NUR 426 Exam 2
What should a group expect to come up with after assessing a community? - answer
Clear goals and objectives to address an identified issue
What is an example of community mapping strategy? - answer Walking through a
community to perform direct observation
What is a population-focused assessment? - answer It focuses on certain age range or
population with a specific health characteristics that may put the group at risk
What is a problem or health-issue-based assessment? - answerIt focuses on a specific
problem or health issue like teenagers behavior choices
What is a health impact assessment? - answer Impact of policies, plans, and projects in
diverse economic sector using quantitative, qualitative, and participatory techniques
What does the team leader have to do when performing a community assessment? -
answer Prioritize which task is the most important to do first
e.g. Performing a windshield survey
What does community competence measure? - answer-Containment of conflict
-How people work together
-Commitment to the community
-Use of local services
Upon completing a community assessment, data shows that the numbers of motor
vehicle accidents will most likely increase in an area close to a supermarket. As a
nurse, what do you know? - answerSidewalks are needed in this area of the community
What is community-based participatory research (CBPR)? - answerTo determine that
community members are fully engaged in community assessment, members must have
a shared vision of the community assessment, what they want their community to be
like
What is secondary data? - answerComes from information that was already available
from previous data collected
e.g. Reviewing previous records
What is the process of a community assessment? - answer-Assessment
-Evaluation of assessment process
-Planning
, e.g. If a new nurse jumped right into the planning phase after completing an
assessment, this is an indication that the new nurse requires more training
What is a windshield survey? - answer-Primary data collection that can help the team
get an initial understanding of the community and is sometimes viewed as part of a
preassessment phase
-A drive-through or walkthrough the community to observe the community
-The idea is to observe the community to help in understanding it prior to conducting a
more formal assessment
What do you look for in the community during the assessment phase of community
program planning? - answer-Availability of community resources
-Strength and weaknesses of the community
-Secondary health data
What are examples of community program planning, developing interventions, and
nursing actions? SATA - answer-Establishing clear goals
-Personnel needed to meet the work demands
-Inquiring about funding availability
What is the evaluation phase of community program planning? - answerThe reason
(why) a community needs assessment completion is important
What are the five steps of the logic model? - answer1. Resources (inputs)
2. Activities
3. Outputs
4. Outcomes
5. Impact
What is step one of the logic model? - answerResources (inputs) are those items
needed and available for the program:
-Human resources
-Financial resources
-Equipment
-Institutional resources
-Community resources
What is step two of the logic model? - answerActivities that produce the program
intervention and can involve processes such as health education, as well as tools,
technology, or other types of activities classified as the intended intervention
What is step three of the logic model? - answer-Outputs are the direct product of the
activities of the program
-Successful output occurs when the program's intended outcome is achieved
What should a group expect to come up with after assessing a community? - answer
Clear goals and objectives to address an identified issue
What is an example of community mapping strategy? - answer Walking through a
community to perform direct observation
What is a population-focused assessment? - answer It focuses on certain age range or
population with a specific health characteristics that may put the group at risk
What is a problem or health-issue-based assessment? - answerIt focuses on a specific
problem or health issue like teenagers behavior choices
What is a health impact assessment? - answer Impact of policies, plans, and projects in
diverse economic sector using quantitative, qualitative, and participatory techniques
What does the team leader have to do when performing a community assessment? -
answer Prioritize which task is the most important to do first
e.g. Performing a windshield survey
What does community competence measure? - answer-Containment of conflict
-How people work together
-Commitment to the community
-Use of local services
Upon completing a community assessment, data shows that the numbers of motor
vehicle accidents will most likely increase in an area close to a supermarket. As a
nurse, what do you know? - answerSidewalks are needed in this area of the community
What is community-based participatory research (CBPR)? - answerTo determine that
community members are fully engaged in community assessment, members must have
a shared vision of the community assessment, what they want their community to be
like
What is secondary data? - answerComes from information that was already available
from previous data collected
e.g. Reviewing previous records
What is the process of a community assessment? - answer-Assessment
-Evaluation of assessment process
-Planning
, e.g. If a new nurse jumped right into the planning phase after completing an
assessment, this is an indication that the new nurse requires more training
What is a windshield survey? - answer-Primary data collection that can help the team
get an initial understanding of the community and is sometimes viewed as part of a
preassessment phase
-A drive-through or walkthrough the community to observe the community
-The idea is to observe the community to help in understanding it prior to conducting a
more formal assessment
What do you look for in the community during the assessment phase of community
program planning? - answer-Availability of community resources
-Strength and weaknesses of the community
-Secondary health data
What are examples of community program planning, developing interventions, and
nursing actions? SATA - answer-Establishing clear goals
-Personnel needed to meet the work demands
-Inquiring about funding availability
What is the evaluation phase of community program planning? - answerThe reason
(why) a community needs assessment completion is important
What are the five steps of the logic model? - answer1. Resources (inputs)
2. Activities
3. Outputs
4. Outcomes
5. Impact
What is step one of the logic model? - answerResources (inputs) are those items
needed and available for the program:
-Human resources
-Financial resources
-Equipment
-Institutional resources
-Community resources
What is step two of the logic model? - answerActivities that produce the program
intervention and can involve processes such as health education, as well as tools,
technology, or other types of activities classified as the intended intervention
What is step three of the logic model? - answer-Outputs are the direct product of the
activities of the program
-Successful output occurs when the program's intended outcome is achieved
