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The population health nurse is compiling statistics about lung cancer in one neighborhood that has experienced an average of 15 years from diagnosis to death. Which concept of epidemiology is the nurse analyzing?
 
  1. Mortality rate.
  2. Survival time.
  3. Morbidity rate.
  4. Survival rate.

Question 2

The population health nurse is compiling childhood illness statistics and finds that the morbidity for chickenpox is higher for one neighborhood in comparison to the local county. What does this information mean to the nurse?
 
  1. There are new cases of chickenpox in the neighborhood.
  2. There are a larger percentage of children with chickenpox in the neighborhood.
  3. A large group of children have been affected by chickenpox in the neighborhood.
  4. There has been a rise in the number of children with chickenpox during a specified period of time in the neighborhood.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: 2
Explanation: 2. The average length of time from diagnosis to death is survival time. Mortality rate is the ratio of the numbers of deaths from a specific condition. Morbidity rate reflects the incidence and prevalence of a specific condition. Survival rate is the proportion of people with a given condition who remain alive after a specific period.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 4
Explanation: 4. Morbidity is the ratio of the number of cases of a disease or condition to the number of people in the population. The morbidity for chickenpox indicates the total number and new cases identified during and at a specified period of time. Incidence is the number of new cases alone. The percentage with chickenpox represents case rate. Prevalence is the group affected by chickenpox.





 

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