NFDN-2006 community health nursing

1. Select a topic from the list below that will allow you to demonstrate your knowledge regarding community nursing:

§ Practice setting: Community and public health centers

§ Vulnerable populations ( My topic)

§ Environmental health and disaster management

2. Write out a story about a situation related to your chosen topic. The situation should:

o Be nursing focused; the story should revolve around the practical nurse and their care/interaction with others

o Describe people involved

o Be written to protect patient confidentiality if it is based on a real life scenario

o Be written in chronological order

o Include important background information

o Provide dialogue if needed

o Present the situation without any attempt at analysis, there should be no literature referenced in your case study

Part 2:  The Case Study Analysis (5 pages, double spaced)

1. Describe and analyze two problems presented in your case study. What is a priority problem that occurred and why?

2. Present solutions to the two problems and how they could be implemented. What would you do as the LPN in the case study and why? Your solution should be written from an LPN perspective, keeping in mind the LPN scope of practice, roles, and responsibilities.