NSG 440 final ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the difference b/w a prisoner and an inmate? Prisoner has been found guilty (Prison), an inmate has not been convicted (Jail)
What two populations get medical assistance for free? military, and federal prisoners
Why can prisons give inmates the bare minimum when it Inmates and Prisoners do not have rights
comes to meeting nutritional requirements?
What is an intervention? what is done to fix a problem (if nothing is done it can not be an intervention)
what is the correct spelling absorbtion, or absorption? absorption (P not B)
what is toxicology? the study of toxins and poisons
Why is the toxicology important in nursing? need to know the affects of toxins in the body and how to treat it ex. snakebite
and anti-venom
Smoking and___ are the top causes of lung cancer? radon gas (radon gas is not as serious anymore due to ventilation)
Why is it hard to determine what pollutants cause ? we are exposed to so many different types of pollutants so it is nearly impossible
to pinpoint the exact cause
What are the 3 pollutants? carbon monoxide (vehicle admissions), nitrogen dioxide (natural gases), sulfur
dioxide (acid rain)
what is the number one cause of disease globally? polluted water
What do the colors mean in triage? red-treat immediately
green-ambulatory patient can wait for treatment
Disaster impacts what 2 things? infrastructure and society progress
What are the 2 kinds of disaster? manmade and natural
What is FEMA? Federal Emergency Management Agency used in disasters (try to prepare for the
damage)
What 3 things does American red cross do? provides shelter, training, and first aid
There are emergency plans everywhere, so which plan follow the plan that is at the lowest level (personal emergency plan, or city)
do we follow?
What is the nurses role in emergency plans? EDUCATE Them
What is the disillusionment phase? exhaustion, feeling of hopelessness (there is nothing I can do, what I do won't
make a difference)
What is the difference b/w a prisoner and an inmate? Prisoner has been found guilty (Prison), an inmate has not been convicted (Jail)
What two populations get medical assistance for free? military, and federal prisoners
Why can prisons give inmates the bare minimum when it Inmates and Prisoners do not have rights
comes to meeting nutritional requirements?
What is an intervention? what is done to fix a problem (if nothing is done it can not be an intervention)
what is the correct spelling absorbtion, or absorption? absorption (P not B)
what is toxicology? the study of toxins and poisons
Why is the toxicology important in nursing? need to know the affects of toxins in the body and how to treat it ex. snakebite
and anti-venom
Smoking and___ are the top causes of lung cancer? radon gas (radon gas is not as serious anymore due to ventilation)
Why is it hard to determine what pollutants cause ? we are exposed to so many different types of pollutants so it is nearly impossible
to pinpoint the exact cause
What are the 3 pollutants? carbon monoxide (vehicle admissions), nitrogen dioxide (natural gases), sulfur
dioxide (acid rain)
what is the number one cause of disease globally? polluted water
What do the colors mean in triage? red-treat immediately
green-ambulatory patient can wait for treatment
Disaster impacts what 2 things? infrastructure and society progress
What are the 2 kinds of disaster? manmade and natural
What is FEMA? Federal Emergency Management Agency used in disasters (try to prepare for the
damage)
What 3 things does American red cross do? provides shelter, training, and first aid
There are emergency plans everywhere, so which plan follow the plan that is at the lowest level (personal emergency plan, or city)
do we follow?
What is the nurses role in emergency plans? EDUCATE Them
What is the disillusionment phase? exhaustion, feeling of hopelessness (there is nothing I can do, what I do won't
make a difference)
