Purpose
The purpose of this direct care project is for learners to apply the nursing process to a community health problem determined by their observations and data collected of vulnerable populations in their community. This is Part 4 of 4 in the Direct Care Project.
- There are four parts to the Direct Care Project.
- There will be graded Project Check-ins that correlate to each part.
- The topic selected in Part 1 will be the same one used in Parts 2 through 4.
- Review the table below for overview and due dates with each topic.
- Contact your instructor with questions.
Overview | Points | Due Date | Projects | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Air Quality | Substance Use | |||
Part 1: Assessment Completed in Week 2 | ||||
Part 2: Planning the Presentation Completed in Week 4 | ||||
Part 3: Implementing the Presentation Completed in Weeks 5 or 6 | ||||
Part 4: Evaluation: Check-In | 10 | Wednesday of Week 6 | Required, graded check-in on progress of evaluation of the presentation and project | |
Part 4: Evaluating the Project | 140 | Sunday end of Week 6 | Evaluate learning and reflect on the project. | Evaluate learning and reflect on the project. |
Course Outcomes
This direct care project enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
- CO2 Assess the health of populations, aggregates, and communities (PO4)
- CO3 Apply the nursing process to vulnerable populations with professional clinical judgment and evidence-based practice (PO4 & 8)
- CO5 Utilize a collaborative approach to address factors that influence population health (PO2)
- CO6 Examine collaborative trends in community health nursing (PO2)
Part 4 enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
- CO3 Apply the nursing process to vulnerable populations with professional clinical judgment and evidence-based practice (PO4 & 8)
- CO5 Utilize a collaborative approach to address factors that influence population health (PO2)
- CO6 Examine collaborative trends in community health nursing (PO2)
Due Date for Part 4
Sunday 11:59 PM MT at the end of Week 6
Points Possible for Part 4
140 Points
Late Assignment Policy
If the assignment is not submitted by due date, a late deduction will be applied. See rubric below.
Directions for Part 4
- View the Direct Care Project Part 4 Tutorial (Links to an external site.)
- Download the Evaluating the Project template below
- Gather the information from the surveys and attendance form.
- Complete the template with the following:
- Attendance form data
- Include names, titles, and organization
- Tables of results
- PRE-Survey and POST-Survey results in numerical form
- Interpretation of results
- Summarize data in the tables
- Include any positive or negative changes
- Reflection
- Overall experience
- Summary of outcomes from the pre and post surveys
- Barriers to the project (i.e. participant interest, time, limited resources, willingness for change, etc.)
- Implications for future practice
- How could this project impact your personal and professional practice?
- Attendance form data
- Submit the Direct Care Part 4 Evaluating the Project template and the attendance form. The attendance form will be a separate submission in the grades area.
Solution:
Direct Care Project Part 4
Evaluating the Project
Directions: Use this template to evaluate your project. For more information on the template sections, see the Directions for Part 4 and the Direct Care Project Part 4 Tutorial.
- Title of presentation _____Substance use and SBIRT tool__________________________________
- Date presentation completed __12/06/2020______________________________
- Tables of results
- Tally the results of your surveys and place the numerical values in the boxes below.
PRE-Survey
# | Strongly Agree | Agree |
Neither Agree nor Disagree | Disagree | Strongly Disagree |
1 | 2 | 1 | |||
2 | 3 | ||||
3 | 2 | 1 | |||
4 | 2 | 1 | |||
5 | 2 | 1 | |||
6 | 1 | 2 | |||
7 | 2 | 1 | |||
8 | 2 | 1 |
POST-Survey
# | Strongly Agree | Agree |
Neither Agree nor Disagree | Disagree | Strongly Disagree |
1 | 3 | ||||
2 | 1 | 2 | |||
3 | 2 | 1 | |||
4 | 2 | 1 | |||
5 | 1 | 2 | |||
6 | 1 | 2 | |||
7 | 2 | 1 | |||
8 | 3 |
- Interpretation of results
I presented my topic on substance abuse, particularly opioid abuse, to three attendees who completed the pre and post-survey questionnaire. At pre-survey, the attendees had lower knowledge levels about opioid abuse and related health problems and intervention. They marked neither agree nor disagree, disagree or strongly disagree in all areas except for 2 who marked agree for “I believe this health problem is an issue in our community” and “I am interested in this health problem and proposed solution.” However, a significant change is noted at post-survey where the attendees mostly marked strongly agree and agree in all areas except for item 6 “I am familiar with ways to improve this…..Please click the icon below to purchase full answer at only $10