Recommended Facilities and Licensed Registered Nurses

Below is a list of acceptable community facilities and licensed registered nurses for each approved topic. This list is not comprehensive.  Please contact your Course Instructor for questions or clarification on selecting appropriate facilities or professionals not listed below.

**Inpatient hospital settings are not appropriate for D224 or D225 field experience hours** 

Older Adult : Prevention of Injury, Prevention of Social Isolation, Access to Health Services

Appropriate Facilities

 •Assisted Living Facility/Nursing Home

•Gerontology Practice

•Orthopedic Practice

•Home Health Agency

•Rehabilitation Facility

•Veteran Assistance Services Clinic/Hospital

•Primary Care Office

•Neurology Practice

•Adult Protective Services

Appropriate Registered Nurses

•Home Health RN

•Gerontology RN or NP

•Orthopedic RN or NP

•Hospice/Palliative Care RN or NP

•Parish RN

•Visiting RN

•Case Manager–RN

•Neurology RN or NP

•Other appropriate RN or NP

Unintentional Injury: Prevention of Workplace Injuries, Prevention of Sports/Recreational Injuries

Appropriate Facilities

•Employee Health Department (Hospital, Factory, Warehouse, etc.)

•Orthopedic/Sports Medicine Practice

•Wellness Center

•Rehabilitation Facility

•Pediatric Practice

•Primary Care Office

•Occupational Health Department

•Neurology Practice

•Schools/University/College

Appropriate Registered Nurses

•Employee Health RN or NP

•Orthopedic RN or NP

•Visiting RN

•Pediatric RN or NP

•Primary Care RN or NP

•Occupational Health RN or NP

•Neurology RN or NP

•School RN

•Pain Management RN or NP

•Other appropriate RN or NP

Community/Family Violence: Prevention  of Intimate Partner Violence, Prevention of Community/Gang Violence, Prevention of Bullying/Cyberbullying, Prevention of Human/Sex Trafficking

Appropriate Facilities

•Schools/University/College

•Domestic Shelter

•Public Health Department

•Social Services

•Child Protection Services

•Women’s Health Clinic

•Pediatric Practice

Appropriate Registered Nurses

•School RN

•Public Health RN or NP

•Women’s Health RN or NP

•Pediatric RN or NP

•SANE RN

•Case Manager–RN

•Visiting RN

•Parrish RN

•Forensic RN or NP 

•Psychiatric RN or NP 

•Other appropriate RN or NP

Maternal, Infant, and Child Health: Prevention of Unintended Pregnancies, Breastfeeding Promotion, Promotion of Childhood Vaccinations, Prevention of Unintentional Childhood Injuries Prevention of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death

Appropriate Facilities

•Schools

•Domestic Shelter

•Public Health Department

•Social Services

•Child Protection Services

•Women’s Health/OB/GYN Clinic

•Pediatric Practice

•Pregnancy Crisis Center

•Planned Parenthood

Appropriate Registered Nurses

•School RN

•Public Health RN or NP 

•Women’s Health RN or NP

•Pediatric RN or NP

•Case Manager–RN

•Visiting RN

•Parrish RN

•Forensic RN or NP

•Psychiatric RN or NP 

•Lactation Consultant–RN

•Registered Nurse Midwife

•Other appropriate RN or NP

Early and Middle Childhood Health: Prevention of Child Abuse, Promotion of Childhood Vaccinations, Prevention of Unintentional Childhood Injuries (Drowning, Poisoning, Child Seat, Safety).

Appropriate Facilities

•Schools

•Domestic Shelter

•Public Health Department

•Social Services

•Child Protection Services

•Women’s Health/OB/GYN Clinic

•Pediatric Practice

•Pregnancy Crisis Center

•Planned Parenthood

Appropriate Registered Nurses

•School RN

•Public Health RN or NP 

•Women’s Health RN or NP

•Pediatric RN or NP

•Case Manager–RN

•Visiting RN

•Parrish RN

•Forensic RN or NP

•Psychiatric RN or NP 

•Lactation Consultant–RN

•Registered Nurse Midwife

•Other appropriate RN or NP

Nutrition and Weight Status: Prevention of Obesity, Prevention of Malnutrition/Nutrient Deficiencies.

