Description
Write a 1,250–1,500-word paper discussing the role of descriptive epidemiology in nursing science. Include the following:
Explain the concept of descriptive epidemiology using either a theoretical or conceptual understanding of a specific condition to identify patterns (e.g., distribution of data, data collection, condition or distribution of the data, and determinants in the relationship to disease populations).
Provide a contemporary example of how descriptive epidemiology is applied in public health nursing.
Define health disparity and how it occurs, and what factors contribute to it in an at-risk population.
