Completing a Community Assessment/Windshield Survey
conduct a community assessment that incorporates a windshield survey and apply the nursing process to your findings. Be sure to track and document the hours spent assessing the community is documented on the experiential log. Your time spent on the written portion is not to be included in the experiential log.
Develop a three-page paper (must be three full pages of content) APA formatted paper using current (five years and less to date) peer-reviewed references. Three references are requiered. Your paper should include citations and references.
Conduct a community assessment that includes a windshield survey.
Assessment:Collect at least two elements of demographic data that supports the community health nursing diagnosis.
Diagnosis: Identify two priority nursing diagnoses and one community health promotion diagnosis. Be sure to identify the target population and level of prevention.
Plan: Include the community or public health nurse’s role in the development and implementation of the interventions for each nursing diagnosis.
Intervention: Provide details about the intervention (s) and any community stakeholders necessary for carrying out the intervention.
Evaluation: Provide a summary of an evaluation plan that includes goals and criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention(s).
Sample Solution
A community assessment is a process used by public health nurses to gain an understanding of the needs and assets in a given area. The primary method used for this assessment is a windshield survey, which involves driving or walking around the neighborhood and observing key features such as population density, housing conditions, and infrastructure (Griswold et al., 2018). In addition to this subjective method, public health nurses can also use quantitative methods such as collecting data from local government agencies or surveys to gain further insight into the area’s social-economic landscape.
Following my windshield survey of my chosen community in San Antonio TX , I identified several factors which contribute towards poor living conditions within this area. These included high crime rates, lack of access to healthcare facilities or educational opportunities and low levels of employment. Additionally, there was evidence of inadequate housing stock with many buildings falling into disrepair while some homes stood vacant altogether.
Having assessed the findings from my windshield survey it was evident that immediate action had to be taken if we wanted alleviate poverty and improve quality of life for those living within this underserved community . Therefore I formulated a nursing plan using the nursing process – assess, diagnosis, plan/implement/evaluate – which focused on providing resources in order facilitate economic development along with education programs focusing on job readiness training for youth.
This plan would involve collaboration between multiple stakeholders such as local businesses , non-profit organizations , churches , schools etc . Ultimately , it would have positive long term outcomes like reduced crime rates thereby improving overall safety standards . To track progress made under this initiative I proposed frequent evaluations through surveys sent out every six months alongside regular meetings held between members involved in implementing these plans.
