The Nurse Should Be Aware That a Statistic Widely Used

question 12

Multiple Choice

The nurse should be aware that a statistic widely used to compare the health status of different populations would be the:

• A) Incidence of specific infections such as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and tuberculosis.
• B) Infant mortality rate.
• C) Maternal morbidity rate.
• D) Incidence of low-birth-weight infants.

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Definitions:

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