Exam 6: Descriptive Studies in Epidemiology

The nurse is assigned to participate on a committee focused on identifying the specific health risk of pneumonia in the age population of persons 65 years of age and older. Which type of study will provide the committee with information that will help set goals?

The nurse is participating in a study involving a population of patients in an acute-care setting. Which method of patient identification does the nurse expect to be used?

A cross tabulation table involves two variables that can be displayed, one horizontally and the other vertically.

The nurse is planning to perform research about the incidence of suicide within the 15 to 19 year old population. Using information about the influence of gender and race/ethnicity, which group does the nurse recognize as having the highest rate of suicide?

Discuss why it is important to monitor health policies through descriptive studies.

Place is an important variable in descriptive epidemiology because health events can vary according to location.

Potential participants in research studies generally trust researchers, their process, and their findings.

Describe an example of a case report.

When deciding on the parameters of time for a research project, which definition of time does the nurse use if studying an outbreak of influenza on board a cruise ship?

Which conclusion was drawn from a case report on the incidence of Zika virus in South America and Pacific islands?

Ethical problems in research have led to potential participants not ________ researchers, the process, and the research findings.

Discuss how the Tuskegee Syphilis study changed research practices.

The __________ __________ ________ is an example of a research study gone terribly wrong due to the violation of multiple ethical considerations.