Exam 8: Epidemiological Applications

To find out about substance abuse among students in a local high school, a teacher recommends to the CHN that questionnaires be given to students during various school programs, but the CHN rejects this method.Which situation does the CHN think the teacher's recommendation would create?

The CHN can enhance the sensitivity and specificity of a test by using its predictive value.Which one of the following best defines positive predictive value?

Through which of the following actions would the CHN who wishes to decrease the incidence of obesity in elementary school children provide secondary prevention?

Of the following actions proposed by a CHN to prevent problems related to coronary artery disease ( CAD ) in a region with a high prevalence, which one is most likely to have positive outcomes?

Which of the following is a CHN implementing when advising a client with osteoporosis to have three servings of milk or dairy products daily?

The CHN knows that a regular-sized blood pressure (BP) cuff will provide readings that are falsely high if used to measure BP in an obese person and will provide readings that are falsely low if used to measure BP in a small or very thin person.Which of the following does a regular-sized BP cuff lack when used to measure BP in all individuals?

During the years 2005 to 2010, in a particular district, 1,000 of 10,000 girls aged 16 to 18 years tested positive for a sexually transmitted infection (STI).Of the 1,000 diagnosed STIs, 300 were gonorrhea and 500 were Chlamydia.Which one of the following statements would the CHN recognize as being true?

Which one of the following would be the best choice for the nurse researcher who wishes to identify the long-term benefits and risks of a treatment for hyperlipidemia?

When doing which of the following activities does the community health nurse (CHN) act in the role of a nurse epidemiologist?

Which model best explains the reasons why homeless individuals are at increased risk of disease as a result of multiple agent, host, and environmental factors?

A CHN determines that out of 8,000 women screened for breast cancer, 35 have previously been diagnosed with a cancer event and 20 are newly diagnosed with a cancer event.What is the prevalence rate in this group?

Epidemiology is a primary tool used by the nurse scientist for researching which of the following topics?

People with immune deficiencies may have a negative tuberculosis ( TB ) skin test ( Mantoux ), even though they are infected.Which of the following measurements will the CHN conclude to be low when the TB skin test is given to persons with acquired immune deficiency syndrome ( AIDS )?