NR 503 Midterm Exam Questions and
Answers (Graded A)
health disparities - ANSWER - differences in health outcomes among groups
Social Justice Theory - ANSWER - The view that government, business, and professional ethics
should serve the goal of equal opportunity
How are outcomes determined? - ANSWER - - predetermined indicators to making decisions
about healthcare.
-effectiveness of nursing interventions
- Identify population and problem, then generate a question related to outcomes.
- Measure of the process of care
- should be quantifiable, easy to define, lend itself to standarization.
- Does the population benefit from the interventions? Quality, effective, efficient, affordable,
accessible, acceptable.
Prevalence - ANSWER - The number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition
present in a population at a given time.
interprofessional collaboration - ANSWER - engaging with other professionals to provide
evidence-based care
Healthy People 2020 - ANSWER - A set of disease prevention and health promotion objectives
for Americans to meet during the second decade of the new millennium.
Primary Prevention - ANSWER - Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring.
Secondary Prevention - ANSWER - Efforts to limit the effects of an injury or illness that you
cannot completely prevent.
Answers (Graded A)
health disparities - ANSWER - differences in health outcomes among groups
Social Justice Theory - ANSWER - The view that government, business, and professional ethics
should serve the goal of equal opportunity
How are outcomes determined? - ANSWER - - predetermined indicators to making decisions
about healthcare.
-effectiveness of nursing interventions
- Identify population and problem, then generate a question related to outcomes.
- Measure of the process of care
- should be quantifiable, easy to define, lend itself to standarization.
- Does the population benefit from the interventions? Quality, effective, efficient, affordable,
accessible, acceptable.
Prevalence - ANSWER - The number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition
present in a population at a given time.
interprofessional collaboration - ANSWER - engaging with other professionals to provide
evidence-based care
Healthy People 2020 - ANSWER - A set of disease prevention and health promotion objectives
for Americans to meet during the second decade of the new millennium.
Primary Prevention - ANSWER - Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring.
Secondary Prevention - ANSWER - Efforts to limit the effects of an injury or illness that you
cannot completely prevent.
