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erika

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A nurse has determined that there is always a consistent level of people in the population who experience pneumonia. Which of the following best describes the prevalence of this disease?
 
  a. Prevalent
  b. Endemic
  c. Epidemic
  d. Pandemic

Question 2

Which of the following statements best describes a weakness of early nursing theories?
 
  a. Many nurses did not know or understand the theoretical basis of nursing practice.
  b. Most nursing theories focused on microscopic individual concerns.
  c. The theories did not reflect the actual world of nursing practice.
  d. The theories had global applicability to nursing practice.


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Juro

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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
By definition, when diseases are always present in a population they are called endemic. Diseases which were occasionally present and often fairly widespread are called epidemic. Pandemic is used to describe the existence of a disease in a large proportion of the population. Prevalent means widespread, and would not be the best term to describe this disease.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Most nursing theories have an extremely narrow focus on individual nurse-patient care situations. This microscopic focus ignores the broader global social macroscopic perspective.


erika

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Excellent

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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