Chapter 24: Public Health Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation Revision Exam And All Correct Answers.
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17. The SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) outbreak was an epidemic that spread over several countries. By definition, this is considered a:
a. Hyperendemic
b. Pandemic
c. Mixed outbreak
d. Holoendemic - Answer ANS: B
A pandemic refers to the epidemic spread of the problem over severa...
Chapter 24: Public Health Surveillance
and Outbreak Investigation Revision
Exam And All Correct Answers.
17. The SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) outbreak was an epidemic that spread over several
countries. By definition, this is considered a:
a. Hyperendemic
b. Pandemic
c. Mixed outbreak
d. Holoendemic - Answer ANS: B
A pandemic refers to the epidemic spread of the problem over several countries or continents.
A hyperendemic is when there is a persistently (high) number of cases. Ex: high cholera incidence rate
among asians/pacific islanders
A mixed outbreak is a common source followed by a secondary exposures related to person to person
contact as in spreading of influenza
Holoendemic implies a highly prevalent problem found in a population and commonly acquired early in
life. The prevalence of this problem decreases as age increases
2. Which problem does a health department usually have the legal authority to investigate?
a. Pandemics
b. Unusual clusters of illness
c. World trends of disease
d. Cases of the common cold and pneumonia - Answer ANS: B
Powers of local government include surveillance of unusual clusters of illness.
, 3. Which is a feature of public health surveillance?
a. Sharing of the results with others
b. Defining public health policy
c. Evaluating interventions
d. Planning national programs - Answer ANS: A
The other three options are the purposes of surveillance, not features.
4. Why does a nurse conduct surveillance?
a. To eradicate a disease before it starts
b. To establish a baseline rate of disease occurrence and patterns of spread
c. To target populations for triage
d. To reduce the incidence of heart disease in a community - Answer ANS: B
Disease surveillance helps establish baseline rates of disease occurrence and patterns of spread to make
it possible to initiate a rapid response to an outbreak.
5. Why would a hospital use surveillance?
a. To protect the public against isolated patients
b. To eliminate pathogens from the environment
c. To improve quality of care and outcomes
d. To decrease the incidence of ventilator-acquired pneumonia - Answer ANS: C
Hospital surveillance is used to improve quality of care and outcomes. An example is an infection that
occurs in patients who had procedures at that facility. Reduction of the incidence of ventilator-acquired
pneumonia is one reason why a hospital uses surveillance, but it does not address the entire issue.
6. A community coalition monitors the increasing obesity rate of children in their schools. Based on this
data, they consider a variety of programming options which may possibly help decrease this trend. What
was the purpose of conducting this surveillance?
a. Protect the children from diseases that affect obese children.
b. Teach parents that obesity will not be tolerated in this community.
c. Educate children on surveillance techniques.
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