NUR 750 - Exam 1 Questions and Answers
health promotion - ANSWER-addresses individual responsibility
disease prevention - ANSWER-completed by health care provider
what are the three factors that make a good screening test? - ANSWER-high
sensitivity and specificity, simplicity at low cost, safe and small risk to patient
what is sensitivity? - ANSWER-the ability of a test to detect disease
what is equation for sensitivity? - ANSWER-true positives/total sick individuals in
population
what is specificity? - ANSWER-probability that patient without disease will have a
negative result
what is equation for specificity? - ANSWER-true negatives/total well individuals in
population
what are the five key ways to recognize credible guidelines? - ANSWER-minimizes
bias, distortion, conflict of interest; systematic review of evidence; identifies
potential benefits/harms to each recommendation; undergoes extensive external
review; mechanism for revision when new evidence is available
what are the four live attenuated vaccines? - ANSWER-oral polio, MMR, smallpox,
intranasal influenza
majority of live vaccines are for __________ - ANSWER-viruses
health promotion - ANSWER-addresses individual responsibility
disease prevention - ANSWER-completed by health care provider
what are the three factors that make a good screening test? - ANSWER-high
sensitivity and specificity, simplicity at low cost, safe and small risk to patient
what is sensitivity? - ANSWER-the ability of a test to detect disease
what is equation for sensitivity? - ANSWER-true positives/total sick individuals in
population
what is specificity? - ANSWER-probability that patient without disease will have a
negative result
what is equation for specificity? - ANSWER-true negatives/total well individuals in
population
what are the five key ways to recognize credible guidelines? - ANSWER-minimizes
bias, distortion, conflict of interest; systematic review of evidence; identifies
potential benefits/harms to each recommendation; undergoes extensive external
review; mechanism for revision when new evidence is available
what are the four live attenuated vaccines? - ANSWER-oral polio, MMR, smallpox,
intranasal influenza
majority of live vaccines are for __________ - ANSWER-viruses