Week 5: Epidemiologic Applications, Part 1 A healthy environment is fundamental to life, and attention to the effects of the environment on human health is essential if we are to achieve the goal of health for all. —Naomi Higenbottam, RN, The Luminary Project: Nurses Lighting the Way to Environmental Health A wide range of […]
Date: February 28th, 2023
Assignment 2: Defining the Problem and Research Methods Sections 1 and 2 of Major Assessment 7: Using an Epidemiological Approach to Critically Analyze a Population Health Problem In Week 3, you identified a population health problem of interest to you for Assignment 1. With your Instructor’s approval, you will use this problem for the […]
Date: February 28th, 2023
Discussion 2: Epidemiologic Designs As introduced in the first few weeks of this course, investigators use various epidemiological study designs to study health problems and the effects of health interventions. You have examined several study designs, including descriptive designs (in Week 2) and analytic study designs that are observational (in Week 3) or experimental […]
Date: February 28th, 2023
Week 4: Analytic Epidemiology Designs: Experimental In the fall of 2011, the FDA announced a shortage of important chemotherapy drugs; this shortage, in turn, disrupted clinical trials and led to potential challenges in assessing data from those studies. Experimental research, which includes clinical trials, plays a pivotal role in the advancement of disease prevention […]
Date: February 28th, 2023
Project 1 Attached Files: · Superstore Dashboard Superstore Dashboard – Alternative Formats (126.52 KB) · Superstore Data.xls (3.228 MB) The Final Project will consist of a Tableau Analysis and Presentation. Please follow this link to download Tableau. https://www.tableau.com/academic/students Use your University of the Cumberlands email as verification. Download the following attachments to complete the […]
Date: February 28th, 2023
Project 1 Attached Files: · Superstore Dashboard Superstore Dashboard – Alternative Formats (126.52 KB) · Superstore Data.xls (3.228 MB) The Final Project will consist of a Tableau Analysis and Presentation. Please follow this link to download Tableau. https://www.tableau.com/academic/students Use your University of the Cumberlands email as verification. Download the following attachments to complete the […]
Date: February 28th, 2023
Assignment 1: Selecting a Population Health Problem As you know, promoting positive social change is a part of the Walden mission. To be an effective agent for social change, nurses must be able to logically and critically analyze population health issues using epidemiologic concepts, and then communicate insights in a succinct and professional manner. […]
Date: February 28th, 2023
Discussion: Observational Study Designs 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 explore current research on this topic. The nurse finds […]
Date: February 28th, 2023
Read Karen Horney’s essay “The Distrust Between the Sexes” when Horney says, “Mans fear of women is deeply rooted in sex”. Do you think this is true? Is women’s fear of man similarly rooted? Examine this question by comparing at least 2 men’s and women’s magazines to determine what they reveal about this question. Compare […]
Date: February 28th, 2023
Week2Discussion x Week 2 : Descriptive Epidemiology and Sources of Population Health Data In 2009, the FDA and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) made policy recommendations that all girls ages 11 or 12 should consider receiving the Human Pappillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in an effort to prevent cervical cancer. What investigations led to this controversial […]
Date: February 28th, 2023
