NR-503 MIDTERM EXAM WITH ALL ANSWERS CORRECT AND VERIFIED
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rth, marriage, divorce, sickness, and death.
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2. Morbidity: presence of illness in population d d d d d
3. mortality: related to tracking of deaths in a population
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4. cases: people afflicted (those who are sick)
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5. social justice: justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, andpri
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vileges within a society. d d d
6. Epidemiology: the branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution,a d d d d d d d d d d d
nd possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health.
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7. Population Health: health outcomes of a group of people, and the distribution ofth
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ose outcomes within the group
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8. Incidence: number of new cases d d d d
9. Prevalence: The number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condi-
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tion present in a population at a within a specific time frame
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10. Outcomes: End result that follows an intervention d d d d d d
11. Inter-
professional collaboration: Health professionals work together in smallgroups pro
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viding care. Examples: oncology, OR, end of life or primary care.
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12. Healthy People 2020: A set of disease prevention and health promotion objec-
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tives for Americans to meet during the second decade of the new millennium.
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13. Determinants of health: Factors that raise or lower a level of health in a populat d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
ion or individual. Determinants of health help to explain or predict trends inhealth and
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dwhy some groups have better or worse health than others.
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14. Campaign for Action: mobilizes nurses, health providers, consumers to stren
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15. primary intervention: process of altering susceptibility or reducing exposure topr
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event disease prior to the person getting it, ex: immunizations, toba
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initiatives
16. secondary intervention: early detection of disease or risk factors and interven-
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17. tertiary intervention: an intervention that occurs after the initial occurrence ofsy
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20. high risk populations: Certain groups of people who have a higher risk ofge
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