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In epidemiology, which of the following refers to outbreak of disease within particular place and time
Pandemic
Epidemic
Endemic
Prevelance
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What is epidemiology?
study of diseases in animals
Study of spread of infectious diseases in human population
Study of health statistics in different countries
Study of people and behaviours
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Drugs, Toxins, Viruses, Bacteria are all examples of what part of the epidemiologic triangle?
Reservoir
Host
Environment
Agent
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In the Epidemiological Triangle, the Agent refers to:
physical factors
SES factors
biologic cause of disease
genetic factors
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Which of these is NOT part of the epidemiology triangle?
Host
Agent
Vector
Environment
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Descriptive Epidemiology answers:
When, Why, How, Where
Who, What, Where, How
How, What, Where, Why
Who, When, Where, What
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RN is employed as a nurse epidemiologist. Which of the following activities would most likely be completed by the nurse?
Evaluating the number of clients presenting with similar diseases
Providing treatment and health education to a client with a disease
Performing a physical examination of an ill client
Eliciting the health history of a client presenting with an illness
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Advantage of the web of causation model in comparison with the epidemiological triangle model?
Web of causation model is more widely known and publicized.
The web of causation model is easier to understand and use.
The web of causation model is more recent and current
web of causation shows the relationships among variables
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When studying the epidemiological triangle, a person's immunological status would be considered which of the following?
Infectious agent
Social environment
Chemical agent
Susceptible host
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The epidemiologic triangle consists of 3 major factors: host, agent, and ___________.
Vector
Environment
Reservoir
Pathogen
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What are the 3 parts of the epidemiologic triangle?
host, agent, nutrition
environment, agent, chemical
host, agent, environment
host, environment, disease
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Analytic epidemiology?
Describes the how and why diseases occur
Describes the risk factors
Describes the where and when
Describes the what and who
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Main methods of epidemiological surveillance
Maximum and minimum
General and private
Passive and active
Natural and artificial
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A public health nurse (PHN) uses the epidemiological triangle to understand
The environment that brings an agent and host together
The role of water, air, and waste in environmental health
The role environment plays
The PHN’s role as patient advocate
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Developed epidemiology by using comparative rates to determine effectiveness of nursing care
Florence Nightingale
John Snow
Lamuel Shattuck
Hippocrates
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Analytic epidemiology
is interesting to investigate
How does it occur?
Focuses on the numbers involved in the past of that disease
learns about new outbreaks.
Who, What, Where, and When.
Why are some people affected?
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Analytic epidemiology aims to:
Identify risk factors and causes of diseases
Answer the why and how questions about health-related events
Describe the distribution of diseases in populations
Understand the who, what, when and where of health events
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The following are part of the epidemiologic triangle
EXCEPT
...
Environment
Agent
Symptoms
Host
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Descriptive epidemiology examines...
How does it occur and why
Health events (what), populations (who), places (where), time (when).
Analyses data that explores underlying determinants of health (the ‘why’)
Who is affected ? What is the outcome?
Where are they?
When do events occur?
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In the epidemiology triangle what is the cause of disease or the causative organism?
Target
Host
Environment
Agent
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Which of the following isn’t a measure of epidemiology?
mortality rates
morbidity rates
Life expectancy
teen mortality rates
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Epidemiological surveillance is:
on going process used to monitor disease trends
planning of anti-epidemic measures in the epidemic focus
an evaluation system of immunization level of the population
Public health surveillance should always have a link to action
To provide information to be used for public health action
Diseases are reported by health care providers (Passive)
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Descriptive epidemiological studies identify:
growth of diseases in animals
direct cause and effect of diseases
correlations of characteristics among various populations
the growth of disease in a small group of people
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Epidemiology is?
Study of morbidity
Study of population groups
The study of the rates and patterns of illness and disease
Study of mortality
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What is the purpose of epidemiology?
To identify causes and patterns of disease in a population
Monitor prescription medicines being administered by doctors
Track hospital admission rates and ambulance response times
To determine how budgets are managed by governments
