NUR 329 Final Review Questions With Correct Answers

NUR 329 Final Review Questions With Correct
Answers

1. |Prevalence |Proportion |is:

A. |Existing |disease |in |a |population

B. |Number |of |people |who |are |sick

C. |Risk |for |getting |a |disease

D. |Population |at |risk |who |are |sick |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A



2. |Incidence |is |a |measure |of:

A. |Accuracy

B. |Risk

C. |Specificity

D. |Sensitivity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B



3. |The |Epidemiologic |Triangle |describes:

A. |Relationships |between |diseases

B. |Relationships |between |agent, |host |and |environment

C. |Relationships |between |diseases |and |people

D. |Relationships |between |the |environment |and |people |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B



The |Centers |for |Disease |Control |& |Prevention |is |investigating |a |E. |Coli |outbreak |in |8 |states. |
The |investigators |have |traced |the |disease |back |to |lettuce |grown |on |Happy |Acres |Farm. |The |
farm |also |includes |a |pig |farm |where |run |off |from |the |pig |pens |is |not |controlled.

,4. |What |is |the |Agent?

A. |Pigs

B. |Lettuce

C. |E. |Coli

D. |Salmonella |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C



The |Centers |for |Disease |Control |& |Prevention |is |investigating |a |E. |Coli |outbreak |in |8 |states. |
The |investigators |have |traced |the |disease |back |to |lettuce |grown |on |Happy |Acres |Farm. |The |
farm |also |includes |a |pig |farm |where |run |off |from |the |pig |pens |is |not |controlled.

5. |Who |is |the |host?

A. |People

B. |Pigs

C. |Lettuce

D. |Pig |poop |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A, |B



The |Centers |for |Disease |Control |& |Prevention |is |investigating |a |E. |Coli |outbreak |in |8 |states. |
The |investigators |have |traced |the |disease |back |to |lettuce |grown |on |Happy |Acres |Farm. |The |
farm |also |includes |a |pig |farm |where |run |off |from |the |pig |pens |is |not |controlled.



6. |What |is/are |the |environmental |factors

A. |Not |washing |the |pigs

B. |People |not |washing |the |radishes

C. |Contamination |from |the |pig |run-off

D. |The |farm |workers |not |washing |their |hands |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C



1. |Disease |surveillance, |a |critical |role |function |for |the |public |health |nurse |(PHN), |can |best |be |
defined |as |the |ongoing, |systematic |collection, |analysis, |interpretation, |and |dissemination |of |

,specific |health |data |relevant |to |public |health. |The |nurse's |knowledge |and |understanding |of |
surveillance |systems |is |critical |to:

a. |detecting |epidemics |and |pandemics.

b. |facilitating |planning |and |policy |changes.

c. |improving |the |quality |and |usefulness |of |the |data |collected.

d. |understanding |the |relationship |between |epidemiologic |principles. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
C



2. |A |PHN |uses |the |state |health |department's |reportable |disease |system |to |complete |a |
community |assessment |of |a |rural |county |with |issues |of |access |to |primary |care |services. |This |
can |best |be |described |as |what |type |of |surveillance |system?

a. |Active

b. |Passive

c. |Sentinel

d. |Special |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B



3. |The |nurse |epidemiologist |in |a |local |health |district |receives |a |report |from |a |local |pediatrician
|that |a |case |of |chickenpox |has |been |diagnosed |in |a |second |grader |at |one |of |the |local |


elementary |schools. |The |nurse |proceeds |to |contact |the |school |to |determine |whether |or |not |
any |other |children |are |absent |for |illness |or |were |recently |seen |by |the |school |nurse. |Other |
area |pediatricians |are |also |contacted |to |determine |whether |or |not |any |other |cases |have |been |
identified. |The |nurse |works |with |the |school |to |notify |parents |about |what |signs |and |symptoms |
they |should |look |for |and |how |to |manage |a |child |with |such |symptoms. |This |is |an |example |of |
which |type |of |surveillance?

a. |Active

b. |Passive

c. |Sentinel

d. |Special |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A



4. |The |first |step |in |initiating |a |surveillance |strategy |is |to |confirm |the:

, a. |existence |of |the |event.

b. |magnitude |of |the |problem.

c. |source |of |the |outbreak.

d. |tentative |hypothesis. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A



5. |During |an |investigation, |once |the |problem |has |been |identified |and |the |initial |magnitude |
delineated |in |a |case |definition, |the |next |step |is |to:

a. |check |the |state |reportable |disease |list |and |request |help.

b. |initiate |control |measures |appropriate |to |the |event/outbreak.

c. |seek |additional |cases |by |interviewing |health |care |agencies.

d. |develop |a |tentative |hypothesis. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B



6. |One |of |the |unique |advantages |of |using |data |reporting |such |as |a |spatial |map |to |analyze |and |
present |data |is |that |such |a |tool |provides |a |graphical |way |of |determining:

a. |characteristics |of |the |population.

b. |potential |hypothesis.

c. |priority |prevention |target |areas.

d. |trends |for |the |spread |of |the |disease. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C



7. |The |most |common |sources |of |surveillance |data |are |databases |maintained |by |the |federal |
agencies, |state |health |departments, |and |other |organizations |with |an |interest |in |understanding |
a |specific |disease |or |event. |The |National |Program |of |Cancer |Registries |contains |morbidity |data
|for |the |types |of |cancer |found |in |a |state |as |well |as:



a. |key |centers |for |the |specialized |treatment |of |certain |cancers.

b. |links |to |National |Institutes |of |Health |cancer |research |projects |currently |being |conducted.

c. |locations |of |cancer |risks |and |health |problems |within |the |state.

d. |major |genetic |determinants |of |cancer |by |age |and |sex. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C