NR 503 EPIDEMIOLOGY
NR 503 EPIDEMIOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM 2025 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS CHAMBERLAIN
Epidemiologic measures provide the following type of information
-frequency of disease or condition
-strength of relationship between exposure and disease
-association between exposure and disease
those members of the population who are capable of developing a disease or
condition are known as
the population at risk
all of the following are considered ratios except
time (percentage, rate, proportion are)
on May 1, the number of residents of Oklahoma who had been diagnosed with
asthma at any time during their life was A. The population on June 30 was B.
During the same year, the number of new cases of asthma was C.
- Which of the following expressions represents the incidence rate of asthma (per
100,000)
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(C/B) X 100,000
on May 1, the number of residents of Oklahoma who had been diagnosed with
asthma at any time during their life was A. The population on June 30 was B.
During the same year, the number of new cases of asthma was C.
- which of the following expressions represents the point prevalence (percentage)
of asthma?
(A/B) X 100
according to the generic contingency table, the letter of the cell that shows that the
exposure is present and disease is absent is
B (exposure status yes, disease status no)
Exposure is absent and disease is absent?
D (Exposure status no, Disease status no)
Epidemiologic methods can be applied to which of the following public health
related fields?
Environmental health
healthcare administration
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health education
Whether a contaminated food such as tomatoes caused an outbreak of
gastrointestinal disease is a simple example of
causal association
which of the following is considered a key characteristic of epidemiology
quantification
distribution
population focus
Variation is the occurrence of diseases and other health outcomes in populations
relates most closely to
distribution
occupational classification is an example of
qualitative data
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multimodal distributions can reflect age related
-changes in immune status
-changes in lifestyle
-operation of latency effects
epidemiology is an observational science that capitalizes on naturally occurring
situations
true
public health surveillance programs are used only for infectious diseases
false
alexander fleming discovered the antimicrobial properties of penicillium notatum
True
john graunt is said to be the first to employ quantitative methods to describe
population vital statistics
NR 503 EPIDEMIOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM 2025 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS CHAMBERLAIN
Epidemiologic measures provide the following type of information
-frequency of disease or condition
-strength of relationship between exposure and disease
-association between exposure and disease
those members of the population who are capable of developing a disease or
condition are known as
the population at risk
all of the following are considered ratios except
time (percentage, rate, proportion are)
on May 1, the number of residents of Oklahoma who had been diagnosed with
asthma at any time during their life was A. The population on June 30 was B.
During the same year, the number of new cases of asthma was C.
- Which of the following expressions represents the incidence rate of asthma (per
100,000)
,NR 503 EPIDEMIOLOGY
(C/B) X 100,000
on May 1, the number of residents of Oklahoma who had been diagnosed with
asthma at any time during their life was A. The population on June 30 was B.
During the same year, the number of new cases of asthma was C.
- which of the following expressions represents the point prevalence (percentage)
of asthma?
(A/B) X 100
according to the generic contingency table, the letter of the cell that shows that the
exposure is present and disease is absent is
B (exposure status yes, disease status no)
Exposure is absent and disease is absent?
D (Exposure status no, Disease status no)
Epidemiologic methods can be applied to which of the following public health
related fields?
Environmental health
healthcare administration
,NR 503 EPIDEMIOLOGY
health education
Whether a contaminated food such as tomatoes caused an outbreak of
gastrointestinal disease is a simple example of
causal association
which of the following is considered a key characteristic of epidemiology
quantification
distribution
population focus
Variation is the occurrence of diseases and other health outcomes in populations
relates most closely to
distribution
occupational classification is an example of
qualitative data
, NR 503 EPIDEMIOLOGY
multimodal distributions can reflect age related
-changes in immune status
-changes in lifestyle
-operation of latency effects
epidemiology is an observational science that capitalizes on naturally occurring
situations
true
public health surveillance programs are used only for infectious diseases
false
alexander fleming discovered the antimicrobial properties of penicillium notatum
True
john graunt is said to be the first to employ quantitative methods to describe
population vital statistics
