RN Epidemiology Assessment Questions With Complete Solutions.

RN Epidemiology Assessment Questions
With Complete Solutions


A nurse in a community clinic is interviewing a client about their asthma
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diagnosis. which of the following questions by the nurse represent
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point of prevalence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"Do you have asthma
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now?"


A public health nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a client who is
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being screened for HIV. The results yield low specificity. which is
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following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the
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laboratory results. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-I understand that the
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screening test may result in a false positive because it has low specificity
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A community health nurse is preparing an in-service for staff to define
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the conditions of causation in epidemiological studies. Which of the
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following descriptions should the nurse use to define biological
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plausibility to establish causation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A
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relationship is biologically possible, and it makes sense.
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A community health nurse is using the United States Preventive Services
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Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines to recommend health screenings for a
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client. The nurse should identify that which of the following descriptions
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, |applies to Grade A screenings? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Research
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indicates this screening exam is beneficial. I would like to offer it to you.
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A public health nurse provides expert testimony to a city development
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board about the negative health consequences of living near a landfill.
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Which of the following ethical principles does the nurse uphold by
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advocating for a new landfill to be constructed in a different area of the
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city? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Justice
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A public health nurse is educating a newly licensed nurse about
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sensitivity and specificity using a two-by-two table. Which statement by
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the newly licensed nurse indicates understanding of the table related to
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false positives? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False positives are represented
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in the table cell that indicates the person does not have the disease and
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the test indicates disease
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A nurse in a community health clinic is preparing an in-service for staff
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to define the conditions of causation in epidemiology studies. Which of
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the following descriptions should the nurse use to define a does-
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response relationship to establish causation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Increased exposure increases the risk of developing the disease.
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A community health nurse is providing teaching to a group of adults
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preparing for a mission trip to a county where mosquito-borne illness is
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endemic. The nurse instructs the group members to wear long pants
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and long sleeve shirts. Which of the following parts of the epidemiologic
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