Week 1 Discussion: Population-Based or Community-Based Nursing
Step 1: Chose one of the following specialties of nursing:
Community Health Nursing
Public Health Nursing
Step 2: Select either A or B discussion point below and respond to the prompt. SELECT ONE DISCUSSION POINT
ONLY.
A. Compare and contrast the chosen specialty (from step 1) 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:
Focus of nursing interventions
Family and client relationships
Nursing autonomy
Scope of professional responsibility
Nursing roles
B. Discuss how nurses working in your chosen specialty (from step 1) impact the health and wellness of vulnerable populations
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
Step 3: In addition to your original post, be sure to provide a meaningful response to at least two of your peers’ posts. Expand on aspects of population- based and community-based nursing as defined by others that are different from or complementary to your own ideas.
Your initial post should be 2-3 paragraphs long and follow the requirements outlined in the discussion.
