An epidemiologist wanting to know what caused severe diarrhea and vomiting in several people at a local banquet would be using:
a. Descriptive epidemiology
b. Analytic epidemiology
c. Distribution
d. Determinants
B
Analytic epidemiology is directed toward understanding the etiology of the disease.
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A) Visual Analog Scale B) Verbal Numeric Scale C) McGill Pain Questionnaire D) Wong-Baker FACES Scale
The nurse case manager is concerned about a particular client being discharged from the hospital. Which of the following factors, if present with this client, would alert the nurse to possible problems with treatment adherence?
A) The therapy will require no lifestyle changes of the client. B) The client's culture is supportive of Western medicine. C) The prescribed therapy is costly, and of unknown duration. D) The client has not had difficulty understanding the regimen.
The nursing student correctly tells a friend that communication occurs in several interrelated spheres, including the (Select all that apply.)
a. hierarchical. b. interpersonal. c. intrapersonal. d. organizational. e. small group.
Which statement explains how autonomic drugs affect synaptic transmission?
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