NFDN 2006 FINAL EXAM/136
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
True or false: Population density and population growth are important
matters to consider when nurses are assessing the environmental health of a
community - -True
- True or false? Lead poisoning is no longer a major environmental health
problem in Canada - -False
- Identify the most common contributors to outdoor air pollution that have
serious adverse health effects - -Ozone pollution, smog, acid rain
- What are some common sources of indoor air pollution - -Environmental
tobacco smoke, carbon monoxide, dusts, dust mites, moulds, cockroaches,
pests, pets, cleaning products, personal care products (particularly aerosols),
and lead.
- What is the nurse's advocacy role in risk communication related to
environmental health issues - -Nurses need to provide the right information,
give the information to the right people, and present the information at the
right time
- List at least five possible health hazards that a nurse might observe while
doing a windshield survey of a mid-sized Canadian community - -Inadequate
collection of waste, standing and polluted water, poor air quality, inferior or
unsafe housing, poor road conditions, suspected presence of lead-based
paint, noise, or crowding
- The community health nurse (CHN) asks a client the following questions:
"Do you have any symptoms that improve when you are away from your
home or work," "Have you ever been exposed to any radiation or chemical
liquids, dust, mists, or fumes," and "Do you wear personal protective
equipment?" The nurse is conducting which of the following?
A. Environmental advocacy
B. Environmental compliance activity
C. Environmental health exposure history
D. Environmental risk communication - -C
- Risk communication includes all the principles of good communication in
general, as well as the exchange of information about health or
environmental risks. It is a combination of which of the following? (Select all
that apply.)
, A. Shaping the message on the basis of a good risk assessment and
presenting it so that the audience can understand it
B. Directing the information to those who are affected and to those who may
not be affected but are worried
C. Magnifying the risks that are associated with the environmental issue to
escalate public interest
D. Communicating in a timely manner so that appropriate action can be
taken and unnecessary fear can be reduced - -A, B, and D
- In which of the following scenarios does the CHN use secondary prevention
to reduce environmental health risks?
A. Collecting blood specimens from preschool children to check for lead
levels
B. Meeting with local government officials to request that the city clean up a
contaminated vacant lot
C. Referring a child diagnosed with toxic lead levels to a neurologist
D. Teaching the parents of a 2-year-old about the dangers of lead-based
paint in older homes - -A
- List at least 3 factors that cause infants and children to be most vulnerable
to adverse health effects from dangerous environmental situations and
exposures - -- Underdeveloped brains and organs
- Undeveloped detoxification systems
- Faster respiratory rates
- Behaviors of small children such as hand to mouth activity, crawling on
floor
- All of the following are common examples of delayed stress responses in
disaster workers, except which one?
A. Disappointment
B. Frustration
C. Guilt over not having done more
D. Domestic violence
E. Anger - -A
- 13. Heightened awareness and openness to consider prevention activities
typically occurs during which phase of the disaster management cycle?
A. Disaster mitigation
B. Disaster recovery
C. Disaster response
D. Disaster preparedness - -B
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
True or false: Population density and population growth are important
matters to consider when nurses are assessing the environmental health of a
community - -True
- True or false? Lead poisoning is no longer a major environmental health
problem in Canada - -False
- Identify the most common contributors to outdoor air pollution that have
serious adverse health effects - -Ozone pollution, smog, acid rain
- What are some common sources of indoor air pollution - -Environmental
tobacco smoke, carbon monoxide, dusts, dust mites, moulds, cockroaches,
pests, pets, cleaning products, personal care products (particularly aerosols),
and lead.
- What is the nurse's advocacy role in risk communication related to
environmental health issues - -Nurses need to provide the right information,
give the information to the right people, and present the information at the
right time
- List at least five possible health hazards that a nurse might observe while
doing a windshield survey of a mid-sized Canadian community - -Inadequate
collection of waste, standing and polluted water, poor air quality, inferior or
unsafe housing, poor road conditions, suspected presence of lead-based
paint, noise, or crowding
- The community health nurse (CHN) asks a client the following questions:
"Do you have any symptoms that improve when you are away from your
home or work," "Have you ever been exposed to any radiation or chemical
liquids, dust, mists, or fumes," and "Do you wear personal protective
equipment?" The nurse is conducting which of the following?
A. Environmental advocacy
B. Environmental compliance activity
C. Environmental health exposure history
D. Environmental risk communication - -C
- Risk communication includes all the principles of good communication in
general, as well as the exchange of information about health or
environmental risks. It is a combination of which of the following? (Select all
that apply.)
, A. Shaping the message on the basis of a good risk assessment and
presenting it so that the audience can understand it
B. Directing the information to those who are affected and to those who may
not be affected but are worried
C. Magnifying the risks that are associated with the environmental issue to
escalate public interest
D. Communicating in a timely manner so that appropriate action can be
taken and unnecessary fear can be reduced - -A, B, and D
- In which of the following scenarios does the CHN use secondary prevention
to reduce environmental health risks?
A. Collecting blood specimens from preschool children to check for lead
levels
B. Meeting with local government officials to request that the city clean up a
contaminated vacant lot
C. Referring a child diagnosed with toxic lead levels to a neurologist
D. Teaching the parents of a 2-year-old about the dangers of lead-based
paint in older homes - -A
- List at least 3 factors that cause infants and children to be most vulnerable
to adverse health effects from dangerous environmental situations and
exposures - -- Underdeveloped brains and organs
- Undeveloped detoxification systems
- Faster respiratory rates
- Behaviors of small children such as hand to mouth activity, crawling on
floor
- All of the following are common examples of delayed stress responses in
disaster workers, except which one?
A. Disappointment
B. Frustration
C. Guilt over not having done more
D. Domestic violence
E. Anger - -A
- 13. Heightened awareness and openness to consider prevention activities
typically occurs during which phase of the disaster management cycle?
A. Disaster mitigation
B. Disaster recovery
C. Disaster response
D. Disaster preparedness - -B
