Community Health Plan and Assessments: Fundamentals of Nursing | @LevelUpRN

Summary

In this video, Ellis from Level Up RN explains the community health plan and community assessment, comparing it to the traditional patient care plan. The nursing process (ADPIE: Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Intervention, Evaluation) is followed, with an emphasis on assessing entire communities instead of individuals. Key assessment methods include informant interviews, direct observation, windshield surveys, secondary analysis, and surveys. The video ends with a review of these concepts and introduces the next topic: epidemiology.

Takeaways

• 😀 A community health plan is like a patient care plan but for a whole community, using the nursing ADPIE model (Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Intervention, Evaluation).
• 📝 The assessment stage is the most distinct part of a community health plan compared to an individual patient care plan.
• 📊 In a community assessment, you first need to select the aggregate (group) to assess and collect data from them.
• 💪 The assessment identifies the community’s needs, problems, and strengths to guide the community health plan.
• 🩺 The diagnosis stage involves analyzing and prioritizing health problems identified within the community.
• 🎯 Planning involves setting specific, measurable goals to address the community's health problems.
• 🛠️ Implementation focuses on carrying out the interventions designed to meet the planned goals.
• 📈 Evaluation assesses the effectiveness of the plan and what factors contributed to its success or failure.
• 👥 Community assessment methods include informant interviews, direct observation, windshield surveys, secondary analysis, and surveys.
• 🚗 A windshield survey involves observing a community by driving around and making notes based on observations from the car.

Q & A

What is a community health plan?

A community health plan is a patient care plan for an entire community, following the nursing process ADPIE model: Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Intervention, and Evaluation.

How does a community health plan differ from a regular patient care plan?

The main difference lies in the assessment phase, where instead of assessing an individual, a community health plan involves assessing a group or aggregate.

What is the purpose of the assessment phase in a community health plan?

The assessment phase identifies community needs, problems, and collective strengths to base the community health plan on.

What are the steps involved in the nursing process for a community health plan?

The steps are Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Intervention, and Evaluation (ADPIE).

What types of assessments can be conducted for a community health plan?

Assessments can include informant interviews, direct observation, windshield surveys, and secondary analysis of preexisting data.

What is an informant interview in the context of community health?

An informant interview is a method of collecting data by performing interviews with individuals in the targeted community.

What is direct observation in community health assessments?

Direct observation involves observing individuals in a community at a specific place or location over a period of time.

What is a windshield survey?

A windshield survey is a method of observing a community by driving around and noting what can be seen from a car.

What is secondary analysis in community health assessments?

Secondary analysis is the review of preexisting data that has already been collected by others, such as Census Bureau data, vital statistics records, and community health records.

What are some examples of data that can be reviewed during a secondary analysis?

Examples include vital statistics records, community health records, and census data.

What is the purpose of the evaluation step in a community health plan?

The evaluation step assesses the effectiveness of the implemented steps, understanding what factors contributed to success or failure in achieving the original goals.