As a result of the field work / practicum in community/population health settings students will work with faculty and clinical preceptors to identify appropriate community problems based on community assessments of students’ resident or employment areas. Utilizing information initially gathered from the windshield survey and further supported by the formal community assessments from relevant data sources, the student will identify a community problems that can be addressed by nursing interventions. Students will develop a scholarly paper that will propose evidence-based interventions that reflects an understanding of the community’s resources, culture, and social determinants of health, healthy people 2030 goals, and collaborative practice models
The topic must be approved by the course instructor. The format is as follows
1. Introduction: Briefly describe the Community – giving a relevant profile that introduces the problem
2. Statement of the Problem: Background and Significance in context of the community consider overview of the topic as presented via the current literature (relatable to your community profile)
 The problem must be validated by data relevant to your identified community
 The background must be presented from peer reviewed professional literature
3. Integrate the relevant correlates in the community that impact the commonly problem with support from the literature
4. Discuss the of problem and relationship relevant social determinants of health, culture, HealthyPeople 2030, etc.
 Discuss the relevant social determinants using the data from the community profile and supporting literature that explains the relationship i.e., if unemployment is a social determinant provide the data from your community and explain the relationship from the expert perspective; cite accordingly – follow through with additional determinants
5. Recommendation for practice – Apply evidence-based practice interventions* include current or proposed collaborative partners and community resources
 Interventions must be evidence based; focus on nursing
 Consider community partners, resources
 Supported by literature
6. Grammar/Paper format/Organization: Scholarship is important – Use University or online
Resources as necessary
7. References: APA Format and Style 7th ed. required throughout paper – Maximum pages –
8 excludes Cover and reference page (abstract; sub heading not required)

Rubric
Student:
Element Well Above Expectations All relevant concepts correctly applied

90-100 At Expectation Levels Most relevant concepts correctly applied

80-90 Some concepts are correctly applied – Inconsistent

70-80 Below Expectations
Elements not clearly identified
No data/or valid source to support problem
Multiple grammar. Syntax, organization, APA errors
< 70 Introduction Effectively enables reader to anticipate the paper- standard An introduction is the first paragraph of a written research paper, or the first thing you say in an oral presentation, or the first thing people see, hear, or experience about your project. It has two parts: 1. A general introduction to the topic. You will be describing a clearly identified community See # 1 10%- Problem Statement Problem is readily identifiable, clear, concise, and coherent -Significance, originality, and background Data to support problem is valid and clearly supports selection Statement of the Problem – placed in context of the community To best write a problem statement describe the situation/community in detail and explain the problem. This is rooted in the professional peer reviewed literature and follows the guidelines as presented in the overview Statement provides (Background and Significance) Literature and valid data support for the identified community See # 2 20 % Discussion of Problem/Evidence of critical thinking: literature analysis reveals core elements assessed. Discussion of problem and relationship to the population /community includes SDoH supporting data -review of the literature* See # 3 and 4 25 % Recommendation for Practice / Interventions are drawn from the best evidence available – collaborative partners identified community models explored considering community resources See # 5 25 % Conclusion and recommendations** Drawn from the presentation/literature 5% See # 6 Format and Style *** APA organization /quality of writing and scholarship appropriate peer reviewed journal references 15% See # 6 Grade: Late papers are penalized per syllabus * Evidence-based practice is now widely recognized as the key to improving healthcare quality and patient outcomes. Although the purposes of nursing research (conducting research to generate new knowledge) and evidence-based nursing practice (utilizing best evidence as basis of nursing practice) seem quite different, an increasing number of research studies have been conducted with the goal of translating evidence effectively into practice. Evidence-based practice includes the integration of best available evidence, clinical expertise, and patient values and circumstances related to patient and client management, practice management, and health policy decision-making. All three elements are equally important. It is more than a single study.