Assignment: Population-Based or Community-Based Nursing
Step A: Chose one of the following specialties of nursing:
• Community Health Nursing
• Public Health Nursing
Step B: Select either I or II discussion point below and respond to the prompt. SELECT ONE DISCUSSION POINT ONLY.
I. Compare and contrast the chosen specialty (from step A) to another specialty of nursing practice that you have studied. Chose at least 2 of the following points to discuss and support your views with scholarly evidence:
i. Focus of nursing interventions
ii. Family and client relationships
iii. Nursing autonomy
iv. Scope of professional responsibility
v. Nursing roles
II. Discuss how nurses working in your chosen specialty (from step A) impact the health and wellness of vulnerable populations
i. Give a specific example from the news or the literature of nurses in the specialty impacting the lives of people in vulnerable populations. Select an example that occurred in the past 30 years.
• Example: providing triage or other services after Hurricane Katrina
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.