Ans. NR503 Week 2 Discussion: Epidemiological Methods

  1. Your course faculty will provide you with topics for the Week 2 Discussion Board. You will need to check the NR503 course Announcements for the topics for the Week 2 Discussion Board regarding screening. The week’s topics were choosen from the following website:  Agency for Healthcare Research and QualityLinks to an external site.
  2. Reply to the following prompt:
    • Describe the diagnostic or screening tool selected, its purpose, and what age group it targets.
    • Has it been specifically tested in this age group?
    • Next, discuss the predictive ability of the test. For instance, how do you know the test is reliable and valid? What are the reliability and validity values? What are the predictive values? Is it sensitive to measure what it has been developed to measure, for instance, HIV, or depression in older adults, or Lyme disease? Would you integrate this tool into your advanced practice based on the information you have read about the test, why or why not?
  1. You should include a minimum of two (2) scholarly articles from the last five (5) years (3 is recommended).
  2. Respond to a minimum of two (2) individuals, peer and/or faculty, with a scholarly and reflective post of a minimum of two (2) paragraphs of 4-5 sentences. A minimum of one (1) scholarly article should be utilized to support the post in addition to your textbook.
  3. Your work should have in-text citations integrating at a minimum one scholarly article and the course textbook. APA format should be utilized to include a reference list. Correct grammar, spelling, and APA should be adhered to when writing, work should be scholarly without personalization or first – person use.

Answer

The screening tool for skin cancer focuses on detecting early signs of skin cancer, particularly melanoma, through methods like full-body skin examinations by healthcare providers or self-examinations by patients. The purpose of this screening is to identify suspicious lesions that may indicate skin cancer, specifically in high-risk populations such as individuals with a family history of skin cancer, significant sun exposure, fair skin, or a large number of moles (Nelson et al., 2020)……………………. Kindly click the purchase icon to access the full solution for $6 or WHATSAPP +254712575747