Epidemiology NUR/408 February 2‚ 2015 Amy Reagan Epidemiology Public health nursing involves assessing populations of all kinds‚ on a regular basis. Vulnerable populations are the most worrisome as they are at higher risks for certain diseases or actions. Teens are among the vulnerable populations due to many different risk factors‚ such as pregnancy‚ drug use‚ and much more. Epidemiology plays a major role in public health nursing by allowing nurses to study and identify risk factors that may
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The four major forms of reliability are internal consistency‚ test-retest‚ inter-rater‚ and intra-rater. These four types of reliability offer some sort of way to achieve standardization of scores of data. In staffing a company you may want to look at the test-retest model. The weakness of this method is obvious as depending on the time it takes to test the second time the variable being measured may have actually changed. This would be related to an informal interview including questions about the
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scourge that plagues the classroom and renders immobile the wheels of thought in a quagmire of ineffectual batteries of questions unintentionally fashioned to inaccurately assess a student ’s mastery of subject material. I intend to research the validity of standardized tests in school. The standardized tests can include the Stanford 9‚ PSAT‚ SAT‚ CRCT‚ etc. I chose this topic because I feel that educators and political leaders place an undue amount of importance on it. A flaw in standardized testing
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Validity‚Credibility‚ & Reliabilty XBCOM275 Feb 8‚ 2013 Validity‚ Credibility‚ & Reliability When seeking out the validity‚ credibility‚ and reliability of a source there can be a vast array of sources to compare when seeking this answer. For example‚ when validating a source we can research the author and his or her background pertaining to the data in question. Data within a claim can be meant to sway the reader one way or the other‚ with this in mind‚ I look at who and what there
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Epidemiology of Diabetes in Mexican Immigrants This paper will center on the vulnerable population of Mexican-American immigrants with chronic type II adult-onset diabetes and how this affects this growing population. The definition‚ description‚ steps‚ and method of epidemiology will facilitate the discussion. Routine data such as demographics‚ census‚ birth‚ death‚ and surveillance records‚ and research data such as medical and health records‚ will bring pertinent information to the study. The
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Major Assessment Brenda Gould-Johnson Walden University Epidemiology and Population Health NURS 8310 Dr. Toby Turner May 14‚ 2014 Major Assessment In the United States healthcare system‚ there is a significant quality and cost challenges surrounding chronic care diseases. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) states more than seventy-five percent of our nation-state’s health care expenditure is chronic care conditions. The major chronic care population affecting the astonishing expense
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Validity Of Arrest In order for an arrest to be valid there are two things to be considered: (1) The authority of the arresting officer which is determined by law; and (2) The presence of probable cause. Under the law‚ probable cause means “actual belief or reasonable ground of suspicion” . It is generally‚ determined prior to the issuance of a warrant of arrest. A warrant of arrest is applied by a law enforcer from the court issued after the determination of probable cause by the judge after
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“What is the role of Epidemiology? Explain how Epidemiology can be used to determine priority areas for Australia’s health” Epidemiology is the study of disease in groups or populations. Its role is to develop the health profile of the population through specific data collection it is a useful tool in developing health priority areas. Epidemiology has a number of roles and serves many purposes. One such purpose is assisting in the determination of health priority areas‚ one such measure of
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Reliability and Validity of the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale Texas A&M University Psychology 203 Introduction The purpose of our study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Rosenber Self-Esteem scale scores. Reliability is simply whether the measurement tool you are using measures something consistently. For example does the same test show the same results when administered repeatedly. Validity is the aspect of a measuring tool that signifies its measuring what it says it does
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Running head: HIV/AIDS Epidemiology in Swaziland HIV/AIDS Epidemiology in Swaziland Andrew Jay Mallo Florida International University Abstract Since the first case was reported in 1986‚ AIDS has disproportionately affected the Kingdom of Swaziland relative to other nations in the region and globally. The high prevalence rate is characteristic of a generalized epidemic. It is estimated that there will be 20‚000 to 30‚000 new HIV infections each year. The Swazi Ministry of Health and Social
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