PHN652 Population-Based Interventions
Week 1 Discussion
Topic 1 DQ 1
Evaluate appropriate sources that inform evidence-based practice for public health nurses. How can this evidence be applied to support evidence-based practice? Cite at least two peer-reviewed sources of evidence in your response.
Topic 1 DQ 2
How has evidence-based practice evolved? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this evolution for public health nurses as well as communities? What role does evidence-based practice play in teaching public health nursing practice?
PHN652 Population-Based Interventions
Week 2 Discussion
Topic 2 DQ 1
Evaluate the importance of public health models in providing quality health care. Provide a specific example to support your rationale.
Topic 2 DQ 2
There are numerous tools available for public health nurses to use. Choose the tool used in public health that is, in your opinion, the most effective. Provide a rationale for this tool's effectiveness and provide an example of when it has been used.
PHN652 Population-Based Interventions
Week 3 Discussion
Topic 3 DQ 1
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using qualitative and quantitative data. Give an example of when you would use each.
Topic 3 DQ 2
There are numerous ways in which public health nurses can collect data in order to identify population needs and develop interventions, including surveys, focus groups, and interviews. Choose the two data collection methods you feel are the most effective. Evaluate each method and explain why you chose them. How would you know which collection method is best for a community health need?
PHN652 Population-Based Interventions
Week 4 Discussion
Topic 4 DQ 1
What additional techniques apart from surveys, focus groups, and interviews can be used in conducting a community health needs assessment? Which technique do you feel is the most effective?
Topic 4 DQ 2
When writing a community health needs assessment report, the public health nurse will need to include micro, meso, and macro levels of assessment. What is the difference between these levels of assessment? What would be the impact of not including all three levels of assessment in a community health needs assessment? What public health nursing practice model would you use in the creation of a population needs assessment report?
PHN652 Population-Based Interventions
Week 5 Discussion
Topic 5 DQ 1
Describe two or three population-based interventions that are evidence-based. Explain why it is important to evaluate different interventions addressing a community health need?
Topic 5 DQ 2
Health teaching is one of the population-based interventions that can be implemented by public health nurses. Could you implement this intervention for your chosen population? What would be the positive and negative aspects of utilizing this intervention?
PHN652 Population-Based Interventions
Week 6 Discussion
Topic 6 DQ 1
What are the ethical, legal, and regulatory aspects of implementing a population-based intervention? Provide an example of an existing intervention and explain how it accounts for ethical, legal, and regulatory standards.
Topic 6 DQ 2
When addressing an identified community health need, an intervention may already be in place for a similar population. Provide an example of a need that is already being addressed by an intervention. Identify barriers to implementation of this evidence-based intervention. Identify strategies for overcoming barriers to implementation of the evidence-based intervention. Justify your answer.
PHN652 Population-Based Interventions
Week 7 Discussion
Topic 7 DQ 1
Describe financial planning and management best practices in the implementation of population-based interventions. How does financial management play a role in the effectiveness and efficiency of population-based interventions? How would you substantiate costs for the population-based intervention?
Topic 7 DQ 2
Find a source of funding most appropriate for your proposed intervention. Funding sources can be local, regional, national, state, or federal. Describe the funding source and how it applies to the intervention you are proposing. What would you need to do to secure this funding for your proposed intervention? What data would be most compelling in order to secure the need for this funding?
PHN652 Population-Based Interventions
Week 8 Discussion
Topic 8 DQ 1
Through this course, you have participated in the public health nursing model of planning and implementing a population-based intervention. Once you have implemented the intervention, evaluation of the intervention is the next step in the process. What is the importance of evaluating an intervention?
Topic 8 DQ 2
In your role as a public health nurse, what components would you implement when evaluating an evidence-based intervention process?
PHN652 Population-Based Interventions
Week 1 Assignment
Benchmark - Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Assessment Description
The purpose of this assignment is to discuss the importance of evidence-based interventions to the design of health promotion and disease prevention.
