WGU C918 EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS STUDY RESOURCE

WGU C918 EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS STUDY
RESOURCE

●● nonmaleficience
Answer: no harm is done when applying standards of care


●● beneficience
Answer: maximize possible benefits and minimize possible harms


●● distributive justice
Answer: fair distribution of the benefits and burden in society based on
the needs and contributions of its members


●● epidemiology
Answer: investigative study of disease trends in populations for the
purposes of disease prevention and health maintenance, relies on
statistics


●● agent
Answer: animate or inanimate object that causes the disease (virus,
trauma, fumes)

, ●● host
Answer: the living being that will be affected by the agent


●● environment
Answer: setting or surrounding that sustains the host


●● incidence
Answer: number of new cases


●● prevalence
Answer: existing disease in population at a particular time


●● infant mortality rate
Answer: number of infant deaths before 1 year of age in a year


●● attack rate
Answer: number of people at risk who develop certain disease


●● epidemic
Answer: the rate of disease exceeds the usual level of the condition


●● behavioral theory