Epidemiology in Public and Global Health
Tittle: Epidemiology in Public and Global Health
Choose Topic: English
Select number of pages: 3.5
Question Description: The name of the course is NUR 4115 AT WALDEN UNIVERSITY. Epidemiologic surveillance is used in public and global health. For this Assignment, begin by locating a recent article about an outbreak of an infectious or communicable disease. The article can come from a newspaper or other source but your paper must be supported with at least three scholarly sources of evidence in the literature which may include your text or course readings.
For this Assignment, review the following:
AWE Checklist (Level 4000)
Walden paper template (no abstract or running head required)
Write a 3- to 4-page paper that includes the following:
A summary of the article, including the title and author
Identify the title of the article with in-text citation and corresponding reference in reference list
The relationship among causal agents, susceptible persons, and environmental factors (epidemiological triangle)
The role of the nurse in addressing the outbreak
Possible health promotion/health protection strategies that could have been implemented by nurses to mitigate the outbreak
Answer preview
The article: “Numb’ and ‘Heartbroken,’ the U.S. Confronts Record Virus Deaths” by Sarah Mervosh, Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio, and Neil MacFarquhar and dated December 2020 highlights that Covid-19 is causing more than 3000 deaths in a day. The disease has claimed the life of Ms. Blancas, a daughter of an immigrant causing devastation to her family…
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