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Lenoir-Rhyne University
DNP Course Syllabus
COURSE CODE and NAME: DNP 605 Epidemiology and Applied Statistics
PREREQUISITES: Admission to the graduate program
COREQUISITES: None
CREDIT HOURS: 3 credits
TERM/YEAR: Spring, 2023
SCHEDULE: Asynchronous on-line, with one on-campus immersion in January, 2023
COURSE FACULTY: Tabitha Toney, RN, MSN, PhD and Susan Ludwick, DNP, MSN, RN
OFFICE: McCrorie Room 323 (Tabitha) and McCrorie Room 330 (Susan)
PHONE: 828-267-3447 (Tabitha) and 828-328-7287 (Susan)
EMAILS: and
OFFICE HOURS: by appointment, in person, by phone, or Zoom.
NOTE: Faculty reserve the right to amend the contents of this syllabus. Students will be advised of any
changes promptly. This syllabus may not be reproduced and distributed without the permission of the
Course Faculty.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course focuses on principles and methods of biostatistics and epidemiology used to assess
determinants, distribution, and deterrents of disease in populations. The course includes conceptual and
analytical skills required to measure risk, incidence, and prevalence of morbidity and mortality and its
impact on healthcare delivery.
ARTICULATION TO UNIVERSITY MISSION:
Consistent with the mission of the university, this course builds on baccalaureate nursing practice to
promote a sense of global responsibility and develop leadership skills necessary for higher level
practice.
ALIGNMENT WITH NURSING PROGRAM OUTCOMES:
DNP 605 is aligned with:
1. DNP Essentials III, IV, VII
2. NONPF Competencies (Leadership, Quality, Practice Inquiry, Tech/Info Literacy)
3. DNP Program General Student Outcomes (4, 5, 6, 9, 10)
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS:
Kim, M.J., Mallory, C & Valerio, T. (2020). Statistics for evidenced-based
practice in nursing (3rd Ed.). Jones and Bartlett Learning.
Zeni, M.B. (2019). Principles of epidemiology for advanced nursing practice: A
population health perspective. Jones & Bartlett Learning.
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,Polit, D.F. & Beck, C.T. (2020). Nursing research: Generating and assessing evidence for nursing
practice (11th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Bonnel, W., & Smith, K. V. (2021). Proposal Writing for Clinical Nursing and DNP Projects (3rd ed.).
Springer Publishing Company
American Psychological Association. (2020). The Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association (7th ed.). Author.
RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOKS:
Salkind, N. J., & Frey, B. B.(2019). Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics (7th ed.).
SAGE Publications, Inc.
REQUIRED STATISTICS PROGRAM:
IntellectusStatistics™ Software
Information about the program and creating an account: $100 per year
IntellectusStatistics™ is a cloud-based statistical application that facilitates the designing, conducting,
and interpreting of analyses. It is user-friendly and guides students through the analyses process with
helpful features such as scroll-over definitions to assist with your understanding along the way, pre-
loaded assumptions, and providing the output of your analysis in English prose. There is also a decision
tree to help you select the appropriate analysis to examine your research questions, sample-size
calculator, and data analysis plan templates included.
You can create your account and get started using IntellectusStatistics™ by
clicking this link:
https://analyze.intellectusstatistics.com/create_account/?key=E5Ycr7znWSbESyWD
Free Statistical Consulting Sessions: Questions about your data plan, conducting analyses, or simply
want to learn about IntellectusStatistics™? Join us for our free Q&A sessions and get the answers you've
been searching for, learn from your peers, and get a tutorial on recently released features. These sessions
can be accessed by clicking the "Resources" button once logged in to the application.
IntellectusStatistics™
Main: 888-383-6639
Email: .
OTHER MATERIALS/REFERENCES/LINKS:
APA style for student papers:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
Updates for APA style 7th edition:
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, http://libraryguides.csuniv.edu/c.php?g=980440&p=7089901
https://www.scribbr.com/apa-style/apa-seventh-edition-changes/
https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-guide.pdf
Healthy People 2030: https://health.gov/healthypeople
The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: AHRQ
https://www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/index.html
CDC: Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice -
https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/SS1978.pdf
Rudisill Library link: http://libguides.lr.edu/rudisilllibrary/home
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
1. Understand epidemiology and biostatistics concepts and the applicability to advanced nursing
practice. (DNP Essential III. IV, VII; NONPF Competency Quality Practice Inquiry, Tech/Info
Literacy Competencies; Student Outcomes: 4, 5, 6, 10)
