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TEST BANK
NURS 432 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS explained BEST
GRADED A+ NEW UPDATE 10TH EDITION
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. A public health nurse (PHN) working with a family living in poverty is
concerned about their exposure to environmental hazards. Which of the
following factors should the nurse identify aspossibly putting the family at risk?
(Select all that apply.)
a. Limited funds to pay for
health careb. Poor nutrition
c. Homes located closer to hazardous waste sites
d. Less education
e. Unsafe working conditions
ANS: A, B, C
Families living in poverty are more likely to experience environmental justice
issues such asdisproportionate environmental exposures. Substandard housing,
living closer to hazardous waste sites, working in more hazardous jobs, poorer
nutrition, and less access to quality health care all contribute to this issue.
Although limited education is related to poverty, it is not discussed as causing
an increase in environmental exposure.
DIF: Cognitive level: Applying TOP: Nursing process:
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ImplementationMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment:
Safety and Infection Control
2. A nurse is assessing for environmental health risks in the community. Which of
the followingapproaches would be most appropriate for the nurse to use?
(Select all that apply.)
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a. Asking legislators to provide a list of environmental pollutants in the area
, b. Developing a list of exposures associated with urban, rural, or
suburban settingsc. Assessing the risk by medium such as air, water,
soil, or food
d. Dividing the environment into functional locations: home, school,
workplace, andcommunity
e. Recruiting community members to sign a petition to decrease pollution
ANS: B, C, D
Developing a list of exposures associated with urban, rural, or suburban
settings, assessing the risk by medium such as air, water, soil, or food, and
dividing the environment into functional locations: home, school, workplace,
and community are ways a nurse can assess the environment. Asking
legislators for a list of pollutants or recruiting community membersto sign a
petition are not effective means to assess for environmental health risks.
DIF: Cognitive level: Applying TOP: Nursing process:
ImplementationMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment:
Safety and Infection Control
Chapter 41: The Nurse in Public Health, Home Health, Hospice, and Palliative
NURS 432 TEST BANK EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
explained BEST GRADED A+ NEW UPDATE 10TH EDITION
TEST BANK
NURS 432 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS explained BEST
GRADED A+ NEW UPDATE 10TH EDITION
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. A public health nurse (PHN) working with a family living in poverty is
concerned about their exposure to environmental hazards. Which of the
following factors should the nurse identify aspossibly putting the family at risk?
(Select all that apply.)
a. Limited funds to pay for
health careb. Poor nutrition
c. Homes located closer to hazardous waste sites
d. Less education
e. Unsafe working conditions
ANS: A, B, C
Families living in poverty are more likely to experience environmental justice
issues such asdisproportionate environmental exposures. Substandard housing,
living closer to hazardous waste sites, working in more hazardous jobs, poorer
nutrition, and less access to quality health care all contribute to this issue.
Although limited education is related to poverty, it is not discussed as causing
an increase in environmental exposure.
DIF: Cognitive level: Applying TOP: Nursing process:
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ImplementationMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment:
Safety and Infection Control
2. A nurse is assessing for environmental health risks in the community. Which of
the followingapproaches would be most appropriate for the nurse to use?
(Select all that apply.)
, 3
a. Asking legislators to provide a list of environmental pollutants in the area
, b. Developing a list of exposures associated with urban, rural, or
suburban settingsc. Assessing the risk by medium such as air, water,
soil, or food
d. Dividing the environment into functional locations: home, school,
workplace, andcommunity
e. Recruiting community members to sign a petition to decrease pollution
ANS: B, C, D
Developing a list of exposures associated with urban, rural, or suburban
settings, assessing the risk by medium such as air, water, soil, or food, and
dividing the environment into functional locations: home, school, workplace,
and community are ways a nurse can assess the environment. Asking
legislators for a list of pollutants or recruiting community membersto sign a
petition are not effective means to assess for environmental health risks.
DIF: Cognitive level: Applying TOP: Nursing process:
ImplementationMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment:
Safety and Infection Control
Chapter 41: The Nurse in Public Health, Home Health, Hospice, and Palliative
NURS 432 TEST BANK EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
explained BEST GRADED A+ NEW UPDATE 10TH EDITION
