The ability of a screening test to distinguish correctly between persons with and without a disease is known as
a. Sensitivity.
b. Validity
c. Reliability.
d. Specificity.
Question 2
A local community hospital offers weekly hypertension screenings at the community center. A community/public health nurse was asked by a community member about when the health department would be offering a hypertension screening at the center.
Which of the following would be the best response from the community/public health nurse?
a. When the public health department receives additional grant funding.
b. When the residents of the neighborhood request free screenings.
c. When the community/public health nurse has extra time.
d. When the community hospital stops offering screenings.
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