ADVANCED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FOR NR 503
epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWER-The science of public health. study of distribution
and determinants of health-related states among specified populations and the
application of that study to the control of health problems
Population health - CORRECT ANSWER-Focuses on risk, data, demographics and
outcomes
Outcome - CORRECT ANSWER-the end result of an intervention
Aggregate - CORRECT ANSWER-defined population
community - CORRECT ANSWER-composed of multiple aggregates
Prevalance - CORRECT ANSWER-measures the existence of all current cases within a
timeframe
Incidence - CORRECT ANSWER-measures the appearance of all new cases within a
time frame
surveillance - CORRECT ANSWER-collection, analysis, dissemination of data
High risk - CORRECT ANSWER-increased chance of a poor outcome
Morbidity - CORRECT ANSWER-presence of illness or disease
mortality - CORRECT ANSWER-related to tracking of deaths within an aggregate
Primary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER-intervening before health effects occur
through measures such as vaccination, altering risky behavior (poor eating habits,
, tobacco muse) mand mbanning msubstances mknown mto mbe massociated mwith ma mdisease mor
mhealth mcondition. m
m
Secondary mprevention m- mCORRECT mANSWER-screening mto midentify mdisease min mtheir
mearliest mstages, mbefore mthe monset mof ms/sx, mthrough mmeasures msuch mas
mmammography mand mbp mtesting m
m
Tertiary mprevention m- mCORRECT mANSWER-managing mdisease mpost mdiagnosis mto
mslow mor m
m
stop mdisease mprogression mthrough mmeasures msuch mas mchemo, mrehab, mscreening
mfor
m
complications
m
Interprofessional mcollaboration m- mCORRECT mANSWER-When mphysicians,
mpharmacists, m
m
educators, metc. mwork mtogether mto mimprove mthe mquality mof mcare mof
mpatients
m
Quantitative mdata m- mCORRECT mANSWER-described min mnumbers mand mshows mhow
moften mand mto mwhat mdegree msomething moccurs. mObjective, mstandardized mand measily
manalyzed m(statistics, msurvey mdata, mrecords, marchival mdates) m
m
Qualitative mdata m- mCORRECT mANSWER-described min mwords mand mexplains mwhy.
mAnswers m
m
"why" mor m"why mnot" mor m"what mdoes mit mmean". mSubjective m(focus mgroups, mkey
minformant
m
interviews, mcase mstudies, mstorytelling, mand
mobservations)
m
Vital mstatistics m- mCORRECT mANSWER-# mBirth mrates, mdeath mrates, m. mQuantitative mdata m
m
Social mjustice m- mCORRECT mANSWER-Justice min mterms mof mthe mdistribution mof
mwealth, m
m
opportunity, mand mprivileges mwithin ma
msociety
m
Health minequalities m- mCORRECT mANSWER-Differences min mhealth mstatus mor min
mthe m
m
distribution mof mhealth mdeterminants mbetween mdifferent
mpopulations
m
morbidity m- mCORRECT mANSWER-the mrate mof mdisease min ma mpopulation m
m
mortality m- mCORRECT mANSWER-the m# mof mdeaths min ma mgiven mperiod mfor ma
mparticular m
m
disease
m
Cases m- mCORRECT mANSWER-an minstance mof mdisease mor mproblem m
m
ANSWERS FOR NR 503
epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWER-The science of public health. study of distribution
and determinants of health-related states among specified populations and the
application of that study to the control of health problems
Population health - CORRECT ANSWER-Focuses on risk, data, demographics and
outcomes
Outcome - CORRECT ANSWER-the end result of an intervention
Aggregate - CORRECT ANSWER-defined population
community - CORRECT ANSWER-composed of multiple aggregates
Prevalance - CORRECT ANSWER-measures the existence of all current cases within a
timeframe
Incidence - CORRECT ANSWER-measures the appearance of all new cases within a
time frame
surveillance - CORRECT ANSWER-collection, analysis, dissemination of data
High risk - CORRECT ANSWER-increased chance of a poor outcome
Morbidity - CORRECT ANSWER-presence of illness or disease
mortality - CORRECT ANSWER-related to tracking of deaths within an aggregate
Primary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER-intervening before health effects occur
through measures such as vaccination, altering risky behavior (poor eating habits,
, tobacco muse) mand mbanning msubstances mknown mto mbe massociated mwith ma mdisease mor
mhealth mcondition. m
m
Secondary mprevention m- mCORRECT mANSWER-screening mto midentify mdisease min mtheir
mearliest mstages, mbefore mthe monset mof ms/sx, mthrough mmeasures msuch mas
mmammography mand mbp mtesting m
m
Tertiary mprevention m- mCORRECT mANSWER-managing mdisease mpost mdiagnosis mto
mslow mor m
m
stop mdisease mprogression mthrough mmeasures msuch mas mchemo, mrehab, mscreening
mfor
m
complications
m
Interprofessional mcollaboration m- mCORRECT mANSWER-When mphysicians,
mpharmacists, m
m
educators, metc. mwork mtogether mto mimprove mthe mquality mof mcare mof
mpatients
m
Quantitative mdata m- mCORRECT mANSWER-described min mnumbers mand mshows mhow
moften mand mto mwhat mdegree msomething moccurs. mObjective, mstandardized mand measily
manalyzed m(statistics, msurvey mdata, mrecords, marchival mdates) m
m
Qualitative mdata m- mCORRECT mANSWER-described min mwords mand mexplains mwhy.
mAnswers m
m
"why" mor m"why mnot" mor m"what mdoes mit mmean". mSubjective m(focus mgroups, mkey
minformant
m
interviews, mcase mstudies, mstorytelling, mand
mobservations)
m
Vital mstatistics m- mCORRECT mANSWER-# mBirth mrates, mdeath mrates, m. mQuantitative mdata m
m
Social mjustice m- mCORRECT mANSWER-Justice min mterms mof mthe mdistribution mof
mwealth, m
m
opportunity, mand mprivileges mwithin ma
msociety
m
Health minequalities m- mCORRECT mANSWER-Differences min mhealth mstatus mor min
mthe m
m
distribution mof mhealth mdeterminants mbetween mdifferent
mpopulations
m
morbidity m- mCORRECT mANSWER-the mrate mof mdisease min ma mpopulation m
m
mortality m- mCORRECT mANSWER-the m# mof mdeaths min ma mgiven mperiod mfor ma
mparticular m
m
disease
m
Cases m- mCORRECT mANSWER-an minstance mof mdisease mor mproblem m
m