Refer to the assigned reading, "Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Through Population-Based Interventions, Including Action to Address Social Determinants and Health Inequity," located in the topic Resources, to assist in completing the assignment.
In a 1,250-1,500-word paper, include the following:
A description of disease prevention.
An example of an existing disease prevention model at the three levels of practice (community, systems, and individual).
An analysis of the benefits and concerns with utilizing this disease prevention model.
A description of health promotion.
An example of an existing health promotion model at the three levels of practice (community, systems, and individual).
An analysis of the benefits and concerns with utilizing this health promotion model.
A discussion of the role evidence-based practice plays in the success of disease prevention and health promotion.
A discussion of the role of health teaching in disease prevention and health promotion.
Support your information with a minimum of two peer-reviewed resources within the last 5 years.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
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 LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
Benchmark Information
This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competency:
MSN Public Health Nursing
6.1: Evaluate theoretical frameworks in public health nursing useful for assessing the health status of populations and promoting health and preventing disease for individuals, communities, and populations.
PHN652 Population-Based Interventions
Week 2 Assignment
Intervention Wheel Analysis
Assessment Description
The purpose of this assignment is to analyze the intervention wheel and contrast it with another model used in public health.
The public health intervention wheel is a commonly used population-based practice model for public health nursing. The wheel encompasses the three levels of community, systems, and family and includes 17 public health interventions.
Write a 1,250-1,500-word paper that accomplishes the following:
Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the intervention wheel.
Provide an example of when the intervention wheel has been used in public health.
Briefly describe another model used in public health.
Compare the two models.
Provide a specific example of when each model would be appropriate to use. Provide a rationale to support your position.
Support your information with a minimum of two current peer-reviewed resources within the last 5 years.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
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 LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
PHN652 Population-Based Interventions
Week 3Assignment
Data Collection Method
Assessment Description
The purpose of this assignment is to create a theoretical plan for collecting data for a community health need.
Begin by choosing a population of interest to you. Research your chosen population for available health data. This is your secondary data. From the data available about your population, identify a health need that you would like to address. Note, the health need or population you select will be used in subsequent assignments. In the remaining topics, you will use the same population and health need to create components of a community needs assessment report.
Choose a data collection method you would use to collect primary data about the identified health need for your chosen population. Popular data collection methods to choose from are surveys, focus groups, and interviews.
Write a 750-1,000-word plan describing how you would collect primary data about the identified health need for your chosen population. Include the following in your data collection plan:
Explain of current secondary data available.
Describe the chosen population and identified health need.
Select the most appropriate data collection method specific to your identified health need for your chosen population, including a rationale for choosing this method.
Describe which type of data will be collected (qualitative or quantitative).
Identify health indicators specific to the population with at least one source.
Provide at least five example questions to be used in your data collection.
Include a rationale for each question asked, including the expected data.
What methods would be most appropriate for analysis of the data collected and why?
Support your information with a minimum of two peer-reviewed resources within the last 5 years.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
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 LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
PHN652 Population-Based Interventions
Week 4 Assignment
Community Health Inequities and SDOH Report
Assessment Description
The purpose of this assignment is to continue applying a public health nursing practice model in order to develop another component of a community needs assessment report.
Utilizing the information from your Topic 3 chosen population, write a 500-750-word paper that provides the following information:
Summarize the information from the Topic 3 assignment (include a brief recap of the population and community health need identified).
Explain how the population is impacted and include any health inequities that might exist at the micro, meso, and macro levels.
Differentiate between microaggressions and macroaggressions and explain how this contributes to identified health inequities.
Critique at least one social determinant that impacts the identified health inequities.
Support your information with a minimum of two peer-reviewed resources within the last 5 years.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
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 LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
PHN652 Population-Based Interventions
Week 5 Assignment
Benchmark - Population Needs Intervention Development
Assessment Description
The purpose of this assignment is to continue applying a public health nursing practice model by developing an evidence-based intervention to target a community health need.
