NSG 432 Final Exam questions with
verified answers
Defining population health in terms of patient populations undermines the goal of emphasizing
the role non-clinical determinants, such as education and income impact health outcomes -
correct answer ✔✔ How populations can be defined
Study of the distribution and determinants of health- related states among specified
populations and the application of that study to the control of health problems - correct answer
✔✔ Epidemiology
disease occurrence among a population that is in excess of what is expected in a given time and
place - correct answer ✔✔ Epidemic/Outbreak
disease or condition present among a population at all times - correct answer ✔✔ Endemic
a disease or condition that spreads across regions - correct answer ✔✔ Pandemic
Number of existing cases of a disease in a population at a designated time
○ At one point in time
○ determine a person's likelihood of having a disease
○ Influenced by incidence
○ Resource need, impact of prevention & effectiveness of treatment
- Useful for: alert to change & measure of effectiveness of prevention - correct answer ✔✔
Prevalence
Number of newly diagnosed cases of a disease
, ○ determine a person's probability of being diagnosed with a disease during a given period of
time
○ Alert to change & measure of effectiveness of prevention
- Useful for: resource need, impact of prevention & effectiveness of treatment - correct answer
✔✔ Incidence
Health dept.
Collect data to prioritize health needs
It's the law (state)
Done every 5 years
must be available to public - correct answer ✔✔ CHA
hospital
Collect data to prioritize health needs
It's the law (federal)
Done every 3 years
must be available to public
Additional regulations - correct answer ✔✔ CHNA
, ► Health dept. & health systems collaborate
► Use data sources as framework
○ Community Health Survey (CHS)
· Primary data
· Quant & Qual data
○ Secondary Data Report (SDR)
· Secondary data
· Quant data
○ Key Informant Interview Report
- Qual data that is Quantified - correct answer ✔✔ Strategies used to assess a population
► Community Readiness: the degree to which a community is ready to take action on an issue
○ A community can't be convinced to approach an issue until it realizes that the issue exists
○ And a community won't act on an issue until it believes that the issue affects the community
○ A community can't be forces into action it is not ready for or that goes against what most
members believe
- The success of failure of a prevention program may not be the quality or EBP but an issue of
the interventions being appropriately matched to a communities levels of readiness - correct
answer ✔✔ Discuss the importance of understanding a communities readiness to change
preventable differences in the burden if disease, injury, violence or opportunities to achieve
optimal health that are experiences by socially disadvantaged populations - correct answer ✔✔
Health Disparities Definition
verified answers
Defining population health in terms of patient populations undermines the goal of emphasizing
the role non-clinical determinants, such as education and income impact health outcomes -
correct answer ✔✔ How populations can be defined
Study of the distribution and determinants of health- related states among specified
populations and the application of that study to the control of health problems - correct answer
✔✔ Epidemiology
disease occurrence among a population that is in excess of what is expected in a given time and
place - correct answer ✔✔ Epidemic/Outbreak
disease or condition present among a population at all times - correct answer ✔✔ Endemic
a disease or condition that spreads across regions - correct answer ✔✔ Pandemic
Number of existing cases of a disease in a population at a designated time
○ At one point in time
○ determine a person's likelihood of having a disease
○ Influenced by incidence
○ Resource need, impact of prevention & effectiveness of treatment
- Useful for: alert to change & measure of effectiveness of prevention - correct answer ✔✔
Prevalence
Number of newly diagnosed cases of a disease
, ○ determine a person's probability of being diagnosed with a disease during a given period of
time
○ Alert to change & measure of effectiveness of prevention
- Useful for: resource need, impact of prevention & effectiveness of treatment - correct answer
✔✔ Incidence
Health dept.
Collect data to prioritize health needs
It's the law (state)
Done every 5 years
must be available to public - correct answer ✔✔ CHA
hospital
Collect data to prioritize health needs
It's the law (federal)
Done every 3 years
must be available to public
Additional regulations - correct answer ✔✔ CHNA
, ► Health dept. & health systems collaborate
► Use data sources as framework
○ Community Health Survey (CHS)
· Primary data
· Quant & Qual data
○ Secondary Data Report (SDR)
· Secondary data
· Quant data
○ Key Informant Interview Report
- Qual data that is Quantified - correct answer ✔✔ Strategies used to assess a population
► Community Readiness: the degree to which a community is ready to take action on an issue
○ A community can't be convinced to approach an issue until it realizes that the issue exists
○ And a community won't act on an issue until it believes that the issue affects the community
○ A community can't be forces into action it is not ready for or that goes against what most
members believe
- The success of failure of a prevention program may not be the quality or EBP but an issue of
the interventions being appropriately matched to a communities levels of readiness - correct
answer ✔✔ Discuss the importance of understanding a communities readiness to change
preventable differences in the burden if disease, injury, violence or opportunities to achieve
optimal health that are experiences by socially disadvantaged populations - correct answer ✔✔
Health Disparities Definition
