MN505 Epidemiology and Health Promotion
Unit 2 Assignment
Individual Screening
Directions
Review the clinician provider guidelines and recommendations of the United States Preventive Task Force A and B Recommendations.
For the MSN prepared nurse, knowledge of epidemiology and its application to preventive screening guidelines is important in many clinical areas: administrative, education, and nurse practitioner fields. Consider you are working in a clinic and need to order a preventive screening on a patient for one of the conditions listed below. (While this is a preventative measure, it also can be a diagnostic tool in other circumstances. For this Assignment the screening is a secondary prevention measure.)
Please select one screening. Your screening methodology must come from the National Clearinghouse guidelines.
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Breast Cancer
Cervical Cancer
Colon Cancer
Diabetes Mellitus II
Lung Cancer
Explain the guideline, the correct application of the screening, and the epidemiology behind the guidance. Content required should include epidemiologic data such as statistical information as available ex. morbidity, mortality, incidence and prevalence of condition. Identify risk factors, risk assessment, testing interval, description of the patient population, screening test recommendations and other factors relative to the guideline.
Master’s-prepared nurse educators, leaders, nurse practitioners and all specialty nursing fields are contributors to health promotion in populations across the life span. You will demonstrate understanding and correct interpretations of preventive screening guidelines. You should be able to apply this knowledge to your specialty focus as it relates to health promotion and epidemiology.
This paper should be 2–3 pages, excluding your title page, and references. This paper should adhere to appropriate 6th edition APA format.
DUE: to Dropbox on end of Day 7 of Unit 2.To view the Grading Rubric for this Assignment, please visit the Grading Rubrics section of the Course Resources.
Submit to the Unit 2 Dropbox.
How to Submit:
When you are ready to submit your Assignment, select the Dropbox and then attach your file. Make sure to save a copy of the Assignment you submit.
MN505 Epidemiology and Health Promotion
Unit 4 Assignment
Community Needs and Health Screening Initiative
Directions
For this Assignment you will pick one recommended screening from United States Preventive Task Force A and B Recommendations.
An initiative is a project, an event, so something in the community is ideal. Workplace location for employees is fine too. Please include the following suggested level one headings so content is clear and easily identified.
Theory or Conceptual Model
Choose a theory or conceptual model that you think might work for your initiative and explain the theory or model here. You may choose to independently research your model to help you explain its application to your initiative. If you have found another model you will like to use, not listed, contact your instructor.
Screening Purpose
Discuss why it is important to screen for this condition. This is where you address your community assessment and the reason for this need in your community/ population choice. Support your stance with statistics and information, ideally related to the location and population.
Population
Clearly address the demographics that are being screened; where they live, state, county, ages, races included etc.
Screening Activity
This section is what you are doing at the screening and should completely align with the screening guideline for the condition. Also all health promotion screenings include some brief prevention education component.
Outcome Goals
Bullet a few specific goals here. What do you hope to accomplish with your screening?
Location
Briefly explain where you are doing this. It should be very specific (e.g., Senior Citizen Center in Monroe Co on Saturday). Think about what kind of facility or area you will need. Include comments explaining how this location meets the needs of your target population and screening choice.
Cost
This is the cost for you to develop and conduct the initiative. It is best displayed as a brief Word table showing what it costs you to conduct the screening; paper, equipment, rental s etc. Volunteers are fine, but everything is not free. Students must demonstrate they can develop a cost estimate for a community screening intervention that is realistic and takes into account financials. If there is a cost for the attendees that should go here as well.
Summary
Provide a summary of your screening, general benefit to the community and why it is important. Master’s-prepared nurse educators, leaders, nurse practitioners and all specialty nursing fields are contributors to health promotion in populations across the life span. This Assignment is focused on preventive screening applications in the community, workplace or school settings. You should be able to apply this knowledge to their specialty focus as it relates to health promotion and epidemiology.
This should be a 3-4 page paper, excluding title page, and references. A person should be able to read your paper and understand fully what you are screening, where, when, the costs and how it is supported in the guideline. Ideally a person would be able to duplicate your screening initiative, based on the clarity you present. This paper should adhere to appropriate 6th edition APA format. A minimum of 3-4 sources should be used.
DUE: to Dropbox on end of Day 7 of Unit 4.
To view the Grading Rubric for this Assignment, please visit the Grading Rubrics section of the Course Resources.
Submit to the Unit 4 Dropbox.
How to Submit:
When you are ready to submit your Assignment, select the unit Dropbox and then attach your file. Make sure to save a copy of the Assignment you submit.
