Community/Public Health
Course Title: Public Health: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Competency Assessment Title: Community/Public Health
Competency Assessment Rubric
1) Fully defined public/community health nursing.
2) Fully defined primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention.
3) Thoroughly provided examples of each level of prevention.
4) Comprehensively described the nurse’s roles and responsibilities in community and public health nursing
5) Fully explained current domestic and global issues, including those that community and public health nurses face.
6) The assessment was concise, with exceptional attention to detail, and was free of errors.
Assignment Directions
This assessment is designed to ensure you understand the basics of public and community health. It is important to understand the close relation between public and community health, as well as recognize the impact of global issues on both.
In your assessment:
Define public/community health nursing.
Define primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention.
Give examples of each level of prevention.
Describe the nurse’s roles and responsibilities in community and public health nursing.
Explain current domestic and global issues, including community and public health nurses face.