Public Health Nursing Practicum.

Compare similarities and differences of ANA Public Health Nursing (PHN) Standards, CAL Public Health Nursing (PHN) Standards, and the ANA Standards of Professional Performance. Discuss the importance of standards of practice and how they guide your practice and inform nursing care. Explain the role of the advanced public health nurse as a trusted source of information.

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DQ2

Discuss and cite three components within the PHN standards. Apply the components to initiatives or processes within your practicum setting. How are they important to your practicum setting? Provide a specific example of how they are used in your practicum setting.

Study Materials

Read pages 1-26 in Public Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice.

Read “Community/Public Health Nursing (C/PHN) Competencies,” by the Quad City Coalition (2018), located on the coalition’s website. URL: http://www.quadcouncilphn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/QCC-C-PHN-COMPETENCIES-Approved_2018.05.04_Final-002.pdf

Read “Writing S.M.A.R.T. Goals,” by UHR Employee Development, located on the University of Idaho Human Resources website. URL: https://www.uidaho.edu/-/media/UIdaho-Responsive/Files/human-resources/forms/manager-resources/performance-development/writing-smart-goals.pdf

MODULE 2

DQ1

Describe the practicum setting where you will complete your hours. Describe the role of advanced public health nurse within the practicum setting. Discuss the overall practicum goals you have selected. Provide specific examples of how they align to ANA Public Health Nursing Standards.

DQ2

Review the assigned article “Character and Servant Leadership: Ten Characteristics of Effective, Caring Leaders.” Discuss the principles of leadership management and how they apply to your practicum setting. Select three characteristics of caring leaders from the readings. Explain how these three characteristics might relate to a Christian worldview. Does a Christian worldview complement these characteristics? Why or why not?

STUDY MATERIALS

Read Standard 12. Leadership in Public Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice.

Read “Character and Servant Leadership: Ten Characteristics of Effective, Caring Leaders,” by Spears, from Journal of Virtues and Leadership (2010). URL: https://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/jvl/vol1_iss1/Spears_Final.pdf

Read “Using Bloom’s Taxonomy for Effective Learning,” located on the ThoughtCo website. URL: https://www.thoughtco.com/blooms-taxonomy-the-incredible-teaching-tool-2081869

Explore “Chapter 13. Orienting Ideas in Leadership” in Management and Leadership, located on the Community Tool Box website. URL: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/leadership/leadership-ideas

Explore “Chapter 14. Core Functions in Leadership,” located on the Community Tool Box website (2018). URL: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/leadership/leadership-functions

Read the “Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretative Statements ANA Code of Ethics,” from the American Nurses Association (2015). URL: https://www.nursingworld.org/coe-view-only

MODULE 3

DQ1

Use the “SWOT Analysis” template to identify internal and external factors that can help or hinder organizational or program success in your practicum setting. After completing the template, answer the following questions: How can weaknesses be converted into strengths? Can strengths be used to overcome threats? If so, provide an example. How can opportunities be maximized? Do not upload the template into the discussion forum–it is for guidance only.

DQ2

In the first discussion question in this topic, you completed a SWOT analysis for your practicum site. Using current evidence-based practice resources, explain how you would apply practice improvement strategies to minimize the weakness that you indicated in your completed SWOT analysis.

STUDY MATERIALS

Read Standard 9. Evidence Based Practice and Research in Public Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice.

Read “Framework for Selecting Best Practices in Public Health: A Systematic Literature Review,” by Ng and de Colombani, from Journal of Public Health Research (2015). URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4693338/

Read “Tools for Implementing an Evidence-Based Approach in Public Health Practice,” by Jacobs, Jones, Gabella, Spring, and Brownson, from Preventing Chronic Disease (2015), located on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website. URL: https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/11_0324.htm

Explore the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) website. URL: https://www.ahrq.gov

Read “Section 14. SWOT Analysis: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats” in Chapter 3 of Community Assessment, located on the Community Toolbox website. URL: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/swot-analysis/main

Explore the Evidence-Based Resources page of the Healthy People 2020 website. URL: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/tools-resources/Evidence-Based-Resources

Explore the Databases of Best Practices page on the Community Tool Box website. URL: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/databases-best-practices

MODULE 4

DQ1

Locate the organizational chart of stakeholders in your practicum setting. Identify and discuss stakeholders and partnerships. Differentiate between formal and informal leaders.

DQ2

Explain how communication occurs between the organization and external and internal stakeholders in your practicum setting. What works well and what strategies could be implemented to improve communication between the organization and external and internal stakeholders?

STUDY MATERIALS

Read Standard 5c. Consultation and Standard 11. Communication in Public Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice.

Review “Using Bloom’s Taxonomy for Effective Learning,” located on the ThoughtCo website. URL: https://www.thoughtco.com/blooms-taxonomy-the-incredible-teaching-tool-2081869

Read “Nurse Partnerships Across the Public Health System,” by Towne and Chaudry, from Nursing Management (2017). URL:https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://gateway.ovid.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=00006247-201701000-00006&LSLINK=80&D=ovft

Explore “Chapter 6. Communications to Promote Interest” in Communications to Promote Interest and Participation, located on the Community Tool Box website. URL: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/participation/promoting-interest