There are 17 types of interventions that can be used by public health nurses. To address the community health need identified during Topics 3 and 4, develop an intervention plan to target that need.
Create a 10-15-slide PowerPoint presentation with a proposed evidence-based intervention to address the identified community health need. The presentation should include the following:
Introductory slide with the overview of the purpose of the presentation.
Brief summary of information from the Topic 4 assignment (include a brief recap of the population and community health need identified and any health inequities).
Description of the proposed evidence-based intervention targeted to the population and your identified community health need.
Rationale for selecting this evidence-based intervention.
Evidence-based resources to support the selected intervention.
Description of all stakeholders, including the community.
Description of the steps that will be taken to ensure the intervention is culturally sensitive to the community and population.
Conclusion slide summarizing the presentation.
Support your information with a minimum of two peer-reviewed resources within the last 5 years.
Refer to the resource, "Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations," located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
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 LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
Benchmark Information
This benchmark assesses the following programmatic competency:
MSN Public Health Nursing
6.4: Develop culturally sensitive, population-based public health nursing interventions to optimize the health of communities and populations.
PHN652 Population-Based Interventions
Week 6 Assignment
Population-Based Intervention Implementation Plan
The purpose of this assignment is to plan for the successful implementation of your population-based intervention.
Using your proposed intervention from Topic 5, write a 1,000-1,200-word paper that includes the following:
Summarize the information from the Topic 5 assignment (include a brief recap of the population and community health need identified, any health inequities, and the proposed evidence-based intervention).
Describe the steps to implement the intervention plan.
Determine potential barriers to implementation of the evidence-based intervention.
Determine strategies to overcome the identified barriers.
Explain how you will account for the ethical, legal, and regulatory aspects of community health in your intervention.
Support your information with a minimum of two peer-reviewed resources within the last 5 years.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
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 LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
PHN652 Population-Based Interventions
Week 7 Assignment
Benchmark - Funding Plan
The purpose of this assignment is to continue applying a public health nursing practice model in order to develop another component of a community needs assessment report.
Utilizing the information from the Topic 5 and 6 assignments, write a 1,200-1,500-word plan for funding, including the following information:
Briefly summarize the data used to determine the targeted health disparity.
Briefly summarize the health disparity targeted through the intervention.
Evaluate intervention sustainability.
Propose a budget that includes total cost of implementation, expenses, and amount of funding you may receive.
Identify potential sources of funding.
Defend your rationale for the chosen sources of funding.
Explain possible cost savings resulting from intervention implementation.
Describe adherence to financial planning and management best practices while creating your budget.
Support your information with a minimum of two peer-reviewed resources within the last 5 years.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
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 LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
Benchmark Information
This benchmark assesses the following programmatic competency:
MSN Public Health Nursing
6.6: Apply financial planning and management best practices in the development and administration of public health nursing interventions.
PHN652 Population-Based Interventions
Week 8 Assignment
Planning for Evaluation
The purpose of this assignment is to continue applying a public health nursing practice model in order to develop another component of a community needs assessment report. You will develop an evaluation plan for your evidence-based intervention in order to determine its effectiveness.
You may choose to include key slides from your population-focused intervention implementation plan from Topic 5 in order to ensure that stakeholders have an understanding of the data collection and intervention planning processes.
Develop a 10-15-slide PowerPoint presentation that includes the following information:
Provide an introductory slide with the overview of the purpose of the presentation.
Briefly summarize the population, health disparity, and the targeted intervention.
Analyze the components of an evaluation plan.
Develop a plan for evaluating the evidence-based intervention.
Identify the criteria (performance measures) selected for your plan of evaluating the evidence-based intervention using S.M.A.R.T. goal formatting. Include short-term and long-term outcomes.
Explain how you will use this evaluation data.
Provide a conclusion slide summarizing the presentation.
Include speaker notes for each slide, detailing how you would present this information to stakeholders.
Support your information with a minimum of two peer-reviewed resources within the last 5 years.
Refer to the resource, "Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations," located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
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 LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
