Post RN BSN Nursing Epidemiology

LUMHS COURSE SYLLABUS OF POST RN BSN NURSING

POST RN BSN NURSING SEMESTER II

 LUMHS Post RN BSN Nursing Course

Syllabus Epidemiology

Epidemiology First Year Second Semester

LUMHS COURSE SYLLABUS OF POST RN BSN NURSING FIRST YEAR SEMESTER-II OF SUBJECT

EPIDEMIOLOGY

LIAQUAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES (LUMHS)

Post RN BS Nursing Program

Course Syllabus
Title                       :         Epidemiology
Course No.            :         711
Credits Hours        :         2 Credits
Placement             :         Year I Semester II


COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Post RN BSN Nursing Course Syllabus of Epidemiology for BScN 2nd Semester course will provide the students with the knowledge and skills of using Epidemiological concepts in diagnosing, planning and evaluating programs in the community. In addition the students will be able to make inferences on the impact population demographics on social and health status in Pakistan.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the course, the students will be able to:
1. Define Epidemiology
2. Illustrate the general use of Epidemiology
3. Differentiate between descriptive and analytical Epidemiology
4. Illustrate the use of a model of the natural history of a disease as a base for community interventions
5. Describe the common Epidemiological methods
6. Describe the steps of an Epidemiological Investigation
7. Calculate incidence and prevalence from a give data
8. Interpret the relevance of Epidemiological research findings to community health nursing practice
9. Discuss the impact of population growth on the socioeconomic and health status in Pakistan.

TEACHING / LEARNING STRATEGIES:
Pre readings, Lectures, Lab work, Small group discussion, presentations,
Quizzes and Self Study

COURSE EXPECTATIONS:
Class and Lab. participation
Completion of assignments and Tests on due dates
Completion of Lab. Sheets
Pre Reading i.e. preparation for class

EVALUATION CRITERIA: 
Assignments                            10%
Internal Evaluation                  10%
Final exam                               80%

References:
Valanis, B. (1992). Epidemiology in nursing and health care 2nd ed. New- Delhi: Prentice – Hall.
Standhope, M. &Lancaster, J. (1992). Community health nursing. London: C. V.
Mosby.
Vanghan, J. P. & Morrow, R. H (1989). Manual of Epidemiology for district health management. Geneva: WHO.
Mausner, J. S. &A. K. Bahn (1974). Epidemiology: An introductory text. London: W. B. Saunders.
Lilienfeld, P. K. & Stolley, P. D. (1994). Foundation Epidemiology 3rd ed. London: Oxford University Press.

POST RN BScN NURSING SUBJECT

Content

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Unit – I

Introduction to Epidemiology

• Definition & Use of Epidemiology
• Natural History of Diseases
• Agent, Environment and Host
• Disease Process
• Levels of prevention
• Epidemiological Methods
• Descriptive- Person, Place and Time
• Analytical – Prospective, retrospective and
• Cross sectional studies
• Intervention/ Experimental
• Evaluation
• Sources of data
• Population statistics
• Vital statistics
• General mortality
• Morbidity rates
• Maternal and infants rates

Unit – II

Epidemiological transitions in Disease pattern

• Population changes (Population pyramid)
• Factors affecting population changes i.e (Dependency ratio and sex ratio)
• Changes in life expectancy
• Changes in major causes of death
• Changes in age/ sex distribution

Unit – III

Screening

• Identification of risks
• Pattern of morbidity in different age groups
• Investigating nature of disease
• Surveillance of the health status of population
• Diagnostic, planning and evaluation of the community health services

Unit – IV

Determinants of disease in individuals and community

• Factors influencing disease causation “Web of causation”
• Identification of risks groups
• Surveillance of the nature of disease in relation to the health status of the population
• Diagnostic, planning and evaluation of the community health services

Unit – V

Clinical application of Epidemiological data

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