NUR 150 EXAM STUDY GUIDE EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025

NUR 150 EXAM STUDY GUIDE EXAM
WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025

 _______________ is the greatest challenge to global health. - CORRECT-

ANSWERSpoverty

 The differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality & burden of

diseases. - CORRECT-ANSWERShealth disparities

 Health issues that transcend national boundaries, & may best be

addressed by cooperative actions. - CORRECT-ANSWERSglobal health

 Term used to refer to the increasing economic, political, social,

technological & intellectual interconnectedness of the world. -

CORRECT-ANSWERSglobalization

 The 5 World Health Organization regions. - CORRECT-ANSWERSAfrica

 the Americas

 Eastern Mediterranean

 Southeast Asia

 Western Pacific

 The mother of public health nursing. - CORRECT-ANSWERSLillian Wald

 Two significant demographic factors shaping the future of community

health nursing. - CORRECT-ANSWERSage

 increasing ethnic diversity

, The study of the distribution & determinants of health-relatd states or

events in specified populations - CORRECT-ANSWERSepidemiology

 Which demographics are associated with illness/wellness? - CORRECT-

ANSWERSage

 race

 gender

 ethnicity

 income

 educational level

 _________________ is the statistical study of human populations with

reference to size & density, distribution & vital statistics. - CORRECT-

ANSWERSdemography

 PMR stands for: - CORRECT-ANSWERSProportionate Mortality Rate

 __________________ _________________ is a powerful tool for investigating

health-related events. - CORRECT-ANSWERSepidemiologic research

 Studies that focus on the distribution of frequencies & patterns of

health events with groups in a population are: - CORRECT-

ANSWERSdescriptive epidemiology

 Early epidemiologic studies were concerned primarily with

___________________, while modern epidemiology investigate -

CORRECT-ANSWERScontrol of epidemics

 lifestyles

 health-promotion strategies

,  injury

 environmental conditions.

 Primary prevention includes: - CORRECT-ANSWERSgeneral health

promotion; nutrition, hygiene, exercise & environmental protection

 specific health promotion; immunizations & protective equipment to

prevent injury

 Secondary prevention is: - CORRECT-ANSWERSthe early detection &

treatment of adverse health conditions

 Tertiary prevention is employed: - CORRECT-ANSWERSafter diseases or

events have already resulted in morbidity

 What is the purpose of tertiary prevention? - CORRECT-ANSWERSTo

limit disability & to rehabilitate or restore the affected people to their

maximum capabilities.

 What is the goal of intervention at each level of prevention? -

CORRECT-ANSWERSTo prevent the progression process.

 The 6 criteria for evaluating causation are: - CORRECT-

ANSWERSassociation is strong

 association is consistent

 association is temporarily correct

 association is specific

 association is not the result of a confounding variable

 association is plausible & consistent with current knowledge