NSG 522 Final All Modules Questions And Answers 2024 Updates
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NSG 522
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NSG 522
NSG 522 Final All Modules Questions And Answers 2024 Updates
Epidemiology is... ANS The study of the distribution and determinants of heath related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this knowledge to the control of health
problems
Core Epidemiological Functions...
NSG 522 Final All Modules Questions And Answers
2024 Updates
Epidemiology is... ANS The study of the distribution and determinants of heath related states or events in
specified populations, and the application of this knowledge to the control of health
problems
Core Epidemiological Functions ANS 1. Surveillance
2. Field investigations
3. Analytic studies
4. Evaluation
5. Linkages
6. Policy
epidemiological Measurement focuses on: ANS - *Distribution* of health-related states and events
- *Determinants* of health-related states and events
Two components of epidemiology are ANS - Descriptive
- Analytic
Descriptive epidemiology studies the _____________________, _____________________, and
_____________________ of health related states and events ANS DISTRIBUTION, FREQUENCY, PATTERN
Analytic Epidemiology describes the: ANS - Determinants of health-related events
- The 'why'
- The 'cause(s)'
The etiology of all diseases is ________________, even with a
simple infectious disease ANS multifactorial
The 'Causal Pie' Model ANS - Causative agent or event
- Characteristics of the person
, - Characteristics of the environment
- Presence of preventative factors
- Action of catalysts or additive factors
- Mediating and moderating factors
- Interaction between the factors
Bradford Hill Criteria for Causation ANS - Strength of association
- Consistency
- Specificity
- Temporal relationship
- Biological gradient
- Plausibility
- Coherence
- Analogy
- Experimental evidence
Epidemiological Triad or Triangle ANS - a model used to describe the etiology of disease/health events
- agent, host, and environment
BEINGS Model of Disease Causation ANS B - Biological, Behavioral
E - Environmental
I - Immunological
N - Nutritional
G - Genetic
S - Services, Social, Spiritual
web of causation ANS - epidemiological model used to describe the etiology of chronic disease
- states chronic disease risk factors are common to many conditions
Spectrum of Disease ANS - Describes the severity of disease
- Can vary from mild to fatal
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