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NR-503 Epidemiology final Test Questions and Answers
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NR-503 Epidemiology finalAbsolute risk - Answer -gives no indication of how its magnitude compares with others.
Absolute risk - Answer -is the probability of an event, such as illness, injury, or death
Accomadation - Answer -
According to Giger and Davidhizer (2000), although cultures differ, they all have the same basic
organizing factors that must be assessed in order to provide care for culturally diverse patients. These
factors include - Answer -communication (verbal and nonverbal);
personal space;
social organization;
time perception;
environmental control; and
biological variations.
Aggregate - Answer -A defined population
Antigenic drift - Answer -is a term describing the changes that occur within virus's ribonucleic acid that
changes the virus. Typically, these changes create seasonal changes or new strains of a virus
,Attrubutible risk - Answer -is used to make risk-based decisions for individuals.
Call to action - Answer -It falls to nurses and midwives, the most numerous and arguably most patient-
centered component of the health workforce, to assume a leadership role in addressing planetary
health. Leadership begins with educating ourselves, students, staff, patients, and communities.
Engagement in political and policy processes are needed-and can take many forms. Even small measures
may have impact. Local level sustainability and readiness is meaningful at one's university, hospital, and
or health system levels.
Learn
Communicate
Find common ground
Clinical disease - Answer -disease characterized by signs and symptoms
common-vehicle exposure - Answer -group of people are exposed to a substance/organism that causes
common illness
Community - Answer -Composed of multiple aggregates
Cultural Awareness - Answer -:Self-examination of one's own prejudices and biases toward other
cultures. An in-depth exploration of one's own cultural/ethnic background.
Cultural competence - Answer -Cultural competence is defined as "a dynamic, fluid, continuous process
whereby an individual, system or health care agency find meaningful and useful care delivery strategies
based on knowledge of the cultural heritage, beliefs, attitudes, and behavior of those to whom they
render care"
Cultural competence in nursing consists of four principles. - Answer -Care is designed for the specific
client.
Care is based on the uniqueness of the person's culture and includes cultural norms and values.
Care includes self-employment strategies to facilitate client decision making to improve health
behaviors.
Care is provided with sensitivity and is based on the cultural uniqueness of clients.
, Cultural Desire - Answer -Motivation of the healthcare provider to "want" to engage in the process of
cultural competence, characteristics of compassion, authenticity, humility, openness, availability, and
flexibility, commi tment and passion to caring, regardless of conflict.
Cultural humility - Answer -A lifelong commitment to self-evaluation and self-critiques, redressing the
power of imbalances in the patient- physician dynamic, developing mutually. Beneficial relationships.
Cultural Knowledge - Answer -Obtaining a sound educational foundation concerning the various
worldviews of differences cultures. Obtaining knowledge regarding biological variations, disease and
health conditions and variation in drug metabolism.
Cultural Skill: - Answer -Ability to collect culturally relevant data regarding the client's health history and
presenting problem. Ability to conduct culturally based physician assessments. Conducting these
assessments in a culturally sensitive manner.
Data - Answer -Compiled information
Disaster epidemiology - Answer -"Disaster epidemiology is defined as the use of epidemiology to assess
the short- and long-term adverse health effects of disasters and to predict consequences of future
disasters. It brings together various topic areas of epidemiology including acute and communicable
disease, environmental health, occupational health, chronic disease, injury, mental health, and
behavioral health"
Domain 1 - Answer -DOMAIN 1: Capacity Strengthening
Capacity strengthening is the broad sharing of knowledge, skills, and resources for enhancement of
global public health programs, infrastructure, and workforce to address current and future global public
health needs.
1.1Design sustainable workforce development strategies for resource-limited settings.
1.2Identify methods for assuring health program sustainability.
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