Why Does a Nurse Conduct Surveillance

question 24

Multiple Choice

Why does a nurse conduct surveillance?

• A) To eradicate a disease before it starts
• B) To establish a baseline rate of disease occurrence and patterns of spread
• C) To target populations for triage
• D) To reduce the incidence of heart disease in a community

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Definitions:

Discount Rate

The interest rate used in calculating the present value of future cash flows; reflects the risk and the time value of money.

IFRS

The International Financial Reporting Standards are a set of accounting principles used internationally to ensure financial statements are comparable across international boundaries.

US GAAP

United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, which govern the preparation and reporting of financial statements in the U.S.