NR 503 Week 5 Assignment, Infectious Disease Paper – Influenza Criteria for Content Apply the concepts of epidemiology to a communicable disease.Choose one communicable disease from the following list: INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR ASSIGNMENT: Description of the communicable disease (causes, symptoms, mode of transmission, complications, treatment) and the demographic of interest (mortality, morbidity, incidence, and prevalence). Describe the determinants of health and explain how those factor...

NR 503 Week 5 Assignment, Infectious Disease Paper – Chickenpox Criteria for Content Apply the concepts of epidemiology to a communicable disease.Choose one communicable disease from the following list: Chickenpox Tuberculosis Influenza Mononucleosis Hepatitis B HIV Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphillis Measles Pertussis INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR ASSIGNMENT: Description of the communicable disease (causes, symptoms, mode of transmission, complications, treatment) and the demographic of interest...

NR 503 Week 3 Discussion, Current Event 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 ...

NR 503 Week 1 Assignment, Healthy People 2020 Impact (Heart Disease) Criteria for Content Select a topic of interest from Healthy People 2020. Provide an overview of the topic along with the Healthy People 2020 goal for the problem. Identify a program aimed at reducing morbidity and mortality for that problem on a city, county, or statewide level. In a one to two page summary, address the following. a. Identify the problem b. Provide an overview of the problem c. Review of epidemiologic and demo...

NR 503 Week 8 Reflection Reflect back over the past 8 weeks and describe how the achievement of the course outcomes in this course have prepared you to meet the MSN program outcome #2 and the MSN Essential IV, and NP Competencies: Nurse Practitioner Core Competency (NONPF) #4 MSN Program Outcome #2: Create a caring environment for achieving quality health outcomes (Care-focused) MSN Essential IV: Translating and Integrating Scholarship into Practice NP Competencies: Nurse Practitioner Core Compe...

NR 503 Week 6 Assignment, Evaluation of an Epidemiological Disease or Problem – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease This paper should clearly and comprehensively identify the disease or population health problem chosen. The problem … geographic area and a concern for the population you will serve upon graduation with your degree. The paper should … organized into the following sections: Introduction with a clear presentation of the problem as well as significance and a scholarly overvi...

NR 503 Week 2 Discussion, Screening and Reliability From the U.S. Preventive Task Force website Define the test, its positive predictive value, reliability and validity. Discuss patient medical or family history that may alter your recommendation for screening?

NR 503 Week 1 Healthy People 2020 Impact 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 topi...

NR 503 Midterm Exam EPI – Question and Answers Which of the following statements best describe efficacy? 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? What is the main advantage of the randomization of t...

NR 503 Key Concept and Relative Risk Calculation Answer Key Define Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary prevention. Define the following: Clinical Disease Preclinical Disease Subclinical Disease Persistent (Chronic) Disease Latent Disease Match the following terms with their definition: Pandemic Endemic Common-Vehicle Exposure Epidemic Herd Immunity What is the one medical advance that is associated with the Black Death in Europe in the late 1300’s? Define, through a fractional represen...