Population health assessment project: An innovative strategy for teaching principles of epidemiology.
Public Health Nurs
; 39(6): 1355-1360, 2022 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1909512
ABSTRACT
Public health nurses (PHNs) use principles of epidemiology in their work with communities; however, teaching these concepts at the baccalaureate level can be challenging. To reinforce the epidemiologic concepts taught in the classroom, two nursing faculty in our baccalaureate nursing program developed a population health project that allows students to explore concepts of epidemiology within the context of a population health concern. This article describes how the project provides students with a realistic opportunity to research the health issue. As a part of the project, students collect and analyze data about the health concern at the county, state, and national level. The project also requires students to identify local agencies who provide services for people who are impacted by the health issue and describe their role and function within the community. Furthermore, students discuss the roles and responsibilities of nurses in managing the population health concern under investigation. In doing so, students recognize how epidemiology informs population level nursing care. If nursing students understand epidemiological concepts, they will be better prepared to educate the communities they serve after graduation when a population health crisis, such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic, occurs.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Students, Nursing
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Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate
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Population Health
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Public Health Nurs
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Phn.13111
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