2. Understand the factors for determining appropriate statistical tests to use in a variety of contexts.
(DNP Essential: III, IV; NONPF Competency: Quality Practice Inquiry, Tech/Info Literacy
Competencies; Student Outcomes: 5, 6, 10)
3. Critique quantitative results from published peer-reviewed studies for appropriate selection of
effective interventions and preventions in health care/advanced nursing practice. (DNP
Essential: III, IV, VII; NONPF Competency: Leadership, Quality Practice Inquiry, Tech/Info
Literacy Competencies; Student Outcome 4, 5, 6, 9, 10)
4. Compute and analyze descriptive and inferential statistics and apply data analytic methods to the
understanding of epidemiological literature and commonly used health measures. (DNP
Essential: III, IV, VII; NONPF Competency: Quality Practice Inquiry, Tech/Info Literacy
Competencies; Student Outcomes: 5, 6, 9, 10)
5. Expand analytical capability in computing, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting outputs from
statistical and epidemiological analytical tests using a variety of datasets. (DNP Essential: III,
VI; NONPF Competency Quality Practice Inquiry, Tech/Info Literacy Competencies; Student
Outcomes: 5, 6, 10)
6. Examine the types and levels of evidence to determine the comparability of data and
applicability to advanced nursing practice. (DNP Essential: III, IV, VII; NONPF Competency:
Leadership, Quality Practice Inquiry, Tech/Info Literacy Competencies; Student Outcomes: 4, 5,
6, 9, 10)
7. Utilize a variety of databases and tools to identify resources of epidemiologic data that pertain to
advanced nursing practice. (DNP: Essential III, IV, VII; NONPF Competency: Quality Practice
Inquiry, Tech/Info Literacy Competencies; Student Outcomes: 4, 5, 6, 10)
8. Apply epidemiologic methodology to identify a specific health problem, develop a working
quality improvement topic, and design an implementation to investigate the issue. (DNP
Essential III, IV, VII; NONPF Competency Quality Practice Inquiry, Tech/Info Literacy
Competencies; Student Outcomes: 4, 5, 6, 9, 10)
TEACHING STRATEGIES:
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Lenoir-Rhyne University
DNP Course Syllabus
COURSE CODE and NAME: DNP 605 Epidemiology and Applied Statistics
PREREQUISITES: Admission to the graduate program
COREQUISITES: None
CREDIT HOURS: 3 credits
TERM/YEAR: Spring, 2023
SCHEDULE: Asynchronous on-line, with one on-campus immersion in January, 2023
COURSE FACULTY: Tabitha Toney, RN, MSN, PhD and Susan Ludwick, DNP, MSN, RN
OFFICE: McCrorie Room 323 (Tabitha) and McCrorie Room 330 (Susan)
PHONE: 828-267-3447 (Tabitha) and 828-328-7287 (Susan)
EMAILS: and
OFFICE HOURS: by appointment, in person, by phone, or Zoom.
NOTE: Faculty reserve the right to amend the contents of this syllabus. Students will be advised of any
changes promptly. This syllabus may not be reproduced and distributed without the permission of the
Course Faculty.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course focuses on principles and methods of biostatistics and epidemiology used to assess
determinants, distribution, and deterrents of disease in populations. The course includes conceptual and
analytical skills required to measure risk, incidence, and prevalence of morbidity and mortality and its
impact on healthcare delivery.
ARTICULATION TO UNIVERSITY MISSION:
Consistent with the mission of the university, this course builds on baccalaureate nursing practice to
promote a sense of global responsibility and develop leadership skills necessary for higher level
practice.
ALIGNMENT WITH NURSING PROGRAM OUTCOMES:
DNP 605 is aligned with:
1. DNP Essentials III, IV, VII
2. NONPF Competencies (Leadership, Quality, Practice Inquiry, Tech/Info Literacy)
3. DNP Program General Student Outcomes (4, 5, 6, 9, 10)
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS:
Kim, M.J., Mallory, C & Valerio, T. (2020). Statistics for evidenced-based
practice in nursing (3rd Ed.). Jones and Bartlett Learning.
Zeni, M.B. (2019). Principles of epidemiology for advanced nursing practice: A
population health perspective. Jones & Bartlett Learning.
