NR 443 Week 4 Milestone 2 – Assessment and Diagnosis

NR 443 Week 4 Milestone 2 – Assessment and Diagnosis

  • Introduction: Interesting facts and supporting sources and include the purpose statement of the paper.
  • Community: Identify the communityNR 443 Week 4 Milestone 2 – Assessment and Diagnosis by name that you will be using for this paper and provide a brief, general description of the community. Your community should be the area where you live or work. 1 or 2 paragraphs.
  • Demographic and epidemiological data: Compile a range of demographic (population description) and epidemiological (causes of health problems and death) data for your community by examining census reports, vital statistic reports, city records, morbidity and mortality reports, and other agency sources. Using these data, describe the community and the problem. Compare your community data to state or national data.
  • Windshield survey: Provide a brief summary of the findings from your first assignment. Make sure to discuss elements that link your observations to your identified problem.
  • Problem: Using the assessment data, identify the problem that you consider to be a priority concern. Provide a rationale for your choice and relate your choice to one of the Healthy People 2020 specific numbered objectives. Healthy People objectives are located within a topic area under the Objectives page.
  • Summary: The summary paragraph of your paper should include a statement about the problem, the population at risk for this problem, and the major direct or indirect factors that contribute to this problem.
  • Reference page: References should be included on a separate page.