Questions & Answers
1.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
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
2.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 t the
Environmen- tal Protection Agency.
,D.) Many Americans live in areas that do not meet current national air quality
standards
Answer: A.) Nurses should be able to assess risks and advocate for
policies that support healthy environments.
3.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 t modify community norms
D.) Educating patients with strokes as rehab centers to help organize to
help optimize their functioning
Answer: A.) Screening children for lead poisoning
4.Which example contains the components necessary to form an
epidemio- logic triangle?
A.) Pesticides, water, food
B.) Lead, mercury, soil
C.) trichloroethylene, water, infants
D.) Children under 12, elderly, temperature
Answer: C.) trichloroethylene, water, infants
5.Material safety data sheets (MSDSs) are written by the chemical
manufactur- er 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
Answer: C.) Right to know
6.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
Answer: B.) Environmental history
7.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
D.) Tertiary prevention
Answer: C.) Secondary prevention