N441 Exam 3 UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
What is the role of the public health nurse in the response phase of the disaster continuum? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Triage disaster victims as immediate, delayed, minimal, or
expectant.
What is the role of the public health nurse in the recovery phase of the disaster continuum? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Surveillance of waterborne disease after flood waters recede.
What is the role of the public health nurse in the preparedness phase of the disaster continuum? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Help plan and implement a mock disaster drill.
What is the role of the public health nurse in the mitigation phase of the disaster continuum? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Adjust the plan as the disaster evolves, such as setting up a shelter
when flooding unexpectedly worsens in one area of town.
What is the role of the public health nurse in the evaluation phase of the disaster continuum? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Revise the disaster plan to prepare for the next potential disaster.
What is a disaster? - CORRECT ANSWER - An emergency of such severity and
magnitude that the resultant combination of death, injury, illness and property damage cannot be
managed with routine resources or procedures.
What is emergency preparedness? - CORRECT ANSWER - The planning process focused
on avoiding or ameliorating the risks and hazards resulting from the impact of a disaster in order
to optimize population health and safety.
What is disaster management? - CORRECT ANSWER - The integration of the emergency
response plans engaged throughout the life cycle of a disaster event.
No viruses circulating among animals have been reported to cause infections in humans.
,B. Phase 1
An animal influenza virus circulating among domesticated or wild animals is known to have
caused infection in humans.
D. Phase 2
Human-to-human transmission of an animal or human-animal influenza reassortant virus able to
cause "community-level outbreaks."
C. Phase 4
A global pandemic is occurring with community outbreaks in multiple WHO regions.
A. Phase 6 - CORRECT ANSWER - Correctly match the descriptions with the phases of
influenza pandemics:
No viruses circulating among animals have been reported to cause infections in humans.
An animal influenza virus circulating among domesticated or wild animals is known to have
caused infection in humans.
Human-to-human transmission of an animal or human-animal influenza reassortant virus able to
cause "community-level outbreaks."
A global pandemic is occurring with community outbreaks in multiple WHO regions.
A. Phase 6
B. Phase 1
C. Phase 4
D. Phase 2
, Minor antigenic variations occurring on an annual basis. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Antigenic Drifts
Major change in antigenic proteins caused by segments of recombining in an animal host. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Antigenic Shift
What is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people with respect to the
development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies? - CORRECT ANSWER - Environmental Justice
What term describes the human-made surroundings created for the daily activities of humans,
reflecting the range of physical and social elements that make up a community? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Built Environment
What is the means by which public health and environmental health professionals and agencies
partner with community members to identify, prioritize, and address environmental health
issues? - CORRECT ANSWER - Community Environmental Health Assessment
What is the process used by policy makers to evaluate the extent to which a population may
suffer health effects from an environmental exposure? - CORRECT ANSWER - Exposure
Risk Assessment
Noise A. Physical
Heavy Lifting C. Mechanical
Poor Lighting A. Physical
Repetitive Motion C. Mechanical
Stress B. Psychological
Violence B. Psychological - CORRECT ANSWER - An occupational health nurse at a
local industrial facility is discussing factors that affect risk for work-related illness and injury.
Match the following factors with the correct agent categories.
Noise
and CORRECT Answers
What is the role of the public health nurse in the response phase of the disaster continuum? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Triage disaster victims as immediate, delayed, minimal, or
expectant.
What is the role of the public health nurse in the recovery phase of the disaster continuum? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Surveillance of waterborne disease after flood waters recede.
What is the role of the public health nurse in the preparedness phase of the disaster continuum? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Help plan and implement a mock disaster drill.
What is the role of the public health nurse in the mitigation phase of the disaster continuum? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Adjust the plan as the disaster evolves, such as setting up a shelter
when flooding unexpectedly worsens in one area of town.
What is the role of the public health nurse in the evaluation phase of the disaster continuum? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Revise the disaster plan to prepare for the next potential disaster.
What is a disaster? - CORRECT ANSWER - An emergency of such severity and
magnitude that the resultant combination of death, injury, illness and property damage cannot be
managed with routine resources or procedures.
What is emergency preparedness? - CORRECT ANSWER - The planning process focused
on avoiding or ameliorating the risks and hazards resulting from the impact of a disaster in order
to optimize population health and safety.
What is disaster management? - CORRECT ANSWER - The integration of the emergency
response plans engaged throughout the life cycle of a disaster event.
No viruses circulating among animals have been reported to cause infections in humans.
,B. Phase 1
An animal influenza virus circulating among domesticated or wild animals is known to have
caused infection in humans.
D. Phase 2
Human-to-human transmission of an animal or human-animal influenza reassortant virus able to
cause "community-level outbreaks."
C. Phase 4
A global pandemic is occurring with community outbreaks in multiple WHO regions.
A. Phase 6 - CORRECT ANSWER - Correctly match the descriptions with the phases of
influenza pandemics:
No viruses circulating among animals have been reported to cause infections in humans.
An animal influenza virus circulating among domesticated or wild animals is known to have
caused infection in humans.
Human-to-human transmission of an animal or human-animal influenza reassortant virus able to
cause "community-level outbreaks."
A global pandemic is occurring with community outbreaks in multiple WHO regions.
A. Phase 6
B. Phase 1
C. Phase 4
D. Phase 2
, Minor antigenic variations occurring on an annual basis. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Antigenic Drifts
Major change in antigenic proteins caused by segments of recombining in an animal host. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Antigenic Shift
What is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people with respect to the
development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies? - CORRECT ANSWER - Environmental Justice
What term describes the human-made surroundings created for the daily activities of humans,
reflecting the range of physical and social elements that make up a community? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Built Environment
What is the means by which public health and environmental health professionals and agencies
partner with community members to identify, prioritize, and address environmental health
issues? - CORRECT ANSWER - Community Environmental Health Assessment
What is the process used by policy makers to evaluate the extent to which a population may
suffer health effects from an environmental exposure? - CORRECT ANSWER - Exposure
Risk Assessment
Noise A. Physical
Heavy Lifting C. Mechanical
Poor Lighting A. Physical
Repetitive Motion C. Mechanical
Stress B. Psychological
Violence B. Psychological - CORRECT ANSWER - An occupational health nurse at a
local industrial facility is discussing factors that affect risk for work-related illness and injury.
Match the following factors with the correct agent categories.
Noise
