Searching Databases|2025

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Searching Databases (APA 7 format and at least 3-4 references)

When you decide to purchase a new car, you first decide what is important to you. If mileage and dependability are the important factors, you will search for data focused more on these factors and less on color options and sound systems.

The same holds true when searching for research evidence to guide your clinical inquiry and professional decisions. Developing a formula for an answerable, researchable question that addresses your need will make the search process much more effective. One such formula is the PICO(T) format.

In this Discussion, you will transform a clinical inquiry into a searchable question in PICO(T) format, so you can search the electronic databases more effectively and efficiently. You will share this PICO(T) question and examine strategies you might use to increase the rigor and effectiveness of a database search on your PICO(T) question.

To Prepare:

  • Review the Resources and identify a clinical issue of interest that can form the basis of a clinical inquiry.
  • Review the materials offering guidance on using databases, performing keyword searches, and developing PICO(T) questions provided in the Resources.
  • Based on the clinical issue of interest and using keywords related to the clinical issue of interest, search at least two different databases in the Walden Library to identify at least four relevant peer-reviewed articles related to your clinical issue of interest. You should not be using systematic reviews for this assignment, select original research articles.
  • Review the Resources for guidance and develop a PICO(T) question of interest to you for further study. It is suggested that an Intervention-type PICOT question be developed as these seem to work best for this course.
By Day 3 of Week 4

Post a brief description of your clinical issue of interest. This clinical issue will remain the same for the entire course and will be the basis for the development of your PICOT question. Then, post your PICO(T) question, the search terms used, and the names of at least two databases used for your PICO(T) question. Describe your search results in terms of the number of articles returned on original research and how this changed as you added search terms using your Boolean operators. Finally, explain strategies you might make to increase the rigor and effectiveness of a database search on your PICO(T) question. Be specific and provide examples.

By Day 6 of Week 4

Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days and provide further suggestions on how their database search might be improved.

Mike RE: Discussion – Week 4/Initial (at least 2-3 references and APA 7 format)

Given the diverse nature of the health care industry, the ubiquitous array of multi faceted axillary services, the sector we service the most sometimes becomes the focus of our interest given the opportunity and longevity in such an institution. For the purpose of this discussion post I will be posing a question on post operative pain management since this sector happens to be a critical pivotal point in patient recovery following either inpatient or outpatient surgical interventions. Using the PICOT question format; Does the management of pain using pharmacological and non pharmacological interventions on a post operative surgical adult patient improve pain control in four days post surgery? Following from the PICOT abbreviation, the P represents the population which refers to our surgical patients, I represents the intervention; pain management, C represents comparison; the comparison of pharmacological and alternate pain management strategies, O represents the outcome which is pain management while T speaks to our time frame for achieving this goal which is four days post surgery. According to Melnyk, (2018, p34) “the desire to gather the right information in the right way at the right time is not sufficient. Mastering practical, lifelong learning skills (e.g., asking focused questions, learning to systematically search) is required to negotiate the information rich environment that clinicians encounter.”

For the purpose of this post, the search engines I utilized were ProQuest and CINAHL Plus database. My key word search was pain management, which returned 20,494 results and 21,460 respectively. After the utilization of limiters for full text, peer review, date range of 2016 to 2020 the streamlined search result was 13,601 and 15,787 respectfully. The inclusion of Boolean search parameter for surgical patients further helped narrow down the search as follows; 3,070 and 5,179 respectfully, my inclusion of a final modifier for the most recent year of publication “2020” further help streamline my search results as follows ProQuest 232, while CINAHL Plus with full text returned 203 searches. “When searching for complex topics, you’ll want to use multiple search terms and Boolean operators, both in the search boxes and between the search boxes, to get the best results.” (Retrieved September 6th, 2019)

With the desire to increase the rigor and effectiveness on my data base search results, some of the strategies I will employ will be the refining of my search limiters which will help streamline my research to the most current year, using year of publication limiters, I will also include key words from my PICOT question like surgical, post surgical, pharmacological and or non pharmacological to help narrow in on the much desired research article that mirrors my PICOT question. “Keyword searching is the process of choosing search terms and entering them into the database search boxes to locate information on your topic.” (Retrieved September 19th, 2018)

References

Melnyk, B. M., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2018). Evidence-based practice in nursing & healthcare: A guide to best practice (4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.

