Mortality Rates Are Key Epidemiologic Indicators to Nurses

question 32

Multiple Choice

Mortality rates are key epidemiologic indicators to nurses. They reflect serious health problems and changing patterns of disease. Which of the following is true about mortality rates? Mortality rates:

• A) Are informative only for fatal diseases
• B) Provide information about existing disease in the population
• C) Are calculated using a population estimate at year-end
• D) Reveal the risk of getting a particular disease

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Definitions:

Productivity

A measure of the efficiency of a person, machine, system, etc., in converting inputs into useful outputs.

INAH3

Refers to the third interstitial nucleus of the anterior hypothalamus, a brain structure believed to play a role in sexual behavior and sexual orientation.

Anterior Hypothalamus

A region of the hypothalamus brain involved in regulating functions such as body temperature, thirst, and sexual behavior.

Simon LeVay

A neuroscientist known for his research into the biology of sexual orientation, particularly for a 1991 study on brain structure differences between homosexual and heterosexual men.