Assignment:
1. Identify a service member to interview from your hometown, city, county, or state. Gather background information through a personal interview with your selected veteran, including:
o Why he/she joined the service
o Which branch of the military they served in
o Their role in the military, including length of service and type of service
o Summarize any combat, memorable experiences, or travel
o List medals and/or citations
o Record a fond memory or a struggle
o Summarize any discrimination they encountered
o Summarize their healthcare needs
Gather information about their acclimation back to civilian life, including:
o Pressure or stress
o Family life
o Healthcare/community resources
o Belonging to any veteran organizations, attendance at any reunions, or contact with former unit members
o Chronic or ongoing healthcare needs and how they are being met
Thank the veteran for the interview and then use this information to provide a healthcare analysis for this veteran.
2. Provide a Service Member Healthcare Analysis
o Identify a healthcare need for this veteran-the need may be physical, psychological, or psychosocial in nature.
o Research local resources that could be used to address the selected healthcare need and explore how to access the resource.
o Describe how this resource correlates with an existing nursing theory.
o Select a Healthy People 2030 topic and objective that is addressed by the resource.
3. Reflect
Summarize your interview and your healthcare analysis based on your research.
o What actions will you take to impact your community's knowledge and access to the available resources for veterans?
o What actions will you take to ensure that local healthcare providers have the knowledge of available resources for veterans (including your own employment setting)?
4. Prepare a pamphlet for the veteran interviewed
o Highlight available resources specific to his/her needs
o Pamphlets are to be in a tri-fold format (word has a template)
5. Provide one reference for theory, one reference for Healthy People 2030, and one reference from the organization.
• Your paper should be submitted in 12-point Times New Roman font with 1" margins and use APA (7th ed.) style for in-text citations and references. The paper should be 3 to 4 pages in length, not including the title and reference pages and should reflect your preparation and your experience during the community activity interview.