BSNC 1000 MID TERM (MODULE 1- 3) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED 100%
CORRECT.
One of the basic concepts in epidemiology is the concept of risk. Which of the following statements best
defines risk?
a. The prevalence of an event occurring over a lifetime.
b. The probability that an event will occur within a specified time period.
c. The proportion of the population that will develop an event.
d. The rate of development of new cases. - (ANSWER)b. The probability that an event will occur within a
specified time period.
A breast cancer screening program screened 8000 females. They discovered 35 females previously been
diagnosed with breast cancer and 20 females with no previous history of breast cancer diagnosed as
result of the screening. The incidence proportion would reflect
a. newly diagnosed cases of breast cancer in this population of females
b. current and past breast cancer events in this population of females
c. past breast cancer events in this population of females
d. the population of females who had no evidence of breast cancer - (ANSWER)a. Newly diagnosed cases
of breast cancer in this population of females
A business executive develops symptoms of the flu 1 day after returning by air from a cross Atlantic
business trip that ran for 2 consecutive stressful 10-hour days. This individual's development of flu
symptoms illustrates the relationship between:
a. host and agent.
b. host, agent, and environment.
c. risk and causality.
d. morbidity and disease. - (ANSWER)b. Host, agent, and environment
Which of the following statements would indicate to a community nurse that the flu season is ending?
, BSNC 1000 MID TERM (MODULE 1- 3) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED 100%
CORRECT.
a. Increase in incidence and decrease in prevalence
b. Decrease in incidence and increase in prevalence
c. Increase in incidence and decrease in prevalence
d. Decrease in incidence and decrease in prevalence - (ANSWER)d. Decreases in incidence and decrease
in prevalence
What is a healthy diet for.... - (ANSWER)Yogurt, dried peach,
What is could be cause of the upstream condition in the population? - (ANSWER)Air pollution
Which of the following best describes disease?
1. Results in inability to perform at desired level
2. Something that is individualized
3. Is a subjective experience of ill health
4. Is an objective experience of ill health - (ANSWER)4. Is an objective experience of ill health
For infectious disease, how the simple/ easiest way to break the chain of infection. - (ANSWER)Washing
hand
In chain of infection, how the germs get out (Portal of exit) - (ANSWER)Mouth (vomit, saliva), cuts in the
skin (blood), During diapering and toileting (stool)
How the germs get in (portal of entry) - (ANSWER)Mouth, cut in the skin, eyes
How the germs get around (mode of transmission) - (ANSWER)Contact (hands, toys, sand), droplets
(sneeze, cough, speak)
CORRECT.
One of the basic concepts in epidemiology is the concept of risk. Which of the following statements best
defines risk?
a. The prevalence of an event occurring over a lifetime.
b. The probability that an event will occur within a specified time period.
c. The proportion of the population that will develop an event.
d. The rate of development of new cases. - (ANSWER)b. The probability that an event will occur within a
specified time period.
A breast cancer screening program screened 8000 females. They discovered 35 females previously been
diagnosed with breast cancer and 20 females with no previous history of breast cancer diagnosed as
result of the screening. The incidence proportion would reflect
a. newly diagnosed cases of breast cancer in this population of females
b. current and past breast cancer events in this population of females
c. past breast cancer events in this population of females
d. the population of females who had no evidence of breast cancer - (ANSWER)a. Newly diagnosed cases
of breast cancer in this population of females
A business executive develops symptoms of the flu 1 day after returning by air from a cross Atlantic
business trip that ran for 2 consecutive stressful 10-hour days. This individual's development of flu
symptoms illustrates the relationship between:
a. host and agent.
b. host, agent, and environment.
c. risk and causality.
d. morbidity and disease. - (ANSWER)b. Host, agent, and environment
Which of the following statements would indicate to a community nurse that the flu season is ending?
, BSNC 1000 MID TERM (MODULE 1- 3) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED 100%
CORRECT.
a. Increase in incidence and decrease in prevalence
b. Decrease in incidence and increase in prevalence
c. Increase in incidence and decrease in prevalence
d. Decrease in incidence and decrease in prevalence - (ANSWER)d. Decreases in incidence and decrease
in prevalence
What is a healthy diet for.... - (ANSWER)Yogurt, dried peach,
What is could be cause of the upstream condition in the population? - (ANSWER)Air pollution
Which of the following best describes disease?
1. Results in inability to perform at desired level
2. Something that is individualized
3. Is a subjective experience of ill health
4. Is an objective experience of ill health - (ANSWER)4. Is an objective experience of ill health
For infectious disease, how the simple/ easiest way to break the chain of infection. - (ANSWER)Washing
hand
In chain of infection, how the germs get out (Portal of exit) - (ANSWER)Mouth (vomit, saliva), cuts in the
skin (blood), During diapering and toileting (stool)
How the germs get in (portal of entry) - (ANSWER)Mouth, cut in the skin, eyes
How the germs get around (mode of transmission) - (ANSWER)Contact (hands, toys, sand), droplets
(sneeze, cough, speak)
