NSG 505: Exam1 (Latest ) Verified
Questions & Detailed Answers. Wilkes
1. Define Epidemiology. ANS The scientific discipline that seeks to describe,
quantify, and determine how disease occurs in populations and aid in
developing methods of controlling these diseases.
2. What is the intent of Primary Prevention? ANS Reduce or eliminate
causative risk factors (risk reduction).
3. What is a Community-focused surveillance example? ANS The school
nurse collects school-wide attendance data during flu season and uses it to
encourage improved hand hygiene.
4. What are the 4 Stages of Natural History of a Disease or Health Condition?
ANS 1. Susceptibility 2. Preclinical (subclinical) 3. Clinical disease 4.
Resolution.
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,5. Define Community Assets assessment. ANS Provides a framework for
conducting a complete functional community assessment and serves as a
guide to the community for the nurse. Example: You might do an asset
assessment to see what resources are available in the community.
6. What does Health Promotion increase? ANS Increases the span of healthy
life for all citizens.
7. What does Health Promotion reduce? ANS Reduces health disparities
among population groups.
8. What does Health Promotion achieve? ANS Achieves access to
preventative services for everyone.
9. Define Primary Prevention. ANS An intervention implemented before there
is evidence of a disease or injury. Example: Vaccine or seatbelts.
10. Define Secondary Prevention. ANS An intervention implemented after a
disease has begun but before it is symptomatic. Reduces the impact of the
damage that already occurred. Example: Regular screening tests.
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,11. Define Tertiary Prevention. ANS An intervention implemented after a
disease or injury is established. Example: Helping people manage long-term
chronic problems to improve their life as much as possible.
12. What is the intent of Secondary Prevention? ANS Early identification
(through screening) and treatment.
13. What is the intent of Tertiary Prevention? ANS Prevent sequelae (stop bad
things from getting worse).
14. What does Primordial Prevention focus on? ANS Focuses on preventing
the development of risk factors or conditions that may lead to the emergence
of disease/health issues. Considers risk factor reduction targeted towards the
entire population with the focus of social or environmental conditions that
impact our health.
15. What does Quaternary Prevention focus on? ANS Focuses on actions
taken to mitigate or avoid the consequences of unnecessary or excessive
medical treatments.
16. Define Comprehensive Assessment. ANS Seeks to discover all relevant
community health information, compiles all the demographic information on
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, the population. Example: Looking at what hospital and healthcare services are
available but also what type of green space is in the community, what the
education/transportation system looks like.
17. Define Windshield Survey. ANS A way to familiarize yourself with an
entire community without going into depth. This is where you walk around or
drive around a community and it’s your first impression/observation of what
you are seeing and hearing.
18. Define Problem-oriented assessment. ANS Focuses on a single
dimension/problem of community life. Example: Conducting an assessment
on physical activities within a particular school or surveying churches to
discover their role in the community.
19. Define Community Subsystem assessment. ANS Focuses on a single
system within the larger community. Example: Looking at just the
transportation in this community.
20. How is Primary Data gathered? ANS Gathered by talking to the people or
personal data (who live there, work there, etc.).
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Questions & Detailed Answers. Wilkes
1. Define Epidemiology. ANS The scientific discipline that seeks to describe,
quantify, and determine how disease occurs in populations and aid in
developing methods of controlling these diseases.
2. What is the intent of Primary Prevention? ANS Reduce or eliminate
causative risk factors (risk reduction).
3. What is a Community-focused surveillance example? ANS The school
nurse collects school-wide attendance data during flu season and uses it to
encourage improved hand hygiene.
4. What are the 4 Stages of Natural History of a Disease or Health Condition?
ANS 1. Susceptibility 2. Preclinical (subclinical) 3. Clinical disease 4.
Resolution.
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,5. Define Community Assets assessment. ANS Provides a framework for
conducting a complete functional community assessment and serves as a
guide to the community for the nurse. Example: You might do an asset
assessment to see what resources are available in the community.
6. What does Health Promotion increase? ANS Increases the span of healthy
life for all citizens.
7. What does Health Promotion reduce? ANS Reduces health disparities
among population groups.
8. What does Health Promotion achieve? ANS Achieves access to
preventative services for everyone.
9. Define Primary Prevention. ANS An intervention implemented before there
is evidence of a disease or injury. Example: Vaccine or seatbelts.
10. Define Secondary Prevention. ANS An intervention implemented after a
disease has begun but before it is symptomatic. Reduces the impact of the
damage that already occurred. Example: Regular screening tests.
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,11. Define Tertiary Prevention. ANS An intervention implemented after a
disease or injury is established. Example: Helping people manage long-term
chronic problems to improve their life as much as possible.
12. What is the intent of Secondary Prevention? ANS Early identification
(through screening) and treatment.
13. What is the intent of Tertiary Prevention? ANS Prevent sequelae (stop bad
things from getting worse).
14. What does Primordial Prevention focus on? ANS Focuses on preventing
the development of risk factors or conditions that may lead to the emergence
of disease/health issues. Considers risk factor reduction targeted towards the
entire population with the focus of social or environmental conditions that
impact our health.
15. What does Quaternary Prevention focus on? ANS Focuses on actions
taken to mitigate or avoid the consequences of unnecessary or excessive
medical treatments.
16. Define Comprehensive Assessment. ANS Seeks to discover all relevant
community health information, compiles all the demographic information on
3
, the population. Example: Looking at what hospital and healthcare services are
available but also what type of green space is in the community, what the
education/transportation system looks like.
17. Define Windshield Survey. ANS A way to familiarize yourself with an
entire community without going into depth. This is where you walk around or
drive around a community and it’s your first impression/observation of what
you are seeing and hearing.
18. Define Problem-oriented assessment. ANS Focuses on a single
dimension/problem of community life. Example: Conducting an assessment
on physical activities within a particular school or surveying churches to
discover their role in the community.
19. Define Community Subsystem assessment. ANS Focuses on a single
system within the larger community. Example: Looking at just the
transportation in this community.
20. How is Primary Data gathered? ANS Gathered by talking to the people or
personal data (who live there, work there, etc.).
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