NR 503 Week 2 Discussion: Epidemiological Methods
Consider one of the following disease processes:
- Zika
- Salmonella
- MRSA
- Clostridioides difficile
- Depression (Choose population:Adult, Older Adult, Adolescent)
- Attention Deficit Disorder
- Dementia
- Osteoporosis
Next, choose a diagnostic or screening method. You may use one of the following web sites to locate a screening tool, a scholarly article, or a tool from a professional web site of your choice (for example, from the American Psychological Association).: U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (Links to an external site.)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
SAMHSA-HRSA (Links to an external site.).
Reply to the following prompt: Describe the diagnostic or screening tool selected, its purpose, and what age group it targets. Has it been specifically tested in this age group?
Next, discuss the predictive ability of the test. For instance, how do you know the test is reliable and valid? What are the reliability and validity values? What are the predictive values? Is it sensitive to measure what it has been developed to measure, for instance, HIV, or depression in older adults, or Lyme Disease? Would you integrate this tool into your advanced practice based on the information you have read about the test, why or why not?
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You should include a minimum of two (2) scholarly articles from the last five (5) years (3 is recommended). Respond to a minimum of two (2) individuals, peer and/or faculty, with a scholarly and reflective post of a minimum of two (2) paragraphs of 4-5 sentences. A minimum of one (1) scholarly article should … utilized to support the post in addition to your textbook.
Your work should have in-text citations integrating at a minimum one scholarly article and the course textbook. APA format should … utilized to include a reference list. Correct grammar, spelling, and APA should … adhered to when writing, work should … scholarly without personalization or first person use.
