NURS 832 is the DNP epidemiology and biostatistics course at Liberty. Its written work is a one-page HealthMap assessment, three forums, and an outbreak project on a disease outbreak you choose: an outline, an Epi Info 7 outbreak questionnaire and a 10-page research paper.
Liberty's catalog lists the course as NURS 832 Clinical Prevention and Biostatistics, 3 credit hours; Canvas and the course guide file print it as NURS832.
What NURS 832 covers
The catalog description: This course provides an overview of epidemiologic principles and biostatistical methods for evaluation and implementation of evidence based changes in clinical practice to enhance the quality of care and to predict and analyze outcomes. Students will apply descriptive and inferential statistics to examine aggregate data. Health data will be disseminated to further enhance global clinical prevention efforts.
The course covers epidemiologic principles and biostatistical methods for evaluating and implementing evidence-based practice changes, improving quality and predicting and analyzing outcomes. You apply descriptive and inferential statistics to aggregate data and consider how health data are disseminated for global clinical prevention. The text is Macha and McDonough, Epidemiology for Advanced Nursing Practice.
In Week 2 you complete the CDC Epi Info 7 outbreak tutorial and an initial survey (150 points); it is software practice with no written description in the guide, so it has no guide here, but it teaches the tool you use for the Week 7 outbreak survey.
Textbook named in the published guide: Macha & McDonough, Epidemiology for Advanced Nursing Practice (2012). Check the current edition in your Canvas section.
NURS 832 assignments, week by week
Every graded written assignment in the published guide has its own how-to guide below. Quizzes, exams, checklists and class introductions are left out because there is nothing to write.
| Week | Assignment | Points | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HealthMap Assessment | 50 | 1 page |
| 3 | Discussion Board Forum 1 | 100 | No required word count; graded on depth and breadth |
| 4 | Discussion Board Forum 2 | 100 | No required word count; graded on depth and breadth |
| 5 | Discussion Board Forum 3 | 100 | No required word count; graded on depth and breadth |
| 6 | Outbreak Paper Outline | 100 | Not set in the guide; a detailed outline |
| 7 | Outbreak Survey | 150 | A questionnaire built in Epi Info 7, with a cover page |
| 8 | Outbreak Paper | 250 | 10 pages |
Week 1: HealthMap Assessment
Investigate the HealthMap website and write a one-page description of the program. How to write NURS 832 Week 1 HealthMap Assessment.
Week 3: Discussion Board Forum 1
A thread on the provided epidemiology topic with 2 peer-reviewed articles, and a reply to one classmate with a different article. How to write NURS 832 Week 3 Discussion Board Forum 1.
Week 4: Discussion Board Forum 2
The second forum, with 2 peer-reviewed articles in the thread and a different one in the reply. How to write NURS 832 Week 4 Discussion Board Forum 2.
Week 5: Discussion Board Forum 3
The third forum, with 2 peer-reviewed articles in the thread and a different one in the reply. How to write NURS 832 Week 5 Discussion Board Forum 3.
Week 6: Outbreak Paper Outline
A detailed outline of your 10-page outbreak paper, with sources placed under each section. How to write NURS 832 Week 6 Outbreak Paper Outline.
Week 7: Outbreak Survey
Using Epi Info 7, develop an outbreak questionnaire to interview persons of interest or next of kin and track your chosen outbreak, submitted with a cover page. How to write NURS 832 Week 7 Outbreak Survey.
Week 8: Outbreak Paper
A 10-page research-oriented paper on a disease outbreak of your choice, with at least 5 peer-reviewed references from the last 5 years beyond the textbook and the Bible. How to write NURS 832 Week 8 Outbreak Paper.
How NURS 832 is graded
The published guide totals 1,010 points. The outbreak paper is 250, the outbreak survey and the Epi Info tutorial with initial survey 150 each, the outline 100, the three forums 100 each (300), the HealthMap assessment 50 and the checklist 10.
| Graded item | Points |
|---|---|
| Outbreak Paper | 250 |
| Outbreak Survey | 150 |
| CDC Epi Info 7 Outbreak Tutorial and Initial Survey | 150 |
| Outbreak Paper Outline | 100 |
| Discussion Board Forums (3) | 300 |
| HealthMap Assessment | 50 |
| Course Requirements Checklist | 10 |
The published scale puts an A at 940 to 1010 points.
Week timing in the published guide: Each course module/week begins on Monday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday.
How to approach NURS 832
Choose your outbreak early, by Week 3 at the latest: a documented outbreak with CDC or WHO reports and recent peer-reviewed studies, such as a measles outbreak, a foodborne Salmonella or E. coli outbreak, mpox in 2022 or a hepatitis A outbreak. The outline, survey and paper all follow from it.
The paper needs at least 5 peer-reviewed references from the last 5 years plus the textbook and the Bible; CDC and WHO publications count as peer-reviewed for this course.
Questions students ask
How long is the NURS 832 outbreak paper?
A 10-page research-oriented paper in current APA on a disease outbreak of your choice, with at least 5 peer-reviewed references from the last 5 years in addition to the textbook and the Bible. CDC and WHO can be used as peer-reviewed references.
How many sources do NURS 832 forum posts need?
Two peer-reviewed journal articles in each thread and 1 different peer-reviewed article in each reply; there are no required word counts.
Working through NURS 832 now?
Tell us the week and the assignment. A tutor who knows the course replies with a plan for the draft.