interventions/programs aimed at primary prevention with insightful analysis of concepts and related issues
Required Content Chose a possible way to evaluate outcomes of project.	Points Range:18 (12.00%) – 20 (13.33333%) Student provided a fully developed description of possible outcomes for project with insightful analysis of concepts and related issues.
Required Content Presented to a community professional	Points Range:15 (10.00%) – 15 (10.00%) Presented project and included contact information.
Required Content Described role as a health care leader in community	Points Range:18 (12.00%) – 20 (13.33333%) Student provided a fully developed description of role as a health care leader in the community with insightful analysis of concepts and related issues.
Format and Writing Format of presentation includes: Bullet information on slide No more than seven lines per slide No more than seven words per sentence Do not write in all capital letters Select a background that will enhance the quality of the information being presented APA format for in-text citation and reference list Minimum 15, maximum 18 slides – this includes the title slide and reference list	Points Range:14 (9.33333%) – 15 (10.00%) Presentation adheres to all 7 of the identified format items. Population-Based Nursing Care Plan Project