explore community health principles
Community nursing assignment
Community nursing assignment
This assignment has been designed to assist you to explore
community health principles
and
approaches
and
understand
how these
can be applied
in nursing
practice
within a community setting.
Essay topic
D
iscuss how the
community
nurse
, u
sing an empowerment
approach, could promote health literacy in
relation to th
e health goal identified for the chosen client group
.
T
ask
•
Choose
one
of the given scenarios
(see below)
.
Each scenario provides a context, nursing role,
client group and
health goal
.
•
Write a 2
,000 word essay which discusses how the community nurse, using an empowerment
approach, could promote health literacy in relation to the health goal for the chosen client group.
•
Ensure that you base your
analysis and discussion on community health
principles and
approach
es
;
including primary health care model (rather than the medical model)
;
a group
,
community
or population focus (rather than an individual or disease focus) and health promotion
strategies
.
•
Ensure that you use
scholarly literature
relevant to the
essay task and the scenario you have
chosen
and support the points you make in your
essay
.
Scenarios
1.
You are working as a registered nurse
in an outreach service for
homeless men in a large city.
Goal
:
You
want to promote health literacy
and decision
–
making
in relation to
drug and/or alcohol
use.
2
.
You are working as a registered nurse in a community cent
re that serves a large migrant
population.
Goal
:
You want to
promote
the women’s
health literacy
and
decision
–
making related to
a selected
lifestyle
issue (diet, exercise).
3
.
You are working as a registered nurse in a high
school.
Goal
:
You want to promote health literacy in relation to sexual health
and decision
–
making
.
4
.
You are working as a registered nurse in a general practice.
Goal
:
You want to promote health literacy about
making lif
estyle change
/s
to improve health
for
men
(please specify the lifestyle change
/s
on which you are focusing)
.
MARKING CRITERIA
Marks
1.
INTRODUCTION
Describes
the purpose of the essay, and gives a indication of the main thrust of the argument
/ 5
2.
KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING OF HEALTH LITERACY AND EMPOWERMENT
Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the concepts of health literacy and empowerment (in
general, and
more specifically
in relation to the identified
health goal
)
/ 20
3.
A
NALYSIS: A
PPLI
CATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH APPO
ACHES AND PRINCIPLES
RELEVANT TO CLIENT GROUP, HEALTH
GOAL
AND CONTEXT
Bases
analysis and
discussion
on community health
principles and approaches
;
including
primary
health care model (rather than the medical model)
;
a group
, community
or population focus (rather tha
n
an individual or disease focus)
and
health promotion
strategies
/ 4
0
5.
CONCLUSION
Succinctly summarises the main points, restates central arguments and clearly demonstrates how the
points in the essay
relate to the overall question
/ 5
6.
ACADEMIC WRITING
Skilful us
e of language, grammar, sentence and paragraph construction to create a clear, logical,
succinct argument focused on the topic
/ 10
7.
RESEARCH AND
USE OF EVIDENCE
Identifies, analyses and uses
good quality evidence to s
upport the arguments outlined. (Uses a
t least 10
appropriate scholarly
sources published in the last 10 years
)
/ 10
8.
PRESENTATION