ADVANCED EXAMS FOR NR 503
Health disparities - CORRECT ANSWER-differences in health outcomes among groups
Population - CORRECT ANSWER-A group of individuals that belong to the same
species and live in the same area
How are outcomes measured? - CORRECT ANSWER-the end result after
treatment/intervention that describes a patients health status
social justice theory - CORRECT ANSWER-relates advocacy, health disparities and
outcomes (equality)
primary intervention - CORRECT ANSWER-an intervention that occurs before the onset
of the disease
secondary intervention - CORRECT ANSWER-after disease but before symptoms
*screening*
health inequity - CORRECT ANSWER-a difference or disparity in health outcomes that
is systematic, avoidable, and unjust
Social Justice - CORRECT ANSWER-the defense of human dignity by ensuring that
essential human needs are met and that essential human rights are protected for all
people
Campaign for Action - CORRECT ANSWER-limit health disparities across the nation
Sources of epidemiological data - CORRECT ANSWER-HP 2020, Quick Health Data
Online System, NCHS, AAMC, Health Equity
Screening and Diagnostic Tests - CORRECT ANSWER-** population specific
, ** mshould mbe mtested mand mhave mavailable mstatistics mthat mspeak mto mtheir
mspecificity, m
m
sensitivity, mand m+ mpredictive
mvalue
m
Speceficity m- mCORRECT mANSWER-Patients mDO mNOT mhave mdisease mand mwere
mgiven m
m
negative mtest
mresults
m
Sensitivity m- mCORRECT mANSWER-Patients mwho mDO mhave mdisease mAND mare
mgiven mpositive mtest mresults m mSensitive mto mthe mtruth m
m
+ mpredictive mvalue m- mCORRECT mANSWER-Probability mthat ma mperson mwith ma m+ mresult
mtruly m
m
does mhave mthe
mdisease
m
descriptive mepidemiology m- mCORRECT mANSWER-collection mand manalysis mof mdata:
mwhat, m
m
who, mwhere, mwhen, mwhy/how m(causes, mrisk mfactors, mmodes mof
mtransportation)
m
causation m- mCORRECT mANSWER-A mcause mand meffect mrelationship min mwhich mone
mvariable m
m
controls mthe mchanges min manother
mvariable.
m
tertiary mintervention m- mCORRECT mANSWER-rehabilitation mto mthe mhighest
mlevel mof m
m
functioning
m
(prevents mdisease mfrom mgetting mworse) m
m
Provider mdetermining mto muse ma mscreening mtest? m- mCORRECT mANSWER-used mto
mreduce mmorbidity/mortality mby mdetecting mdiseases mearly. m(pap msmear, mmammogram,
mect) mDetermined mby: m-Sensitivity mand mspecificity mare mmeasures mof ma mtest's mability mto
mcorrectly mclassify ma mperson mas mhaving ma mdisease mor mnot mhaving ma mdisease.
mPredictive mValue: mthe mprobability mof mhaving mthe mdisease. m m
mm
Found mat: mCDC m
m
how mis mdescriptive mepidemiology mused? m- mCORRECT mANSWER-investigates
mhealth m
m
problem, mused mto mchange mnatural mHX mof mdisease, mtracked mby
mdatabase
m
Health disparities - CORRECT ANSWER-differences in health outcomes among groups
Population - CORRECT ANSWER-A group of individuals that belong to the same
species and live in the same area
How are outcomes measured? - CORRECT ANSWER-the end result after
treatment/intervention that describes a patients health status
social justice theory - CORRECT ANSWER-relates advocacy, health disparities and
outcomes (equality)
primary intervention - CORRECT ANSWER-an intervention that occurs before the onset
of the disease
secondary intervention - CORRECT ANSWER-after disease but before symptoms
*screening*
health inequity - CORRECT ANSWER-a difference or disparity in health outcomes that
is systematic, avoidable, and unjust
Social Justice - CORRECT ANSWER-the defense of human dignity by ensuring that
essential human needs are met and that essential human rights are protected for all
people
Campaign for Action - CORRECT ANSWER-limit health disparities across the nation
Sources of epidemiological data - CORRECT ANSWER-HP 2020, Quick Health Data
Online System, NCHS, AAMC, Health Equity
Screening and Diagnostic Tests - CORRECT ANSWER-** population specific
, ** mshould mbe mtested mand mhave mavailable mstatistics mthat mspeak mto mtheir
mspecificity, m
m
sensitivity, mand m+ mpredictive
mvalue
m
Speceficity m- mCORRECT mANSWER-Patients mDO mNOT mhave mdisease mand mwere
mgiven m
m
negative mtest
mresults
m
Sensitivity m- mCORRECT mANSWER-Patients mwho mDO mhave mdisease mAND mare
mgiven mpositive mtest mresults m mSensitive mto mthe mtruth m
m
+ mpredictive mvalue m- mCORRECT mANSWER-Probability mthat ma mperson mwith ma m+ mresult
mtruly m
m
does mhave mthe
mdisease
m
descriptive mepidemiology m- mCORRECT mANSWER-collection mand manalysis mof mdata:
mwhat, m
m
who, mwhere, mwhen, mwhy/how m(causes, mrisk mfactors, mmodes mof
mtransportation)
m
causation m- mCORRECT mANSWER-A mcause mand meffect mrelationship min mwhich mone
mvariable m
m
controls mthe mchanges min manother
mvariable.
m
tertiary mintervention m- mCORRECT mANSWER-rehabilitation mto mthe mhighest
mlevel mof m
m
functioning
m
(prevents mdisease mfrom mgetting mworse) m
m
Provider mdetermining mto muse ma mscreening mtest? m- mCORRECT mANSWER-used mto
mreduce mmorbidity/mortality mby mdetecting mdiseases mearly. m(pap msmear, mmammogram,
mect) mDetermined mby: m-Sensitivity mand mspecificity mare mmeasures mof ma mtest's mability mto
mcorrectly mclassify ma mperson mas mhaving ma mdisease mor mnot mhaving ma mdisease.
mPredictive mValue: mthe mprobability mof mhaving mthe mdisease. m m
mm
Found mat: mCDC m
m
how mis mdescriptive mepidemiology mused? m- mCORRECT mANSWER-investigates
mhealth m
m
problem, mused mto mchange mnatural mHX mof mdisease, mtracked mby
mdatabase
m
