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NR 503 Week 4 Midterm Quiz |46 Multiple-choice questions with accurate responses
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NR 503 Week 4 Midterm Quiz |46 Multiple-choice questions with accurate responses
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Name: Score:46 Multiple choice questions
Definition 1 of 46
refers to the ability of a website to perform its intended functions without any issues or errors.
Sensitivity
epidemiological triangle
Study methods
Website reliability
Definition 2 of 46
a measure of a screening test's ability to correctly identify a person without disease with a
negative test result
Specificity
Positive predictive value
Sensitivity
Incidence
,Definition 3 of 46
Randomized controlled trial: (RCT) A study in which people are allocated at random (by
chance alone) to receive one of several clinical interventions. One of these interventions is the
standard of comparison or control. The control may be a standard practice, a placebo ("sugar
pill"), or no intervention at all.
A case-control study is a type of observational study commonly used to look at factors
associated with diseases or outcomes. The case-control study starts with a group of cases,
which are the individuals who have the outcome of interest. Then, a control group is selected
that does not have the outcome of interest. The two groups are then compared to identify
factors that may be associated with the outcome
A cohort study is a type of observational study that follows a group of participants over a
period of time, examining how certain factors (like exposure to a given risk factor) affect their
health outcomes. The individuals in the cohort have a characteristic or lived experience in
common, such as birth year or geographic area
Showing a casual relationship means that a change in one variable(independent variable)
causes a change in the other (dependent variable)
What prevention attempts to minimize negative effects, prevents further disease or
disorder related to complications, prevent relapse, and restore the highest physical or
psychological functioning possible?
What is different in a randomized control trial than, for instance, a case-control study (or
a cohort study)? What does it mean to show a causal relationship?
How does social justice and health inequities influence population health care
provision? Why is this critical information for the provision of evidence-based care?
What is meant by "scientific misconduct"?
,Definition 4 of 46
variable that is not included in a study, yet affects both the independent variable (the factor
being studied) and the dependent variable (the outcome of interest)
Population health
Levels of Evidence
Confounding variables
Website reliability
Definition 5 of 46
a measure of a screening test's ability to accurately identify a disease when it is present
Specificity
Positive predictive value
Sensitivity
Website reliability
Definition 6 of 46
The number of affected persons present in the population at a specific time divided by the
number of persons in the population at that same time
Incidence
Sensitivity
Prevalence
Epidemiology
, Definition 7 of 46
The science of public health; concerned with the study of factors determining and influencing
the frequency and distribution of disease, injury, and other health-related events and their
causes
Website reliability
Prevalence
epidemiological triangle
Epidemiology
Definition 8 of 46
What type of prevention is a cardiac or stroke rehabilitation program?
Primary Prevention
Positive predictive value
Secondary Prevention
Tertiary Prevention
Definition 9 of 46
a model for explaining the factors that contribute to the spread of disease: an agent, a host
and an environment
Rapid cycle improvement model
Positive predictive value
epidemiological triangle
Website reliability
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