Exam 12: Epidemiology

An epidemiologist wants to know what caused severe diarrhea and vomiting in several people at a local banquet.Which of the following principles is being applied in this situation?

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):

Which statement is true about mortality rates? Mortality rates:

A nurse states that he has incorporated epidemiology into his practice and functions in epidemiologic roles.Which of the following best describes the actions taken by the nurse? (Select all that apply.)

A PHN conducts an immunization clinic for measles.Which of the following is being implemented?

During the twentieth century,a nurse participated in research that examined the epidemiology of various diseases.Which of the following best describes the factors that influenced these studies? (Select all that apply.)

The most important predictor of overall mortality is:

The factors,exposures,characteristics,and behaviors that determine patterns of disease are described using:

A nurse states that she has been reading about an epidemic that has been occurring in the world.Which of the following is she most likely referring to?

A nurse who is studying chronic disease considers the multifactorial etiology of illness.What does this imply?

A nurse is investigating an outbreak of a gastrointestinal illness from a food-borne pathogen.Which of the following terms is being applied?

John Snow is called the "father of epidemiology" because of his work with: