Discussion Topic
Review the Centers for Disease Control &
Prevention (CDC) (2014) report about incidence and trends of foodborne
illnesses website @ http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6315a3.htm?s_cid=mm6315a3_w (Links
to an external site.).
1.
Identify examples of the epidemiological
triad and transmission cycle.
2.
Discuss and examine principles of
distribution.
3.
Locate examples of epidemiologic measures
(count data, ratio, proportion, rate, incidence, and prevalence).
4.
Locate examples of descriptive
epidemiology (person, place, time) and frequency.
5.
Discuss the purpose of this report. Name
at least three ways that nurses can use these epidemiologic investigations and
report findings.
6.
Remember to ask provocative questions to prompt
online discussion with your peers using bold print at the end of your
initial discussion
Reference less than 5 years cited
correctly in the current APA format
