College of Nursing

NUR 629: Special Topics
Epidemiological Principles Applied to Nursing and Health Care Delivery

Spring 1998

• Instructors: Marcia Stanhope, RN, DSN, FAAN and
• E-Mail: mkstan00@pop.uky.edu

  Course Description

  This course reviews the basic concepts and methods of epidemiology applied to population focused health care and nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on the use of epidemiologic reasoning in deriving inferences about the etiology of health outcomes from population data and in guiding the design of health service programs.

  Course Objectives

  At the end of this course students will be able to:

  1. Define epidemiology and the conceptual basis for the study of health and disease in populations.
  2. Analyze factors influencing population health problems in the nation and the state and their implications for health care delivery.
  3. Apply the basic concepts and methods of epidemiology in understanding and intervening in health and nursing problems of populations.
  4. Evaluate the use and outcomes of epidemiologic study designs.
  5. Evaluate data from epidemiologic and other studies as a basis for developing population based programs.

  
  

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  || Syllabus || Assignments || Topical Outline ||
  || Module 1 || Module 2 || Module 3 || Module 4 || Module 5 || Module 6 ||
  || Self Assessment I || Self Assessment II || Self Assessment III || EPI Clue ||

All Web-based material for NUR 629 Special Topics Epidemiological Principles Applied to Nursing and Health Care Delivery at the University of Kentucky was created and is maintained by Marcia Stanhope unless otherwise noted. Please contact mkstan00@pop.uky.edu with any questions or feedback. Copyright 1998 by Marcia Stanhope and Bernice Eades. All rights reserved.
Last updated November 5, 1998

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