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 when completing this assignment.

Communicable Disease Selection

1. Chickenpox
2. Tuberculosis
3. Influenza
4. Mononucleosis
5. Hepatitis B
6. HIV
7. Ebola
8. Measles
9. Polio
10. Influenza

Epidemiology Paper Requirements

1. Describe the chosen communicable disease, including causes, symptoms, mode of transmission, complications, treatment, and the demographic of interest (mortality, morbidity, incidence, and prevalence). Is this a reportable disease? If so, provide details about reporting time, whom to report to, etc.
2. Describe the social determinants of health and explain how those factors contribute to the development of this disease.
3. Discuss the epidemiologic triangle as it relates to the communicable disease you have selected. Include the host factors, agent factors (presence or absence), and environmental factors. Are there any special considerations or notifications for the community, schools, or general population?
4. Explain the role of the community health nurse (case finding, reporting, data collection, data analysis, and follow-up) and why demographic data are necessary to the health of the community.
5. Identify at least one national agency or organization that addresses the communicable disease chosen and describe how the organizations contribute to resolving or reducing the impact of disease.
6. Discuss a global implication of the disease. How is this addressed in other countries or cultures? Is this disease endemic to a particular area? Provide an example.

A minimum of three peer-reviewed or professional references is required.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. 

 

Course design is guided by curriculum outcomes, and courses must be developed to ensure that students are meeting the intended outcomes. Curriculum development and course design are influenced by many factors, such as program level and setting. The course design process begins with broad program or organizational outcomes and narrows to specific objectives to guide instruction. The purpose of this assignment is to develop a course design outline for one setting, using one health care practice. You will choose a health care practice for this assignment and build upon it throughout the course in order to achieve an understanding of the curriculum development process.  

Health Care Practice

Choose a health care practice and write an explanation of the practice that includes the following:

1. Summarize the health care practice you have selected.
2. Locate three evidence-based articles that support your health care practice choice.  Evidence-based articles chosen should not be older than 5 years.
3. Provide a rationale for each article you selected, including an explanation of how the article supports your health care practice choice.
4. Choose two different settings and explain how course design would be different for these settings.

Course Design Outline

Use your health care practice to create a course design outline based on evidence-based practice for one of your selected settings according to the suggested course design process provided in the Teaching in Nursing: A Guide for Faculty textbook.

General Guidelines

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

This module introduces the topic of puberty and explores how children develop physically, psychosocially, and cognitively during this time. Often, parents/caregivers are not comfortable talking with children about the changes they experience during puberty and, consequently, leave children to figure things out on their own.

As a parent/guardian, what do you think would be important to tell a child about puberty? Describe at least one thing you would explain from each of the following categories:

1. physical changes
2. psychosocial changes
3. cognitive changes

Whether the research design answer the research question

            In Ash et al (2017), the researchers were aiming at profiling the current family-based childhood obesity prevention as an intervention through the employment of the systematic review and the quantitative content evaluation techniques to help in the identification of the present gaps in the awareness. The method employed by the authors was a wide-ranging search approach using the databases PubMed, PsycINFO, and CINAHL. This was done to guide on the identification of the eligible interventions that can help in the prevention of childhood obesity accompanied with lively family component that was developed between 2008 and 2015. The search results reveal that the existence in the few numbers of interventions that target the diverse population and the obesity risk habits beyond the diet and the physical exercises inhibiting the process of developing a all-inclusive, custom-made intervention (Ash et al., 2017). 

            Li et al. (2017) performed the systematic review and meta-analysis using prospective cohort research article for the estimation of the relationship existing between sleep duration and obesity during childhood. Through the employment of the study method, the researchers managed to respond to the research question i.e., the short sleep duration leads to the increase in the exposure to childhood obesity (Li et al., 2017).

            Aftosmes-Tobio et al (2016) aimed at describing how the media use and media-associated parenting approaches and the expertise are operationalized in the research work for the purposes of determine if the research studies calculated the ecological aspects such as persons, families, or the societal-level aspects are directly linked to the media parenting practices. The researchers utilized standardized. The multi-stage process to identify as well as the screened article was concerned about the parenting and childhood obesity. The outcome of the study is revealing that exhaustive measurements of the media use that is reflecting on the present trends in the technology and the diverse contexts of use are required to help in understanding media use as well as the parent regulation process in preventing child exposure to media (Aftosmes-Tobio et al., 2016). 

