political nursing

Epidemiologic surveillance is used in public and global health. For this Assignment, begin by locating a recent article about an outbreak of an infectious or communicable disease. The article can come from a newspaper or other source but your paper must be supported with at least three scholarly sources of evidence in the literature which may include your text or course readings.

For this Assignment, review the following:

AWE Checklist (Level 4000)
Walden paper template (no abstract or running head required)
The Week 3 Assignment Rubric

Write a 3- to 4-page paper that includes the following:

A summary of the article, including the title and author
- Identify the title of the article with in-text citation and corresponding reference in reference list
The relationship among causal agents, susceptible persons, and environmental factors (epidemiological triangle)
The role of the nurse in addressing the outbreak
Possible health promotion/health protection strategies that could have been implemented by nurses to mitigate the outbreak

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Political Nursing

Epidemiologic surveillance refers to the systematic analysis, collection, and dissemination of health information and data. The aim of doing this is to enhance planning for the population and evaluation and implementation of various healthcare programs within a given jurisdiction. Such surveillance has been conducted for a long time and plays a critical role in enabling the healthcare institutions to meet the healthcare needs of the community. The purpose of this article is to identify a recent article on a communicable disease. Once the summary of the article has been conducted, the paper will assess the relationship between the causal agents,

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