The document outlines guidelines for a paper focusing on community assessment and health problem diagnosis. It details structure, required components, and grading criteria, emphasizing demographic and epidemiological data analysis, identifying community health priorities, and citing relevant literature. The paper must adhere to APA format and be submitted by a specified deadline.

1. NR443 Guidelines for Caring for Populations
Milestone 2: Assessment and Diagnosis
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to provide an opportunity to utilize
community assessment strategies, uncover a community health
problem, and identify the components of the problem related to
the community dynamics.
Points
225 pointsDirections
This paper is expected to be no more than four pages in length
(not including the title page and reference list). Typical papers
are usually three pages. Below are the requirements for
successful completion of this paper.
· Introduction: This should catch the reader’s attention with
interesting facts and supporting sources and include the purpose
statement of the paper. This should be no more than one or two
paragraphs.
· Community: Identify the community by name that you will be
using for this paper and provide a brief, general description of
the community. Your community should be the area where you
live or work. This should be one or two paragraphs.
· Demographic and epidemiological data: Compile a range of
demographic (population description) and epidemiological
(causes of health problems and death) data for your community
by examining census reports, vital statistic reports, city records,
morbidity and mortality reports, and other agency sources.
Using these data, describe the community and the problem.
Compare your community data to state or national data. This
comparison will help to identify a community health problem
specific to your community. A summary of these data should be
no more than one page.

2. · Windshield survey: Provide a brief summary of the findings
from your first assignment. Make sure to discuss elements that
link your observations to your identified problem. This should
be no more than one or two paragraphs.
· Problem: Using the assessment data, identify the problem that
you consider to be a priority concern. Provide a rationale for
your choice and relate your choice to one of the Healthy People
2020 specific numbered objectives. Healthy People objectives
are located within a topic area under the Objectives page. Your
rationale should also include why this is specifically a problem
in your community. This should be no more than three
paragraphs. Include support of your rationale with at least two
scholarly sources such as professional journal articles related to
your problem.
· Summary: The summary paragraph of your paper should
include a statement about the problem, the population at risk for
this problem, and the major direct or indirect factors that
contribute to this problem. This information should be no more
than one or two paragraphs.
· Reference page: All references cited within the paper should
be included on a separate References page.Guidelines
· Application: Use Microsoft Word 2010™ to create this
assignment.
· Use the categories above as APA headings for the sections of
your paper.
· Length: This paper is expected to be no more than four pages
in length (not including the title page and reference list).
Typical papers are three pages.
· Submission: Submit your file via the basket in the Dropbox:
Caring for Populations: Assessment and Diagnosis by 11:59
p.m. MT Sunday of Week 4.
· Technical writing: APA format is required. Review APA
tutorials in Doc Sharing and use the resources of Smarthinking
for writing tutors.
· Do not use first person (I, me, my, our) in this paper. Make
the community the subject even in your windshield survey

3. summary.
· Save your paper with your last name in the document title
(e.g., “Smith Assessment and Diagnosis”).
· Late submission: See the course policy on late submissions.
Best Practices in Preparing the Paper
The following are best practices in preparing this project.
· Complete the demographic, epidemiologic, and windshield
survey prior to choosing a problem to focus on.
· Choose a nursing problem specific to your community.
· Make sure all elements of the paper are addressed and
headings for each category are included.
· Review directions thoroughly.
· Cite all sources within the paper as well as on the References
page.
· Proofread prior to final submission.
· Check for spelling and grammar errors prior to final
submission.
· Use the A column of the rubric below to ensure that you have
included all the needed elements.
· Abide by the CCN academic integrity policy.
Grading Rubric: Milestone 2: Assessment and Diagnosis (225
points)
Criteria
A
(92–100%)
Outstanding or highest level of performance
B
(84–91%)
Very good or high level of performance
C
(76–83%)
Competent or satisfactory level of performance
F
(0–75%)