Walden University Library. (n.d.-c). Evidence-based practice research: CINAHL search help. Retrieved September 6, 2019, from https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/healthevidence/cinahlsearchhelp

Walden University Library. (n.d.-g). Keyword searching: Finding articles on your topic: Introduction to keyword searching. Retrieved September 19, 2018, from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/keyword/searching-basics 

Lau RE: Discussion – Week 4 

I work on an IMCU, and it is hectic. Patient care is often interrupted for transferring improved patients to lower levels of care units to make room for admissions. About 1/3 of the unit will be newly admitted on my shift. The admission process includes asking patients about suicide and depression. I don’t feel awkward asking patients directly about the subject, but I see that patients are surprised that I ask even when I tell them in advance that I will be doing so. I have queried the significance of asking about suicidal ideation when patients are being admitted for a physical illness unrelated to psychiatric disorders.

P-         patients admitted for physical illness unrelated to psychiatric disorders

I-  hospital staff asking about suicidal ideation on admission to acute care settings

C-  not asking about suicidal ideation on admission to acute care settings

O-        value; decrease in the number of suicide attempts, an increase in patients seeking assistance in mental health care

T-         one year

PICO question: Is there value in asking patients admitted to an acute care setting for physical illness unrelated to psychiatric disorder, about suicidal ideation, compared to not asking over one year.

Search phrases could include ask suicide, medical admission, suicide screening, and asq suicide. I used Sage journals and queried “ask suicide” and received 39,212 results (Sage Journals, 2020). Using the same search terms on Taylor & Francis Online there were 75,136 results (Taylor & Francis Online, 2020). Using Boolean operators changed the results returned. Using “and” narrowed my search and “or” broadened my results. Adding more search terms linked together further narrowed the results  by approximately 75% by using “and.” Both databases have the ability for the user to narrow searches by searching for terms in specific article type, journal type as well as the publication date.

Strategies to increase the rigor and effectiveness of a database search might include using more than one database (UTHealth, 2019). One study on search strategies found a higher number of systematic reviews were obtained using a 2 PICO element search rather than a 4 element search. Additionally, it was found that it was essential to combine at least three databases together to achieve a 90% retrieval of relevant literature (Ho, Liew, Ng, Shunmugam, & Glasziou, 2016). This could provide me with the opportunity to find more significant studies to review. Another strategy would be to combine search terms and phrases with Boolean operators to refine my search. UTHealth libguides also points out that all databases are not created the same (UTHealth, 2019). They each have different rules and quirks. I must familiarize myself with the tool I choose to use, or it will not be effective.

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Discussion critique|2025

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  • please critique your peers’ works, such as purpose, concepts, assumptions, and theory’s implications for nursing practice, nursing education, and nursing research.  Does each group use concepts and the conceptual framework/theoretical framework/model of the theory to guide the nursing implications?
  • Discuss theory applications from their selected articles.
  • Please provide suggestions or opportunities for improvement.
  • Ask a challenge question to encourage your peers’ participations and critical thinking, for example a question about a unique situation and theory’s application, such as infection prevention.
  • Critique the packet of materials and APA format.

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Value based care|2025

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Value-Based Nursing Care Readiness Assessment

 

 

 

DEFINED NEED

 Yes No
Has your organization established a need to implement value-based nursing care strategies? ☐ X
READINESS FOR CHANGE
Is now the right time for implementing value-based nursing care (e.g., it will not compete with other major changes currently being made within the organization)? X ☐
Have employees been informed of the recommendations and been provided an opportunity to comment on the feasibility of the change? X ☐
Have implementation plans been developed that include an action plan, training plan, and communication and change management plans? X ☐
Does the organization have a Health Information System that has the capacity to collect, analyze and report value metrics and key performance indicators that link nursing care services to patient outcomes? X ☐
LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
Will the organization’s executive leaders actively support and champion implementation of value-based nursing care. X ☐
Does the organization’s leadership reward teamwork behaviors and showcase successes throughout the organization? X ☐
Have the strategic recommendations the interprofessional team developed been approved by organizational leaders and managers? ☐ X
TIME, RESOURCES, PERSONNEL
Has an Impact Analysis been completed to determine the influence this change will have on human and financial resources? ☐ X
Does your organization have sufficient staff with the necessary time and resources to support active project participation? X ☐
Will your organization allow time to prepare and continue work on project deliverables? X ☐
SUSTAINMENT OF THE CHANGE
Has the organization identified value metrics that can be used to measure the effectiveness of value-based nursing care over time? ☐ X
Will the organization be willing to use continuous improvement processes to measure and assess progress and continuously improve processes? X ☐
Will strategies for minimizing potential project failure modes be developed prior to implementation? X ☐
Does the organization have a culture that supports and rewards teamwork and innovation in nursing care? X ☐

