Exam 11: Epidemiology

A nurse wants to know the current rate of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection in women aged 25 years as indicated by abnormal Pap smears. Which type of research design would be best to answer this question?

Who is believed to be the first person to notice and record the relationship between the environment and health

What type of research design was used in the Framingham Heart Study?

The public health nurses (PHNs) are busy responding to seasonal influenza in a community of approximately 75 000 people. An assisted living facility has an increased number of influenza cases among the residents.The PHNs are trying to protect the residents from the flu. What is an example of a primary prevention initiative?

What term refers to "the study of the occurrence and distribution of health-related states or events in specified populations"?

Which of the statements below is true of the epidemiologic model

Which of the following is included in the most commonly cited criteria for causation?

A public health nurse (PHN) is explaining to a nursing student how to use health statistics to understand population health. The PHN asks the nursing student to develop some questions for a survey about smoking behaviour. Which question would be best at eliciting information on period prevalence?

What statistic is used to answer the question, "How likely is it that I will die from this disease?"

Which of the following terms is used to compare the number of deaths from a specific cause within the entire population?