A nurse is examining the incidence, prevalence, and mortality rates of colon cancer in the community. Which of the following measures of life is being investigated?
a. Quality adjusted life year (QALY)
b. Quantity of life
c. Disability adjusted life year (DALY)
d. Satisfaction of life
Answer: b. Quantity of life
You might also like to view...
A G2P1 woman wishes to have a trial of labor after a previous low-transverse cesarean delivery. What factors would permit the woman to be allowed this trial of labor? (Select all that apply.)
A. Adequate pelvis size related to fetal size B. Desire to use epidural analgesia C. Patient free of any chronic illnesses D. No history of uterine abnormalities E. Physician available throughout the trial who is capable of performing a cesarean delivery
Which statement about self-concept is correct?
a. Self-concept stays the same throughout life. b. Self-concept is initially shaped by how others treat the individual. c. Self-concept is finalized once the individual passes adolescence. d. Illness has little effect on self-concept.
You are compiling data about the community for the last 12 months. Using your knowledge about epidemiology as a research methodology you have been asked to document rates. What is a rate?
A) Course of a disease or condition from the onset to resolution B) Primary measurement used to describe either the occurrence or the existence of a specific state of health or illness C) Probability or likelihood that a disease or illness will occur in a group of people who presently do not have the problem D) Characteristics or events that have been shown to increase the probability that a specific disease or illness will develop
You are assigned to provide nursing care for a patient receiving mechanical ventilation. Which action should you delegate to an experienced UAP?
a. Assessing the patient's respiratory status every 4 hours b. Taking vital signs and pulse oximetry readings every 4 hours c. Checking the ventilator settings to make sure they are as prescribed d. Observing whether the patient's tube needs suctioning every 2 hours