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.