NR 503 Chamberlain mid term Questions
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Epidemiology - ANSWERSis the science of public health
Population Health - ANSWERSfocuses on risk, data, demographics, and outcomes.
Outcomes - ANSWERSis the end result that follows an intervention
aggregate - ANSWERSis a defined population.
community - ANSWERSis composed of multiple aggregates
data - ANSWERSis complied information
Prevalence - ANSWERSmeasures the existence of a disease. Measures the number of
all cases of a disease or attribute in a population at a given time
Incidence - ANSWERSmeasures the appearance of a disease. Measures the
occurrence of new events in a population over a period of time.
surveillance - ANSWERSis the collection, analysis, and dissemination of data.
high-risk - ANSWERSis an increased chance of poor health outcome.
Morbidity - ANSWERSis the presence of illness in a population
mortality - ANSWERSis related to the tracking deaths in an aggregate
vital statistics - ANSWERSstatistics on live births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages and
divorces.
cases - ANSWERSset of criteria used in making a decision as to whether an individual
has a disease or health event of interest
, Social Justice - ANSWERSthe view that everyone deserves equal rights and
opportunities —this includes the right to good health
Inter-professional collaboration - ANSWERSThe idea of sharing and implies collective
action oriented toward a common goal, in this case, improving the quality and safety of
patient care. It involves responsibility, accountability, coordination, communication,
cooperation, assertiveness, mutual respect, and autonomy.
Healthy People 2020 - ANSWERSaims to reach four overarching goals: 1.Attain high-
quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death,
2. Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups
3.Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all. 4. Promote
quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages.
Determinants of care/health - ANSWERSThe range of personal, social, economic, and
environmental factors that influence health status are known ...
risk analysis - ANSWERSthe characterization of the potential adverse health effects of
human exposures to environmental hazards
health disparities - ANSWERSthe difference in health statuses between various groups
(populations).
Sensitivity - ANSWERSmeasures the proportion of actual positives that are correctly
identified as such (e.g., the percentage of sick people who are correctly identified as
having the condition)
Specificity - ANSWERS(also called the true negative rate) measures the proportion of
actual negatives that are correctly identified as such (e.g., the percentage of healthy
people who are correctly identified as not having the condition)
Positive predictive value - ANSWERSis the probability that subjects with a positive
screening test truly have the disease
epidemiological triangle - ANSWERS1. A traditional model of infectious disease
causation, known as the Epidemiologic Triad is depicted in Figure 2. The triad consists
of an external agent, a host and an environment in which host and agent are brought
together, causing the disease to occur in the host.
confounding variable - ANSWERSis an "extra" variable that you didn't account for. They
can ruin an experiment and give you useless results. They can suggest there is
correlation when in fact there isn't. They can even introduce bias. That's why it's
important to know what one is, and how to avoid getting them into your experiment in
the first place
Study Methods - ANSWERSdescriptive and analytic
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Epidemiology - ANSWERSis the science of public health
Population Health - ANSWERSfocuses on risk, data, demographics, and outcomes.
Outcomes - ANSWERSis the end result that follows an intervention
aggregate - ANSWERSis a defined population.
community - ANSWERSis composed of multiple aggregates
data - ANSWERSis complied information
Prevalence - ANSWERSmeasures the existence of a disease. Measures the number of
all cases of a disease or attribute in a population at a given time
Incidence - ANSWERSmeasures the appearance of a disease. Measures the
occurrence of new events in a population over a period of time.
surveillance - ANSWERSis the collection, analysis, and dissemination of data.
high-risk - ANSWERSis an increased chance of poor health outcome.
Morbidity - ANSWERSis the presence of illness in a population
mortality - ANSWERSis related to the tracking deaths in an aggregate
vital statistics - ANSWERSstatistics on live births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages and
divorces.
cases - ANSWERSset of criteria used in making a decision as to whether an individual
has a disease or health event of interest
, Social Justice - ANSWERSthe view that everyone deserves equal rights and
opportunities —this includes the right to good health
Inter-professional collaboration - ANSWERSThe idea of sharing and implies collective
action oriented toward a common goal, in this case, improving the quality and safety of
patient care. It involves responsibility, accountability, coordination, communication,
cooperation, assertiveness, mutual respect, and autonomy.
Healthy People 2020 - ANSWERSaims to reach four overarching goals: 1.Attain high-
quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death,
2. Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups
3.Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all. 4. Promote
quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages.
Determinants of care/health - ANSWERSThe range of personal, social, economic, and
environmental factors that influence health status are known ...
risk analysis - ANSWERSthe characterization of the potential adverse health effects of
human exposures to environmental hazards
health disparities - ANSWERSthe difference in health statuses between various groups
(populations).
Sensitivity - ANSWERSmeasures the proportion of actual positives that are correctly
identified as such (e.g., the percentage of sick people who are correctly identified as
having the condition)
Specificity - ANSWERS(also called the true negative rate) measures the proportion of
actual negatives that are correctly identified as such (e.g., the percentage of healthy
people who are correctly identified as not having the condition)
Positive predictive value - ANSWERSis the probability that subjects with a positive
screening test truly have the disease
epidemiological triangle - ANSWERS1. A traditional model of infectious disease
causation, known as the Epidemiologic Triad is depicted in Figure 2. The triad consists
of an external agent, a host and an environment in which host and agent are brought
together, causing the disease to occur in the host.
confounding variable - ANSWERSis an "extra" variable that you didn't account for. They
can ruin an experiment and give you useless results. They can suggest there is
correlation when in fact there isn't. They can even introduce bias. That's why it's
important to know what one is, and how to avoid getting them into your experiment in
the first place
Study Methods - ANSWERSdescriptive and analytic
