Exam 5: Epidemiology

A researcher, interested in the onset of early menses, compared the life experiences and history of 1000 14-year-old girls, half of whom had monthly periods and half of whom did not, to determine what variables might be observed. Which of the following would be the most appropriate categorization of this study?

A student athlete receives a screening examination before being active in school sports. Which of the following levels of prevention is being used?

Which of the following best describes a model that demonstrates the progression of disease from prepathogenesis through disease outcome?

When trying to determine whether the swine flu outbreak was getting worse, which of the following rates should be carefully observed?

Which of the following groups should be used to determine the community's pregnancy rate?

Which of the following best describes the advantage of the web of causation model in comparison with the epidemiological triangle model?

A community health nurse determined exactly how many cases of a particular disease were currently occurring in the community. Which of the following actions should the nurse take before determining what interventions should be planned?

Which of the following best describes the importance of discovering all of the variables that may be involved in creating a disease state in some persons?

Which of the following information must be analyzed to derive an adequate explanation of disease? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following statements best describes why the incidence and prevalence of gonorrhea is unknown?

A nurse conducted a study of two skin lotions: (1) an inexpensive one and (2) an expensive one. The nurse found that there was a relative risk of 0.7 for skin sores using the inexpensive one and a relative risk of 1.2 using the expensive one. Which skin lotion should the nurse use?

A client has developed pellagra because of a lack of certain B vitamins. Which of the following best describes the classification of the nutritional deficiency?

Which of the following factors are necessary to assume there might be a cause-effect relationship between a particular variable A and a specific illness? (Select all that apply.)

One famous study followed a cohort of nurses over their lives, collecting data and health histories as they aged. Which of the following would be the most appropriate categorization of this study?

Which of the following has been determined to be a major variable in transmission of sexually transmitted infections?

Which of the following best describes the advantage of the ecosocial epidemiology model over both the web of causation model and the epidemiological triangle model? (Select all that apply.)

One hundred women received notification that their screening tests suggested that they might have a serious health problem. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to ensure that they will complete follow-up testing?

For which of the following would a screening test be most appropriate?

Two brothers played with their cousin. One brother later became quite ill, whereas the other did not. Which of the following provides the best explanation for this occurrence?

Which of the following best describes the Tuskegee Syphilis Study?