NURS 441 chapters 6, and 7 Questions With Complete
Solutions
2 goals of epidemiology Correct Answers prevent or limit the
consequences of illness and disability; maximize human's health
2 similar processes Correct Answers nursing process and
epidemiologic process
3 different types of agents Correct Answers physical- noise,
temperature; chemical- drugs, toxins; infectious- viruses,
bacteria
3 roles of PHN in epidemiological process Correct Answers
Identifying cases and recognizing patterns of disease;
eliminating barriers of disease control; providing education and
counseling targeted at a disease
4 epidemiologic models Correct Answers epidemiologic
triangle; wheel of causation; web of causation; natural history of
disease
4 founders of epidemiology as the science of preventative
medicine Correct Answers john graunt; william farr; john
snow; florence nightingale (nurse and epidemiologist)
6 ways to apply epidemiologic principles into practice Correct
Answers assessment of health needs and assets; using
assessment data for planning and implementing interventions;
promoting healthy lifestyles; preventing and controlling
, outbreaks; contributing to a safe and healthy environment;
evaluating the effectiveness of health services
an interdisciplinary science that provides a structure for studying
health, disease, and conditions related to health status and is the
study of the distribution and determinants of states of health and
illness in human populations Correct Answers epidemiology
arose from the building blocks constructed by ancient
civilizations Correct Answers epidemiology
based on interactions among the agent, host, and the
environment, to varying degrees and level of impact, and
provide a basis for planning interventions Correct Answers
epidemiologic models
classic model based on the belief that health status is determined
by the interaction of the host, agent, and environment Correct
Answers epidemiologic triangle
deemphasizes the agent as the sole cause of disease ad considers
biologic, social, and physical environment Correct Answers
wheel of causation
devoted her life to the prevention of needless illness and death,
as the founder of nursing. Correct Answers florence
nightingale
emphasizes the concept of multiple causation. An example
would be to consider designing a web for the causation of
obesity among youth Correct Answers web of causation
Solutions
2 goals of epidemiology Correct Answers prevent or limit the
consequences of illness and disability; maximize human's health
2 similar processes Correct Answers nursing process and
epidemiologic process
3 different types of agents Correct Answers physical- noise,
temperature; chemical- drugs, toxins; infectious- viruses,
bacteria
3 roles of PHN in epidemiological process Correct Answers
Identifying cases and recognizing patterns of disease;
eliminating barriers of disease control; providing education and
counseling targeted at a disease
4 epidemiologic models Correct Answers epidemiologic
triangle; wheel of causation; web of causation; natural history of
disease
4 founders of epidemiology as the science of preventative
medicine Correct Answers john graunt; william farr; john
snow; florence nightingale (nurse and epidemiologist)
6 ways to apply epidemiologic principles into practice Correct
Answers assessment of health needs and assets; using
assessment data for planning and implementing interventions;
promoting healthy lifestyles; preventing and controlling
, outbreaks; contributing to a safe and healthy environment;
evaluating the effectiveness of health services
an interdisciplinary science that provides a structure for studying
health, disease, and conditions related to health status and is the
study of the distribution and determinants of states of health and
illness in human populations Correct Answers epidemiology
arose from the building blocks constructed by ancient
civilizations Correct Answers epidemiology
based on interactions among the agent, host, and the
environment, to varying degrees and level of impact, and
provide a basis for planning interventions Correct Answers
epidemiologic models
classic model based on the belief that health status is determined
by the interaction of the host, agent, and environment Correct
Answers epidemiologic triangle
deemphasizes the agent as the sole cause of disease ad considers
biologic, social, and physical environment Correct Answers
wheel of causation
devoted her life to the prevention of needless illness and death,
as the founder of nursing. Correct Answers florence
nightingale
emphasizes the concept of multiple causation. An example
would be to consider designing a web for the causation of
obesity among youth Correct Answers web of causation