 

 

Count the number of “Yes” responses and refer to the next page to determine the organization’s level of readiness for value-based nursing care.

 

READINESS ASSESSMENT SCORE

 

Number of Yes responses you have selected is 11-15 out of 15:

This is likely a good time within your organization to participate in the Value-Based Nursing Care Project. Prior to implementation, continue to monitor whether the answers to these questions change and keep a close eye on any items to which you answered “No.”

 

Number of Yes responses you have selected is 6-10 out of 15:

Your organization may not be ready on several of the factors. This reduces the likelihood of the success of implementing Value-based Nursing Care at this time.

 

Number of Yes responses you have selected is 1-5 out of 15:

Based on your responses, significant work is likely needed to raise the readiness level of your organization. Moving forward with implementing Value-Based Nursing Care could create significant risk that it will not succeed or produce the desired results.

 

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Lab Assignment|2025

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The Assignment

  1. Analyze the subjective portion of the note. List additional information that should be included in the documentation.
  2. Analyze the objective portion of the note. List additional information that should be included in the documentation.
  3. Is the assessment supported by the subjective and objective information? Why or why not?
  4. What diagnostic tests would be appropriate for this case, and how would the results be used to make a diagnosis?
  5. Would you reject/accept the current diagnosis? Why or why not? Identify three possible conditions that may be considered as a differential diagnosis for this patient. Explain your reasoning using at least three different references from current evidence-based literature.

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Intervention and Ethical Decision Making|2025

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 5 DQ 2

Over the ten years I have been a Registered Nurse, I have daily interactions with patients that both share and have a different worldview than I do. I find myself extremely lucky to work in a multicultural environment with co-workers, staff and patients that have many different religious cultural and overall worldviews. This environment has allowed me to understand other cultures a lot better, while being able to provide high quality care. An individual’s worldview of spirituality and faith affects, shapes impact their perspective (Grand Canyon University, 2018).

I feel that my strengths in facilitating spiritual care for patients with different worldviews than mine include being open minded, understanding and being compassionate. It is important to educate patients and families on the importance of certain medications, treatments or plans, however ultimately the patient always has the right to refuse. It is our job to provide the best education and information that we possibly can however, the patient and family has the right to choose, and it is our ultimate duty to respect their decision. My weakness in facilitating spiritual care for patients include not knowing every different spiritual view. Every day, I feel I learn something new about what others believe in or value. I find asking culturally appropriate questions are truly helpful. For the most part, people are very willing to share and open up about their beliefs and why and what they value in their lives. It is also important to assess the patient and family for spiritual needs which can include dietary or medical restrictions. At my hospital, this assessment is done upon admission and can be a very helpful tool.

For me personally, the person who would have the final say in terms of ethical decision-making and interventions in the event of a difficult situation would be my next of kin. At the moment, this role would go to my husband. I have found that regardless of cultures or religion, every family or individual is unique and has specific needs that are distinctive only to that person. It is essential that the nurse knows the needs of the individual patient in order to provide the best care possible.

 

When it comes to facilitating spiritual care for patients with worldviews different from your own, what are your strengths and weaknesses? If you were the patient, who would have the final say in terms of ethical decision-making and intervention in the event of a difficult situation?

Using 200-300 words APA format with at least two references. Sources must be published within the last 5 years.

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advanced pharmacology|2025

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Discussion: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

As an advanced practice nurse assisting physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders, it is important to not only understand the impact of disorders on the body, but also the impact of drug treatments on the body. The relationships between drugs and the body can be described by pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.

