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A public health nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse how to determine the prevalence rate of the
top diseases in the county. Which of the following information should the nurse provide to describe
prevalence rate?
"The prevalence rate considers only those at risk for disease."
"The prevalence rate considers new cases of disease."
"The prevalence rate is a mortality measure."
"A case control study is used to measure the prevalence rate." - correct
answer<<<<<<<💖💖💖✔"The prevalence rate considers new cases of disease."
A public health nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a client who is being screened for HIV. The
results yield low specificity. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding
of the laboratory results?
"I understand that the screening test may result in a false positive because it has low specificity."
"I understand that the screening test may result in a false negative because it has low specificity."
"If I screen negative, it means there is no way I can transmit HIV."
"Low specificity means I'll need to begin treatment right away." - correct answer<<<<<<<💖💖💖✔"I
understand that the screening test may result in a false positive because it has low specificity."
A public health nurse is completing a institutional review board (IRB) application for an analytic study in
a community hospital following an outbreak of Escherichia coli. Which of the following stages of the
analytic study is the nurse engaged in?
Conduct/implementation
, Conceptualization/design
Data analysis
Interpretation of findings - correct answer<<<<<<<💖💖💖✔Conduct/implementation
A public health nurse is investigating a food-borne illness outbreak following a community picnic
attended by 107 people. 98 people who ate watermelon, 24 became ill. What attack rate should the
nurse calculate for the watermelon? - correct answer<<<<<<<💖💖💖✔25%
A community health nurse is providing teaching to a client who is being enrolled in an epidemiological
cohort study. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
"The study will last for 10 years. You will contact me annually for an interview and blood work."
"I will not know if I am going to be in the intervention or control group."
"The survey will take an hour to complete and then I'll be done."
"You'll need to find other participants like me but who do not have this disease." - correct
answer<<<<<<<💖💖💖✔"The study will last for 10 years. You will contact me annually for an
interview and blood work."
A community health nurse is providing teaching to a client who is enrolled in a case-control study. Which
of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"The study will last for 10 years. You will contact me annually for an interview and blood work."
"I will not know if I am going to be in the intervention or control group."
"The survey will take an hour to complete and then I'll be done."
"You'll need to find other participants like me but who do not have this disease." - correct
answer<<<<<<<💖💖💖✔"You'll need to find other participants like me but who do not have this
disease."
A community health nurse is using the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines
to recommend health screenings for a client. The nurse should identify that which of the following
descriptions applies to Grade A screening?
ENGAGE COMMUNITY HELTH WITH
FULLY EXPLAINED STUDY GUIDE
A public health nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse how to determine the prevalence rate of the
top diseases in the county. Which of the following information should the nurse provide to describe
prevalence rate?
"The prevalence rate considers only those at risk for disease."
"The prevalence rate considers new cases of disease."
"The prevalence rate is a mortality measure."
"A case control study is used to measure the prevalence rate." - correct
answer<<<<<<<💖💖💖✔"The prevalence rate considers new cases of disease."
A public health nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a client who is being screened for HIV. The
results yield low specificity. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding
of the laboratory results?
"I understand that the screening test may result in a false positive because it has low specificity."
"I understand that the screening test may result in a false negative because it has low specificity."
"If I screen negative, it means there is no way I can transmit HIV."
"Low specificity means I'll need to begin treatment right away." - correct answer<<<<<<<💖💖💖✔"I
understand that the screening test may result in a false positive because it has low specificity."
A public health nurse is completing a institutional review board (IRB) application for an analytic study in
a community hospital following an outbreak of Escherichia coli. Which of the following stages of the
analytic study is the nurse engaged in?
Conduct/implementation
, Conceptualization/design
Data analysis
Interpretation of findings - correct answer<<<<<<<💖💖💖✔Conduct/implementation
A public health nurse is investigating a food-borne illness outbreak following a community picnic
attended by 107 people. 98 people who ate watermelon, 24 became ill. What attack rate should the
nurse calculate for the watermelon? - correct answer<<<<<<<💖💖💖✔25%
A community health nurse is providing teaching to a client who is being enrolled in an epidemiological
cohort study. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
"The study will last for 10 years. You will contact me annually for an interview and blood work."
"I will not know if I am going to be in the intervention or control group."
"The survey will take an hour to complete and then I'll be done."
"You'll need to find other participants like me but who do not have this disease." - correct
answer<<<<<<<💖💖💖✔"The study will last for 10 years. You will contact me annually for an
interview and blood work."
A community health nurse is providing teaching to a client who is enrolled in a case-control study. Which
of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"The study will last for 10 years. You will contact me annually for an interview and blood work."
"I will not know if I am going to be in the intervention or control group."
"The survey will take an hour to complete and then I'll be done."
"You'll need to find other participants like me but who do not have this disease." - correct
answer<<<<<<<💖💖💖✔"You'll need to find other participants like me but who do not have this
disease."
A community health nurse is using the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines
to recommend health screenings for a client. The nurse should identify that which of the following
descriptions applies to Grade A screening?
