The nurse is reviewing the number of elderly adult clients who were admitted during the previous 3-month period with complications from the seasonal flu. The nurse is reviewing which of the following illness patterns?
1. Prevalence
2. Incidence
3. Trends
4. Mortality rate
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Incidence is the number of new cases of a condition, symptom, death, or injury that arise during a specified period. Prevalence is the number of current cases per population at risk. Trends are the general direction of movement of any given topic. The mortality rate is the number of deaths that occur at a given time.
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