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NR503 Midterm Questions and Answers 2024
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NR503 MidtermEpidemiology - answerStudy of disease distribution within populations & risk factors that
affect increases or decreases in distribution.
Population Health - answerthe health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the
distribution of such outcomes within the group
Focuses on risk, data, demographics and outcomes
Population - answer1. whole number of persons or individuals in a country or region
or
2. a body of persons or individuals having a quality or characteristic in common
aggregate - answersubpopulations
may be defined by ethnicity, religion, geographical location, age, or occupation
Triad of Disease - answerhost, environment, agent
health disparities - answerdifferences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and
burden of diseases and other health conditions among specific population groups
Social justice theory - answerThe goal that all people will have equal opportunity to
healthcare access and quality of healthcare will be the same
primary prevention - answerProcess of altering susceptibility.
Primary prevention examples - answerimmunizations, pollution control, nutrition,
exercise
secondary prevention - answer-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, pap
smears, HIV testing
tertiary prevention - answer-aims to prevent the long-term consequences of a chronic
illness or disability and to support optimal functioning
-examples: prevention of pressure ulcers as a complication of a spinal cord injury;
promoting independence for the client who has a traumatic brain injury
, Where can morbidity, mortality, incidence and prevalence data be found at the state and
national level? - answerMorbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (CDC)
social determinants of health - answerThe conditions in which people are born, grow,
live, work, and age, shaped by the distribution of money, power, and resources at
global, national, and local levels
Morbidity - answerthe condition of suffering from a disease or medical condition.
2 primary measures are incidence and prevalence
mortality - answerRelated to tracking of deaths within a population or aggregate.
Frequency measures - answerIncidence rate
Prevalence rate
Mortality rate
They are used to characterize the occurrence of health events in a population.
vital statistics - answerofficial records of births, marriages, divorces, and deaths
Cases - answerpeople afflicted with a disease
Incidence - answerMeasures the appearance of disease
The number or rate of new cases of a particular condition during a specific time.
Prevalence - answerMeasures the existence of disease
The number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a
population at a given time.
surveillance - answercollecting, analyzing, and reporting data on rates of occurrence,
mortality, morbidity and transmission of infections
Outcomes - answeran end result that follows some kind of healthcare provision,
treatment, or intervention and may describe patients condition or health status.
Inter-professional collaboration - answerThe idea of sharing and implies collective
action oriented toward a common goal, in this case, improving the quality and safety of
patient care. It involves responsibility, accountability, coordination, communication,
cooperation, assertiveness, mutual respect, and autonomy.
Healthy People 2020 - answerBlueprint or roadmap for the US to achieve health
promotion & disease prevention.
Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and
premature death.
Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups.
Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all.
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