A man is diagnosed with prostate cancer.Which of the following data should the nurse know to answer the man when he asks,"What are the chances I'll survive this thing?"
A) Attack rate
B) Case fatality rate
C) Cause-specific morbidity rate
D) Crude mortality rate

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The case fatality rate (CFR)is the proportion of persons diagnosed with a particular disorder (i.e.,cases)who die within a specified period.The CFR is considered an estimate of the risk for death within that period for a person newly diagnosed with the disease.Persons diagnosed with a particular disease often want to know the probability of surviving.The CFR provides that information.The attack rate is the proportion of persons exposed to an agent who develop the disease.The cause-specific mortality rate is an estimate of the risk for death from some specific disease in a population.The crude mortality rate is an estimate of the risk for death for a person in a given population.

A Man Is Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer