Public health nursing is so different than nursing in the hospital. One has to assess the community as a whole and think of what the community needs are. Kasandra and I had not been to the community yet so we talked to Rita before we went. Rita said that sexual assault was a big problem with this community and after hearing stories from the principal I knew that this problem had to be addressed fast. The principal told us that she had many female students that had horrific sexual assault stories and that child protective services would take a long to come out to the village so the children would be stuck in these abusive homes. Kasandra, Rita and I decided that the best thing to do was try to prevent these assaults. So Kasandra and I gave a presentation to the high schoolers in their health class about healthy relationships. We showed the class what they should expect from a significant other. We talked to our colleges Dean of Students and one of the women on campus that focuses on sexual assaults on our campus. They helped us design the presentation. We wanted to instill the same slogan that we use at our school in the minds of these children. "GET TO YES" is used at our college as a way to talk about consent. The kids in the class really seemed to enjoy the presentation. We added some funny videos to get to the point and lighten up the presentation. At night we were suppose to give the presentation to the community. No one showed up. I was really disappointed by this because I think that many of the offenders are not school aged. Next year, Kasandra and I decided that the presenters should focus on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome because 4 of the 5 babies born in the village this year struggled with withdrawal. Overall, it was very interesting to work on prevention over curing illness in the hospital.
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