Using Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns framework (p. 130 in your e-text), assess the health risks in your community. In your community assessment paper, include the following: Identify resources in your community that would enable you to complete a community assessment and submit a summary of your findings (1–2 paragraphs). Refer to Table 8-2: Examples of […]

For this written assignment, select one recent (within the last two years) evidence-based article from a peer reviewed nursing journal that describes a “best practice” in an area of nursing you are interested in. For example, if you would like to be a pediatric nurse, select an article that discusses a best practice in pediatric […]

Write a paper (2,000-2,500 words) in which you apply the concepts of epidemiology and nursing research to a communicable disease. Refer to “Communicable Disease Chain,” “Chain of Infection,” and the CDC website for assistance completing this assignment. Communicable Disease Selection Choose one communicable disease from the following list: Chickenpox Tuberculosis Influenza Mononucleosis Hepatitis B HIV […]

Epidemiology of Health Promotion After completing this unit, you should be able to: Discuss the core functions of epidemiology. Explain ways to evaluate screening methodologies and outcome effectiveness. Determine the health promotion needs of a population by interpreting epidemiological data including health disparity data. Course Outcome(s) practiced in this unit: MN505-3: Assess health promotion and […]

Twelve Preliminary Overview Questions Using the twelve preliminary questions you will learn how to evaluate a study in its validity. This process will help you build on the critical appraisal of the evidence, so that you can determine the level of evidence of a study. You will practice validating a study through applying twelve preliminary […]