Concept Map public health interventions

Module Objectives:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of public health interventions at all levels- individuals,
families, communities, and the systems that impact their health.
2. Distinguish professional nursing roles/process with clients in the community and analyze
the implications of those roles.
3. Apply core principles of public/community health nursing.
4. Identify the actual and potential commitments and contributions of the public/community
health nurse.
Resources:
1. American Nurses Association. (2013). Public health nursing: Scope and standards of
practice (2nd ed.). (Available free through the SMSU McFarland Library e-books):
https://ssuproxy.mnpals.net/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=647105&scope=site
2.American Nurses Association. (2015).Code of ethics for nurses: With interpretive
statements(3rded.). Available free through the SMSU McFarland Library e-
books:http://ssuproxy.mnpals.net/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1021757&scope=site
3. American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American
Psychological Association (7th ed.).
4. Minnesota Department of Health. (2019). Public health interventions: Application for
public health nursing practice.
https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/practic…
Description of Assignment: After completion of at least 20 hours with a preceptor at the
clinical site, the student will apply critical thinking related to experiences gained from their
public/community health clinical experience, correctly identify and translate problems including
components of interprofessional collaboration, or issues in complex contexts relevant to your
clinical hours using a concept map. Students will demonstrate critical thinking by evaluating
information wisely and examine how assumptions/beliefs and positions are shaped. The concept
map assignment will foster student’s thinking about their clinical experience/hours.
Assignment Instructions: Students will either use the concept map template provided in the
NURS 450 course/concept map module or provide their own template/design. The concept map
can be computer generated or hand drawn (it is not a requirement to purchase a concept
mapping program). The concept map will depict a diagrammatic representation and meaningful
learning incorporating the following 3 elements and contents of the concept map assignment
rubric below:
Justify an understanding that supports/suggests relationships between ideas/concepts in
the form of a network centering on your public/community health-based vulnerable
population from your clinical experience/hoursCreate boxes/circles to represent ideas and the lines between the ideas to represent

connections to organize data, analyze relationships and
Demonstrate knowledge that enables students to take a holistic view on the client-based
situation pertaining to risk/protective factors and public health interventions

Requirements: 03/05/2022