BSNC 1000 MIDTERM QUIZ QUESTIONS AND
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Risk is a fundamental notion in epidemiology. Risk refers to the likelihood of an
event occurring over a lifetime.
B. The likelihood that an event will occur within a given period.
The C. population is most prone to get sickness.
D. The rate at which new cases are developed. - The answer is A.
.A breast cancer screening program screened 8,000 women. They detected 35
females who had previously been diagnosed with breast cancer and 20 females
who had no prior history of breast cancer as a result of the screening. The
incidence proportion would indicate:
A. Newly diagnosed cases of breast cancer in this female population.
B. present and historical breast cancer events in this community of women
C. History of breast cancer in this female population.
D. the number of females with no signs of breast cancer. - ANSWER A. There
have been newly diagnosed cases of breast cancer in this female demographic.
A corporate executive develops flu symptoms one day after returning by air
from a cross-Atlantic business trip that included two strenuous 10-hour days.
This individual's onset of flu symptoms demonstrates the association between:
A. Host and Agent.
B. Host, Agent, and Environment.
, C. Risk and Causality.
D. Morbidity and Disease. - Answer B: host, agent, and environment.
Which of the following statements would signal to a community nurse that the
flu season has ended?
A. Increased incidence and decreased prevalence.
B. Reduction in incidence and increase in prevalence.
C. Increased incidence and decreased prevalence.
D. A reduction in both incidence and prevalence. - ANSWER D. Decreased
incidence and prevalence.
How would the prevalence rate change if fewer people catch the flu or recover
quickly?
A. No change.
B. An rise.
C. A decline.
D. A flat line: ANSWER C. A decline.
The student nurse (SN) is caring for a patient who has to learn how to wear a
facemask correctly.
What learning domain is appropriate for this skill acquisition?
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