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NSG 3480 / NSG3480 EXAM 2: (NEW 2025/ 2026
UPDATE) NURSING PRACTICE - COMMUNITY HEALTH
REVIEW| QUESTIONS & ANSWERS| GRADE A| 100%
CORRECT (VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)- GALEN
Descriptive Epidemiology - ANS ✓- Focuses on the amount and distribution of health and
health problems within a population
- The purpose is to describe the characteristics of both people who are protected from
disease and those who have a disease.
Analytic Epidemiology - ANS ✓investigates the causes of disease by determining why a
disease rate is lower in one population group than in another.
Observational Research Study - ANS ✓discover the etiology of disease
Cross-sectional studies (Observational) - ANS ✓sometimes called prevalence or
correlational studies, examine relationships between potential causal factors and disease at a
specific time.
Retrospective studies (Observational) - ANS ✓compare individuals with a particular
condition or disease and those who do not have the disease. Data collection extends back in
time to determine previous exposure or risk factors.
Prospective studies (Observational) - ANS ✓monitor a group of disease-free individuals to
determine whether and when disease occurs.
Experimental Research Study - ANS ✓test treatment and prevention strategies.
Experimental - receives intervention
Control - received placebo
World Health Organization (WHO) - ANS ✓primary role is to direct and coordinate
international health efforts, disseminate global health stands and guidelines, and help
countries address public health concerns within the United Nations system
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) - ANS ✓to improve the health and living
standards of the Americas.
United Nations - ANS ✓seek to reflect world opinion and the moral authority of the
community of nations
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UNICEF - ANS ✓to address the needs of children and women throughout the world
World Bank - ANS ✓to improve the health status of individuals living in area that lack
economic development.
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) - ANS ✓to protect the health and safety of all
Americans and for providing essential human services. The CDC was founded in 1946 to
help control malaria
Effects of Large Population - ANS ✓Malnutrition, famine, disease, overcrowding,
pollution, stress, violence, death
the poor suffer disproportionately
Goal of the World Health Organization (WHO) - HEALTH FOR ALL - ANS ✓-
Defined as the attainment by all citizens of the world by the year 2000 of a level of health
that will permit them to lead a socially and economically productive life.
- Keeps getting pushed back cause the world sucks
- Outlined in the Declaration of Alma-Ata
- Health is a fundamental human right
What makes the CDC different? - ANS ✓applies research and findings to improve people's
daily lives and responds to health emergencies
Commodification of Healthcare - ANS ✓USA has market-based system which results in
curative care instead of preventative for bigger profits
more people that get diabetes = more money for big pharma
Policy - ANS ✓denotes a course of action to be followed by a government, business, or
institution to obtain a desired effect
Public policy - ANS ✓denotes precepts and standards formed by governmental bodies that
are of fundamental concern to the state and the whole of the general public
Health policy - ANS ✓is a statement of a decision regarding a goal in health care and a plan
for achieving that goal
Nursing policy - ANS ✓specifies nursing leadership that influences and shapes health policy
and nursing practice
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