Locate, interview, and shadow a community/public health nurse for 45 hours to identify his
or her professional responsibilities, nursing roles, and understand the needs of the
population of patients/families that they serve in the community. —–For example, you might
choose a Public Health Nurse from a County Health Department, a Parish Nurse, a School
Nurse, a Hospice Nurse, or other nurses working in a community health setting—
Submit at least a 3-6-page report, title page, and references in APA format, summarizing my findings and addressing the following:
Requirements:
To what degree does the nurse provide care
to individuals, families or groups? What is a
typical patient population and caseload for
this nurse?
How does the nurse use data about the
public, public health or community
aggregates target and plan for their nursing
care?
What current research findings does the
nurse use to strengthen evidence-based
practice?
What current research findings does the
nurse use to strengthen evidence-based
practice?
Sample Solution
