The nurse tells a peer, "I'm assigned to an interdisciplinary team working with a group of depressed
clients, half of whom are receiving supportive interventions and antidepressant medication. The
others are receiving only antidepressants.
We are concerned with treatment outcomes for each
group.". The peer should identify the work described as
a. analytical epidemiology.
b. clinical epidemiology.
c. descriptive epidemiology.
d. experimental epidemiology.
ANS: B
Clinical epidemiology is a broad field that addresses what happens to people with illnesses who are
seen by providers of clinical care. This study is concerned with the effectiveness of various
interventions. Option A explores the rates of variation in illness among different groups, seeking to
identify risk factors contributing to development of the disorder. Option C provides estimates of the
rates of disorders in a general population and its subgroups. Option D tests presumed assumptions
between a risk factor and a disorder.
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Which of the following nursing care models are hospital based (select all that apply)?
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Which question is most appropriate when assessing the patient's self-actualization and self-esteem needs?
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