NSG-440 Final Exam UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Radon - CORRECT ANSWER - ionizing: enough energy to release electrons
- most dangerous source of radiation
- radioactive gas in SOIL
Toxicity - CORRECT ANSWER the ability to produce a poisonous reaction
Invasiveness - CORRECT ANSWER the ability to penetrate and spread throughout a tissue
Virulence - CORRECT ANSWER the ability to produce a poisonous reaction
Pathogenicity - CORRECT ANSWER the ability to produce a specific clinical reaction after
infection occurs
What can UV rays cause? - CORRECT ANSWER melanoma
Prevalence rate - CORRECT ANSWER number of ALL cases of a specific disease or injury at a
given time
Incidence rate - CORRECT ANSWER the number of NEW cases of a specific disease or injury
within a specific time frame
John Snow - CORRECT ANSWER father of epidemiology
Lillian Wald - CORRECT ANSWER - founded the Henry Street Settlement
- found public health nursing
Lina Rogers - CORRECT ANSWER First school nurse
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Radon - CORRECT ANSWER - ionizing: enough energy to release electrons
- most dangerous source of radiation
- radioactive gas in SOIL
Toxicity - CORRECT ANSWER the ability to produce a poisonous reaction
Invasiveness - CORRECT ANSWER the ability to penetrate and spread throughout a tissue
Virulence - CORRECT ANSWER the ability to produce a poisonous reaction
Pathogenicity - CORRECT ANSWER the ability to produce a specific clinical reaction after
infection occurs
What can UV rays cause? - CORRECT ANSWER melanoma
Prevalence rate - CORRECT ANSWER number of ALL cases of a specific disease or injury at a
given time
Incidence rate - CORRECT ANSWER the number of NEW cases of a specific disease or injury
within a specific time frame
John Snow - CORRECT ANSWER father of epidemiology
Lillian Wald - CORRECT ANSWER - founded the Henry Street Settlement
- found public health nursing
Lina Rogers - CORRECT ANSWER First school nurse
