Health & Healing Community Final Test
well answered to pass
What is a CHN implementing when advising a client with osteoporosis to have three servings of
Milk or diary products daily?
a) Primary Prevention
b) Secondary Prevention
c) Tertiary Prevention
d) Treatment, but not prevention - correct answer ✔✔c) Tertiary Prevention
Which scenario exemplifies the occupational health nurse's practice of primary prevention to
improve health outcomes from environmental health risks?
a) Teaching new employees who will work outdoors about the signs and the symptoms of
health-related illness
b) Using spirometry to rule out obstructive or restrictive lung disease in workers before they
start using mask respirators
c) Irrigating the eyes of an employee who has had a chemical splash to the face
d) Using radiation detectors to detect unsafe levels of radiation exposure - correct answer ✔✔a)
Teaching new employees who will work outdoors about the signs and the symptoms of health-
related illness
What definition accurately reflects the meaning go the term inequities?
a) Health inequities are the accumulation of multiple factors that lead to poor health
b) Health inequities are wide variations in health status and services among certain population
groups
, c) Health inequities are unfair differences in health that could be avoided with reasonable
action
d) Health inequalities occur when people are more inclined to become ill and usually do not
seek appropriate care - correct answer ✔✔c) Health inequities are unfair differences in health
that could be avoided with reasonable action
A client with TB wants to know why directly observation therapy (DOT) is required as part of the
treatment. What CHN response would be the most appropriate one?
a) "TB medications are very expensive, and this method ensures that government health care
resources are not wasted by those who will not take the drugs regularly"
b)"Clients with TB are often non-compliant; DOT will ensure that you take the drugs prescribed
to you"
c) "This ensures that you get your medication even at the late stages of TB when your memory
may be affected by inadequate oxygenation of the brain"
d) The therapy is recommended by TB experts as the best way to ensure that you receive the
treatment you need, and that the infection doesn't become resistant to the treatment." -
correct answer ✔✔b)"Clients with TB are often non-compliant; DOT will ensure that you take
the drugs prescribed to you"
What is the first step to understanding the potential environmental health risks in a community
in order to conduct an environmental health assessment?
a) Conduct a health risk assessment of randomly selected individuals
b) Review facility permits and consumer confidence reports
c) Survey community members
d) Preform a windshield survey - correct answer ✔✔a) Conduct a health risk assessment of
randomly selected individuals. (Not to sure)
well answered to pass
What is a CHN implementing when advising a client with osteoporosis to have three servings of
Milk or diary products daily?
a) Primary Prevention
b) Secondary Prevention
c) Tertiary Prevention
d) Treatment, but not prevention - correct answer ✔✔c) Tertiary Prevention
Which scenario exemplifies the occupational health nurse's practice of primary prevention to
improve health outcomes from environmental health risks?
a) Teaching new employees who will work outdoors about the signs and the symptoms of
health-related illness
b) Using spirometry to rule out obstructive or restrictive lung disease in workers before they
start using mask respirators
c) Irrigating the eyes of an employee who has had a chemical splash to the face
d) Using radiation detectors to detect unsafe levels of radiation exposure - correct answer ✔✔a)
Teaching new employees who will work outdoors about the signs and the symptoms of health-
related illness
What definition accurately reflects the meaning go the term inequities?
a) Health inequities are the accumulation of multiple factors that lead to poor health
b) Health inequities are wide variations in health status and services among certain population
groups
, c) Health inequities are unfair differences in health that could be avoided with reasonable
action
d) Health inequalities occur when people are more inclined to become ill and usually do not
seek appropriate care - correct answer ✔✔c) Health inequities are unfair differences in health
that could be avoided with reasonable action
A client with TB wants to know why directly observation therapy (DOT) is required as part of the
treatment. What CHN response would be the most appropriate one?
a) "TB medications are very expensive, and this method ensures that government health care
resources are not wasted by those who will not take the drugs regularly"
b)"Clients with TB are often non-compliant; DOT will ensure that you take the drugs prescribed
to you"
c) "This ensures that you get your medication even at the late stages of TB when your memory
may be affected by inadequate oxygenation of the brain"
d) The therapy is recommended by TB experts as the best way to ensure that you receive the
treatment you need, and that the infection doesn't become resistant to the treatment." -
correct answer ✔✔b)"Clients with TB are often non-compliant; DOT will ensure that you take
the drugs prescribed to you"
What is the first step to understanding the potential environmental health risks in a community
in order to conduct an environmental health assessment?
a) Conduct a health risk assessment of randomly selected individuals
b) Review facility permits and consumer confidence reports
c) Survey community members
d) Preform a windshield survey - correct answer ✔✔a) Conduct a health risk assessment of
randomly selected individuals. (Not to sure)
