NR 503 Midterm questions and answers verified.

NR 503 Midterm questions and answers verified. Primary Prevention - correct nting the initial development of disease or an action taken to prevent the development of a disease in a person who is well and does not have that disease Secondary prevention - correct detection of existing disease to reduce severity and complications or identifying people in whom a disease process has already begun, but who have not developed symptoms tertiary prevention - correct ing the impact of the disease or preventing complications in those who have already developed signs and symptoms of an illness and have been diagnosed clinical disease - correct se characterized by signs and symptoms subclinical disease - correct se that is not clinically apparent and is not destined to become clinically apparent persistent (chronic) disease - correct se or symptoms that persist for years or for a lifetime latent disease - correct infection with no active multiplication of the agent pandemic - correct excessive occurrence of disease present globally endemic - correct ual presence of a disease within a geographical area common-vehicle exposure - correct a group of people are exposed to a substance or organism that causes common illness epidemic - correct rence of a disease in a community/geographic area in excess of normal expectancy