Pharmacokinetics describes what the body does to the drug through absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion, whereas p harmacodynamics describes what the drug does to the body.

 

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When selecting drugs and determining dosages for patients, it is essential to consider individual patient factors that might impact the patient’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes. These patient factors include genetics, gender, ethnicity, age, behavior (i.e., diet, nutrition, smoking, alcohol, illicit drug abuse), and/or pathophysiological changes due to disease.

For this Discussion, you reflect on a case from your past clinical experiences and consider how a patient’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes may alter his or her response to a drug.

To Prepare

· Review the Resources for this module and consider the principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.

· Reflect on your experiences, observations, and/or clinical practices from the last 5 years and think abo out how pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic factors altered his or her anticipated response to a drug.

· Consider factors that might have influenced the patient’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes, such as genetics (including pharmacogenetics), gender, ethnicity, age, behavior, and/or possible pathophysiological changes due to disease.

· Think about a personalized plan of care based on these influencing factors and patient history in your case study.

By Day 3 of Week 1

Post a description of the patient case from your experiences, observations, and/or clinical practice from the last 5 years. Then, describe factors that might have influenced pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes of the patient you identified. Finally, explain details of the personalized plan of care that you would develop based on influencing factors and patient history in your case. Be specific and provide examples

SAMPLE

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

As a psychiatric and mental health nurse for the past several years, I have been involved in caring and the treatment of patients. The most prevalent mental and neurological disorders among those aged 60 years or older are risk factors for anxiety, depression, and dementia. Most older adults are reluctant to seek help regarding mental illness, which leads to reasons behind the inadequate recognition and treatment of mental disorders among older adults (Tampi & Tampi,2020). The relationship between body, drug, and disease is impacted by age, gender, ethicality, and some pathophysiological changes that occur due to an illness. The purpose of this discussion is to reflect on a patient’s case from past clinical experiences and consider how a patient’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes may alter his or her response to a drug. Also, to develop a personalized plan of care based on influencing factors and patient history.

The case that I am presenting involves a 65-year-old Caucasian male with recent diagnosis of Neurocognitive disorder. No known allergy. History of hypertension and benign prostate hyperplasia. The patient has a family history of Alzheimer’s from his mother’s side. The patient lives alone with wife of 40 years and has grown children. Patients’ wife reported an increase in anxiety, agitation, and confusion. Prescribed medication includes Seroquel 12.5 mg PO bid, Norvasc 5mg once daily, Flomax 0.4once daily. Namenda 5 mg PO daily and Remeron 7.5 PO PRN at bedtime. Upon assessment, the patient was very agitated and aggressive at the beginning of the shift, including physical aggression towards staff and other patients. He was redirected to his room and was give his scheduled medication, fluid intake, and some snacks. An hour later, the patient’s response was the same, which pose a severe risk to the milieu as a whole. The patient’s recent Urine analysis was negative for urinary tract infection (UTI). An on-call physician was notified, and the patient was ordered to have Zyprexa Zaydis 5mg PRN every 6hours as needed.   Shortly after administration. The patient became sleepy and was noted to have unsteady gait; he was assisted to room, bed low and lock, and the bed alarm was activated. The patient remained on close Observation.

The neurocognitive disorder is most common in older adults; it affects the cognitive capacity, which causes a problem with intricate attention, learning, memory, perceptual-motor abilities and causes significant changes in behavior (Jenson & Padilla,2017). Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics are the relationships between drugs and the body. Pharmacokinetics describes what the body does to the drug through absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion. In contrast, pharmacodynamics describes what the drug does to the body (Rosenthal & Burchum, 2021). Older adults have a slow metabolism. Therefore, a decrease in gastric emptying increases gastric PH, which changes drug absorption in most older adults.

Furthermore, the effects of similar drug concentrations at the site of action in older adults may be greater or smaller than those in younger people.  In older adults with delirium, H2‐receptor antagonists remain on the list of medications to avoid. Besides, nonbenzodiazepine, benzodiazepine receptor agonist hypnotics should be avoided in older adults with delirium (Frick et al.,2019).

