NSG 522 FINAL UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

NSG 522 FINAL UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
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."
Answer:
epidemiology definition

Question:
Core Epidemiological Functions
Answer:
Surveillance Field investigations Analytic studies Evaluation Linkages Policy

Question:
epidemiology is what kind of science?
Answer:
quantitative

Question:
essential feature of epidemiology?
Answer:
measurement

Question:
epidemiology measurements focus on?
Answer:
distribution & determinants of health-related states and events

Question:
is a story about health related states and events supported with data
Answer:
Epidemiology

Question:
5 W's of Epidemiology?
Answer:
• What?
• When?
• Where?
• Who?
• Why?

,Question:
Components of Epidemiology?
Answer:
descriptive & analytic

Question:
what kind of epidemiology describes the when, where, who? Time, place, person
Answer:
descriptive epidemiology

Question:
• Descriptive epidemiology studies the ________ of health related states and events
• Descriptive epidemiology studies the ______ and ______ of health related states and
events
Answer:
distribution frequency pattern

Question:
the why, cause & effect of epidemiology?
Answer:
analytic epidemiology

Question:
Analytic epidemiology quantifies the association between exposures and outcomes to
determine what?
Answer:
causal relationships

Question:
Analytic epidemiology studies the _________ of health related states and events
- The 'why' examines potential ______ (helpful or
harmful) for the health-related event
- The 'why' explains the ________ of the health-related state or event
Answer:
DETERMINANTS etiologies causes

Question:
what kind of epidemiology describes...
- Distribution, Frequency and pattern of events
- The 'who, where, and when'
- The 'person, place, and time'
Answer:
descriptive

, Question:
what kind of epidemiology describes...
- Determinants of health-related events - The 'why'- The 'cause(s)'
Answer:
analytic

Question:
works 25/7 to protect america from health, safety, and security threats, both foreign &
in the
US. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or
preventable, human error or deliberate attack, they fight disease and supports
communities and citizens to do the same. Also increases the health security of our
nation. As the nations health protection agency, saves lives & protects people from
health threats. To accomplish the mission, they conduct critical sciences and provides
health information that protects our nation against expensive and dangerous health
threats, and responds when these arise.
Answer:
role of the CDC

Question:
determinants of health?
Answer:
• Biological
• Environmental
• Social
• Health behaviors

Question:
what kind of disease source?
• Congenital
• Hereditary
• Infectious
• Inflammatory
• Metabolic
• Nutritional
• Tumors
• Vascular
Answer:
biological sources of disease