Entries by Daphne Hanson

Government’s Role in Adult Health

Government’s Role in Adult Health Thomas Frieden is the former Commissioner of New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), under Mayor Bloomberg, and former Director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) under President Obama. After you read his article: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1303819, what distinction he makes between government actions to: 1) promote free […]

Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

The provision of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) for patients with the occlusive cardiac vascular disease has been a growing trend since the procedure debuted in the late 1970s. The nursing continuum of care that ushers the patient through the PCI process can have a large impact on short- and long-term clinical outcomes. How can epidemiology […]

Quantitative methods of inquiry

After you have completed the assigned readings and viewed the assigned videos, write a 500-750 word paper that addresses quantitative methods of inquiry. Use the data provided in the Topic Material, “H Cup State Inpatient Databases (SID) File Composition – Number of Discharges by Year,” and appropriate statistics to address the following: Describe the different […]

Global Noncommunicable Disease Burdens

Select one high-income country (Japan) and one low-income country (Somalia). Address the following points: What are the top five causes of mortality for each nation? Which stage of the epidemiological transition do you think each country is in, and why? What structural factors might be contributing to the disease burden experienced by each country? (Think […]

Healthcare Macro Trends within Washington DC

Healthcare Macro Trends within Washington DC Prompted in part by the ideas presented for the technology innovation project, the Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors has become increasingly concerned about the ability to identify, recruit, and retain the appropriate skill mix for the organization. The CEO has designated an interdisciplinary team and asked […]

Statistical tests in Clinical practice

Statistical tests in Clinical practice How does the level of data in the dependent variable influence the choice of test used between t-tests, their non-parametric equivalents, and a chi-square? What do all have in common? Discuss the appropriate use of t-tests and their non-parametric equivalents as well as the chi-square and its derivatives such as […]

Non-parametric tests in clinical trials

ANOVAS (and their nonparametric equivalents) are a comparative analysis group that allows researchers to compare three or more independent variables at a time without increasing the margin of statistical error. The biggest way I could see ANOVAS used are if a researcher is looking for possible disparities from a topic. For example, which ethnicity has […]

Quantitative Methods of Inquiry

After you have completed the assigned readings and viewed the assigned videos, write a 500-750 word paper that addresses quantitative methods of inquiry. Use the data provided in the Topic Material, “H Cup State Inpatient Databases (SID) File Composition – Number of Discharges by Year,” and appropriate statistics to address the following: Describe the different […]