pg. 1 NSG 522 Applied Epidemiology and Biostats Final Exam 2025 Test Bank With 300 Questions And 100% Correct Answers/ Nsg 522 Final Exam 2025 Prep (Rush University)
Descriptive epidemiology is concerned with the SELECT ALL THAT APPLY Distribution of disease.Determinants of disease.Patterns of disease.Causes of disease.Frequency of disease - ANSWER-Distribution of disease Patterns of disease Frequency of disease
The numerator is always part of the denominator in which of the following epidemiological measures? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY Count Percentage Proportion Ratio - ANSWER-Percentage Proportion
When searching for accurate health related data, the best place to search would be Professional organizations Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1 / 4
pg. 2 Consumer interest groups Any of the above would be appropriate - ANSWER-Centers for Disease control and prevention
Which of the following terms describes the number of new and pre-existing cases of a disease in a population during a 6-month period of time?Incidence proportion Period prevalence Incidence rate Point prevalence Total incidence and prevalence rate - ANSWER-Period prevalence
People who are infected with and transmit an infectious organism are known as Reservoirs Vehicles Vectors Fomites Carriers - ANSWER-Carriers
Most diseases are caused by
Genetic factors.Social factors.Nutrition.Education.. 2 / 4
pg. 3 A combination of all of the above factors. - ANSWER-A combination of all the above factors
The Framingham Heart Study is an example of what type of research design?Retrospective cohort study Randomized controlled trial Prospective cohort study Case-control study - ANSWER-Prospective cohort study
If there is a statistically significant association between a risk factor and an outcome, that means that the risk factor causes the outcome.True False - ANSWER-False
In the United States, the most common cause of oropharyngeal cancer is the human pailloma virus (HPV).True False - ANSWER-True
Treatment of adult onset hypertension identified through blood pressure screening would be an example of A.Primary prevention.B.Secondary prevention.C.Tertiary prevention. 3 / 4
pg. 4 D.The level of prevention cannot be determined without knowing the actual blood pressure values. - ANSWER-Secondary Prevention
A risk factor is a behavior or exposure that causes a disease or injury.True False - ANSWER-False
Screening tests are used to identify people in which stage of disease?Clinical Preclinical Susceptibility Recovery - ANSWER-Preclinical
Prevention of pneumonia by administering the pneumonia vaccine to older adults would be an example of which type of prevention?Primary Secondary Tertiary Primary and secondary - ANSWER-Primary
Some cancers are also classified as communicable diseases.
True False - ANSWER-True
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