NURS 432 TEST BANK EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BEST
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GRADED A+ NEW UPDATE 10TH EDITION
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Chapter 06: Environmental Health !| !| !|
Stanhope: Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the
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MULTIPLE
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A nurse fulfills the environmental health competency of “assessment and
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!| referral.” Which of thefollowing actions has the nurse most likely completed? a.
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Advocating for public policy changes
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b. Understanding policy framework and major pieces of
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c. Completing an environmental health history
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d. Describing the scientific principles about environmental health
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ANS: C !|
Assessment and referral states that all nurses should be able to successfully
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!| complete an environmental health history, recognize the potential
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!| environmental hazards and sentinel illnesses, and make appropriate referrals for!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
!| conditions with probable environmental causes.Advocating for public policy
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!| changes is part of advocacy. Understanding policy frameworkand legislation is
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!| part of legislation and regulation. Describing the scientific principles of
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!| environmental health is part of basic knowledge and concepts. !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
DIF: ! | Cognitive level: Analyzing TOP: Nursing process: Implementation
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!| MSC: NCLEX:Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection
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, How have nurses historically learned to identify a possible relationship between
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environmentalchemical exposures and their potential harm? a. Extrapolation by
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toxicologists
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b. Biomonitoring
c. Completing chemistry courses !| !|
d. Observing signs and symptoms in clients !| !| !| !| !|
ANS: D !|
Nurses have historically made discoveries related to chemical exposure when
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!| people presented with signs and symptoms related to known chemical
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!| toxicity. Extrapolation by toxicologists and biomonitoring are modern
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!| methods. Completing a chemistry course doesnot show how to identify these
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!| possible relationships. !|
DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding
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!| Assessment MSC:NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: !| |! !| !| !| !| !|
!| Safety and Infection Control!| !| !|
What term is used to refer to the basic science applied to understanding the
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health effectsassociated with chemical exposures? a. Toxicology
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b. Pharmacology
c. Chemistry
d. Environmental !|epidemiology
ANS: A !|
Toxicology is the study of the health effects associated with chemical
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exposures. Pharmacology is the branch of medicine concerned with the
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, multiple aspects of drugs.Chemistry is the branch of science with deals with the
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way that matter is composed.
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Environmental epidemiology is concerned with the discovery of environmental !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
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that cause or protect against illness or disease.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering TOP: Nursing process: !| !| !| !|
!| Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
Safety and Infection Control
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What statement accurately describes the characteristics of epidemiology?
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a. It is a science that studies the poisonous effects of chemicals.
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b. It explains the association between learning disabilities and exposure to
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!| lead-based paintat the cellular level. !| |! !| !| !|
c. It helps nurses understand the strength of the association between
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exposure andhealth effects.
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d. It is a method for tracking the prevalence of health outcomes.
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ANS: C !|
Epidemiology studies the incidence and prevalence of disease, helping nurses !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
!| understand the strength of the association between exposure and health
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!| effects. Toxicology is the science that studies the poisonous effects of
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!| chemicals. Environmental surveillance providesdata with which to track and
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!| analyze the incidence and prevalence of health outcomes.
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Epidemiology does not examine causes at the cellular level. !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering TOP: Nursing process: Assessment
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!| MSC:NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of
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!| Care
, When researching pesticides, the nurse looks at the “family” of the chemical.
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What similarities are found among chemicals that have been placed in the same
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family? a. Route of entry into thebody
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b. Actions and associated risks
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c. Effects that they have on the body
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d. Potency and toxicity !| !|
ANS: B !|
Chemicals are grouped so it’s possible to understand the actions and risks
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associated with each group. Although some common health risks exist within
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these families of chemicals, the possible health risks for each chemical should
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be evaluated individually when a potentialhuman exposure exists.
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GRADED A+ NEW UPDATE 10TH EDITION
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Chapter 06: Environmental Health !| !| !|
Stanhope: Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
!| Community,10th Edition !| !|
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
!|
A nurse fulfills the environmental health competency of “assessment and
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
!| referral.” Which of thefollowing actions has the nurse most likely completed? a.
