NR 503 Population Health, Epidemiology & Statistical Principles
Midterm Exam Review – Chamberlain
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1. How does social justice and health inequities influence population health
care provision? Why is this critical information for the provision of evi- dence-
based care?
Answer> Social justice is the view that everyone deserves equal rights and
opportunity, including the right to health care. If social justice is not performed,
then population health will not be adequate.
2. Vital statistics
Answer> measurements of births, deaths, marriages, divorces, fetal deaths, and
abortions. Provides important outcome measures that can be analyzed overtime to
detect health disparities
3. Morbidity
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Answer> the presence of disease/illness in a population or aggregate
, Answer> persons with a disease
6. Social justice
Answer> the view that everyone deserves equal rights and opportunities
7. Epidemiology
Answer> the study of disease distribution within populations and the risk factors
that affect increases or decreases in distribution
8. Population health
Answer> focuses on risk factors, data, demographics, and outcomes
9. Incidence
Answer> measures NEW cases; the number of new cases of a disease that occurs
during a specified period of time in a population at risk for developing the
disease
10. Prevelance
Answer> measures the existence of ALL CURRENT/PRESENT cases within a time
frame; the number of affected persons present in the population at a specific time
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divided by the number of persons in a population at the same time
11. Outcomes
, 12. Interprofessional Collaboration
Answer> the idea of sharing and implies collective ac- tion oriented toward a
common goal, to improve the quality and safety of patient care. Involves
responsibility, accountability, coordination, communication, cooperation, mutual
respect, and autonomy
13. HP2020
Answer> national document with agreed-upon national objectives that guides and
assist APNs to focus on and identify levels of population healthcare for persons
across the lifespan.
14. Determinants of Health
Answer> the range of personal, social, economic, and environ- mental factors that
influence health status
15. Risk Analysis
Answer> the characterization of the potential adverse health effects of human
exposure to environmental hazards
16. Validity
Answer> the ability of a test to distinguish correctly who has a disease. Based on
both the specificity and sensitivity of a test
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17. Sensitivity
Answer> the ability of a test to correctly identify those who have a disease
Midterm Exam Review – Chamberlain
Questions with Verified Answers, 100% Guarantee Pass
1. How does social justice and health inequities influence population health
care provision? Why is this critical information for the provision of evi- dence-
based care?
Answer> Social justice is the view that everyone deserves equal rights and
opportunity, including the right to health care. If social justice is not performed,
then population health will not be adequate.
2. Vital statistics
Answer> measurements of births, deaths, marriages, divorces, fetal deaths, and
abortions. Provides important outcome measures that can be analyzed overtime to
detect health disparities
3. Morbidity
1/8
Answer> the presence of disease/illness in a population or aggregate
, Answer> persons with a disease
6. Social justice
Answer> the view that everyone deserves equal rights and opportunities
7. Epidemiology
Answer> the study of disease distribution within populations and the risk factors
that affect increases or decreases in distribution
8. Population health
Answer> focuses on risk factors, data, demographics, and outcomes
9. Incidence
Answer> measures NEW cases; the number of new cases of a disease that occurs
during a specified period of time in a population at risk for developing the
disease
10. Prevelance
Answer> measures the existence of ALL CURRENT/PRESENT cases within a time
frame; the number of affected persons present in the population at a specific time
2/8
divided by the number of persons in a population at the same time
11. Outcomes
, 12. Interprofessional Collaboration
Answer> the idea of sharing and implies collective ac- tion oriented toward a
common goal, to improve the quality and safety of patient care. Involves
responsibility, accountability, coordination, communication, cooperation, mutual
respect, and autonomy
13. HP2020
Answer> national document with agreed-upon national objectives that guides and
assist APNs to focus on and identify levels of population healthcare for persons
across the lifespan.
14. Determinants of Health
Answer> the range of personal, social, economic, and environ- mental factors that
influence health status
15. Risk Analysis
Answer> the characterization of the potential adverse health effects of human
exposure to environmental hazards
16. Validity
Answer> the ability of a test to distinguish correctly who has a disease. Based on
both the specificity and sensitivity of a test
3/8
17. Sensitivity
Answer> the ability of a test to correctly identify those who have a disease
