3 community health nursing diagnoses based on your

3. Community Health Nursing Diagnoses:
Based on your subjective and objective assessment findings above for both Weeks 1
and 2, write TWO priority community health nursing diagnoses.
NOT use NANDA. Use the following format for the community health nursing
diagnoses:
● Risk of (State the health problem or risk.)
● Among (Identify the population group affected.)
● Related to ( State factor(s) contributing to the health problem or associated risk.)
Health Risk/problem of (specific injury, illness, or potential of, complication of, etc)
among (specific population) related to (supporting evidence from your assessment
findings).
Reference: Shuster, George F., (2014). Community as Client: Assessment and Analysis. In Stanhope,
Marcia and Lancaster, Jeanette, Public Health Nursing (8 th ed., pg. 413). Saint Louis,
MO: Elsevier.
.
Your CHN Diagnoses MUST be something that a community/public health nurse can do
something about. See example below.
 Note: Poverty is NOT a CHN diagnosis.
 Remember do NOT use NANDA Nursing Diagnoses.
For example: Risk of asthma complications among children in SE Dallas County
related to observations of overcrowded living conditions, lack of public transportation
(may result in inability to access health care), high number of animals observed living in
homes, poverty indications (may result in lack financial resources to purchase
medications.)
Community Health Nursing Diagnosis #1
Risk of obesity complications among all age groups in San Diego County related to observations
of unhealthy eating habits and sedentary lifestyles.
Community Health Nursing Diagnosis #2
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Risk of skin cancer among all age groups in San Diego County related to observations of people
in the community being outdoors for multiple hours during the peak sun hours with uncovered
skin without sunscreen.
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Diseases in San Diego County 2016 Data Slides. Retrieved from
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County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (2018). 2016 Demographic Profiles.