NsG 6612 Test 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
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Sensitivity Used to describe how well an observation or test will detect a disease in
someone who actually has the disease;
Sensitivity Reported as the proportion of people with a disease who are postive for that
disease on a given observation or test
Sensitivity Refelcts true postive rate: a highly sensitive test/observation woll have a positive
result in most of the poeple with a given condition.
A symptom, sign, or test of high______ is excellent for Sensitivity
detecting patients with the disease.
Refers to a close agreement between an observation and Validity
the best possible measure of reality
Reliability Refers to how well an observation repeatedly observed gives the same
information. The ability of a test to produce the same result when repeated.
Used to describe how well an observation or test with be Specificity
negative for a disease one lemons who does not have the
disease
Reflects true negative rate- a highly specific Specificity
test/observation will have a negative result in most of the
people who do not have the condition.
A symptom sign or test of high ______ is excellent for Specificity
screening out patients who do not have the disease or
condition
People who have the disease test positive when Good sensitivity
screened
People who have the disease test negative when Poor sensitivity
screened
People without the disease test negative when screened Good specificity
Answers
Sensitivity Used to describe how well an observation or test will detect a disease in
someone who actually has the disease;
Sensitivity Reported as the proportion of people with a disease who are postive for that
disease on a given observation or test
Sensitivity Refelcts true postive rate: a highly sensitive test/observation woll have a positive
result in most of the poeple with a given condition.
A symptom, sign, or test of high______ is excellent for Sensitivity
detecting patients with the disease.
Refers to a close agreement between an observation and Validity
the best possible measure of reality
Reliability Refers to how well an observation repeatedly observed gives the same
information. The ability of a test to produce the same result when repeated.
Used to describe how well an observation or test with be Specificity
negative for a disease one lemons who does not have the
disease
Reflects true negative rate- a highly specific Specificity
test/observation will have a negative result in most of the
people who do not have the condition.
A symptom sign or test of high ______ is excellent for Specificity
screening out patients who do not have the disease or
condition
People who have the disease test positive when Good sensitivity
screened
People who have the disease test negative when Poor sensitivity
screened
People without the disease test negative when screened Good specificity
