Question

A public health nurse is working in a community that has a population of 24096. There are 20096 existing cases of heat disease within the population. The nurse can determine which of the following from this information?

A. Mortality rate
B. Attack rate
C. Prevalence proportion
D. Incidence proportion

Answer 1

Using the provided data on the population and the number of existing heart disease cases, the public health nurse can calculate the Prevalence proportion, which is the ratio of the number of existing cases to the population size.

Step-by-step explanation:

The nurse can determine the Prevalence proportion from the provided information. Prevalence proportion is defined as the number of cases of a disease within a population at a point in time. Given the population of 24096 people and 20096 existing cases of heart disease, the prevalence proportion is the ratio of existing cases to the population size.

To calculate the prevalence proportion, use the following formula:

• Prevalence rate = Number of existing cases of a disease ÷ Number of people in the population

By applying this formula to the given numbers:

• Prevalence rate = 20096 ÷ 24096

This rate can be expressed as a percentage or as the number of cases per 1000 or 100000 individuals, depending on the standard measure preferred.