NUR 452 Exam 2 UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Investigates the distribution or patterns of health events in populations and the determinants
or the factors the influence those patterns. - CORRECT ANSWER Epidemiology
This type of epidemiology describes what, who, where, and when. - CORRECT
ANSWER Descriptive epidemiology.
What is the overall effect of the disease?
What is the disease/issue?
Who is affected?
Where is the disease prevalent?
When are people getting the disease?
This type of epidemiology analyses how and why. - CORRECT ANSWER Analytic
epidemiology
How are they getting it?
Why are they getting it?
A statistic used for describing an event, characteristic, or happening. Time important or a
proportion. Used to make comparisons among populations or to compare a subgroup of the
population with the total population. - CORRECT ANSWER Rate
Total population - CORRECT ANSWER Crude rate
Subgroup of the population - CORRECT ANSWER Specific rate
,Illness rates usually expressed as incidence or prevalence. - CORRECT
ANSWER Morbidity
The # of new cases of an illness or injury - CORRECT ANSWER Incidence
The measurement of all the existing cases at a given point in time, includes incidence and all
existing cases - CORRECT ANSWER Prevalence
Death - CORRECT ANSWER Mortality
What is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.? - CORRECT
ANSWER Smoking
Top 3 causes of death in U.S. - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Unintentional injury
2. Suicide
3. Homicide
Top 3 causes of death in infants. - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Congenital anomalies
2. Short gestation
3. SIDS
Top 3 causes of death in children 1-4 years. - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Unintentional
injury
2. Congenital anomalies
3. Homicide
Top 3 causes of death in children 5-9 years. - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Unintentional
injury
2. Malignant neoplasms
3. Congenital anomalies
,Top 3 causes of death in children 10-14 years. - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Unintentional
injury
2. Malignant neoplasms
3. Suicide
Top 3 causes of death in teens and young adults. - CORRECT ANSWER 1.
Unintentional injury
2. Suicide
3. Homicide
Top 5 causes of death in 25-44 years. - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Unintentional injury
2. Suicide
3. Homicide
4. Malignant neoplasms
5. Heart disease
Top 3 causes of death in 45-64 years. - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Malignant neoplasms
2. Heart disease
3. Unintentional injury
Top 3 causes of death in 65 years+ - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Heart disease
2. Malignant neoplasms
3. Chronic lower respiratory diseases
Describe the nurse's role within epidemiology. - CORRECT ANSWER Nurses use
surveillance and outbreak investigation.
For epidemiology data, nurses:
, -Collect
-Report
-Analyze
-Interpret
-Communicate
Communicable disease:
-Identify
-Report
-Treat
-Follow-up
Ongoing systemic collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of specific health
data. Monitor disease trends to decrease morbidity and mortality and increase health. -
CORRECT ANSWER Surveillance
Investigation of unusual increase in disease incidence or an unusual event. To determine who
else has been exposed to prevent larger outbreak.
-To control and prevent disease or death
-To ID factors that contribute to the outbreak of the disease or occurrence of the event
-To implement measures to prevent occurrences - CORRECT ANSWER Outbreak
investigation
What is the epidemiological triangle made up of? - CORRECT ANSWER 1.
Susceptible person or host
2. Environment
3. Causative agent
A living species (human or animal) capable of being affected by an agent - CORRECT
ANSWER Susceptible person or host
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Investigates the distribution or patterns of health events in populations and the determinants
or the factors the influence those patterns. - CORRECT ANSWER Epidemiology
This type of epidemiology describes what, who, where, and when. - CORRECT
ANSWER Descriptive epidemiology.
What is the overall effect of the disease?
What is the disease/issue?
Who is affected?
Where is the disease prevalent?
When are people getting the disease?
This type of epidemiology analyses how and why. - CORRECT ANSWER Analytic
epidemiology
How are they getting it?
Why are they getting it?
A statistic used for describing an event, characteristic, or happening. Time important or a
proportion. Used to make comparisons among populations or to compare a subgroup of the
population with the total population. - CORRECT ANSWER Rate
Total population - CORRECT ANSWER Crude rate
Subgroup of the population - CORRECT ANSWER Specific rate
,Illness rates usually expressed as incidence or prevalence. - CORRECT
ANSWER Morbidity
The # of new cases of an illness or injury - CORRECT ANSWER Incidence
The measurement of all the existing cases at a given point in time, includes incidence and all
existing cases - CORRECT ANSWER Prevalence
Death - CORRECT ANSWER Mortality
What is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.? - CORRECT
ANSWER Smoking
Top 3 causes of death in U.S. - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Unintentional injury
2. Suicide
3. Homicide
Top 3 causes of death in infants. - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Congenital anomalies
2. Short gestation
3. SIDS
Top 3 causes of death in children 1-4 years. - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Unintentional
injury
2. Congenital anomalies
3. Homicide
Top 3 causes of death in children 5-9 years. - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Unintentional
injury
2. Malignant neoplasms
3. Congenital anomalies
,Top 3 causes of death in children 10-14 years. - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Unintentional
injury
2. Malignant neoplasms
3. Suicide
Top 3 causes of death in teens and young adults. - CORRECT ANSWER 1.
Unintentional injury
2. Suicide
3. Homicide
Top 5 causes of death in 25-44 years. - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Unintentional injury
2. Suicide
3. Homicide
4. Malignant neoplasms
5. Heart disease
Top 3 causes of death in 45-64 years. - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Malignant neoplasms
2. Heart disease
3. Unintentional injury
Top 3 causes of death in 65 years+ - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Heart disease
2. Malignant neoplasms
3. Chronic lower respiratory diseases
Describe the nurse's role within epidemiology. - CORRECT ANSWER Nurses use
surveillance and outbreak investigation.
For epidemiology data, nurses:
, -Collect
-Report
-Analyze
-Interpret
-Communicate
Communicable disease:
-Identify
-Report
-Treat
-Follow-up
Ongoing systemic collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of specific health
data. Monitor disease trends to decrease morbidity and mortality and increase health. -
CORRECT ANSWER Surveillance
Investigation of unusual increase in disease incidence or an unusual event. To determine who
else has been exposed to prevent larger outbreak.
-To control and prevent disease or death
-To ID factors that contribute to the outbreak of the disease or occurrence of the event
-To implement measures to prevent occurrences - CORRECT ANSWER Outbreak
investigation
What is the epidemiological triangle made up of? - CORRECT ANSWER 1.
Susceptible person or host
2. Environment
3. Causative agent
A living species (human or animal) capable of being affected by an agent - CORRECT
ANSWER Susceptible person or host
