Epidemiology
Considered the founder of epidemiology
Who is John Snow
A concept used in public health to explain how conditions are caused by multiple interconnected factors rather than a single cause
What is Web of Causation Model?
This is the number one cause of death, per the CDC
What is Heart disease?
The leading cause of death and disability
What is smoking tobacco?
Two population that have a higher risk of fall
Who are Toddlers and elderly?
Describing disease patterns by THIS , THIS, and THIS is a fundamental step in investigating health events.
What is person, place, and time
The ability of a pathogen to cause disease in a host
What is pathogenicity?
Chronic diseases not passed from person to person
What are non-communicable diseases?
Adolescents/young adults are the highest users of THIS, also known as ENDS
What are Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems?
A primary violence prevention strategy for nurses is THIS
What is education through preventions programs and workshops?
This epidemiological model is made up of Agent, Host, and environment
What is the Epidemiological triangle?
Mosquito is the primary vector for this Pathogen
What is West Nile virus?
Diabetes, Hypertension, and Obesity are examples of ________
What are NON communicable disease?
THIS is a condition in which a person's body becomes less responsive to a drug, alcohol, or other substance after repeated use. As tolerance develops, the person needs a larger amount of the substance to achieve the same effect that a smaller amount once produced.
What is substance tolerance?
_______is a pattern of behavior by a current or former intimate partner that causes physical, psychological, emotional, sexual, or economic harm
What is Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)?
A system where public health officials actively seek out cases by regularly contacting healthcare providers, hospitals, or labs.
What is Active Surveillance?
Spread of disease through inanimate objects
What is fomite transmission
A primary nursing intervention for non-communicable diseases
What is prevention?
Substance abuse prevention model that focuses on those identified as actively involved in substance abuse
What is Indicated prevention model?
Type of violence in which many people involved- Example: Protestors violence against police
What is collective violence?
Three disadvantages of Passive surveilance.
What are underreporting, delays in reporting, May be incomplete or less accurate?
This is a type of immunity that occurs when a person is given antibodies produced by another organism, rather than producing them on their own.
What is Artificial passive immunity?
Nurse prevention efforts for non-communicable diseases would be focused on THIS
What are modifiable risk factors?
Anxiety, sweating, and nausea are symptoms that occur with abrupt withdrawal from this substance
What is Alcohol Abuse?
Strong social support and reduces access to firearms are two protective factors against THIS.
What is self-directed violence?