Windshield Survey
FLORIDA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
RN TO BSN PROGRAM,
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
Prof. E. Cruz, RN MSN
Windshield Survey
Assignment Guidelines
A. Windshield Survey
The Windshield Survey is comprised of general qualitative observations that give you a snapshot of the community that you can capture as you drive/walk through the community. The demographic data can be obtained online, through the public library, county or township administration buildings. Please address the following in a narrative format following APA guidelines:
1.Geographical description
Boundaries, geographical, political, or economic, how is it seen.
Housing a zoning
Sign of decay
2. Health Resources
a. Type of services available: health department, private MD, dentist, hospital clinic,
b. pharmacy, health promotion, mental health
c. School and occupational health services
d. Official and voluntary services
e. Self help and support groups
f. Service organizations, faith-based programs
g. Stores (grocery, retail, drug, dry cleaning, etc.
h. Transportation
3. Citizen safety and protective services
a. Police and fire
b. Shelters for victims of abuse
c. Others: neighborhood watch etc.
4. Services provided by senior citizens senior centers, meals on wheels, transportation, day care, long term care.
a. Parks and recreational areas
5. Community welfare services beyond city/state aid as provisions for emergency food, shelter, and clothing.
Below please see the rubric that will be used to grade your survey and due date instructions.
The assignment must be presented in an essay style using APA format in the required Arial 12 font with a minimum of 1000 words.Due date is Saturday, January 19, 2019, @ 11:59 PM in the discussion tab of the black board for grading and in Turnitin to verify originality.
If you are unable to comply with the due date, please contact me via e-mail at least 3 days before the due date.Extra time will not be granted after the due date has passed. This assignment will be grade based on the assignment rubric below.
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The Windshield Survey for North Miami Florida
The Windshield survey document helps health care providers to understand relevant information concerning the surrounding community. The data collected helps in making healthcare decisions with regards to the various needs of the community. The paper discusses the city of North Miami Beach otherwise known as the suburban city of Miami. It is located in Florida in the county of Miami-Dade with a population of approximately 50,000 people. Furthermore, the information provided will be divided into eight community subsystems as explored in the current paper.
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