An older Asian female with a diagnosis of depression is cared for ...

[pragya sharda]

An older Asian female with a diagnosis of depression is cared for by her granddaughter. Her granddaughter is very attentive to the client's needs, attends every therapy session, and is active in the planning and implementing of the treatment plan.
 
  The granddaughter's valuing of her grandmother is most likely due to her: a. Ethnicity
  b. Cultural beliefs
  c. Religion
  d. Stereotype

Question 2

A nurse is part of a multidisciplinary team working with groups of depressed patients. Half the patients receive supportive interventions and antidepressant medication. The other half receives only medication.
 
  The team measures outcomes for each group. Which type of study is evident? a. Prevalence
  b. Clinical epidemiology
  c. Descriptive epidemiology
  d. Experimental epidemiology

[fatboyy09]

Answer to Question 1

B
Cultural beliefs develop over many generations and are a learned set of values, beliefs, and behaviors. Asian cultures commonly value their elderly family members. Ethnicity and religion do not explain the granddaughter's behavior in that ethnicity describes customs and socialization patterns, and religion refers to an organized form of worship. Stereotyping is a preconceived belief about another cultural group, so it does not apply to this situation.

Answer to Question 2

B
Clinical epidemiology is a broad field that addresses what happens to people with illnesses seen by providers of clinical care. This study is concerned with the effectiveness of various interventions. Prevalence refers to numbers of new cases. Descriptive epidemiology provides estimates of the rates of disorders in a general population and its subgroups. Experimental epidemiology tests presumed assumptions between a risk factor and a disorder.