NSG 522 MODULE 12 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT | NEW UPDATE
2025
screening - ANSWER • Screening is used to evaluate people without
signs/symptoms of disease to identify people who may have the disease
• Used to promoted detection of diseases in their earliest stages, when treatment
has the greatest chance of working, in order to reduce morbidity and mortality.
• Health screening activities are used to identify disease during the preclinical
(subclinical, pre-symptomatic, latent) stage of disease.
sensitivity - ANSWER • Probability that a person with the disease will test
positive for the disease (true positive)
• The ability of the test to correctly identify those with the disease
• Probability of correctly identifying the disease
• Very good at identifying the diseased patient
• Has a low percentage of false negatives
• Very important if a disease is fata, contagious, or early treatment helps.
specificity - ANSWER • Probability that a person who doesn't have the disease
will test negative for the disease (true negative)
• The ability of the test to correctly identify those without the disease
• Very good at identifying the patients without a disease
• Has a low percentage of false positives
true positive - ANSWER positive test actually has the disease
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT | NEW UPDATE
2025
screening - ANSWER • Screening is used to evaluate people without
signs/symptoms of disease to identify people who may have the disease
• Used to promoted detection of diseases in their earliest stages, when treatment
has the greatest chance of working, in order to reduce morbidity and mortality.
• Health screening activities are used to identify disease during the preclinical
(subclinical, pre-symptomatic, latent) stage of disease.
sensitivity - ANSWER • Probability that a person with the disease will test
positive for the disease (true positive)
• The ability of the test to correctly identify those with the disease
• Probability of correctly identifying the disease
• Very good at identifying the diseased patient
• Has a low percentage of false negatives
• Very important if a disease is fata, contagious, or early treatment helps.
specificity - ANSWER • Probability that a person who doesn't have the disease
will test negative for the disease (true negative)
• The ability of the test to correctly identify those without the disease
• Very good at identifying the patients without a disease
• Has a low percentage of false positives
true positive - ANSWER positive test actually has the disease
