Studies the distribution or patterns of health events in populations and the determinants
or the factors the influence those patterns. - Answer Epidemiology
This kind of epidemiology describes what, who, where and when. - Answer Descriptive
epidemiology.
What is the overall effect of the disease?
What is the disease/issue?
Who is affected?
Where is the disease prevalent?
When are people getting the disease?
This type of epidemiology analyses how and why. - Answer Analytic epidemiology
How are they getting it?
Why are they getting it?
A statistic used for describing an event, characteristic, or happening. Time important or
a proportion. Used to make comparisons among populations or to compare a subgroup
of the population with the total population. - Answer Rate
Total population - Answer Crude rate
Subgroup of the population - Answer Specific rate
,Illness rates usually expressed as incidence or prevalence. - Answer Morbidity
The # of new cases of an illness or injury - Answer Incidence
The measurement of all the existing cases at a given point in time, includes incidence
and all existing cases - Answer Prevalence
Death - Answer Mortality
What is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.? - Answer Smoking
Top 3 causes of death in U.S. - Answer 1. Unintentional injury
2. Suicide
3. Homicide
Top 3 causes of death in infants. - Answer 1. Congenital anomalies
2. Short gestation
3. SIDS
Top 3 causes of death in children 1-4 years. - Answer 1. Unintentional injury
2. Congenital anomalies
3. Homicide
Top 3 causes of death in children 5-9 years. - Answer 1. Unintentional injury
2. Malignant neoplasms
3. Congenital anomalies
, Top 3 causes of death in children 10-14 years. - Answer 1. Unintentional injury
2. Malignant neoplasms
3. Suicide
Top 3 causes of death in teens and young adults. - Answer 1. Unintentional injury
2. Suicide
3. Homicide
Top 5 causes of death in 25-44 years. - Answer 1. Unintentional injury
2. Suicide
3. Homicide
4. Malignant neoplasms
5. Heart disease
Top 3 causes of death in 45-64 years. - Answer 1. Malignant neoplasms
2. Heart disease
3. Unintentional injury
Top 3 causes of death in 65 years+ - Answer 1. Heart disease
2. Malignant neoplasms
3. Chronic lower respiratory diseases
Describe the role of the nurse in epidemiology. - Answer The nurses use surveillance
and outbreak investigation.
For epidemiology data, nurses:
Collect
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