Chapter 12: Epidemiology (Stanhope: Public
Health Nursing, 8th Ed)
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The factors, exposures, ANS: D
characteristics, and behaviors that Determinants may be individual, relational, social,
determine patterns of disease are communal, or environmental.
described using:
a. Descriptive epidemiology
b. Analytic epidemiology
c. Distribution
d. Determinants
To understand the causes of health ANS: D
and disease, epidemiology studies: Epidemiology monitors health of populations,
understands determinants of health and disease in
a. Individuals communities, and investigates and evaluates
b. Families interventions to prevent disease and maintain
c. Groups health.
d. Populations
, When a nurse examines birth and ANS: A
death certificates during an These are examples of data collected routinely.
epidemiologic investigation, what
data category is being used?
a. Routinely collected data
b. Data collected for other purposes
but useful for epidemiologic
research
c. Original data collected for specific
epidemiologic studies
d. Surveillance data
An epidemiologist wanting to know ANS: B
what caused severe diarrhea and Analytic epidemiology is directed toward
vomiting in several people at a local understanding the etiology of the disease.
banquet would be using:
a. Descriptive epidemiology
b. Analytic epidemiology
c. Distribution
d. Determinants
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Terms in this set (32) Hide definitions
The factors, exposures, ANS: D
characteristics, and behaviors that Determinants may be individual, relational, social,
determine patterns of disease are communal, or environmental.
described using:
a. Descriptive epidemiology
b. Analytic epidemiology
c. Distribution
d. Determinants
To understand the causes of health ANS: D
and disease, epidemiology studies: Epidemiology monitors health of populations,
understands determinants of health and disease in
a. Individuals communities, and investigates and evaluates
b. Families interventions to prevent disease and maintain
c. Groups health.
d. Populations
, When a nurse examines birth and ANS: A
death certificates during an These are examples of data collected routinely.
epidemiologic investigation, what
data category is being used?
a. Routinely collected data
b. Data collected for other purposes
but useful for epidemiologic
research
c. Original data collected for specific
epidemiologic studies
d. Surveillance data
An epidemiologist wanting to know ANS: B
what caused severe diarrhea and Analytic epidemiology is directed toward
vomiting in several people at a local understanding the etiology of the disease.
banquet would be using:
a. Descriptive epidemiology
b. Analytic epidemiology
c. Distribution
d. Determinants
