Deck 3: Utilization-Focused Epidemiology

Question 1

Which statement identifies the purpose of epidemiological reports in health promotion?

A) They replace information literacy.
B) They are used as part of assessment data.
C) They predict the onset of disease processes.
D) They reduce the need to prepare an action plan.

Answer 1

They are used as part of assessment data.

Question 2

Which words will the nurse use when explaining the distribution of an epidemiologic study?

A) School, country
B) Causes, risk factors
C) Frequency, pattern
D) Scientific, systematic

Answer 2

Frequency, pattern

Question 3

Which approach will the nurse take when first examining descriptive data?

A) Analyze total numbers
B) Calculate the relative risk ratio
C) Determine the absolute risk ratio
D) Compare with standardized incidence rates

Answer 3

Analyze total numbers

Question 4

Which action does a nurse need to take to be considered a "consumer of epidemiology"?

A) Analyze specific calculations and study designs
B) Collect and analyze health data in aggregated form
C) Use the data for health promotion and disease prevention
D) Locate applicable Web sites and resources about a specific health problem

Question 5

Which Web site should the nurse use to obtain information on health-care performance across a variety of settings and organizations?

A) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
B) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
C) Healthcare Effectiveness and Information Data Set (HEDIS)
D) National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

Question 6

Which epidemiological term is defined as "the death number" or "the death rate"?

A) Cases
B) Mortality
C) Incidence
D) Prevalence

Question 7

Which data will the nurse focus on when wanting to see the number of people of different ages with a specific illness?

A) Cases
B) Incidence
C) Prevalence
D) Age-adjusted rate

Question 8

Which of the following will the nurse explain as the purpose of a confidence level?

A) Provides a total of cases and incidence
B) Removes the mortality rate from simple statistics
C) Subtracts the age-related rate from the prevalence
D) Calculates the statistic plus or minus the margin of error

Question 9

Why would a nurse use epidemiological data before planning and implementing evidence-based health promotion activities?

A) To identify the burden of disease
B) To predict the success of interventions
C) To ensure a sufficient amount of resources
D) To assess where the population is currently

Question 10

Which of the following will the nurse use to set a goal for a health promotion project?

A) Follow-up studies
B) Demographic data
C) Percentage of change
D) Size of the population