Include scholarly in-text references and a reference list.

The paper should be organized into the following sections:

Introduction with a clear presentation of the problem as well as the significance and a scholarly overview of the paper.

Background of the disease including definition, description, signs and symptoms, and current incidence and/or prevalence statistics by city/state with a comparison to national statistics pertaining to the disease. Create a table of incidence or prevalence rates by your geographic county/city or state with a comparison to national statistics. Use the APA text for formatting guidelines.

A review of current surveillance methods and any mandated reporting or methods for reporting the disease for providers.

Conduct descriptive epidemiology analysis of the disease including who is more frequently affected and characteristics of the population that might help in creating a prevention plan. Include costs (both financial and social) associated with the disease or problem.

Review how the disease is diagnosed, current national standards for screening or prevention, and pick one screening test and review its sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, cost and any current national guidelines for conducting which patients to conduct this test on.

Integrating evidence, provide a plan of how you will address this chronic health disease in your practice (as advanced practice nurse) once you are finished with school. Provide three specific interventions based on the evidence and include how you will measure outcomes of your actions. Note: Consider primary, secondary, and tertiary interventions as well as the integration of health policy advocacy efforts.

Conclude in a clear manner with a brief overview of the keys points from each section of the paper utilizing evidence-based integration of resources.

Adhere to all paper preparation guidelines (see below).

Preparing the Paper:
Page length: 7-10 pages, excluding title/cover page

APA format 6th edition

Include scholarly in-text references and a reference list.

Include at least one table to present information. Please refer to the rubric for further details.

Length: Papers not adhering to the page length may be subject to either (but not both) of the following at the discretion of the course faculty: 1. Your paper may be returned to you for editing to meet the length guidelines, or, 2. Your faculty may deduct up to five (5) points from the final grade.