Week 4 BLOG 2: THE DNP-PREPARED NURSE AND THEIR COMMUNITY

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BLOG 2: THE DNP-PREPARED NURSE AND THEIR COMMUNITY

-Vaccine and immunization legislation.

-Nutritional assistance programs for school youths.

-Diabetes education for elderly outpatients in a community health clinic.

-Reducing the number of re-admits of patients who have had outpatient procedures.

-Reducing the number of patient falls on a medical/surgical hospital floor.

These represent a few community and organizational needs, challenges, and issues that may require and merit the advocacy, skill set, and knowledge of the DNP-prepared nurse. In your role as a DNP-prepared nurse, you may find yourself the champion and advocate for improved health outcomes both at a local and individual patient level to one of a national or global and population-based level. The DNP-prepared nurse is well poised to address and advocate changes not only in a healthcare setting but in a community context to promote positive social change and positive health-based outcomes.

**For this Discussion,

-Reflect on those needs, challenges, and issues that may be most important for your community or organization.

-Why do these needs, challenges, and issues merit the attention of a DNP-prepared nurse?

-Reflect on why these local issues/topics merit addressing from your perspective as a DNP-prepared nurse.

-Reflect on your role as the DNP-prepared nurse to address these local issues/topics and consider what type of practice changes or interventions you might recommend to bring about needed change for your community or organization.

*THE ASSIGNMENT*

-Post a response to your Blog in which you

***Describe at least TWO of the most important needs/challenges/issues in your community or organization.***

***Why are these needs/challenges/issues important? Be specific.

****Recommend at least two practice changes or interventions you would suggest to address these needs/challenges/issues in your community or organization.**** (Maryland or Washington DC community)

****Be sure to align your role as the DNP-prepared nurse to the competencies identified in the AACN Essentials.***

RESOURCES

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.

Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.

WEEKLY RESOURCES

PREPARE:

Review the Learning Resources for this week and consider those local issues/topics that are most important for your community or organization. Find articles about your community or organization that reflect the need for intervention by a doctoral prepared nurse.

NOTE: Attached is the weekly resources. Thanks.