MN505 Epidemiology and Health Promotion
Unit 6 Assignment
Health Statistics and Populations
Professional Competency addressed in this Assignment:
MN505-3: Analyze health promotion and illness prevention risk factors in a multicultural context.
PC-4.3: Apply concepts of multiculturalism and diversity to become an agent of change.
Directions
Select a health topic of interest such as breastfeeding, coronary heart disease, or juvenile diabetes that affects a specific population such as older adults or women of reproductive age or race. Locate health statistics for your selections. You must include national and state data. Your work may also include local county or city data if available.
Additionally, research content regarding concepts of multiculturalism and diversity, and include interventions that address health disparities.
Input your responses using a table similar to the one below. You may recreate the table in Word®. Excel® files are not accepted. Include a title page and reference page. Length of Assignment should not exceed 3 pages.
Data Search Directions
Summarize Your Findings
Identify the population of interest and health
condition/event to your practice. Specify how
you define the population (e.g., age, gender,
health status, etc.).
Summarize your search process. Specify what
sources, organizations and agencies for health
statistics were searched to find relevant health
statistics. Be specific and thorough in your search.
Provide the health information obtained in the
search. Include any significant statistics and
information on risk factors and trends in
epidemiology data on your topic.
Interpret your findings and determine if there
is any evidence of health disparities based on
the population examined. Address multicultural
factors that influence the health issue. Provide
several examples and include interventions
that would improve health disparities.
Master’s-prepared nurse educators, leaders, nurse practitioners and all specialty nursing fields are contributors to health promotion in populations across the life span. This Assignment is focused on analysis of epidemiological and health information, including illness prevention, risk factors disparities, and intervention. Students should be able to integrate these concepts in a multicultural context to their specialty focus as it relates to health promotion and epidemiology.
MN505 Epidemiology and Health Promotion
Unit 8 Assignment
Immunization Presentation
Directions
For this Assignment you are creating a PowerPoint® presentation. Your presentation audience is the community. The topic is immunization/ vaccination. Information should include herd immunity, types of immunity related to vaccination, immunization effects on the individual, and community as well as worldwide effects of immunization. Additionally content should include vaccination trends, myths, disease statistics for those conditions prevented with vaccination, and pediatric vaccination schedule/s. Legal, ethical, and cultural considerations should be addressed.
Master’s-prepared nurse educators, leaders, nurse practitioners and all specialty nursing fields are contributors to health promotion in populations across the life span. This Assignment is focused on the child and adolescent immunization, health information, epidemiology and surrounding influences. You should apply the topic towards your area of specialty focus as it relates to health promotion and epidemiology.
The presentation must have speaker notes per slide; 1–3 paragraphs. The PowerPoint should be developed in a professional design and style; succinct, not overly wordy, with a tasteful amount of elegant text and visual appeal, as well as accurate and complete content. Number of content slides are 12, not to exceed 14. Title slide and reference slide required and not included in the total. This presentation should adhere to appropriate 6th edition APA format.
Number of content slides are 12, not to exceed 14. Title slide and reference slide required and not included in the total. This presentation should adhere to appropriate 6th edition APA format.
This link provides Microsoft tutorials in PPTX:
PowerPoint 2013 videos and tutorials. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://support.office.com/en-us/article/PowerPoint-2013-videos-and-tutorials-bd93efc0-3582-49d1-b952-3871cde07d8a
MN505 Epidemiology and Health Promotion
Unit 10 Assignment
Diverse Populations, Age and Interprofessional Health Promotion Resources
This paper is a 3-4 page project that is an analysis of a condition and resources on one health topic for the adult population throughout the lifespan. Consider the influence of socioeconomic status (SES), culture, gender, ethnicity, and spirituality on mental and physical health, as it relates specifically to age in adulthood. What interprofessional resources and exist for the topic? The adult lifespan, young, middle and older adult, related risks to the issue should be addressed. (This topic is for the adult population, not adolescents). Are there interventions that benefit the outcome? Consider physiological, psychological and/ or iatrogenic risks. Epidemiological support should be included in the paper.
Be creative in how you address the Assignment. You may choose a specific health topic, social health issue, a health condition or create a family scenario. Consider life transitions and role change. Be sure to include behaviors affecting the risks for the issue or topic, addressing this across the adult lifespan. Again, resources on interprofessional collaboration should be clear and supported with evidence based sources. Analysis of health promotion issues and interprofessional collaboration covers all aspects of nursing. Master’s-prepared nurse educators, leaders, nurse practitioners and all specialty nursing fields are contributors to health promotion in populations across the life span. This Assignment is focused on the adult. You should choose a topic that affects your area of specialty focus as it relates to health promotion and epidemiology.
