Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
1. A client comes to the health department needing a flu vaccine for work.
What
allergy is a contraindication to receiving a flu vaccination?
ANS Egg
2. A client reports to his health care provider that he works in a packing
plant. What secondary prevention method should the provider do with the
client at this appointment?
ANS Screen for s/s of carpal tunnel syndrome
3. A client reports to the healthcare provider that he drinks a 6 pack of beer
daily. The provider should educate the patient that he is at risk for what
disorders with this health practice?
ANS Liver cirrhosis, Pancreatitis and Alcohol substance use disorder
4. A new nurse is learning how to pass medications with her preceptor. What
teaching should the preceptor give the new nurse regarding administration
of controlled substances?
ANS Always verify the medication count with the amount on the inventory record.
Always have 2 nurses witnessing medication wasting.
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, Never pull out narcotics and controlled substances early, always pull them when
ready to give them to the client.
Do not set controlled substances to the side in the medication room.
5. A nurse is in a community health nursing class talking about ozone effect
disorders. What systems and disorders of the body does the ozone toxins
affect mostly and why?
ANS Asthma and Respiratory Disorders as this toxin mainly will affect the lungs.
6. A client reports to their provider that they have been having knee pain that
worsens with movement and feels grinding. She reports she works as a CNA
at a LTC facility. The provider diagnoses her with Osteoarthritis. What may
of contributed to the osteoarthritis to form?
ANS Occupation- moving around frequently can cause the osteoarthritis to flare
up.
7. A coal miner wants to know what types of toxins in the works can
increase risk of skin cancer. How should the public health nurse respond?
ANS Occupational arsenic, coal and nitrates can increase ones risk for
developing skin cancer
8. A nurse who works in the radiology department inquires to the public
health nurse about her risk for hypothyroidism based on occupational
exposure to radiation. How should the public health nurse respond?
ANS Exposure to iodine and radiation increases ones risk for hypothyroidism.
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