Your paper should be in APA 6th edition format and should answer all three questions completely with rationale and literature support.  Each new heading will depict the question being answered.  Your paper should be within 4-6 pages, not including your cover page and references page.  You will  be required to provide and use a minimum of 3 peer reviewed references, with the oldest being from 2015. 

I. Introduction

• Briefly introduce the topic of communicable diseases and its impact on public health
• Provide a background on the chosen communicable disease and its epidemiology
• State the purpose of the paper and the questions that will be answered

II. Communicable Disease Chain

• Define the communicable disease chain and its components
• Apply the communicable disease chain to the chosen communicable disease
• Provide examples and explanations of each component in the chain

III. Chain of Infection

• Define the chain of infection and its components
• Apply the chain of infection to the chosen communicable disease
• Provide examples and explanations of each component in the chain

IV. Nursing Research and Epidemiology

• Define nursing research and epidemiology
• Explain the importance of nursing research and epidemiology in managing communicable diseases
• Provide examples of nursing research studies and epidemiological investigations related to the chosen communicable disease

V. Application to Practice

• Discuss how the knowledge of the communicable disease chain and the chain of infection can be applied to nursing practice
• Provide examples of interventions and strategies for preventing the spread of the chosen communicable disease
• Explain how nursing research and epidemiology can inform evidence-based practice in managing the chosen communicable disease

VI. Conclusion

• Summarize the main points of the paper
• Discuss the implications of the findings for nursing practice, research, and education
• Provide recommendations for future research and practice in managing the chosen communicable disease

References

Note: This is just an outline and not a complete paper. The actual paper should include a thorough discussion of each section, supported by evidence from the literature.