The CIHI Disseminates Essential Data and Analysis on Canada's Health

question 11

Multiple Choice

The CIHI disseminates essential data and analysis on Canada's health care system and the health of Canadians.The CIHI influenced issues directly related to nursing by including issues related to which of the following?

• A)Nursing science and information science to support clients.
• B)Nursing workforce recruitment and retention.
• C)Clinical practice,administration,research,and education.
• D)Advocating for health policy.

Recognize the importance of using representative samples in surveys to ensure validity of the findings.

Identify the role of operational definitions in scientific research.

Differentiate between correlational research and experimental research in terms of their ability to establish cause-and-effect relationships.

Understand the concepts of positive and negative correlations, including how they are represented numerically.

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Definitions:

Alleles

Different versions of a gene that determine distinct traits that can be passed on to offspring.

Evolutionary History

The chronological sequence of biological events and processes that have led to the diversity of life and the traits observed in organisms today.

Thrifty Genotype

A hypothesis suggesting that certain genes predispose individuals to efficiently collect and process food to deposit fat during periods of food abundance, which could lead to obesity in sedentary lifestyles.

Mendelian Rules

The foundational principles of genetics discovered by Gregor Mendel, explaining how traits are inherited through dominant and recessive alleles.