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Definition 1 of 64
used to study Incidence, etiology, and prognosis
Observational study wherein two groups, exposed and unexposed, are followed over a period
of time until the development of the outcome of interest.
observational studies
cohort study design
prospective study
specificity
Definition 2 of 64
the ability of a test to correctly identify those who have a disease
sensitivity
prevalence
specificity
validity
Definition 3 of 64
error that has equal probability of being too high or too low
an error that occurs when the selected sample is an imperfect representation of the overall
population
selection bias
confounding error
random error
validity
,Definition 4 of 64
the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to.
test is the ability of that test to distinguish correctly who has a disease
Specificity
Prevalence
Sensitivity
Validity
,Definition 5 of 64
- enhance rehabilitation from disease, injury, or disability
- Provide cardiac rehabilitation, medication, and surgery.
- medical treatment
- physical and occupational therapy, and rehabilitation
- Monitor the use of prescription medications and adherence to treatment to reduce risk for
illness complications
- Provide health promotion activities to persons with serious and persistent mental illness.
- Promote support group participation for those with mental health disabilities.
- The public health nurse provides a diabetes clinic for a defined population of adults in a low-
income housing unit of the community.
- If blood pressure cannot be controlled by diet, refer the client to a physician or nurse
practitioner for medication; advise the client to engage in a cardiac program that will oversee
diet and exercise.
- Participate in home visits to mothers who are at risk for neglecting babies, to reduce the
costs related to abuse
- Provide health care and treatment for those infected by H1N1 or the new strains of the virus.
- Evaluate the incidence or prevalence of obesity among school children after the
implementation of the program and provide programs to reduce complications from the
condition.
- A review of the public health report card indicated that community incidence of
complications from vaccine-preventable diseases have declined over a 2-year period after the
implementation of the parent education program.
- Provide family therapy for abusive families; remove children from the home.
- Develop a contract with the family to change nutritional patterns to reduce further
complications from the specified health problem.
- Provide directly observed medication therapy for people with active TB.
- Develop programs to help people reduce or end substance abuse
- Regular inspection of hands and feet, as well as using protective footwear and gloves to
avoid trauma and infection for leprosy clients who have lost sensation in those areas-
developing an individual education plan (IEP) for students with long-term health needs
- developing an individual education plan (IEP) for students with long-term health needs
tertiary prevention examples
tertiary prevention
Inter-professional collaboration
Rapid cycle improvement model
, Definition 6 of 64
A case-control study deals with diseased and non-diseased individuals whereas a cohort study
begins with begins with exposed individuals and non-exposed individuals.
In case-control studies, the investigator begins with cases and controls and goes back
retrospectively to look for exposures. In cohort studies, the investigator begins with exposed
and nonexposed individuals and follows individuals over time to see who develops or does
not develop an outcome or disease. Case-control studies allow the APRN to look at cases and
the probability of having an exposure or risk factor.
CASE CONTROL VS COHORT
INCIDENCE
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (RCT)
Definition 7 of 64
groups of people differing in age are studied at the same point in time
prospective study
prospective research
cross-sectional design
convenience sampling
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