Population Health, Epidemiology & Statistical Principles

Catalog description

This course introduces students to advanced practice competencies utilized by advanced practice nurses. These competencies include the utilization of epidemiological and statistical principles to serve as a basis for the assessment, screening and identification of acute and chronic diseases via interpretation of clinical findings to formulate differential diagnoses, and the development and implementation of evidence-based interventions for populations across the lifespan. Additional concepts focus on utilizing epidemiology to identify, predict and intervene for risk factors that impact populations.