NSG 522 final ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

NSG 522 final ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

, Epidemiology is... The study of the distribution and determinants of heath related states or events in
specified populations, and the application of this knowledge to the control of
health
problems


Core Epidemiological Functions 1. Surveillance
2. Field investigations
3. Analytic studies
4. Evaluation
5. Linkages
6. Policy


epidemiological Measurement focuses on: - Distribution of health-related states and events
- Determinants of health-related states and events




Two components of epidemiology are - Descriptive
- Analytic


Descriptive epidemiology studies the ____________ , DISTRIBUTION, FREQUENCY, PATTERN
_____________________, and _____________ of health related
states and events


Analytic Epidemiology describes the: - Determinants of health-related events
- The 'why'
- The 'cause(s)'


The etiology of all diseases is __________ , even with a multifactorial
simple infectious disease


The 'Causal Pie' Model - Causative agent or event
- Characteristics of the person
- Characteristics of the environment
- Presence of preventative factors
- Action of catalysts or additive factors
- Mediating and moderating factors
- Interaction between the factors