NSG 5220 NSU Role of Dermatologists in The Early HIV AIDS Epidemic
There are significant differences in the quality and span of life between individuals and some populations experience a disproportionate amount of disease burden. This assignment will identify a health disparity and discuss social determinants of health, epidemiology, cultural considerations, and health care literacy.
Assignment Criteria:
For this assignment, develop a scholarly paper that includes the following criteria:
- Identify and define health disparity related to the advanced practice nurse’s area of practice or chosen specialty.
- Some examples include asthma, cancer, cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, obesity, low birth weight, infant mortality, HIV/AIDS, TB, Depression, Schizophrenia, Substance Use Disorders, suicide, homicide.
- Discuss three social determinants of health.
- Describe how the three social determinants of health could influence the identified health disparity.
- Identify the epidemiology associated with the chosen health disparity.
- Specify the incidence at the state level
- Specify the incidence at the national level
- Describe the cultural considerations related to the chosen health disparity.
- Describe the health care literacy challenges of the population impacted by chosen health disparity.
- The scholarly paper should be in narrative format, 4 to 5 pages excluding the title and reference page.
- Include an introductory paragraph, purpose statement, and a conclusion.
- Include level 1 and 2 headings to organize the paper.
- Write the paper in third person, not first person (meaning do not use ‘we’ or ‘I’) and in a scholarly manner. To clarify: I, we, you, me, our may not be used. In addition, describing yourself as the researcher or the author should not be used.
- Include three professional peer-reviewed scholarly journal references to support the paper (review in Ulrich Periodical Directory) and be less than five (5) years old.
- APA 7 format is required (attention to spelling/grammar, a title page, a reference page, and in-text citations).