Exam 12: Epidemiology

Nurses incorporate epidemiology into their practice and function in epidemiologic roles through (select all that apply):

Which is an example of an agent in the epidemiologic triangle?

An outbreak of a gastrointestinal illness from a food-borne pathogen is an example of a(n):

The type of epidemiologic study that is used to describe a group of persons enrolled in a study who share some characteristic of interest and who are followed over a period of time to observe some health outcome is a(n):

The probability an event will occur within a specified period of time is called:

Which is an example of an epidemic?

Voters have recently decided to have fluoride added to the city water system.Epidemiologists wanting to study the effect of fluoride on dental caries would be conducting a(n):

Public health professionals refer to three levels of prevention as tied to specific stages in the:

An epidemiologist wanting to know what caused severe diarrhea and vomiting in several people at a local banquet would be using:

Vocational rehabilitation of a person with a neuromuscular disease is an example of:

An example of secondary prevention is:

When studying chronic disease,the multifactorial etiology of illness is considered.What does this imply?

The most important predictor of overall mortality is:

To understand the causes of health and disease,epidemiology studies:

Screening for hearing defects is an example of:

A study that uses information on current health status,personal characteristics,and potential risk factors or exposures all at once is called:

An example of primary prevention is:

A screening for diabetes revealed 20 previously diagnosed diabetics and 10 probable new cases,which were later confirmed,for a total of 30 cases.This is called:

Which statement is true about mortality rates? Mortality rates:

In which situation does the nurse need to be aware of the potential for selection bias?