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Final Exam: NR503 / NR 503 (Latest
2025 / 2026) Population Health, Epidemiology & Statistical Principles | Questions and Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain
Question:
Quarantine
Answer:
- the separation and restriction of the movement of people who were or are
exposed to a contagious for a set period of time, to see whether they become ill.
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Isolation
Answer:
the separation of sick people with a contagious disease from those who are not ill
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Question:
How is the epidemiological triangle related to pandemics, outbreaks?
Answer:
-An understanding of genetics and genomics is important in understanding how new strains of viruses develop. Antigenic drift is a term describing the changes that occur within virus' RNA that changes the virus. These changes create seasonal strains of a virus. These new strains are the reason for medical interventions such as seasonal influenza vaccines, and are also the cause of adaptation in the virus that can create jumps from one species to another.-Rapid genetic changes are some of the most challenging and deadly occurrences that epidemiologists and scientists must battle in monitoring and treating viruses.-The larger population of both humans and animals, and the widespread connectivity of people throughout the globe, create an environment in which pandemic outbreak can spread quickly.-Pandemic preparedness lies in the ability of HCWs to plan ahead, work together, and understand the importance of genetics, genomics, environment, risks, and spread of disease, as well as having good understanding of biological sciences.
Question:
If you were to explain "disaster epidemiology" to a colleague or nursing student, what would you say?
Answer:
Disaster epidemiology is defined as the use of epidemiology to assess the short- and long-term adverse health effects of disasters and to predict consequences of future disasters. It brings together various topic areas of epidemiology including acute and communicable disease, environmental 2 / 3
health, occupational health, chronic disease, injury, mental health, and behavioral health.
Question:
Connect social justice theory to the implications of outbreaks.
Answer:
Preplanning is key and should involve the entire community and not just major health centers. The goal is to maximize the safety of healthcare workers and patients, ensure that the basics of care such as airway maintenance and minimizing trauma are considered, and have a plan and education in place for infection control.
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What is the WHO? What do the SDG's (formerly MDG'S) mean? o Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
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-Organize global strategies and priorities in improving health status across countries. --The MDGs are eight international development goals that were established in 2000 by the UN to reaffirm the commitment of individual nations for a collective responsibility for human dignity, equality, and equity.-Represented an agreement among countries to achieve the MDGs by 2015 and "create an environment - at the national and global levels alike - which is conducive to development and the elimination of poverty". --Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. -----Achieve universal primary education. - Promote gender equality and empower women.-Reduce child mortality. -Improve maternal health.
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