NR 503 MIDTERM COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ACTUAL
SOLUTIONS
Primary Prevention - answer ✔✔-preventing the initial development of disease or an action taken to
prevent the development of a disease in a person who is well and does not have that disease
Secondary prevention - answer ✔✔-early detection of existing disease to reduce severity and
complications or identifying people in whom a disease process has already begun, but who have not
developed symptoms
tertiary prevention - answer ✔✔-reducing the impact of the disease or preventing complications in
those who have already developed signs and symptoms of an illness and have been diagnosed
clinical disease - answer ✔✔-disease characterized by signs and symptoms
subclinical disease - answer ✔✔-disease that is not clinically apparent and is not destined to become
clinically apparent
persistent (chronic) disease - answer ✔✔-disease or symptoms that persist for years or for a lifetime
latent disease - answer ✔✔-an infection with no active multiplication of the agent
pandemic - answer ✔✔-an excessive occurrence of disease present globally
endemic - answer ✔✔-habitual presence of a disease within a geographical area
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ACTUAL
SOLUTIONS
Primary Prevention - answer ✔✔-preventing the initial development of disease or an action taken to
prevent the development of a disease in a person who is well and does not have that disease
Secondary prevention - answer ✔✔-early detection of existing disease to reduce severity and
complications or identifying people in whom a disease process has already begun, but who have not
developed symptoms
tertiary prevention - answer ✔✔-reducing the impact of the disease or preventing complications in
those who have already developed signs and symptoms of an illness and have been diagnosed
clinical disease - answer ✔✔-disease characterized by signs and symptoms
subclinical disease - answer ✔✔-disease that is not clinically apparent and is not destined to become
clinically apparent
persistent (chronic) disease - answer ✔✔-disease or symptoms that persist for years or for a lifetime
latent disease - answer ✔✔-an infection with no active multiplication of the agent
pandemic - answer ✔✔-an excessive occurrence of disease present globally
endemic - answer ✔✔-habitual presence of a disease within a geographical area
