unit 1 dq

Topic 1: Clinical Epidemiology

Share a bit about yourself, your nursing experiences and background. At this point in your career, how do you feel that epidemiology has affected your nursing practice?

Read the first 3 Chapters in the text by Fletcher. Explore the CDC site, National Center for Health Statistics at https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/. This site’s information is largely gleaned from epidemiological studies and data collections.

Discuss epidemiology as the scientific basis for clinical medicine and guideline development. Explain some types of data, performance measurements and possible reasons for variations in data. Next share a bit of information or statistic you learn from reviewing the National Center for Health Statistics site.