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Windshield Survey Sample
Windshield Survey Sample
NURS 4440
Windshield Survey Tool
For Community Health Nurses to be able to knowledgeably plan services for a community, it is
essential to know a specific community, identify health-related resources that may be helpful to
members, and learn about gaps in services. A windshield survey is conducted from a car and
provides a visual overview of a community. Conditions and trends in the community that could
affect the health of the population are noted. This data provides background and context for
working in the community or for conducting a community assessment. The clinical instructor
will make specific assignments for the Survey. Information gathered from this survey is to be
incorporated in the group’s wiki for the Community Assessment Project.
Notes
Boundaries Boundaries
Are the boundaries geographical, political, or Geographical boundaries include I-77 and
economic? How is this seen? Do Lake Norman. Economic boundaries include
neighborhoods have names? Are there sub- Downtown Mill Area which appear to be
communities? How are these identified? older homes with a lower-middle class status.
The rural areas of Mooresville contain a wide
variety of homes from old to new and lower
to higher appraised properties. Lake Norman,
the newer part of Mooresville, contains higher
to middle class homes.
Ethnicity
What is the predominant ethnic group? Are
there residents from a variety of ethnic Ethnicity
backgrounds or is the community mostly one On observation, we mainly noted Caucasian
group? Which one? Are there stores, ethnicity. Census reports:
restaurants, churches, schools, or languages
that indicate a particular ethnic group(s)? Population 18,823
White – 15, 129
Black – 2,653
Hispanic – 480
Asian 312
Other 249
(Modified from Stanhope M., & Knollmueller, R. N. (1997). Public and community health
nurse’s consultant: A health promotion guide. St. Louis: Mosby.)