Chapter 08: Epidemiological Applications
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1. Epidemiology would be a primary ANS: B
tool used by the nurse scientist for As the basic science of public health,
researching which topic? epidemiology refers not only to epidemics of
infections but also to other health-related events in
a. Experiences of cancer care a population. Analytical epidemiology looks at the
services etiology (origins or causes) of a disease—such as
b. Contributing factors to childhood childhood obesity.
obesity
c. Morbidity statistics
d. Social characteristics and traits of
healthy older adults
, 2. In which of the following activities ANS: D
does the community health nurse Epidemiology differs from clinical medicine, which
(CHN) act in the role of a nurse focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of disease
epidemiologist? in individuals. Epidemiology investigates the
distribution, or the patterns, of health events in
a. Eliciting the health history of a populations and the determinants or the factors
client presenting with an illness that influence those patterns.
b. Performing a physical assessment
of an ill client
c. Providing treatment and health
education to a client with a disease
d. Evaluating the number of clients
presenting with similar diseases
3. During the years 2011 to 2016, in a ANS: C
particular district, 1,000 of 10,000 In epidemiology, a proportion is a ratio in which the
girls aged 16 to 18 years tested denominator includes the numerator. In public
positive for a sexually transmitted health statistics, if the proportion is small, we can
infection (STI). Of the 1,000 express the number per 1,000.
diagnosed STIs, 300 were gonorrhea
and 500 were chlamydia. Which
statement would the CHN recognize
as being true?
a. The proportion of cases of
gonorrhea to all STIs was 300:1,300.
b. The proportion of cases of
gonorrhea to chlamydia was
300:500.
c. The proportion of STIs to the total
population was 10 per 1,000.
d. The proportion of cases of
gonorrhea to all STIs was 50%.
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Terms in this set (8) Hide definitions
1. Epidemiology would be a primary ANS: B
tool used by the nurse scientist for As the basic science of public health,
researching which topic? epidemiology refers not only to epidemics of
infections but also to other health-related events in
a. Experiences of cancer care a population. Analytical epidemiology looks at the
services etiology (origins or causes) of a disease—such as
b. Contributing factors to childhood childhood obesity.
obesity
c. Morbidity statistics
d. Social characteristics and traits of
healthy older adults
, 2. In which of the following activities ANS: D
does the community health nurse Epidemiology differs from clinical medicine, which
(CHN) act in the role of a nurse focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of disease
epidemiologist? in individuals. Epidemiology investigates the
distribution, or the patterns, of health events in
a. Eliciting the health history of a populations and the determinants or the factors
client presenting with an illness that influence those patterns.
b. Performing a physical assessment
of an ill client
c. Providing treatment and health
education to a client with a disease
d. Evaluating the number of clients
presenting with similar diseases
3. During the years 2011 to 2016, in a ANS: C
particular district, 1,000 of 10,000 In epidemiology, a proportion is a ratio in which the
girls aged 16 to 18 years tested denominator includes the numerator. In public
positive for a sexually transmitted health statistics, if the proportion is small, we can
infection (STI). Of the 1,000 express the number per 1,000.
diagnosed STIs, 300 were gonorrhea
and 500 were chlamydia. Which
statement would the CHN recognize
as being true?
a. The proportion of cases of
gonorrhea to all STIs was 300:1,300.
b. The proportion of cases of
gonorrhea to chlamydia was
300:500.
c. The proportion of STIs to the total
population was 10 per 1,000.
d. The proportion of cases of
gonorrhea to all STIs was 50%.
