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Nurs 6003 questions with correct answersSMR or final calculation for indirect comparison Standardized Mortality
Ratio Correct Answer-=(total no. of observed deaths/ total no. of
expected deaths)×100
Public health Correct Answer-multidisciplinary field whose goal is it to
promote the health of the population through organized community
efforts.
focuses on preventing illness in the community.
Ogle in 1892 Correct Answer-first to suggest direct standardization
Epidemiology definition Correct Answer-the study of common people.
Epidemiology Correct Answer-the study of the distribution and
determinants of disease frequency in human populations. and
applications of this study to control health problems.
direct standardization Correct Answer-
goals/objectives of epidemiology Correct Answer-(1) study the natural
course of disease from onset to resolution,
(2) determine the extent of disease in a population,
, (3) identify patterns and trends in disease occurrence, (4) identify the
causes of disease,
(5) evaluate the effectiveness of measures that prevent and treat disease.
three components needed for calculating for disease frequency Correct
Answer-numerator, denominator,person-time
denominator, Correct Answer-
person-time Correct Answer-
numerator Correct Answer-
five key points of epidemiology Correct Answer-(1) population, (2)
disease frequency, (3) disease distribution, (4) disease deter-minants,
and (5) disease control.
Population Correct Answer-group of people with common characteristic.
gender age, use of medical services
Disease distribution Correct Answer-the analysis of disease patterns
according to, who is getting the disease, where is it occurring and how is
it changing over time.
,Disease determinants Correct Answer-factors about a person's life that
affect their health
Disease control Correct Answer-epidemiologists accomplish disease
control through epidemiological research
A. John Graunt(1620-1674) Correct Answer-summarized the pattern of
mortality in 17th century london, epidemiologist and statistician.
Haberdasher and demographer
Developed statistical and census methods
Developed first life table
Analyzed mortality in London to study onset and spread of the plague
B. John Snow Correct Answer-find cause of cholera. through through
investigation of looking at affected patients geography and drinking
habits of these patients, his work was so convincing that the problem
was immediately fixed.
anesthesiologist, he changed not only public health's way of doing
research but medical practioneer's too.
what is definition of a disease important for Correct Answer-it is
important of determing who is affected by disease
, C. Richard Doll and Austin Bradford Hill Correct Answer-did on of first
clinical research ever, on smoking and lung cancer
Bernardino Ramazzini (1633-1714) Correct Answer-Professor of
medicine in Modena, Italy
Wrote The Diseases of Workers, which became influential in
occupational medicine and health
Observed that workers became diseased from harmful exposures in the
workplace
Observed higher breast cancer rates among nuns
Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) Correct Answer-Pioneer of the
profession of nursing
Contributed to epidemiology field
Expertly depicted data in graphics and visuals
Influenced British Army Sanitary Commission
Elected the first female member of the Royal Statistical Society
Alice Hamilton (1869-1970) Correct Answer-Leading expert in
occupational health
Pioneer in toxicology
First woman appointed to faculty at Harvard Medical School, in 1919
Only female member of League of Nations Health Committee, 1924-
1930
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