Discuss the sources of evidence for public health nurses. How can this evidence be applied to support evidence-based practice?

DQ1 Discuss the sources of evidence for public health nurses. How can this evidence be applied to support evidence-based practice? Cite at least two sources of evidence in your response.

DQ2 How has evidence-based practice evolved? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this evolution for public health nurses as well as communities?

PHN652 Population Based Interventions

Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 Why are public health models important in providing quality health care? Briefly describe two public health models and their impact on quality health care.

DQ2 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

DQ1 Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using qualitative or quantitative data. Give an example of when you would use each.

DQ2 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. Describe each method and explain why you chose them. How would you know which data collection technique is most effective for your chosen population?

PHN652 Population Based Interventions

Week 4 Discussion

DQ1 What techniques can be used in conducting a community health needs assessment? Which technique do you feel is the most effective?

DQ2 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? Why is it necessary to use all levels of assessment when writing a community health needs assessment report? What would be the impact of not including all three levels of assessment in a community health needs assessment report?

PHN652 Population Based Interventions

Week 5 Discussion

DQ1 What is the importance of evaluating population-based interventions? Why is it important to consider evaluation during the planning and development of evidence-based interventions?

DQ2 Health teaching is one of the population-based interventions that can be implemented by public health nurses. Could you implement this intervention model for your chosen population? What would be the positive and negative aspects of utilizing this model?

PHN652 Population Based Interventions

Week 6 Discussion

DQ1 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.

DQ2 When addressing an identified community health need, an intervention may already be in place for a similar population. Give an example of a need that is already being addressed by an intervention. What intervention could you implement for this community to enhance outcomes? Justify your answer.

PHN652 Population Based Interventions

Week 7 Discussion

DQ1 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?

DQ2 There are a number of grants available for public health nurses at the local and federal level. Conduct research into the grants available, and identify a grant that would be appropriate to use for your chosen population. Describe the grant and how it applies to the intervention you are planning. What would you need to do to secure this funding for your program?

PHN652 Population Based Interventions

Week 8 Discussion

DQ1 In your role as a public health nurse, what features or strategies would you implement when evaluating an intervention?

DQ2 Through this course, you have participated in the public health nursing model of planning, implementing, and evaluating a population-based intervention. Provide a short description of the intervention you developed and how you plan on evaluating it. What would your next steps be after evaluation? What can you do with your evaluation data?