General Instructions
Identify one vulnerable population within a selected community. Explore current literature and related data to understand better the variables that place this population at risk for health concerns and health disparities. Analyze national health directives, such as Healthy People or another national initiative, to determine a correlation with the vulnerable population’s needs/risks/disparities.
Vulnerable population : older adults with hypertension in underserved communities
National poople 2030 objective:HDS-05
Goal: Increase the proportion of adults with hypertension whose blood pressure is controlled.
- Create a concept map, either neatly drawn by hand or using Microsoft Word, that portrays each element and its relationships.
- Use recent APA in-text citations and complete references to support your writing.
- Develop Concept Map and the Concept Map Summary
- Include the following sections
Concept Map
- Using a concept map format, identify the following elements:
- vulnerable population
- the variables that place the population at risk
- the identified health risk or disparity to which the population is susceptible
- the relationships between the elements
Concept Map Summary
- Describe the elements on the concept map:
- succinct description of the vulnerable population identified
- minimum of three variables that place the population at risk
- the identified health risk(s) or disparity that the population is at risk of experiencing
- Explain how the concept map portrays the relationships between each element
- Provide an in-text citation from one scholarly source to support your writing.
- Intervention Proposal
- Identify one national population health goal or objective that relates to the identified risk or disparity, such as Healthy People 2030 or another national initiative
- Propose one strategy for the advanced practice nurse to collaborate at the local, state, or national levels to advocate for the health of the vulnerable population and advance the identified Healthy People 2030 goal or objective
- Identify the stakeholders with whom the advanced practice nurse could collaborate
- Provide an in-text citation from two scholarly sources to support your writing.

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