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NURS 8310 Week 8 Discussion Screening for Disease NURS6700/NURS8310 Epidemiology & Population Health Although many individuals and organizations may endorse the goal of screening programs, the details and implementation are often controversial. For some types of screening, it can be quite challenging to weigh the human and economic costs and benefits and determine a clear […]

NURS 8310 Week 7 Discussion Measures of Effect NURS6700/NURS8310 Epidemiology & Population Health One important application of epidemiology is to identify factors that could increase the likelihood of a certain health problem occurring within a specific population. Epidemiologists use measures of effect to examine the association or linkage in the relationship between risk factors and

NURS 8310 Week 6 Discussion DQ1 Psychosocial Factors in Health NURS6700/NURS8310 Epidemiology & Population Health Although the United States spends more money per capita on health care delivery, statistics indicate it is not a particularly healthy country. Over 50% of all preventable deaths in the United States are a result of unhealthy lifestyle behaviors (AACN,

NURS 8310 Week 5 Discussion Environmental and Genetic Factors That Influence Health NURS6700/NURS8310 Epidemiology & Population Health In Le Roy, New York, in 2011, a mysterious medical condition emerged: Several teenage girls suddenly began to exhibit symptoms similar to those of Tourette’s Syndrome, including involuntary twitches, movements, and sounds. Soon after, the number of individuals

NURS 8310 Week 4 Discussion DQ1 Epidemiology in the News: Randomized Trials NURS6700/NURS8310 Epidemiology & Population Health According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), asthma is a leading chronic illness in children ages 5 to 17, a leading cause of school absenteeism, and the third highest cause of hospitalizations in children younger than 15

NURS 6700 Week 3 Discussion Observational Health Study Designs NURS6700/NURS8310 Epidemiology & Population Health A clinical pediatric nurse has noticed a rise in childhood cancer diagnoses among the Hispanic population served by the local clinic. The nurse is concerned about this increase in cancer incidence in the patient population and turns to the literature to

NURS 8310 Week 2 Discussion Descriptive Epidemiology Assignment NURS6700/NURS8310 Epidemiology & Population Health HIV/AIDS was first recognized as an epidemic in the United States in 1981. At the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, the life expectancy for infected persons was less than 7 years. Today, because of research and new treatment options, people who begin

NURS 8310 Week 1 Discussion Epidemiology and Population Health NURS6700/NURS8310 Epidemiology & Population Health Reflect on your nursing practice for a moment. If you could wipe out one illness, what would it be? How would that impact not just an individual patient, but your entire patient population? What would be the long-term benefits of eliminating

Assignment: NURS 3020 Respiratory Assessment Assignment: NURS 3020 Respiratory Assessment Question NURS3020 Health Assessment Week 3 Quiz • Question 1 When performing a respiratory assessment on a patient, the nurse notices a costal angle of approximately 90 degrees. This characteristic is: Answers: a. Observed in patients with kyphosis. b. Indicative of pectus excavatum. c. A

Assignment: NURS 3020 Health Assessment Assignment: NURS 3020 Health Assessment Question NURS3020 Health Assessment Week 2 Quiz • Question 1 The nurse educator is preparing an education module for the nursing staff on the epidermal layer of skin. Which of these statements would be included in the module? The epidermis is: Answers: a. Highly vascular.