A community health nurse is participating in a case-control ...

[futuristic]

A community health nurse is participating in a case-control observational study. Which of the following would most likely be part of this type of study?
 
  A) Description of patterns of occurrence of illness and injury in a population
  B) Investigation of development of health/illness conditions over a long period of time
  C) Studying of a cohort, with evaluation of variables associated with the disease or injury
  D) Comparison of persons with and without a health/illness condition

Question 2

For which reason is it most important for community health nurses to apply the principles of epidemiology?
 
  A) Communicable diseases are rampant in the community.
  B) Much of the nurse's work focuses on cause and effect.
  C) Nurses have the ability to prevent mass epidemics.
  D) Epidemiology is a new science and nurses must stay current.

[mrphibs]

Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B

[futuristic]

Excellent

[softEldritch]

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