Basic Windshield Survey – Rural
Basic Windshield Survey – Rural
Enter Sentinel Town® via the link to begin your virtual experience by taking a tour by car of Sentinel Town®. Since this is your first tour, select the slowest speed and stay in the car the entire time at least once before getting out of the car.
As you take the tour, write down your observations, specifically those that align with the following demographics and/or subsystems listed in the left-hand column of the rubric.
- Describe the characteristics of the people you see in Sentinel Town®.
What are the race/ethnicity distribution, age ranges, and gender mix?
Are there signs of poverty or wealth? What are they? - Who do you see on the streets?
Parent with child, teens, couples, disabled persons?
Are there homeless persons, beggars, etc.?
Is there anyone in the city you would not expect to see? - Are there dogs on or off leash? Are there other animals?
- Are there churches and other formal religious buildings?
What are their denominations?
Compile your observations addressing each item listed in the first column of the rubric. You are encouraged to add other relevant observations that may not be listed in the first column.
Select a target population of interest and discuss relevant demographic data and health status indicators for this population group. Identify major health concerns for this target population. Include a discussion of major health concerns in relation to a global health issue.
Reading and Resources
View this 9 minute video entitled
Community Assessment Windshield Survey
, to help you see what types of things to look for when you conduct a windshield survey in the Sentinel City simulation
Additional
Instruction
s:
Adhere to the chosen
Submission Option
for Delivery of Activity guidelines.
Submission Option
Instruction
Paper
- 4 to 6-page paper. Include title and reference pages.
Note: Title and reference pages/slides do not count towards the count requirements.
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PopulationHealth – Basic Windshield Survey- Sentinel Town®
Description: The baccalaureate graduate nurse will synthesize theories and concepts to build an
understanding of the human experience.
Course Competencies: 3) Integrate concepts from behavioral, biological and natural sciences to
review health needs of diverse populations. 5) Utilize information from available data bases to
assess community health needs. 7) Conduct a windshield survey. 10) Discuss the sociopolitical,
economic, and ethnic characteristics of a community and their influence on
population
health.
QSEN Competencies: 1) Patient-Centered Care 2) Teamwork and Collaboration 5) Safety
BSN Essential I
Area Gold
Mastery
Silver
Proficient
Bronze
Acceptable
Acceptable
Mastery not
Demonstrated
Observations
Describe the
characteristics of
the people you see
in Sentinel Town®:
race/ethnicity
distribution, age
ranges, gender mix.
Signs of
poverty/wealth?
Who do you see on
the streets-parent
with a child, teens,
couples, disabled
persons?
Anyone in the town
you would not
expect to see?
Homeless persons,
beggars, etc.?
Dogs on or off
leash, other
animals? Churches
or denominations?
All of
the listed
observations
are clearly
addressed and
discussed in a
comprehensive
and detailed
manner with
two or more
specific
examples.
Additional
issues, not
listed, are
addressed.
One or two of
the listed
observations are
not present or
discussed in
depth, specific
examples
missing.
Three or four of
the listed
observations are
not present or
discussed in
depth, specific
examples
missing.
Five or more of
the listed
observations are
not present or
discussed in
depth.
Target Population
Select a target sub-
population of interest
within Sentinel
Town®. Discuss
relevant
demographic data
and health status
indicators for your
chosen
population
group.
All relevant
data to
target
population is
provided
Some relevant
data is provided
Missing
demographic
data
relevant to
target
population
Does not
include data
relevant to
selected target
population
Identify major
health
concerns
for target
population. Include
discussion of major
health concerns in
relation to a global
health
A minimum of
three major
health concerns
for target
population are
addressed and
rationale
provided
Two major
health concerns
for target
population are
addressed and
rationale
provided
One major
health concerns
for target
population are
addressed and
rationale
provided
Major health
concerns are
superficially
addressed or is
missing
Create four SMART
goals
based upon
CDC and Healthy
People
2020
information in
relation to major
health
concerns for
your selected target
population.
Four SMART
goals created
based upon
CDC and
Healthy People
2020
information in
relation to
major health
concerns for
your selected
target
population.
Three SMART
goals created
based upon
CDC and
Healthy People
2020
information in
relation to
major health
concerns for
your selected
target
population.
One to two
SMART goals
created based
upon CDC and
Healthy People
2020
information in
relation to
major health
concerns for
your selected
target
population.
SMART goals
not created
based upon
CDC and
Healthy People
2020
information in
relation to major
health concerns
for your selected
target
population.
APA, Grammar,
Spelling, and
Punctuation
No errors in
APA, Spelling,
and
Punctuation.
One to three
errors in APA,
Spelling, and
Punctuation.
Four to six errors
in APA, Spelling,
and Punctuation.
Seven or more
errors in APA,
Spelling, and
Punctuation.
References Provides two or
more
references.
Provides two
references.
Provides one
references.
Provides no
references.