Incidence and Trends of Infection Discussion

Incidence and Trends of Infection Discussion

Evidence Based Practice 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.).

Identify examples of the epidemiological triad and transmission cycle.

1. Discuss and examine principles of distribution.
2. Locate examples of epidemiologic measures (count data, ratio, proportion, rate, incidence, and prevalence).
3. Locate examples of descriptive epidemiology (person, place, time) and frequency.
4. Discuss the purpose of this report. Name at least three ways that nurses can use these epidemiologic investigations and report findings.

5. Lastly, make up 2 questions to prompt online discussion with peers regarding the topic.