NUR 426 EXAM 3 NEWEST 2024-2025
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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what is the purpose of surveillance data? - ANSWER- it is used
to plan, implement, and evaluate public health intervention
programs
what is the purpose of investigating disease patterns? -
ANSWER- investigation of typical disease features, risk factors,
and causes can help to ensure that the disease identified in an
individual is accurate which helps to makes sure they are
receiving the correct treatment
what precautions are important for a TB patient? - ANSWER-
negative pressure room, wear an N95 when in the patients room,
ensure patient wears a surgical mask during transportation
What is active immunity? - ANSWER- long term protection
(can be lifelong) when the body makes the antibodies after
exposure to the antigen (either through the exposure to the actual
illness or through vaccination)
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what is passive immunity? - ANSWER- short term immunity
using antibodies produced outside the body
- artificial passive immunity: antibody injections
- natural passive immunity: from mother to baby through
placenta or breastfeeding
What is fomite transmission? - ANSWER- pathogen lives on an
inanimate object and passed to pt. (bedside table -- EX - c dif)
what is aerosol or airborne transmission? - ANSWER- droplets
smaller than 5 microns transfer from one human or organism to
another (TB, measles, SARS, varicella)
What is oral transmission? - ANSWER- infection spread
through food or water (e. coli)
what is vector borne transmission? - ANSWER- Insect or animal
is an intermediate host (dengue fever, west nile virus, lyme
disease, malaria)
what is zoonotic transmission? - ANSWER- illness is
transmitted from animal to human host (rabies, plague)
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what is person to person transmission? - ANSWER-
transmission via mucus membranes, blood, saliva, sexual, or
utero
what is an example of waterborne transmission? - ANSWER-
cholera
what is an example of food borne illnesses? - ANSWER- e. coli
what constitutes a case of an illness? - ANSWER- when there is
a sudden increase in the incidence of a CD, systematic
epidemiological investigations will be done to determine if the
suspected illnesses are true cases
what is the epidemic threshold? - ANSWER- number of cases
above the endemic rate which is associated with an increased
risk for the spread of the disease
What is an endemic? - ANSWER- diseases that are presented in
the population all the time at low levels
what are the four main categories of noncommunicable
diseases? - ANSWER- cardiovascular
cancer
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