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ATI RN · ATI Community Health · Introduction to Epidemiology Ray M Merrill Case Study Questions

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Question 1 of 5

A man is diagnosed with prostate cancer. Which of the following data should the nurse know to answer the man when he asks, “What are the chances I'll survive this thing?”

A. Attack rate
B. Case fatality rate
C. Cause-specific morbidity rate
D. Crude mortality rate

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Case fatality rate

Question 2 of 5

A nurse is using analytic epidemiology when conducting a research project. Which of the following projects is the nurse most likely completing?

A. Reviewing communicable disease statistics
B. Determining factors contributing to childhood obesity
C. Analyzing locations where family violence is increasing
D. Documenting population characteristics for healthy older citizens

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Determining factors contributing to childhood obesity

Question 3 of 5

Several small communities have applied for grant funding from the state department of health

A. Which of the following communities should the nurse suggest receive funding first?
B. Community A-with 23 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 500
C. Community B-with 45 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 1000
D. Community C-with 90 single teenage pregnancies in a city of 2000

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Which of the following communities should the nurse suggest receive funding first?

Question 4 of 5

Which of the following activities best defines epidemiology?

A. Prescribing prophylactic antibiotics for an individual suspected of having been exposed to anthrax
B. Teaching a community class to those newly diagnosed with diabetes
C. Recommending that a restaurant temporarily close for deep cleaning after implicating it as the source of a norovirus outbreak
D. Encouraging families in the community to eat dinner together every night

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Recommending that a restaurant temporarily close for deep cleaning after implicating it as the source of a norovirus outbreak

Question 5 of 5

Which of the following factors is a component of the epidemiological triad?

A. Susceptibility
B. Environment
C. Portal of exit
D. Pathogenicity

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Environment

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