NR443 Milestone1: Community Windshield Survey Form
Directions 1. First, download the NR443 Community Windshield Survey Form from Doc Sharing which requires you to type your name and answers into this word document directly. You don’t need to follow APA formatting and make sure you use proper grammar with no spelling mistakes and correct syntax is to be used. The sentences should be complete. 2. The file is to be saved by adding last name to the file name and then click on “Save as”. For e.g. “NR443 Windshield Survey Form_Smith”. 3. Once you have completed the form, submit it to the “Caring for Populations: Community Windshield Survey” Dropbox by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 2. 4. The length of the completed form should not exceed more than three pages which is exclusive of any optional references. Guidelines Guidelines required for completion of the Windshield Survey Form are given below. Follow them carefully to avoid any kind of mistakes. 1. Introduction to the Community:First identify the community which is to be used for the analysis in this assignment. The community chosen for this should be known to you well as it should be either the area in which you are living or the area around your work setting. Then, provide brief description about the community in one or two paragraphs. 2. Windshield Survey: The community selected is analyzed properly by doing an informal windshield survey. Details of the windshield survey including the information about its components are mentioned in your textbook Nies & McEwen (2011) on page 97 (Box 6-2). Try to go deep in the area and make observations about each and every thing seen there. Then describe your observations in term of following six areas and answer to all the questions in one to two paragraphs each which are mentioned in the text as your guide. a. Community vitality b. Indicators of social and economic conditions c. Health resources d. Environmental conditions related to health e. Social functioning f. Attitude toward healthcare 3. It is advised to observe the entire community at least two different times which will help you to give the assessment properly. Try to observe on a weekday and on the weekend. Also, go around the community during the day or in the evening. Also try to accompany someone with you during the survey as it will help you to take the notes conveniently. 4. Conclusion: All the findings of the survey need to be summarized in the form of conclusion. The windshield survey is done to know a health problem prevailing in that community which will be discussed in detail in the next assignment. 5. References: All the observations made by conducting the survey in the community is documented properly with the help of sources which are to be cited within the form and should be listed in the Reference section. However, no outside sources are to be used in this assignment. Caring for Populations: Milestone1: Community Windshield Survey Form Criteria Your response 1. Community introduction: Identify the community you will be using for this assignment. It should be the area where you live or the area surrounding your work setting. 2. Windshield survey a. vitality b. Indicators of social and economic conditions c. Health resources d. Environmental conditions related to health e. Social functioning f. Attitude toward healthcare 3. Conclusion: Provide a summary of your findings and your conclusion. What problems did you identify? 4. References: OPTIONAL: List any references that you cited.