The Plan of care for the patient includes ongoing monitoring and reassessment. Initiating the fall protocols by accompanying the patient to the bathroom, and communication of fall status among staff. Assessment of the patient for sedation and antipsychotic adverse effects. Additionally, initiating a therapeutic environment by providing other non-pharmacological methods to address agitations and lessen the patient’s aggressive behavior for the safety of the patient and others.

 

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Workplace Environment Assessment|2025

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How healthy is your workplace?

You may think your current organization operates seamlessly, or you may feel it has many issues. You may experience or even observe things that give you pause. Yet, much as you wouldn’t try to determine the health of a patient through mere observation, you should not attempt to gauge the health of your work environment based on observation and opinion. Often, there are issues you perceive as problems that others do not; similarly, issues may run much deeper than leadership recognizes.

There are many factors and measures that may impact organizational health. Among these is civility. While an organization can institute policies designed to promote such things as civility, how can it be sure these are managed effectively? In this Discussion, you will examine the use of tools in measuring workplace civility.

To Prepare:

  • Review the Resources and examine the Clark Healthy Workplace Inventory, found on page 20 of Clark (2015).
  • Review and complete the Work Environment Assessment Template in the Resources.
  • QUESTION
  • Post a brief description of the results of your Work Environment Assessment. Based on the results, how civil is your workplace? Explain why your workplace is or is not civil. Then, describe a situation where you have experienced incivility in the workplace. How was this addressed? Be specific and provide examples.

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Community Teaching Work Plan Proposal week 5|2025

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Note: This is an individual assignment. Applying what you have learned thus far, develop a community teaching proposal designed to address the needs of your community.

Select one of the following as the focus for the teaching plan:

  1. Primary Prevention/Health Promotion
  2. Secondary Prevention/Screenings for a Vulnerable Population
  3. Bioterrorism/Disaster
  4. Environmental Issues

Complete the “Community Teaching Work Plan Proposal.” This will help you organize your plan and create an outline for the written assignment.

  1. After completing the teaching proposal, review the teaching plan with a community health and public health provider in your local community.
  2. Request feedback (strengths and opportunities for improvement) from the provider.
  3. Complete the “Community Teaching Experience” form.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

-I picked Primary Prevention/Health Promotion  in Miami Florida

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evidence|2025

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Select a challenging nursing care issue (examples include falls, medication errors, pressure ulcers, and other clinical issues that can be improved by evidence in nursing). Do not select a medical issue (disease, medical treatment). Do not select a workforce issue (staffing, call-offs, nurse to patient ratios). Explain the following for the selected clinical issue.

  • State the issue.
  • Explain the process you would use to search CINAHL for evidence. Include your search terms.

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windshield survey essay|2025

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You will be working on this project for Modules 7 and 8. You must go out into your community to complete the windshield survey! This project cannot be completed by doing online research. For the paper, make sure interviews are cited as personal communication.  

Defining the Community

Your community can be a pediatric, adolescence, young adults, adult, elderly or a combination.

Clearly delineate the following dimensions before starting the process of community assessment:

  • Describe the population that is being assessed?
  • What is/are the race(s) of this population within the community?
  • Are there boundaries of this group? If so, what are they?
  • Does this community exist within a certain city or county?
  • Are there general characteristics that separate this group from others?
  • Education levels, birth/death rates, age of deaths, insured/uninsured?
  • Where is this group located geographically…? Urban/rural?
  • Why is a community assessment being performed? What purpose will it serve?
  • How will information for the community assessment be collected?

Assessment

After the community has been defined, the next phase is assessment. The following items describe several resources and methods that can be used to gather and generate data. These items serve as a starting point for data collection. This is not an all-inclusive list of resources and methods that may be used when a community assessment is conducted.

The time frame for completion of the assessment may influence which methods are used. Nonetheless, these items should be reviewed to determine what information will be useful to collect about the community that is being assessed. It is not necessary to use all of these resources and methods; however, use of a variety of methods is helpful when one is exploring the needs of a community.

