NR 503

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to 1. Provide learners with the opportunity to integrate knowledge and skills learned throughout this course 2. Directly apply principles and knowledge learned in the course to problem solving of population health problems in their own geographic areas. Requirements: This paper should clearly and comprehensively identify the disease or population health problem chosen. The problem must be an issue in your geographic area and a concern for the populat...

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to 1. Provide learners with the opportunity to integrate knowledge and skills learned throughout this course 2. Directly apply principles and knowledge learned in the course to problem solving of population health problems in their own geographic areas. Requirements: This paper should clearly and comprehensively identify the disease or population health problem chosen. The problem must be an issue in your geographic area and a concern for the populat...

Purpose Infectious disease occurs worldwide and must be addressed just as chronic disease is approached. This assignment will offer the opportunity to explore the various communicable diseases, the epidemiological background data, as well as, the implications of these infections. Requirements Criteria for Content Apply the concepts of epidemiology to a communicable disease. Choose one communicable disease from the following list: ---- Measles---- Include the following in your assignment 1. D...

This week we will explore current events related to epidemiology. You will present a scientific article to the class. Please focus on interpreting the research question, methodology, results, and conclusions from a sample of peer-reviewed scientific literature. Please be sure the article is related to epidemiology, summarizing its contents for the class, and providing a succinct written summary. Current events must have been published within the last six months. Written summaries should include:...

From the U.S. Preventive Task Force website ........ , choose one screening test that might be considered in primary care. Define the test, its positive predictive value, reliability and validity. Discuss patient medical or family history that may alter your recommendation for screening?

1. Question: The population of a city on February 15, 2005, was 36,600. The city has a passive surveillance system that collects hospital and private physician reports of influenza cases every month. During the period between January 1 and April 1, 2005, 2,200 new cases of influenza occurred in the city. Of these cases, 775 persons were ill with influenza according to surveillance reports on April 1, 2005. The prevalence rate of active influenza as of April 1, 2005, was: 2. Question: The popula...

Purpose: The concepts of epidemiology provide the framework for the study of infectious and chronic diseases, which provides a rich source of data for the analysis of trends in disease and health. This assignment will offer the opportunity to explore the areas in need of preventative measures such as emerging infectious diseases, common chronic disease, environmental exposures, and emergency preparedness. REQUIREMENTS: Criteria for Content Select a topic of interest from Healthy People 2020. P...

1. Understand and compare the different measures of morbidity a. Incidence and prevalence i. Define ii. Understand why data are important for measuring risk iii. Interpret findings iv. Understand the relationship between incidence and prevalence and impact of each on duration of disease v. Calculate incidence rate vi. Calculate prevalence rate vii. Relationship between prevalence, incidence, and mortality viii. Examples of incidence rates and prevalence rates 2. Surveillance a. Importance of ...

1. Question: Which of the following statements best describe efficacy? 2. Question: A study is conducted for a pharmaceutical agent that has shown promise for reducing heart disease among women. In order to more fully test the agent, an additional study is done restricting the participants to be randomized to those who have a history of hypertension. Which of the following advantages cannot be claimed by the researchers? 3. Question: What is the main advantage of the randomization of the 168 s...