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frankwu

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If the nurse wants to gather information such as the condition of homes, size of lots, neigh-borhood hangouts, road conditions, and modes of transportation, she would do which of the following?
 
  1. Participant observation
  2. Windshield survey
  3. A survey
  4. Informant interviews

Question 2

Data come from many sources. Clinicians, health care agencies, and laboratories report cases to state health departments. Which of the following would be considered a source of morbid-ity data?
 
  1. Vital statistics reports
  2. Birth records
  3. Death certificates
  4. Specialized disease registries



Jody Vaughn

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Answer to Question 1

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Windshield surveys are the motorized equivalent of simple observation.

Answer to Question 2

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There are many sources of morbidity data (rate of disease incidence). The other three choices do not provide morbidity data.



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