Whether the study sample participants were representatives

            In Ash et al (2017), a total of 84 samples from the underserved population and non-traditional families and as well as the racial or ethnic composition were used. Even though this is a smaller sample, it gives a clear picture of the role played by family-based childhood obesity prevention interventions (Ash et al., 2017).

            The researchers in Li et al. (2017) used a total of 12 studies which represented a population of 15. This sample population is less based on the number of study articles used for the review. Therefore, the study outcome cannot be used for the generalization of what is happening to children in terms of sleep duration on obesity and BMI (Li et al., 2017).

            In Aftosmes-Tobio et al (2016), a sample 103 studies were used by the researchers. The articles used are adequate to give the required information concerning media parenting within the childhood obesity study context (Aftosmes-Tobio et al., 2016). 

Comparing and contrasting the limitation

            The limitation showed by the researcher in Ash et al (2017) is that the focus was on the articles that were published over relatively narrow time-period. The researchers also failed to evaluate the effectiveness or the quality of the intervention thus limiting the potential of the review. The outcome of the study can be influenced by the number as well as the choice of the databases searched thus subjecting it to the publication bias (Ash et al., 2017). 

            The limitations presented by Li et al. (2017) is that even though a comprehensive literature search was done, there was bias in the publication that was discovered through the use of Begg’s test which was re-evaluated RR through the use of the trim and fill technique. Many cohort used were from the United States and Europe thus failure of the research outcomes to represent the Asian and the African individuals. The researchers failed to consider the impacts of sleep quality and patterns on the weight gain of a child (Li et al., 2017). 

            In Aftosmes-Tobio et al (2016), the limitation pointed out by the researcher is that there was a restriction of the review to English-language and non-intervention studies and this might have caused the limitation of the final sample of studies available for evaluation. The researchers failed to assess the risk of the bias across studies or the strength of the evidence for study outcomes because they were not important to the research (Aftosmes-Tobio, et al., 2016). 

Whether this quantitative research study would be considered as a support to the selected problem

            The key themes identified by the researchers included intervention characteristics, article characteristics, and the sample characteristics. The rise in childhood obesity is a burden to the nation. Therefore, efforts are being made to have an effective intervention. The researchers showed the need of having intervention effort, especially in the low- and middle-income nations. Ash et al (2017) study is therefore revealing the importance of family-based childhood obesity intervention that can be used to tackle the issue of obesity among children (Ash et al., 2017).

            In Li et al. (2017), the authors used a few samples. Nevertheless, the outcome reveals an important aspect concerning the importance of sleep duration on the reduction of obesity which is an important issue of discussion. This intervention can therefore be used to address the problem of obesity among children (Li et al., 2017).

            In Aftosmes-Tobio et al (2016), the parenting practices as a measure is concerned with the larger rule of specific towards restricting the screen time. Even though 60 percent of the studies measured at least a single ecological factor, child particular and community-level were hardly measured. The research work is important in addressing the problem since it shows the importance of media use and the parenting regulation on the exposure of a child to obesity (Aftosmes-Tobio et al., 2016). 

References

Aftosmes-Tobio, A., Ganter, C., Gicevic, S., Newlan, S., Simon, C. L., Davison, K. K., & Manganello, J. A. (2016). A systematic review of media parenting in the context of childhood obesity research. BMC Public Health, 16, 320. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-2981-5

Ash, T., Agaronov, A., Aftosmes-Tobio, A., & Davidson, K. K. (2017). Family-based childhood obesity prevention interventions: a systematic review and quantitative content analysis. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 14(1), 113. https://doi:10.1186/s12966-017-0571-2

Li, L., Zhang, S., Huang, Y., & Chen, K. (2017). Sleep duration and obesity in children: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of prospective cohort studies. Journal of paediatrics and child health, 53(4), 378-385. https://doi:10.1111/jpc.13434

 Ash et al (2017); Permalink: https:// doi.10.1186/s12966-017-0571-2

Li et al. (2017): Permalink: https://doi.10.1111/jpc.13434

Aftosmes-Tobio et al (2016); Permalink: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-2981-5

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