The topic for this paper is the role of a nurse in a correctional setting.

Purpose

Community health nurses practice in a variety of settings. The purpose of this paper is to describe the community setting and analyze the role of a nurse in the assigned setting. Health promotion nursing interventions and a professional nursing organization related to this role will also be examined.

The topic for this paper is the role of a nurse in a correctional setting. 

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes.

• CO5: Analyze the nursing roles in providing comprehensive care in a variety of community health settings. (PO 1)
• CO6: Utilize a systems-based and collaborative approach to address factors that influence the health of a community and population health problems. (PO 2)

This APA paper is expected to be no more than four pages in length (not including the title page and reference list). Below are the requirements for successful completion of this paper. Please use the recommended APA Template linked below, which incorporates the following categories as the first level headings on your paper. APA formatting helps you to organize your paper in a professional manner and provides consistent methods for citing your sources and completing your reference page. See the documents in the APA category in Resources for assistance with APA formatting. The Student Success Strategies resource has great sections on writing scholarly papers and APA formatting.

1. The community health setting for this paper must be a correctional setting such as a jail or prison (state, federal, men’s, women’s, juvenile, psychiatric, military, etc.).
2. Click to view and download the NR443 Community Settings APA  to complete your paper. The template is formatted with the appropriate running head, title page, page numbers, paragraph formatting, and most of the headings. Please edit the headers and title page with your specific information. You are also encouraged to view the Week 4 assignment tutorial found at the end of the Academic Integrity Reminder.
3. Read the chapter of your textbook on the  assigned community health setting and take notes based on the outline below.
4. Locate and read at least one scholarly peer-reviewed journal article that is not assigned in the course related to a nurse’s role in health promotion in this setting. Go to the Chamberlain library at . Search peer reviewed journals to find a scholarly article on this topic. The article must be less than 10 years old (less than 5 years is best).
5. Thoroughly address the following categories using the APA Template that is provided.

• Introduction (one paragraph):
  • The introduction should be interesting and capture the reader’s attention.
  • Introduce the assigned community setting 
  • Briefly identify CHN role(s) in this setting
  • Identify vulnerable population(s) served in this setting
  • Include a purpose statement
• Community Setting (two to three paragraphs)
  • Describe the assigned community setting, including vulnerable population(s) served.
  • Discuss three health services provided by the a CHN in the assigned setting.
  • Use your textbook or an outside scholarly source to address these sub-points.
• Health Promotion Nursing Intervention (two to three paragraphs) 
  • Describe in detail health promotion intervention(s) that a CHN could implement in the assigned community setting.
  • Identify people/organizations/community members this CHN role may collaborate with in health promotion interventions.
  • Utilize at least one peer-reviewed scholarly article related to a health promotion intervention.
• Professional Nursing Organization (two paragraphs)
  • Provide a detailed description of a professional nursing organization related to the assigned community setting. Search the text, your article, or the Internet for one professional organization that supports nurses in this role. If you can’t find an organization specific to this group, search the American Nurses Association (ANA) website for information on this role. Cite the organization in the body of the text with (organization name, year), and include a complete reference on the reference page.
  • Discuss one professional issue that this organization is addressing related to the assigned community setting.
• Summary (one paragraph)

The summary reiterates key points about:

• The community setting and the CHN role(s)
• Health promotion intervention
• Professional organization
• Includes a concluding statement.
• Reference Page: The reference page should start on a new page (insert a page break). All references should be cited within the body of the paper as (author or organization, year), and the full reference should be included in APA format on the reference page. A URL link alone is not an adequate reference. See the Chamberlain Guidelines for Professional Writing in the APA Folder in Resources for examples of properly formatted references.

Running head: TYPE YOUR SHORTENED TITLE 1

TYPE YOUR SHORTENED TITLE 4

Type Your Title

Your Name

Chamberlain University College of Nursing

NR435/436/443 Community Health Nursing

Term Month and Year

Type Your Title Here

Type your one-paragraph introduction here, and remove all yellow highlighted instructions. Update the course number on the title page. The introduction should be interesting and capture the reader’s attention. Introduce the assigned community setting and briefly identify CHN role(s) in this setting. Identify vulnerable population(s) served in this setting. Include a purpose statement.

See the APA file in Resources for additional writing resources such as the APA Annotated Paper and the Chamberlain Guidelines for Writing Professional Papers.

Community Setting

Describe the assigned community setting in two to three paragraphs, including vulnerable population(s) served. Discuss three health services provided a CHN in the assigned setting. Support with textbook or scholarly source. Cite your source and include a complete reference on the reference page.

Health Promotion Nursing Intervention

Describe in detail health promotion intervention(s) that a CHN could implement in the assigned community setting. (two to three paragraphs). Identify people/organizations/community members this CHN role may collaborate with in health promotion interventions. Support this health promotion intervention with at least one peer-reviewed journal article and cite your source (Author[s], year) in the body of your paper. Include the full APA reference for the article(s) in the reference page.

Professional Nursing Organization

Provide a detailed description of a professional nursing organization related to the assigned community setting. (two paragraphs). Search the text, your article, or the Internet for one professional organization that supports nurses in this CHN role. Provide a detailed description of this organization in your own words. If you can’t find an organization specific to this group, search the American Nurses Association website for information on this setting. Cite the organization in the body of the text with (Organization Name, year), and include a complete reference on the reference page. Discuss one professional issue that this organization is addressing related to the assigned community setting.

Summary

End with a summary and conclusion (one paragraph). In one well-developed paragraph, summarize important points from the body of your paper including the setting and CHN role(s), health promotion intervention(s), and professional organization. End with a concluding statement.

No matter how much space remains on the page, the references always start on a separate page (insert a page break after the conclusion so that the references will start on a new page).

References

Nies, M. A., & McEwen, M. (2019). Community/Public health nursing: Promoting the health of populations (7th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Saunders/Elsevier.