DEVRY NR443 WEEK 5 AND 6 DISCUSSIONS: Vulnerable Populations (graded) As nurses, we all know what we should do to maintain a healthy lifestyle, but often knowledge does not translate into actual behavior.
Vulnerable Populations (graded) As nurses, we all know what we should do to maintain a healthy lifestyle, but often knowledge does not translate into actual behavior. Vulnerable populations may face additional individual and/or societal barriers to being healthy. What are those barriers? What can nurses do to overcome some of the barriers that you identified? Priority Setting When Working With Vulnerable Populations (graded) This week, we have discussed many different vulnerable populations. Choose a vulnerable population and discuss what you think the top three priorities are for a CHN working with them. Cite at least one scholarly reference that supports your decision. WEEK 6 Environmental Pollutants (graded) Visit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Envirofacts website at .epa.gov/enviro/">http://www.epa.gov/enviro/ . Enter your city, zip code, or location. Explore the site to learn more about your environment and things that might be impacting the health of its citizens. Identify something new you learned about your environment and how it could be affecting health by completing this statement, “I didn’t know ____.” How could you, in the role of a community health nurse, address these concerns? Please note: Look in Doc Sharing under Threaded Discussion Information for the Envirofacts Guide to learn how to navigate this website. Disaster Preparedness (graded) Visit the website .ready.gov/">http://www.ready.gov . Review the steps for being prepared for a disaster. As a community health nurse, what elements do you think are important to stress to the community? How is your community preparing for a potential disaster, or how has it prepared?
