Step 2
Thinking about the needs of an older adult, use the information you gathered in step 1 to evaluate your neighborhood in terms of how adequately it will meet their needs. Write a paper on this using APA format. Use the seventh edition APA manual. DO NOT WRITE THIS PAPER IN FIRST PERSON. This is an academic, APA paper from the view of an outside person. Avoid telling a story of yourself and your dog and that you are happy the sidewalk is flat. Avoid personal information about your family. Avoid material on older adults that does not apply to the community (half page on hypertension from the Mayo clinic does not belong, focus on the community and older adult. Remember that this generation grew up with rotary phones, phone books and call 411 to obtain a phone number. Some may be computer savvy and other may not even own a computer. The paper should be at least three pages double spaced not counting cover page or references. Students must use three current academic references (within the past five years) in addition to the references they use to document characteristics about their neighborhood. These references should concerncharacteristics and needs of older adults. Crime rates should be reported as incidents per 1000 or per 100,000 inhabitants. Crime rates should be reported using government sources. Facts that are not common knowledge should be supported with a citation. One of those references can be your textbook. When you turn in the paper you will submit the table a second time as an addendum.
A windshield survey is an informal survey where the health professional drives around the community/area they are researching, and records his/her observations.
For Nurses to be able to knowledgeably plan services for a community, it is essential to know a specific community, identify health-related resources that may be helpful to members, and learn about gaps in services. A windshield survey is conducted from a car and provides a visual overview of a community. Conditions and trends in the community that could affect the health of the population are noted. This data provides background and context for working in the community or for conducting a community assessment. A prize will be awarded to the best group using a grading scale of 4 (Meets or exceeds the objective), 3 (Good meets the objectives), 2 (addresses some of the objectives), and 1 (does not meet the objectives) by your peers using the survey.
Cities to survey:
Utilize the attached document (Windshield Survey) as a guide for the paragraphs for your formal paper. When completed, print and turn in the document to the instructor.
The completed community assessment will be part of your in class discussion.
If specific data is required to complete the survey you must reference the source and include a reference page using APA (6th edition) format. Typically, information/data/statistics can be found online using government sites. See the Web Links tab for resources.
All submissions will be checked for plagiarism. If plagiarism is detected the student will receive a zero for this assignment and will be referred to the Office of Community Standards.
