The Nurse Is Using Descriptive Epidemiology to Monitor an Outbreak

question 65

Multiple Choice

The nurse is using descriptive epidemiology to monitor an outbreak of measles among children. If a scatter chart indicates a specific area of heavy incidence, which term does the nurse use to describe the variable of time and/or place?

• A) Secular trends
• B) Cyclic trends
• C) Point epidemic
• D) Clustering

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Definitions:

Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

A mental disorder characterized by unwanted, recurring thoughts and behaviors that the person feels compelled to perform.

Dissociative Disorder

A type of psychological disorder characterized by a disconnection and lack of continuity between thoughts, memories, surroundings, actions, and identity.

Somatic Disorder

A category of mental disorders characterized by physical symptoms that mimic physical disease but have no identifiable physical cause, strongly associated with psychological factors.

Sexuality

The ways in which people experience and express themselves as sexual beings, encompassing sexual orientation, preferences, behaviors, and identity.