Week 2 Discussion: Epidemiological Methods - Rapid HIV Screening
1. Choose one of the following:
Rapid Strep Screening (in office)
Rapid HIV Screening
Rapid Influenza Screening
Mononucleosis Screening
2. Next, choose a diagnostic or screening method (related to your choice from the list of health
issues above). You may use one of the following web sites to locate a screening tool, a scholarly
article, or a tool from a professional web site of your choice (for example, from the American
Psychological Association).
U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
SAMHSA-HRSA (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
3. Reply to the following prompt:
Describe the diagnostic or screening tool selected, its purpose, and what age group
it targets.
Has it been specifically tested in this age group?
Next, discuss the predictive ability of the test. For instance, how do you know the
test is reliable and valid? What are the reliability and validity values? What are the
predictive values? Is it sensitive to measure what it has been developed to measure,
for instance, HIV, or depression in older adults, or Lyme disease? Would you
integrate this tool into your advanced practice based on the information you have
read about the test, why or why not?
4. You should include a minimum of two (2) scholarly articles from the last five (5) years (3 is
recommended).
5. Respond to a minimum of two (2) individuals, peer and/or faculty, with a scholarly and reflective
post of a minimum of two (2) paragraphs of 4-5 sentences. A minimum of one (1) scholarly
article should be utilized to support the post in addition to your textbook.
6. Your work should have in-text citations integrating at a minimum one scholarly article and the
course textbook. APA format should be utilized to include a reference list. Correct grammar,
spelling, and APA should be adhered to when writing, work should be scholarly without
personalization or first - person use.
Posting Directions
1. Posts should be made on a minimum of 3 separate days/dates.
2. All faculty replies to students must be responded to directly in the discussion board.
3. Minimum posting is:
o Initial discussion board post to the weekly prompt, two peer posts (if there are no faculty postings),
or one peer post and a faculty post.
1. Choose one of the following:
Rapid Strep Screening (in office)
Rapid HIV Screening
Rapid Influenza Screening
Mononucleosis Screening
2. Next, choose a diagnostic or screening method (related to your choice from the list of health
issues above). You may use one of the following web sites to locate a screening tool, a scholarly
article, or a tool from a professional web site of your choice (for example, from the American
Psychological Association).
U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
SAMHSA-HRSA (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
3. Reply to the following prompt:
Describe the diagnostic or screening tool selected, its purpose, and what age group
it targets.
Has it been specifically tested in this age group?
Next, discuss the predictive ability of the test. For instance, how do you know the
test is reliable and valid? What are the reliability and validity values? What are the
predictive values? Is it sensitive to measure what it has been developed to measure,
for instance, HIV, or depression in older adults, or Lyme disease? Would you
integrate this tool into your advanced practice based on the information you have
read about the test, why or why not?
4. You should include a minimum of two (2) scholarly articles from the last five (5) years (3 is
recommended).
5. Respond to a minimum of two (2) individuals, peer and/or faculty, with a scholarly and reflective
post of a minimum of two (2) paragraphs of 4-5 sentences. A minimum of one (1) scholarly
article should be utilized to support the post in addition to your textbook.
6. Your work should have in-text citations integrating at a minimum one scholarly article and the
course textbook. APA format should be utilized to include a reference list. Correct grammar,
spelling, and APA should be adhered to when writing, work should be scholarly without
personalization or first - person use.
Posting Directions
1. Posts should be made on a minimum of 3 separate days/dates.
2. All faculty replies to students must be responded to directly in the discussion board.
3. Minimum posting is:
o Initial discussion board post to the weekly prompt, two peer posts (if there are no faculty postings),
or one peer post and a faculty post.
