COMMUNITY HEALTH EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECTLY SOLVED ANSWERS
A Public health nurse working with a family living in poverty recognizes that they are
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more likely to be exposed to environmental hazards because they have (select all that
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apply):
A.) Limited funds to pay for health care
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B.) Poorer nutrition
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c.) Homes more likely located closer to hazardous waste sites
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D.) Less education
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E.) Cleaner than average air -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A.) Limited funds to pay for health
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care _
B.) Poorer nutrition
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c.) Homes more likely located closer to hazardous waste sites
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D.) Less education
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Why is it important for nurses to understand the premises of environmental health?
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A.) Nurses should be able to assess risks and advocate for policies that support healthy
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environments.
B.) Toxicologists often consult nurses about environmental pollutants.
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C.) Pollutant exposures such as lead are reported by nurses to the Environmental
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Protection Agency. _
D.) Many Americans live in areas that do not meet current national air quality standards -
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- Correct Answer ✔✔ A.) Nurses should be able to assess risks and advocate for
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policies that support healthy environments.
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An example of secondary prevention is :
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A.) Screening children for lead poisoning
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B.) working with communities on emergency preparedness plans
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, C.) Developing social networking interventions to modify community norms
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D.) Educating patients with strokes as rehab centers to help organize to help optimize
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their functioning -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A.) Screening children for lead poisoning
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Which example contains the components necessary to form an epidemiologic triangle?
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A.) Pesticides, water, food
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B.) Lead, mercury, soil
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C.) trichloroethylene, water, infants
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D.) Children under 12, elderly, temperature -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C.)
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trichloroethylene, water, infants _ _
Material safety data sheets (MSDSs) are written by the chemical manufacturer and made
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available to any employee or their representative as required by the Occupational Safety
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and Health Administration (OSHA). This is an example of environmental health approach
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of:
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A.) Environmental exposure history
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B.) Environmental health assessment
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C.) Right to know
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D.) Risk assessment -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C.) Right to know
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A community health nurse asks her client "When was residence built?" The nurse is
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asking this question because she is conducting the client's:
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A.) Environmental health assessment
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B.) Environmental history
_ _
C.) Risk assessment
_ _ _
D.) Risk community -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B.) Environmental history
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Good lead surveillance programs help with early detection of rising blood levels in
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children. This activity can best be described as public health:
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A.) Primary prevention
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B.) Risk exposure history
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C.) Secondary prevention
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CORRECTLY SOLVED ANSWERS
A Public health nurse working with a family living in poverty recognizes that they are
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
more likely to be exposed to environmental hazards because they have (select all that
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
apply):
A.) Limited funds to pay for health care
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
B.) Poorer nutrition
_ _
c.) Homes more likely located closer to hazardous waste sites
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
D.) Less education
_ _
E.) Cleaner than average air -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A.) Limited funds to pay for health
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
care _
B.) Poorer nutrition
_ _
c.) Homes more likely located closer to hazardous waste sites
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
D.) Less education
_ _
Why is it important for nurses to understand the premises of environmental health?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A.) Nurses should be able to assess risks and advocate for policies that support healthy
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
environments.
B.) Toxicologists often consult nurses about environmental pollutants.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
C.) Pollutant exposures such as lead are reported by nurses to the Environmental
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Protection Agency. _
D.) Many Americans live in areas that do not meet current national air quality standards -
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
- Correct Answer ✔✔ A.) Nurses should be able to assess risks and advocate for
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
policies that support healthy environments.
_ _ _ _
An example of secondary prevention is :
_ _ _ _ _ _
A.) Screening children for lead poisoning
_ _ _ _ _ _
B.) working with communities on emergency preparedness plans
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
, C.) Developing social networking interventions to modify community norms
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
D.) Educating patients with strokes as rehab centers to help organize to help optimize
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
their functioning -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A.) Screening children for lead poisoning
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Which example contains the components necessary to form an epidemiologic triangle?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A.) Pesticides, water, food
_ _ _
B.) Lead, mercury, soil
_ _ _
C.) trichloroethylene, water, infants
_ _ _ _
D.) Children under 12, elderly, temperature -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C.)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
trichloroethylene, water, infants _ _
Material safety data sheets (MSDSs) are written by the chemical manufacturer and made
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
available to any employee or their representative as required by the Occupational Safety
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
and Health Administration (OSHA). This is an example of environmental health approach
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
of:
_
A.) Environmental exposure history
_ _ _ _
B.) Environmental health assessment
_ _ _ _
C.) Right to know
_ _ _
D.) Risk assessment -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C.) Right to know
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A community health nurse asks her client "When was residence built?" The nurse is
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
asking this question because she is conducting the client's:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A.) Environmental health assessment
_ _ _ _
B.) Environmental history
_ _
C.) Risk assessment
_ _ _
D.) Risk community -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B.) Environmental history
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Good lead surveillance programs help with early detection of rising blood levels in
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
children. This activity can best be described as public health:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A.) Primary prevention
_ _ _
B.) Risk exposure history
_ _ _ _
C.) Secondary prevention
_ _ _
