NR 503 /NR503 MIDTERM | POPULATION
HEALTH, EPIDEMIOLOGY &
STATISTICAL PRINCIPLES EXAM |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADE A+
Epidemiology
the branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution,
and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to
health.
Population Health
health outcomes of a group of people, and the distribution of
those outcomes within the group
Incidence
number of new cases
Prevalence
,The number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or
condition present in a population at a within a specific time frame
Outcomes
End result that follows an intervention
Inter-professional collaboration
Health professionals work together in small groups providing care.
Examples: oncology, OR, end of life or primary care.
Healthy People 2020
A set of disease prevention and health promotion objectives for
Americans to meet during the second decade of the new
millennium.
Determinants of health
Factors that raise or lower a level of health in a population or
individual. Determinants of health help to explain or predict trends
in health and why some groups have better or worse health than
others.
, Campaign for Action
mobilizes nurses, health providers, consumers to strengthen
nursing through policy changes. Goal based on IOM future of
nursing report.
primary intervention
process of altering susceptibility or reducing exposure to prevent
disease prior to the person getting it, ex: immunizations, tobacco
prevention initiatives
secondary intervention
early detection of disease or risk factors and intervention during
an asymptomatic phase, ex: pap smear, rapid HIV, annual
cholesterol test
tertiary intervention
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