Appropriate Facilities

•Schools/University/College

•Primary Care Practice

•Pediatric Practice

•Women’s Health/OB/GYN Clinic

•Home Health

•Gerontology Care Practice

•Weight Management Clinic

•Assisted Living Facility/Nursing Home

Appropriate Registered Nurses

•School RN

•Primary Care RN or NP

•Pediatric RN or NP 

•Women’s Health RN or NP

•Registered Nurse Midwife

•Lactation consultant–RN

•Home Health RN or NP 

•Gerontology RN or NP

•Other appropriate RN or NP

Mental Health: Prevention of Limited Access to Mental Healthcare/Screening, Prevention of Suicide/Self-Harm

Appropriate Facilities

•Schools/University/College

•Pediatric Practice

•Primary Care Practice

•Family Practice

•Internal Medicine

•Gerontology Practice

•Mental Health Practice/Agency

•Public Health Department

•Veteran Administration Services Clinic/Hospital

•Employee Health Department (Hospital, Factory, Warehouse, etc.)

•Occupational Health

•Prison Health

Appropriate Registered Nurses

•School RN

•Pediatric RN or NP

•Primary Care RN or NP 

•Mental Health RN or NP

•Public Health RN or NP 

•Employee Health RN or NP

•Occupational RN or NP

•Case Manager–RN

•Visiting RN

•Parrish RN

•Psychiatric RN or NP 

•Other appropriate RN or NP

Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Appropriate Facilities

•Schools/University/College

•Public Health Department

•Women’s Health/OB/GYN Clinic

•Primary Care Practice

•Pediatric Practice

•Gerontology Care Practice

•Urology Care Practice

Appropriate Registered Nurses

•School RN

•Primary Care RN or NP 

•Public Health RN or NP 

•Pediatric RN or NP

•Women's Health RN or NP

•Registered Nurse Midwife

•Gerontology RN or NP

•Urology RN or NP

•Other appropriate RN or NP

Substance Abuse: Prevention of Substance Abuse (Alcohol/IV Drug Use/Misuse of Prescription Drugs/Illegal Drug Use) Prevention of Energy Drink Abuse.

Appropriate Facilities

•Schools/University/College

•Pediatric Practice

•Primary Care Practice

•Mental Health Practice/Agency

•Public Health Department

•Veteran Administration Services Clinic/Hospital

•Employee Health Department (Hospital, Factory, Warehouse, etc.)

•Occupational Health

•Prison Health

•Substance Abuse Practice/Agency

Appropriate Registered Nurses

•School RN

•Pediatric RN or NP

•Primary Care RN or NP

•Mental Health RN or NP

•Public Health RN or NP

•Employee Health RN or NP

•Occupational RN or NP

•Case Manager–RN

•Visiting RN

•Parrish RN

•Psychiatric RN or NP

•Substance Abuse RN or NP

•Other appropriate RN or NP

Preparedness: Promotion of Community Preparedness for Natural or Manmade Disaster

Promotion of Community Preparedness for Emerging or Reemerging infectious Disease

Appropriate Facilities

•Public Health Department

•American Red Cross

•Salvation Army

•Mental Health Agency

•Veteran Administration Services Clinic/Hospital

•Employee Health Department (Hospital, Factory, Warehouse, etc.)

•Occupational Health

•Home Health/Hopsice 

•Assisted Living Facility/Nursing Home

Appropriate Registered Nurses

•Public Health RN or NP 

•Disaster Response Team RN

•Red Cross RN

•Mental Health RN

•Employee Health RN or NP

•Occupational Health RN or NP

•Home Health/Hospice RN or NP 

•Other appropriate RN or NP

Disability and Health: Promotion of Health and Well-Being for People with Disabilities , Promotion of Social and Environmental Living Conditions and Equitable Access to Resources,

Promotion of Equitable Community Participation 

Appropriate Facilities

•Community Group Home

 •Adult Residential Facilities

 •Disability Work Site Programs

•Veteran Administration Services

 Clinic/Hospital

•Employee Health Department (Hospital,

 Factory, Warehouse, etc.)

 •Occupational Health

•Home Health

 •Schools/University/College

 •Orthopedic Care Practice

Appropriate Registered Nurses

•Home Health RN

•Visiting RN

•Case Manager–RN

•Developmental Disability RN or NP

•Employee Health RN or NP

•Occupational RN or NP

•School RN

•Special Needs RN or NP

•Other appropriate RN or NP

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