MIDTERM & FINAL EXAM: NR503 / NR 503
POPULATION HEALTH, EPIDEMIOLOGY & STATISTICAL
PRINCIPLES (LATEST UPDATES STUDY
BUNDLE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS) | 100%
CORRECT | GRADE A - CHAMBERLAIN
Epidemiology .....ANSWER.....Science of public health.
Study of disease within populations & risk factors.
Risk factors are genetic, environmental, social, cultural, or on
some direct action by the individual.
Servers to find the "why" of a disease & then to analyze the
disease screening, treatment, prevention, and monitoring.
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population health .....ANSWER.....focuses on risk, data,
demographics, and outcomes
Outcomes .....ANSWER.....End result that follows an intervention
Aggregate .....ANSWER.....defined population
Community .....ANSWER.....Multiple aggregates
Data .....ANSWER.....Compiled information
Prevalence .....ANSWER.....Existence of a disease.
Number of all cases of the disease
Incidence .....ANSWER.....Measures appearance of a disease
over a period of time.
Surveillance .....ANSWER.....Collection, analysis, and dissemination
of data.
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High-risk .....ANSWER.....An increased chance of poor health
outcomes
Morbidity .....ANSWER.....Presence of illness in a population
Mortality .....ANSWER.....Tracking deaths in an aggregate
Vital statistics .....ANSWER.....statistics on live births, deaths, fetal
deaths, marriages and divorces
Cases .....ANSWER.....Criterion used to make decisions whether
the patient has a disease or health event
Social Justice .....ANSWER.....The view that everyone deserves
equal economic, political and social rights and opportunities-
including the right to good health
Inter-professional collaboration .....ANSWER.....Collaborative
action oriented toward a common goal of improving quality &
safety of patient care.
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Involves responsibility, accountability, coordination,
communication, cooperation, assertiveness, mutual respect, and
autonomy.
HP2020 .....ANSWER.....4 goals:
1) attain high-quality lives preventable disease
2) achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, improve health of
all groups
3) create social and physical environments that promote good
health.
4) promote quality of life, healthy development, and health
Determinants of Care .....ANSWER.....Range of personal, social,
economic, and environmental factors that influence health status
Risk Analysis .....ANSWER.....Characterization of the potential
adverse health effects of human exposures to environmental
hazards