NUR 452 Exam 2 Questions and Answers Already Passed
Investigates the distribution or patterns of health events in populations and the determinants or
the factors the influence those patterns. - Answers Epidemiology
This type of epidemiology describes what, who, where, and when. - Answers Descriptive
epidemiology.
What is the overall effect of the disease?
What is the disease/issue?
Who is affected?
Where is the disease prevalent?
When are people getting the disease?
This type of epidemiology analyses how and why. - Answers Analytic epidemiology
How are they getting it?
Why are they getting it?
A statistic used for describing an event, characteristic, or happening. Time important or a
proportion. Used to make comparisons among populations or to compare a subgroup of the
population with the total population. - Answers Rate
Total population - Answers Crude rate
Subgroup of the population - Answers Specific rate
Illness rates usually expressed as incidence or prevalence. - Answers Morbidity
The # of new cases of an illness or injury - Answers Incidence
The measurement of all the existing cases at a given point in time, includes incidence and all
existing cases - Answers Prevalence
Death - Answers Mortality
What is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.? - Answers Smoking
Top 3 causes of death in U.S. - Answers 1. Unintentional injury
, 2. Suicide
3. Homicide
Top 3 causes of death in infants. - Answers 1. Congenital anomalies
2. Short gestation
3. SIDS
Top 3 causes of death in children 1-4 years. - Answers 1. Unintentional injury
2. Congenital anomalies
3. Homicide
Top 3 causes of death in children 5-9 years. - Answers 1. Unintentional injury
2. Malignant neoplasms
3. Congenital anomalies
Top 3 causes of death in children 10-14 years. - Answers 1. Unintentional injury
2. Malignant neoplasms
3. Suicide
Top 3 causes of death in teens and young adults. - Answers 1. Unintentional injury
2. Suicide
3. Homicide
Top 5 causes of death in 25-44 years. - Answers 1. Unintentional injury
2. Suicide
3. Homicide
4. Malignant neoplasms
5. Heart disease
Top 3 causes of death in 45-64 years. - Answers 1. Malignant neoplasms
2. Heart disease
3. Unintentional injury
Investigates the distribution or patterns of health events in populations and the determinants or
the factors the influence those patterns. - Answers Epidemiology
This type of epidemiology describes what, who, where, and when. - Answers Descriptive
epidemiology.
What is the overall effect of the disease?
What is the disease/issue?
Who is affected?
Where is the disease prevalent?
When are people getting the disease?
This type of epidemiology analyses how and why. - Answers Analytic epidemiology
How are they getting it?
Why are they getting it?
A statistic used for describing an event, characteristic, or happening. Time important or a
proportion. Used to make comparisons among populations or to compare a subgroup of the
population with the total population. - Answers Rate
Total population - Answers Crude rate
Subgroup of the population - Answers Specific rate
Illness rates usually expressed as incidence or prevalence. - Answers Morbidity
The # of new cases of an illness or injury - Answers Incidence
The measurement of all the existing cases at a given point in time, includes incidence and all
existing cases - Answers Prevalence
Death - Answers Mortality
What is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.? - Answers Smoking
Top 3 causes of death in U.S. - Answers 1. Unintentional injury
, 2. Suicide
3. Homicide
Top 3 causes of death in infants. - Answers 1. Congenital anomalies
2. Short gestation
3. SIDS
Top 3 causes of death in children 1-4 years. - Answers 1. Unintentional injury
2. Congenital anomalies
3. Homicide
Top 3 causes of death in children 5-9 years. - Answers 1. Unintentional injury
2. Malignant neoplasms
3. Congenital anomalies
Top 3 causes of death in children 10-14 years. - Answers 1. Unintentional injury
2. Malignant neoplasms
3. Suicide
Top 3 causes of death in teens and young adults. - Answers 1. Unintentional injury
2. Suicide
3. Homicide
Top 5 causes of death in 25-44 years. - Answers 1. Unintentional injury
2. Suicide
3. Homicide
4. Malignant neoplasms
5. Heart disease
Top 3 causes of death in 45-64 years. - Answers 1. Malignant neoplasms
2. Heart disease
3. Unintentional injury
