NSG 522 Final Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+
What type of science if epidemiology? - Correct answer-qualitative
What is an essential feature of epidemiology? - Correct answer-measurement
What are the 5 W's? - Correct answer-Who:
What:
When:
Where:
Why:
What are the two components of epidemiology? - Correct answer-descriptive
analytic
What describes descriptive epidemiology? - Correct answer-who (person): tables,
population pyramid
when (time): event timelines
©COPYRIGHT 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
,where (place): maps
What does descriptive epidemiology study? - Correct answer-distribution,
frequency & pattern of events
What describes analytic epidemiology? - Correct answer-"Why" (cause/effect)
What does analytic epidemiology quantify the association between? - Correct
answer-exposures and outcomes to determine causal relationships
What does analytic epidemiology study? - Correct answer-determinants of health
related states and events
- the causes
What are the four determinants of health? - Correct answer-biological
environmental
social
health behaviors
What are examples of biological determinants of health? - Correct answer-
congenital
hereditary
infectious
©COPYRIGHT 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2
, inflammatory
metabolic
nutritional
tumors
vascular
What are examples of social determinants of health? - Correct answer-
neighborhood and built environment
education
health and health care
social and community
economic stability
What are examples of health behaviors determinants of health? - Correct answer-
nutrition
physical activity
rest and relaxation
tobacco use
©COPYRIGHT 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 3
Answers Graded A+
What type of science if epidemiology? - Correct answer-qualitative
What is an essential feature of epidemiology? - Correct answer-measurement
What are the 5 W's? - Correct answer-Who:
What:
When:
Where:
Why:
What are the two components of epidemiology? - Correct answer-descriptive
analytic
What describes descriptive epidemiology? - Correct answer-who (person): tables,
population pyramid
when (time): event timelines
©COPYRIGHT 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
,where (place): maps
What does descriptive epidemiology study? - Correct answer-distribution,
frequency & pattern of events
What describes analytic epidemiology? - Correct answer-"Why" (cause/effect)
What does analytic epidemiology quantify the association between? - Correct
answer-exposures and outcomes to determine causal relationships
What does analytic epidemiology study? - Correct answer-determinants of health
related states and events
- the causes
What are the four determinants of health? - Correct answer-biological
environmental
social
health behaviors
What are examples of biological determinants of health? - Correct answer-
congenital
hereditary
infectious
©COPYRIGHT 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2
, inflammatory
metabolic
nutritional
tumors
vascular
What are examples of social determinants of health? - Correct answer-
neighborhood and built environment
education
health and health care
social and community
economic stability
What are examples of health behaviors determinants of health? - Correct answer-
nutrition
physical activity
rest and relaxation
tobacco use
©COPYRIGHT 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 3