City A has a population of people who are exposed to HIV, wh…
City A has a population of people who are exposed to HIV, whereas City B has a population of people who are considered nonexposed to HIV. There were 3,267 new HIV cases in a given year for City A, with a population (exposed) of 10,000,000. There were only 5 new HIV cases in the same year for City B, with a population (nonexposed) of 150,000. Which is the attributable risk of HIV occurring in City A in terms of cases per 100,000 population?
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The nurse works at community clinic that provides various types of health screenings for members of the community. One day, the nurse provides tuberculin tests for a group of new hospital employees. Which type of screening procedure is the nurse prioritizing for this event?
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The nurse is conducting research on the relative risk of acquiring lung cancer as a result of being exposed to secondhand smoke. The nurse is studying two different groups. Group A includes 400 adults who do not smoke but are exposed to secondhand smoke in their home on a daily basis. Group B includes 400 adults who do not smoke and are not exposed to secondhand smoke in their home. Over the course of 10 years, 20 subjects in Group A are diagnosed with lung cancer, whereas only 2 subjects in Group B are diagnosed with lung cancer. Which is the relative risk ratio that would result from this study?
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