heath care

A ______ study follows a group of people over time to see if they develop a disease - correct answer cohort What is a placebo? - correct answer an inactive substance that has no effect on the body What are some of the hallmarks of epidemiological studies? Biomedical studies? - correct answer Epidemiological Studies: -Observational -Tested in human population -Biases (loss of follow up, lying, self-selection,, bias- individual decides if they want to participate) -Clinical trials r...

True or False: Public health is all of us working together to make sure our communities are safe, prevent disease and injury, and give everyone the opportunity for good health - correct answer True True or False: The "Improving the average" approach focuses on the entire population and aims to reduce the risk for everyone - correct answer True What are the domains of health? - correct answer Physical well-being Mental well-being Social well-being Health Protection - correct an...

Public health nursing stands out from most other types of nursing because it focuses on: a. The individual in a hospital b. The health status of a community c. Quality control of surgical procedures d. Preventing symptoms but not disease - correct answer b. the health status of the community Public health nursing focuses on: a. Community-oriented disease prevention b. The health of vulnerable subpopulations c. Specific issues of a population d. All of the above - correct answer D. A...

disperse air pollution from a factory. - Reducing the high risk - Reducing the average risk - Narrowing the spread of the risk - None of the other options - correct answer - Narrowing the spread of the risk Which of the following is the most accurate statement about the determinants of health? - They reflect underlying forces that are at work in the subsequent development of disease - Each determinant can usually be traced to specific diseases - One determinant is operating to bring ...

Public health nursing stands out from most other types of nursing because it focuses on: a. The individual in a hospital b. The health status of a community c. Quality control of surgical procedures d. Preventing symptoms but not disease - correct answer b. the health status of the community Public health nursing focuses on: a. Community-oriented disease prevention b. The health of vulnerable subpopulations c. Specific issues of a population d. All of the above - correct answer D. A...

1. Which of the following are risk factors for neuroleptic malignant syndrome? Select all that apply  Age  Rapid dose escalation  Parental route of administration  Higher potency typical antipsychotics 2. Antipsychotic medications provide D2 blockade in the mesocortical pathway causing which of the following effects?  Reduces negative symptoms  Increases extra pyramidal symptoms (EPS)  Causes prolactinemia  Reduces positive symptoms 3. Phencyclidine (PCP) an...