1
,Polit, D.F. & Beck, C.T. (2020). Nursing research: Generating and assessing evidence for nursing
practice (11th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Bonnel, W., & Smith, K. V. (2021). Proposal Writing for Clinical Nursing and DNP Projects (3rd ed.).
Springer Publishing Company
American Psychological Association. (2020). The Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association (7th ed.). Author.
RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOKS:
Salkind, N. J., & Frey, B. B.(2019). Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics (7th ed.).
SAGE Publications, Inc.
REQUIRED STATISTICS PROGRAM:
IntellectusStatistics™ Software
Information about the program and creating an account: $100 per year
IntellectusStatistics™ is a cloud-based statistical application that facilitates the designing, conducting,
and interpreting of analyses. It is user-friendly and guides students through the analyses process with
helpful features such as scroll-over definitions to assist with your understanding along the way, pre-
loaded assumptions, and providing the output of your analysis in English prose. There is also a decision
tree to help you select the appropriate analysis to examine your research questions, sample-size
calculator, and data analysis plan templates included.
You can create your account and get started using IntellectusStatistics™ by
clicking this link:
https://analyze.intellectusstatistics.com/create_account/?key=E5Ycr7znWSbESyWD
Free Statistical Consulting Sessions: Questions about your data plan, conducting analyses, or simply
want to learn about IntellectusStatistics™? Join us for our free Q&A sessions and get the answers you've
been searching for, learn from your peers, and get a tutorial on recently released features. These sessions
can be accessed by clicking the "Resources" button once logged in to the application.
IntellectusStatistics™
Main: 888-383-6639
Email: .
OTHER MATERIALS/REFERENCES/LINKS:
APA style for student papers:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
Updates for APA style 7th edition:
2
, http://libraryguides.csuniv.edu/c.php?g=980440&p=7089901
https://www.scribbr.com/apa-style/apa-seventh-edition-changes/
https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-guide.pdf
Healthy People 2030: https://health.gov/healthypeople
The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: AHRQ
https://www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/index.html
CDC: Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice -
https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/SS1978.pdf
Rudisill Library link: http://libguides.lr.edu/rudisilllibrary/home
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
1. Understand epidemiology and biostatistics concepts and the applicability to advanced nursing
practice. (DNP Essential III. IV, VII; NONPF Competency Quality Practice Inquiry, Tech/Info
Literacy Competencies; Student Outcomes: 4, 5, 6, 10)
2. Understand the factors for determining appropriate statistical tests to use in a variety of contexts.
(DNP Essential: III, IV; NONPF Competency: Quality Practice Inquiry, Tech/Info Literacy
Competencies; Student Outcomes: 5, 6, 10)
3. Critique quantitative results from published peer-reviewed studies for appropriate selection of
effective interventions and preventions in health care/advanced nursing practice. (DNP
Essential: III, IV, VII; NONPF Competency: Leadership, Quality Practice Inquiry, Tech/Info
Literacy Competencies; Student Outcome 4, 5, 6, 9, 10)
4. Compute and analyze descriptive and inferential statistics and apply data analytic methods to the
understanding of epidemiological literature and commonly used health measures. (DNP
Essential: III, IV, VII; NONPF Competency: Quality Practice Inquiry, Tech/Info Literacy
Competencies; Student Outcomes: 5, 6, 9, 10)
5. Expand analytical capability in computing, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting outputs from
statistical and epidemiological analytical tests using a variety of datasets. (DNP Essential: III,
VI; NONPF Competency Quality Practice Inquiry, Tech/Info Literacy Competencies; Student
Outcomes: 5, 6, 10)
6. Examine the types and levels of evidence to determine the comparability of data and
applicability to advanced nursing practice. (DNP Essential: III, IV, VII; NONPF Competency:
Leadership, Quality Practice Inquiry, Tech/Info Literacy Competencies; Student Outcomes: 4, 5,
6, 9, 10)
7. Utilize a variety of databases and tools to identify resources of epidemiologic data that pertain to
advanced nursing practice. (DNP: Essential III, IV, VII; NONPF Competency: Quality Practice
Inquiry, Tech/Info Literacy Competencies; Student Outcomes: 4, 5, 6, 10)
8. Apply epidemiologic methodology to identify a specific health problem, develop a working
quality improvement topic, and design an implementation to investigate the issue. (DNP
Essential III, IV, VII; NONPF Competency Quality Practice Inquiry, Tech/Info Literacy
Competencies; Student Outcomes: 4, 5, 6, 9, 10)
TEACHING STRATEGIES:
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