Refer to appropriate sections of the database and

+ Refer to appropriate sections of the database and relevant research of the findings in
current literature. Data in the third column could be local, state, or national statistics.
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
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(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 for activity intolerance related to a sedentary lifestyle.
Community Health Nursing Diagnosi
s #2
Imbalanced Nutrition: More caloric intake than the body requires related to increased food intake
that exceeds bodies need as evidenced by increased body mass and a dysfunctional eating
pattern.
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Reference
61107 Zip Code (Rockford, IL) Detailed Profile. (n.d.). Retrieved April 15, 2018, from
Illinois. (n.d.). Retrieved April 16, 2018, from
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Illinois. (n.d.). Retrieved April 18, 2018, from
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Rockford city, Illinois. (n.d.). Retrieved April 19, 2018, from
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: UNITED STATES. (n.d.). Retrieved April 18, 2018, from
What causes obesity & overweight? (n.d.). Retrieved April 20, 2018, from
Zambo, K. (2018, February 14). Fentanyl drives surge in Winnebago County overdose deaths.
Retrieved April 16, 2018, from -
winnebago-county-overdose-deaths
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Module 3 (Week 3) Part Three : Community Health Nursing Intervention
Directions : Please complete the following information on this template . If you do
not use this template there will be a 10- point grade penalty per assignment, and
you will be required to resubmit within 48 hrs . You may increase the size of the
blocks on the template by continuing to type within each section.