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Pathophysiology → ~:- The study of the cellular and organ changes that occur with disease and the effects that these changes have on total body function Reliability → ~:- Ability of a test to yield very similar scores for the same individual over repeated testings Validity → ~:- th...

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NUR 612 Unit 1 Questions and
Correct Answers | Latest Update
Pathophysiology


→ ~:- The study of the cellular and organ changes that occur with

disease and the effects that these changes have on total body

function




Reliability


→ ~:- Ability of a test to yield very similar scores for the same individual

over repeated testings




Validity


→ ~:- the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed

to




Sensitivity


→ ~:- Refers to the proportion of people with a disease who are positive

for the disease on a given test ( true positive)




Specificity



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→ ~:- Refers to the proportion of people without a disease who are

negative on a given test (true negative)




predictive value


→ ~:- extent to which a test can differentiate between presence or

absence of a person's condition




Incidence


→ ~:- The number or rate of new cases of a particular condition during a

specific time.




Prevalence


→ ~:- The number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or

condition present in a population at a given time.




primary prevention


→ ~:- Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring.




secondary prevention




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→ ~:- -focuses on early identification of individuals or communities

experiencing illness, providing treatment, and conducting activities

that are geared to prevent worsening health status

-examples: communicable disease screening and case finding; early

detection and treatment of diabetes; exercise programs for older adult

clients who are frail




tertiary prevention


→ ~:- -aims to prevent the long-term consequences of a chronic illness or

disability and to support optimal functioning

-examples: prevention of pressure ulcers as complication of a spinal cord

injury; promoting independence for the client who has traumatic brain injury




evidence-based practice


→ ~:- clinical decision making that integrates the best available research

with clinical expertise and patient characteristics and preferences




clinical expertise




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→ ~:- a practitioner's knowledge, skills, and past experience in accurately

assessing, diagnosing, and managing an individual patient's health

needs




clinical practice guidelines


→ ~:- give specific recommendations for evidence-based decision

making




Etiology


→ ~:- cause of disease; what set the disease in motion




Pathogenesis


→ ~:- Explains how the disease evolves; the sequence of cellular and

tissue events that take place from the time of initial contact with an

etiologic agent until the ultimate expression of a disease




Morphologic changes


→ ~:- concerned with both the gross anatomic and microscopic

changes that are characteristic of a disease




symptom


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