Problem
In your clinical practicum you are assigned a rural community of Lake Wales, FL to teach/ educate high risk patients with comorbidities for stroke and stroke victims, how prevent strokes .
1) Identify appropriate community resources based on individual client needs to promote a safe environment.
2) Create a safety initiative for the community (e.g., home, school, transportation, helmets, seatbelts, etc.).
3) Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team in the management of community health concerns.
• Reflection Questions
1) What are some actions that you took to ensure a client understood the elements of self-care and safety?
2) Would you make changes in your practice based on the actions or what could you have done differently?
3) What community resources were recommended to clients and why were those particular resources chosen?
4) What is the role of other members of the inter-disciplinary team at your practicum setting and how knowing the team would help your ursing practice.
1) Assess needs of the client or community related to health promotion and disease prevention.
2) Plan and/or participate in community health education.
3) Participate in population focused health promotion and disease prevention strategies.
4) Assess the impact of client behaviors on the promotion of health and well-being among the community.
• Reflection Questions
1) How could you utilize community health data to focus on health promotion and disease prevention strategies in your practice?
2) How would you adapt health education materials for the needs of your clients?
3) What recommendations would you make regarding changing health behaviors to your clients?
1) Assess the health, healthcare, and emergency preparedness needs of a defined population.
2) Analyze the influence of cultural, socioeconomic, and behavioral factors on psychosocial well-being of the community.
3) Assess how social determinants affect the health of vulnerable populations within the community.
• Reflective Questions
1) How will you provide nursing care that addressed the psychosocial needs of a client?
2) How did social determinants contribute to the health status of a vulnerable client you served during your practicum experience and what support agencies would you recommend for this population in the future?
3) What would be your greatest concerns about a particular vulnerable population during a natural disaster (fire, flood, tornado, extreme weather, etc.)?