NR 503 Final Quiz Questions and
Complete Solutions Graded A+
epidemiology - Answer: The science of public health. study of distribution and determinants of health-
related states among specified populations and the application of that study to the control of health
problems
Population health - Answer: Focuses on risk, data, demographics and outcomes
Outcome - Answer: the end result of an intervention
Aggregate - Answer: defined population
community - Answer: composed of multiple aggregates
Prevalance - Answer: measures the existence of all current cases within a timeframe
Incidence - Answer: measures the appearance of all new cases within a time frame
surveillance - Answer: collection, analysis, dissemination of data
High risk - Answer: increased chance of a poor outcome
Morbidity - Answer: presence of illness or disease
mortality - Answer: related to tracking of deaths within an aggregate
Primary prevention - Answer: intervening before health effects occur through measures such as
vaccination, altering risky behavior (poor eating habits, tobacco use) and banning substances known to
be associated with a disease or health condition.
, Secondary prevention - Answer: screening to identify disease in their earliest stages, before the onset of
s/sx, through measures such as mammography and bp testing
Tertiary prevention - Answer: managing disease post diagnosis to slow or stop disease progression
through measures such as chemo, rehab, screening for complications
Interprofessional collaboration - Answer: When physicians, pharmacists, educators, etc. work together
to improve the quality of care of patients
Quantitative data - Answer: described in numbers and shows how often and to what degree something
occurs. Objective, standardized and easily analyzed (statistics, survey data, records, archival dates)
Qualitative data - Answer: described in words and explains why. Answers "why" or "why not" or "what
does it mean". Subjective (focus groups, key informant interviews, case studies, storytelling, and
observations)
Vital statistics - Answer: # Birth rates, death rates, . Quantitative data
Social justice - Answer: Justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunity, and privileges within a
society
Health inequalities - Answer: Differences in health status or in the distribution of health determinants
between different populations
morbidity - Answer: the rate of disease in a population
mortality - Answer: the # of deaths in a given period for a particular disease
Cases - Answer: an instance of disease or problem
Complete Solutions Graded A+
epidemiology - Answer: The science of public health. study of distribution and determinants of health-
related states among specified populations and the application of that study to the control of health
problems
Population health - Answer: Focuses on risk, data, demographics and outcomes
Outcome - Answer: the end result of an intervention
Aggregate - Answer: defined population
community - Answer: composed of multiple aggregates
Prevalance - Answer: measures the existence of all current cases within a timeframe
Incidence - Answer: measures the appearance of all new cases within a time frame
surveillance - Answer: collection, analysis, dissemination of data
High risk - Answer: increased chance of a poor outcome
Morbidity - Answer: presence of illness or disease
mortality - Answer: related to tracking of deaths within an aggregate
Primary prevention - Answer: intervening before health effects occur through measures such as
vaccination, altering risky behavior (poor eating habits, tobacco use) and banning substances known to
be associated with a disease or health condition.
, Secondary prevention - Answer: screening to identify disease in their earliest stages, before the onset of
s/sx, through measures such as mammography and bp testing
Tertiary prevention - Answer: managing disease post diagnosis to slow or stop disease progression
through measures such as chemo, rehab, screening for complications
Interprofessional collaboration - Answer: When physicians, pharmacists, educators, etc. work together
to improve the quality of care of patients
Quantitative data - Answer: described in numbers and shows how often and to what degree something
occurs. Objective, standardized and easily analyzed (statistics, survey data, records, archival dates)
Qualitative data - Answer: described in words and explains why. Answers "why" or "why not" or "what
does it mean". Subjective (focus groups, key informant interviews, case studies, storytelling, and
observations)
Vital statistics - Answer: # Birth rates, death rates, . Quantitative data
Social justice - Answer: Justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunity, and privileges within a
society
Health inequalities - Answer: Differences in health status or in the distribution of health determinants
between different populations
morbidity - Answer: the rate of disease in a population
mortality - Answer: the # of deaths in a given period for a particular disease
Cases - Answer: an instance of disease or problem