4. Poor or failing or unsatisfactory level of performance
Pts
Introduction
10 points
Catches the reader’s attention with interesting facts and
supporting sources; includes the purpose of the paper
(9–10 points)
No purpose provided but “hook” is present
(8 points)
Purpose of paper discussed; hook to get reader interested is
missing
(7 points)
No purpose provided and no attention-getting hook
(0–6 points)
/10
Community Data
25 points
Community identified and briefly described
(23–25 points)
Community identified but description missing
(21–22 points)
Community not identified and/or not described
(19–20 points)
Community not identified and not described
(0–18 points)
/25
Demographic and Epidemiological Data
50 points
A range of demographic and epidemiological data for your
community examined by census reports, vital statistic reports,
city records, morbidity, and/or mortality rates and other agency
sources, and compared to state or national data
(46–50 points)
Some demographic and epidemiological data described or
missing state or national comparison
( 42–45 points)

5. Little demographic and epidemiological data and missing state
or national comparisons
( 38–41 points)
Lacking demographic and epidemiological data and missing
state or national comparisons
(0–37points)
/ 50
Windshield Survey
10 points
Community windshield survey findings briefly described;
findings relate to identified problem
(9–10 points)
Windshield survey findings described but not clearly related to
identified problem
(8 points)
Windshield survey lacks sufficient assessment and relation to
identified problem
(7 points)
Windshield survey findings not described
(0–6 points)
/10
Problem
50 points
Assessment data used to identify the problem; rationale
provided for your choice and related to one of the Healthy
People objectives; supportive data provided to validate this as a
problem in your community
(46–50 points)
Problem not related to Healthy People objective or lacks
rationale or lacks supportive data
(42–45 points)
Problem not related to Healthy People objective and lacks
rationale or lacks supportive data
(38–41 points)
Problem not related to Healthy People objective, lacks
rationale, and lacks supportive data

6. (0–37 points)
/50
Application of Evidence-Based Literature
30 points
Two or more quality references from professional literature
cited that clearly support your rationale
( 28–30 points)
Two references cited, but information in reference may be
biased or not directly relevant to your rationale
( 25–27 points)
Only one reference cited that is directly relevant to rationale
( 23–24 points)
No references cited or one reference cited that is not relevant to
rationale
(0–22 points)
/ 30
Summary
10 points
Includes a statement about the problem, the population at risk
for this problem, and the major factors that contribute to the
problem
(9–10 points)
Summary lacks reiteration of identified problem or population
at risk or contributing factors
(8 points)
Summary lacks two or more of the following: reiteration of
identified problem, population at risk, and contributing factors
(7 points)
Summary unsatisfactory or not completed
(0–6 points)
/10
Presentation
20 points
Discussion well organized and logically supports analysis and
reasoning; structure clear and compelling to reader; easy to
follow author's reasoning; paragraphs linked together in logical

7. ways; main ideas stand out
(19–20 points)
Discussion accurate but limited; some attempt at organization
apparent, but in general paper does not flow well
(17–18 points)
Paper comes across as disjointed or rambling; flow of paper
difficult to follow
(15–16 points)
Discussion has errors in content; no discernible attempt at
organization; paper is chaotic
(0–14 points)
/20
Mechanics
20 points
· Title page, running head, and page numbers (3)
· Grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure correct (5)
· References properly cited within paper (5)
· Reference page includes all citations (2)
· Evidence of spelling and grammar checks (5)
(19–20 points)
· Minimal errors in APA title page noted
· Minimal errors in grammar, punctuation, and/or sentence
structure noted
· Citations present but not in correct format
· References present, with minimal errors in format
· Minimal red or green wavy lines within document
(17–18 points)
· Multiple errors in APA format
· Several grammar and punctuation errors noted
(15–16 points)
· Citations missing
· References missing or incomplete
· No evidence of proofreading prior to submitting paper
(0–14 points)
/20
Total Points

8. /225
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