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Advocating for public policy changes
!| !| !| !| !|
b. Understanding policy framework and major pieces of
! | !| !| !| !| !| !|
!| legislation |!
c. Completing an environmental health history
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d. Describing the scientific principles about environmental health
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ANS: C !|
Assessment and referral states that all nurses should be able to successfully
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
!| complete an environmental health history, recognize the potential
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!| environmental hazards and sentinel illnesses, and make appropriate referrals for!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
!| conditions with probable environmental causes.Advocating for public policy
!| !| !| !| |! !| !| !|
!| changes is part of advocacy. Understanding policy frameworkand legislation is
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| |! !| !|
!| part of legislation and regulation. Describing the scientific principles of
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
!| environmental health is part of basic knowledge and concepts. !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
DIF: ! | Cognitive level: Analyzing TOP: Nursing process: Implementation
!| !| !| !| !|
!| MSC: NCLEX:Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection
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!| Control
, How have nurses historically learned to identify a possible relationship between
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environmentalchemical exposures and their potential harm? a. Extrapolation by
!| |! !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
toxicologists
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b. Biomonitoring
c. Completing chemistry courses !| !|
d. Observing signs and symptoms in clients !| !| !| !| !|
ANS: D !|
Nurses have historically made discoveries related to chemical exposure when
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
!| people presented with signs and symptoms related to known chemical
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
!| toxicity. Extrapolation by toxicologists and biomonitoring are modern
!| !| !| !| !| !| !|
!| methods. Completing a chemistry course doesnot show how to identify these
!| !| !| !| !| |! !| !| !| !| !|
!| possible relationships. !|
DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding
!| !| !| !| !| TOP: Nursing process: !| !|
!| Assessment MSC:NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: !| |! !| !| !| !| !|
!| Safety and Infection Control!| !| !|
What term is used to refer to the basic science applied to understanding the
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health effectsassociated with chemical exposures? a. Toxicology
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b. Pharmacology
c. Chemistry
d. Environmental !|epidemiology
ANS: A !|
Toxicology is the study of the health effects associated with chemical
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exposures. Pharmacology is the branch of medicine concerned with the
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
, multiple aspects of drugs.Chemistry is the branch of science with deals with the
!| !| !| !| |! !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
way that matter is composed.
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Environmental epidemiology is concerned with the discovery of environmental !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
!| exposures
that cause or protect against illness or disease.
!| !| !| !| !| !| !|
DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering TOP: Nursing process: !| !| !| !|
!| Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
Safety and Infection Control
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What statement accurately describes the characteristics of epidemiology?
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a. It is a science that studies the poisonous effects of chemicals.
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
b. It explains the association between learning disabilities and exposure to
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
!| lead-based paintat the cellular level. !| |! !| !| !|
c. It helps nurses understand the strength of the association between
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exposure andhealth effects.
!| !| |! !|
d. It is a method for tracking the prevalence of health outcomes.
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ANS: C !|
Epidemiology studies the incidence and prevalence of disease, helping nurses !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
!| understand the strength of the association between exposure and health
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
!| effects. Toxicology is the science that studies the poisonous effects of
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
!| chemicals. Environmental surveillance providesdata with which to track and
!| !| !| |! !| !| !| !| !|
!| analyze the incidence and prevalence of health outcomes.
!| !| !| !| !| !| !|
Epidemiology does not examine causes at the cellular level. !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering TOP: Nursing process: Assessment
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!| MSC:NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of
|! !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
!| Care
, When researching pesticides, the nurse looks at the “family” of the chemical.
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What similarities are found among chemicals that have been placed in the same
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family? a. Route of entry into thebody
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b. Actions and associated risks
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c. Effects that they have on the body
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d. Potency and toxicity !| !|
ANS: B !|
Chemicals are grouped so it’s possible to understand the actions and risks
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associated with each group. Although some common health risks exist within
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
these families of chemicals, the possible health risks for each chemical should
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be evaluated individually when a potentialhuman exposure exists.
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