Assignment Task:
Purpose, Population of Interest, and Evidence-Based Education Intervention
In guided worksheet two of NUR4636L you will be writing the next sections of your COMMUNITY project identifying the population of interest and explaining the evidence-based education intervention you plan to initiate. You will post worksheet two as your initial post, receive suggestions and questions from faculty and student colleagues, then make necessary changes/edits and cut/paste the content of this worksheet into the COMMUNITY Project to continue to build the project. Please include a separate References page to include all references used for this section of the worksheet.
Purpose:
Explain the aim and objectives of the project. According to O'Leary (2010), proposals have one overarching aim to capture what you hope to achieve through your project; whereas, a set of objectives, which are a set of more specific goals, supports that aim. There should be 3 specific, measurable objectives related to your project which support the specific aim. Continuing with the bicycle safety sample project, the purpose would be followed with the aim which is to reduce the number of life-threatening injuries by educating the public on the importance of wearing a helmet while cycling. Objectives are precise actions and/or measurable steps groups or individuals can take to move closer to accomplishing the overarching aim. So, if our aim is to reduce injuries by encouraging helmet use..., three specific objectives might be to 1) Increase public awareness of the number of serious and fatal bicycle injuries each year in the US, the state, and locally, 2) Engage local officials/stakeholders in the development of a bicycle safety campaign and discounted helmets, and 3) Demonstrate the proper sizing/fit of a helmet for maximum safety benefit.
Population of Interest:
You likely ran across a diverse group of individuals/groups during your windshield survey. Who did you identify as "most at risk" for the topic of interest? For example, maybe White males seem to be at the highest risk of homelessness in Key West, while children under the age of 16 may be a more appropriate target population for bicycle safety. Whoever you select, you will need to provide local demographics on the population of interest and identify a few ways you might reach them to provide education.
Evidence-Based Intervention:
Provide full elaboration here to explain exactly what EBP change you will implement as part of your COMMUNITY project. Do not leave any questions left unanswered and provide your reader with key details so they will understand the intervention AND supporting evidence. Include a minimum of three scholarly citations to support the intervention in this section. It is NOT necessary to create a novel (new) intervention. In most cases, you will find evidence-based education materials online for the topic of interest. If I were developing an intervention for bicycle safety, I could look to the CDC, the Children's Safety Network, and many other entities for well-developed interventions readily available for implementation at the local level. Keep in mind, ALL of what you write must be paraphrased and properly cited. DO NOT copy/paste the intervention into your project worksheet. Explain what you will do in detail (these are just bullet points to stimulate ideas):
Develop learning objectives for participants
Create a slide show or short video educating the public on bicycle safety and the importance of helmets
Ask a local official (police officer or EMT) to participate in the Q&A session following the talk
Create a one-page document or video link that shows participants exactly how to fit test their helmet
Send participants a list of places they can purchase a helmet along with a discount code that you've negotiated at the local bike shop