General Instructions
- Answer each of the following questions related to prevalent infection and chronic disease in Northern Virginia, using complete sentences.
- Follow APA grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation rules consistent with formal, scholarly writing.
- Provide an in-text citation from three scholarly sources to support your writing.
Include the following sections
Prevalent Infectious and Chronic Diseases
- a)Describe the selected geographic region.
- b)Identify the prevalent infectious and chronic diseases in the region.
- c)Compare and contrast the prevalence of diseases in the selected region with disease rates and trends in a different geographic area of your choosing, noting similarities and differences.
- d)Discuss the variables that contribute to the noted similarities and differences.
- e)Provide an in-text citation from one scholarly source to support your writing.
Application of the Epidemiological Model
- a)Select and describe one of the prevalent diseases noted in the previous section.
- b)Discuss physical and social determinants of health that influence the disease process.
- c)Identify and explain one epidemiological model that will be applied to the selected disease (i.e., Epidemiological Triangle, Web of Causation, or another legitimate epidemiological model).
- d)Apply the epidemiological model to the selected disease in a well-developed, comprehensive manner, addressing the entire model.
- e)Provide an in-text citation from one scholarly source to support your writing.
Levels of Prevention
- Explain the levels of prevention used within population health practice.
- Discuss one primary prevention to address the disease.
- Discuss one secondary prevention to address the disease.
- Discuss one tertiary prevention to address the disease.
e. Provide an in-text citation from one scholarly source to support your writing.
Reflection
- Describe how the advanced practice nurse can monitor the application and efficacy of the prevention strategy.
- Discuss how you will apply the identified prevention strategies in your practice.
- Reflect on what you have learned from this assignment.
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