NSG 522- Final Exam Questions
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5 W's of Epidemiology? correct answer What
When
Where
Who
Why
acronmyn BEINGS Model of Disease Causation, what does it mean? correct
answer Biological, Behavioral
Environmental
Immunological
Nutritional
Genetic
Services, Social, Spiritual
Airborne transmission can be both direct and indirect. Why is this the case?
correct answer Droplet= direct mode of transportation
Droplet nuclei= indirect mode of transportation
An Epidemic Curve can be used to describe what characteristic of health-related
states/events correct answer Time
Analytic Epidemiology describes which elements? correct answer WHY AND HOW
,Analytic Epidemiology studies the? correct answer Determinants of health-related
events. The WHY, the Causes
Are cross-sectional studies prospective or retrospective? correct answer They are
neither.
Are screening tests diagnostic? correct answer No they are not. They are used to
identify people who might have a disease.
Case= correct answer An individual who has the disease, disorder, injury, health
behavior, or health event of interest
Characteristics of percentages? correct answer Numerator is always a part of the
denominator. Just a proportion multiplied by 100.
Characteristics to Non-randomized clinical trials (quasi-experiments) correct
answer No randomization to treatment groups, comparison group may be
different from the intervention group, control of the intervention.
Characteristics to Randomized Control Trials correct answer Randomization to
treatment group, Control of the intervention.
Confirmed= correct answer All criteria are met.
Define a carrier? correct answer A person with inapparent infection who is
capable of transmitting the pathogen to others.
, Define Attributable Risk correct answer The amount of disease associated with a
causative factor in a specified population.
Define Common Source correct answer attributed to a specific source
Define Communicability of Disease? correct answer The ability of a disease to be
transmitted from one person to another OR to spread through the population.
Define Herd Immunity? correct answer The resistance a population has to the
invasion and spread of an infectious disease.
Define Mixed Epidemic correct answer Stats with a common source and then
spread by person-to-person contact.
Define Morbidity correct answer Morbidity rate is a measure of the frequency of
occurrence of disease or injury in a defined population during a specified interval.
Define mortality correct answer A mortality rate is a measure of the frequency of
the occurrence of death in a defined population during a specific interval.
Define negative predictive value correct answer Probability that a person who has
a negative test does not have the disease. Proportion of people with a negative
test result who do not have the disease.
Define Portal of Exit? correct answer The path by which a pathogen leaves it's
host.
with Accurate Answers
5 W's of Epidemiology? correct answer What
When
Where
Who
Why
acronmyn BEINGS Model of Disease Causation, what does it mean? correct
answer Biological, Behavioral
Environmental
Immunological
Nutritional
Genetic
Services, Social, Spiritual
Airborne transmission can be both direct and indirect. Why is this the case?
correct answer Droplet= direct mode of transportation
Droplet nuclei= indirect mode of transportation
An Epidemic Curve can be used to describe what characteristic of health-related
states/events correct answer Time
Analytic Epidemiology describes which elements? correct answer WHY AND HOW
,Analytic Epidemiology studies the? correct answer Determinants of health-related
events. The WHY, the Causes
Are cross-sectional studies prospective or retrospective? correct answer They are
neither.
Are screening tests diagnostic? correct answer No they are not. They are used to
identify people who might have a disease.
Case= correct answer An individual who has the disease, disorder, injury, health
behavior, or health event of interest
Characteristics of percentages? correct answer Numerator is always a part of the
denominator. Just a proportion multiplied by 100.
Characteristics to Non-randomized clinical trials (quasi-experiments) correct
answer No randomization to treatment groups, comparison group may be
different from the intervention group, control of the intervention.
Characteristics to Randomized Control Trials correct answer Randomization to
treatment group, Control of the intervention.
Confirmed= correct answer All criteria are met.
Define a carrier? correct answer A person with inapparent infection who is
capable of transmitting the pathogen to others.
, Define Attributable Risk correct answer The amount of disease associated with a
causative factor in a specified population.
Define Common Source correct answer attributed to a specific source
Define Communicability of Disease? correct answer The ability of a disease to be
transmitted from one person to another OR to spread through the population.
Define Herd Immunity? correct answer The resistance a population has to the
invasion and spread of an infectious disease.
Define Mixed Epidemic correct answer Stats with a common source and then
spread by person-to-person contact.
Define Morbidity correct answer Morbidity rate is a measure of the frequency of
occurrence of disease or injury in a defined population during a specified interval.
Define mortality correct answer A mortality rate is a measure of the frequency of
the occurrence of death in a defined population during a specific interval.
Define negative predictive value correct answer Probability that a person who has
a negative test does not have the disease. Proportion of people with a negative
test result who do not have the disease.
Define Portal of Exit? correct answer The path by which a pathogen leaves it's
host.