Data Gathering (collecting information that already exists)

Demographics of the Community

  • When demographic data are collected, it is useful to collect data from a variety of levels so comparisons can be made.
  • If the population that is being assessed is located within a specific setting, it may be best to contact that agency to retrieve specific information about that population.
  • The following resources provide a broad overview of the demographics of a city, county, or state:
  • American Fact Finder—Find population, housing, and economic and geographic data for your city based on U.S. Census data
  • State and County Quick Facts—Easy access to facts about people, business, and geography, based on U.S. Census data
  • Obtain information about a specific city or county on these useful websites www.epodunk.com and www.city-data.com

Information from Government Agencies

  • Healthy People 2020—this resource is published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It identifies health improvement goals and objectives for the country to be reached by the year 2020
  • National Center for Health Statistics—this agency is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; this website provides statistical information about the health of Americans
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—The CDC website contains a large amount of information related to the health of the American population. The search engine within this website can be used to find relevant information
  • Federal agencies with statistical programs
  • Every state in the United States has its own specific health improvement plan and goals that are based on the Healthy People 2020 document. This information may be available on the state health department website.
  • State and local health departments provide information related to vital statistics for the community.

Other Data Sources

  • America’s Health Rankings—this website provides information about various health indicators for each state: https://www.americashealthrankings.org/
  • Other relevant data sources may be found by conducting an Internet search related to the topic that is being examined through the community assessment.

After data are collected from various sources, it is important to review the information and to identify assets and areas for improvement in the community by comparing local data (if available) versus state and national data. This will facilitate organization of the information that has already been obtained and will provide direction for the next step of the process.

Data Generation (data are developed that do not already exist):

Windshield Surveys

With the use of public transportation or by driving a vehicle around the community, one can observe common characteristics of the community.

Examples of key observations to make when one is assessing the community through a windshield survey include the following:

  • Age of the homes in the community
  • Location of parks and other recreational areas
  • Amount of space between homes and businesses
  • Neighborhood hangouts
  • Transportation in the community
  • Quality and safety of streets and sidewalks
  • Stores and other businesses
  • People out in the community
  • Cleanliness of the community
  • Billboards or other media displays
  • Places of worship
  • Healthcare facilities

Participant Observation

Spend time observing the population that is being assessed. Through observation of interactions among group members, much can be learned about the community, including the following:

  • Developmental level of the population
  • Effectiveness of peer-to-peer interactions
  • Respect for peers and others
  • Safety in the environment
  • Economic status

Informant Interviews

Informants could be people who are familiar with and interact with the population on a regular basis.

Examples of questions that may be asked of key informants include the following:

  • Strengths/assets of the community
  • Areas of improvement for the community
  • Concerns of community members
  • Access to health care
  • Emergency plans for natural or man-made disasters

Focus Groups

Focus groups (usually small groups of 6-12 people) can be helpful when one is gathering information about specific areas of concern within the population. Use of a focus group involves open dialogue about the population, whereas an interview or survey yields only individual responses.

  • Focus groups may be effective for assessing the following:
  • Satisfaction with services provided
  • Community resources used
  • Transportation issues within the community
  • Safety within the community
  • General concerns of members of the population

Surveys

Surveys may be used to collect data from the community. Selecting a sample of the target population may prove helpful in the collection of data that are easier to analyze. It is important to ensure that the sample is representative of the target population.

A survey should be developed that takes into consideration the developmental level of the group that is being assessed. Questions should be written at the appropriate developmental level, so they are answered in a way that makes the data useful. Surveys might include closed-ended (yes/no), multiple choice (several responses to choose from), Likert scale (Strongly Agree/Agree/Neutral/Disagree/Strongly Disagree), or open-ended (“why”/“how”) questions.

Topics that may be addressed in a survey include the following:

  • Demographic information
  • Status of employment
  • Safety within community
  • Safety in environment
  • Personal safety (seatbelts, helmets, etc.)
  • Stressors/stress management patterns
  • Risky behaviors
  • Support systems
  • Volunteer/community activities
  • Rest patterns
  • Nutrition
  • Dental hygiene
  • Health promotion activities

Level 1 headings are centered and bold. Level 2 headings are bold and at the left margin. Your submission should be a minimum of 2000 words (maximum 2500 words) in length and should completely answer the proposed questions as listed under “Define the community.” You should have a minimum of three (3) references.

APA formatting required and all responses should be combined into a single document for submission. Use the rubric as a guide for the evaluation method of the project.

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