Exam 7: Epidemiology in the Community

Which statements are true about incidence and prevalence? Select all that apply.

After teaching a group of students about the various types of epidemiologic research studies that can be done, the instructor determines that the teaching was effective when the students describe a community trial as:

While visiting a family's home, the community health nurse finds out that the two children in the home were exposed to chickenpox. Assessment of the children reveals no signs of fever or lesions. The nurse determines that the children may be in which stage of the disease?

After a class describing the contributions of Florence Nightingale to epidemiology, the instructor determines that the class needs additional instruction when they state that which accomplishment is associated with Nightingale?

The nurse educator knows that a nursing student understands the basics of immunity when the student nurse states:

An instructor is discussing the worldwide distribution of AIDS with a group of nursing students. The instructor should categorize this situation as a(n) :

The nurse is examining the possibility that multiple factors are involved in the development of cerebral palsy. Which is the nurse is applying?

When applying the epidemiologic triad model to a community's plan of care, which would the community health nurse address?

Which statements apply to the concept of causality? Select all that apply.

The community health nurse is discussing the chain of causation with a student nurse. Which statement made by the student nurse indicates no further need for additional teaching on the chain of causation?

The nurse is reviewing a research article that describes the use of the bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine to prevent tuberculosis that was given to individuals who were exposed to leprosy. The individuals did not develop the leprosy. The nurse interprets this as most accurately demonstrating which type of immunity?

The nurse is interviewing a caregiver who has three small children. The children are being seen for an upper respiratory infection. The caregiver has not developed any symptoms that the children are experiencing. The nurse interprets this as most accurately demonstrating which type of immunity?

A community health nurse is explaining the chain of causation to a family that includes a child who has developed Lyme disease. The nurse correctly describes the opening in the child's skin caused by the actual tick bite as the:

A community health nurse is preparing to carry out an experimental epidemiologic study. Which action would be most important for the nurse to take?

When assessing several populations, the nurse notes each population's relative risk. Using the relative risk ratio below, which population would require a major emphasis for risk reduction intervention?

The nurse is reviewing actual census data for information for use in an epidemiologic study. Which information would the nurse be least likely to find?

A community health nurse is looking for data on the use of nursing home services and the common diagnoses of those using these services. Which source of information would be most appropriate for the nurse to investigate?

The community health nurse is investigating an outbreak of a gastrointestinal illness from a foodborne pathogen in the local community. How would the nurse identify this outbreak occurrence?

Which would the community health nurse identify as a key component of the host?

Which would the community health nurse include when integrating epidemiology of wellness into practice?