Community Health Nursing Intervention assignment instructions
For the final assignment in NR 443: Community Health Nursing, you will need to utilize a qualitative or Quantitative evaluation method to evaluate your proposed intervention.
Qualitative evaluation techniques generally are subjective data and can include methods such as:
- observation methods
- interviews
- focus groups
- other nonstatistical data
When evaluating a proposed intervention in community health nursing, you have the option of using either qualitative or quantitative evaluation methods. Qualitative methods involve non-numerical data collection through interviews, observations, and focus groups, while quantitative methods collect numerical data through surveys and other standardized measures.
Both methods have their pros and cons. Qualitative methods provide insights into complex issues and personal experiences but may be less reliable due to subjective interpretations. Quantitative methods are more objective and allow for statistical analysis, but may not capture all aspects of personal experiences. Ultimately, the choice between qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods depends on the specific research question and evaluation goals in community health nursing.
Community Health Nursing Proposed intervention examples
Example:
If your proposed intervention is related to childhood obesity, you may want to interview the children pre and post-intervention to see if their attitude about food and health has changed. This would be a qualitative evaluation method.
Example:
For the same intervention, you want to have a focus group with pre and post-intervention parents to see if their children’s attitudes about food have changed. This would be a qualitative evaluation method.
Quantitative evaluation techniques generally are objective data and
This can include methods such as:
- surveys/questionnaires
- pre/post tests
- physiologic data
- statistical analysis
Example:
Your proposed intervention is the same as the example above, but instead of an interview, you would like to measure the children’s weight pre and post-your intervention. This would be a quantitative evaluation method.
Example:
Another example of a quantitative evaluation method would be having a pre and post-test on healthy foods and the importance of exercise. You would compare the pre-intervention test results with the post to measure if your intervention was effective.
