Epidemiology for the Advanced Practice Nurse - by Demetrius Porche (Paperback)

About the Book

"The COVID-19 pandemic emphasized the critical need for epidemiology and public health measures to control and prevent the transmission of known and novel diseases. This pandemic has exposed our vulnerabilities as an academic, scientific, healthcare community, and global society. Epidemiology has served as the basic foundational knowledge to understand the distribution of COVID-19 on an international scale and the evolving nature of this pandemic within disparate communities. Epidemiological science evolved to strengthen our understanding of the determinants of COVID-19 to discern high-risk populations, along with knowledge of the long-term COVID-19 sequelae. We have witnessed the impact of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic measures to control a pandemic. We have built on our past knowledge from previous pandemics and developed new knowledge for potential future epidemics or future pandemics. Through this pandemic we have witnessed the intersection of health, healthcare systems, science, policy, and politics. Living during this pandemic has challenged the resilience of our public health system and scientific community, individuals on a personal level, and the fabric of our society. This pandemic has demonstrated that epidemiology is a core public health science critical to all aspects of human interaction and health care practice. Epidemiology helps us "know the unknown to reduce fear" and makes sense out of chaos through the systematic analysis of disease occurrence patterns and distribution while also informing us of the associated determinants of health and illness"--

Book Synopsis

Written by nurses for nurses, this graduate-level text disseminates the core principles of epidemiology within a population health framework and provides practical knowledge nurses can use to analyze and improve healthcare in the community. Informed by the evolution of epidemiological science resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, this book demonstrates how epidemiology can have a profound impact on health. It showcases a variety of settings and epidemiological roles demonstrating the importance and practicality of this discipline.

Clear and concise, this text explains the basics of population health followed by epidemiology concepts and designs. It is distinguished by its application-based case studies, analytical tools of epidemiology, and calculations, which foster skill development and necessary familiarity of the subject. Also included is an important Biostatistics Primer, relevant content from Healthy People 2030, and an "Epidemiology in Practice" section focusing on examples from different epidemiology arenas.

Key Features:

• Includes application-based cases, tools, and calculations throughout to help students develop practical epidemiologic skills
• Provides background and understanding of health disparities and determinants of health
• Includes relevant information from Healthy People 2030
• Includes discussion questions, learning objectives, terminology review, tables, and figures in each chapter
• Delivers up-to-date information on epidemiology in the time of Covid-19
• Includes access to an Instructor's Manual with additional case studies