NR 503 Week 4 Midterm final exam Quiz (detailed questions and answers)(latest 2023/2024 update)

NR 503 Week 4 Midterm final exam Quiz (detailed questions and answers)(latest 2023/2024 update) 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? - ANSWER-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. Where would a NP look to find a screening test? - ANSWER-US Preventive Services Task, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality What determines if a screening test should be used? - ANSWER-Determining if a screening test should be used can be evaluated by the success of a screening tool. Does the screening tool do what it was intended to do and reduce the overall mortality, decrease case fatality, increase early detection, reduce complications or increase quality of life? Can you explain what "descriptive epidemiology" means? What is the purpose? How is it used? - ANSWER-Concerned with characterizing the amount and distribution of health and disease within a population. Through the process of looking at rates, incidence, prevalence, mortality, survival, and prognosis we have and understanding of a disease and knowledge of how populations differ. Also, what interventions would be best for who. How are causation and descriptive epidemiology related, how do they work together to aid evidencebased care? - ANSWER-Descriptive epidemiology is the first step in any epidemiology investigation or in analyzing any health problem from a research perspective. Causation is found through further research study to determine the best interventions in patient care and overall population health. They both work together to aid evidence-based care by describing patterns of disease in populations and identifying potential risk factors. What does "causation" mean? - ANSWER-The relationship between cause and effect Tertiary Prevention - ANSWER-What type of prevention is a cardiac or stroke rehabilitation program?