Posted: September 13th, 2017

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insufficient resources for a growing Latino/Hispanic population in union township.

NURSING PROCESS & HEALTH PROMOTION GROUPS/COMMUNITY THEORY

GUIDELINES FOR TERM PAPER

Objectives: This learning experience will enable the student to:

1.    Delineate a problem relevant to the care of a client/group/community with emphasis on the community as a client. (Careful not to focus on the individual members of the community but focus on the community as a system

2.    Conduct a search of the literature pertinent to the specific problem.

3.    Inter-relate findings with data gathered (from literature, interviews, and other sources) as a basis for nursing care in a scholarly manner

4.    Differentiate the stressors affecting the community’s biological, interpersonal/intra-personal non-human environmental subsystems.

5.    Propose relevant implications for health care delivery generally, and for professional nursing care specifically, based on community theory and research integrating community resources.

6.    Synthesize information into a coherent, logical and factually accurate written presentation.

Directions:

The community selected should represent one that you come in contact with either personally or professionally. Discuss your rationale for your community with your clinical instructor. (Use your windshield and formal assessments to help determine a community problem).

The emphasis of your research paper should be placed on the community considering the SDS model and the community as a client/system

The community’s biological, intrapersonal, interpersonal, and non-human environmental subsystems must be considered, and the implications for health care identified utilizing appropriate community theory.

References should be from recent professional periodicals and limit the use of text-books.

Requirements:
The paper must conform to college standards for acceptable written work.
1.    Done on 8-1/2”x11” white paper, double space throughout with a 1-1/2” margin on the left and 1” margin on all other sides. Proper documentation, reference according to APA format, and correct punctuation must be used.
2.    Cover sheet to include: topic, student’s name, course and name, and date of submission.
3.    Length: No more than 10 pages between 8 – 10 pages
4.    Due Dates: See course outline
5.    Late papers will lose 10 points a week

Required reference format:

American Psychological Associations Guidelines.

Topics: All topics need to be approved by the third week of the semester by your clinical instructor.