PublicgHealthgNursingg10thgEditiongStanhopegTestgBan
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TestgBankgEnvironmentalgHealthgStanhope:gPublicgHealthgNursing:g
nursing
Population-CenteredgHealthgCaregingthegCommunity,10thgEdition
MULTIPLEgCHOIC
E
1. Whygisgitgimportantgforgnursesgtogunderstandgthegpremisesgofgenvironmentalghealth?
a. Nursesgshouldgbegablegtogassessgrisksgandgadvocategforgpoliciesgthatg
gsupportghealthyenvironments.
b. Toxicologistsgoftengconsultgnursesgaboutgenvironmentalgpollutants.
c. Pollutantgexposuresgsuchgasgleadgaregreportedgbygnursesgtogthe
gEnvironmentalgProtectionAgencyg(EPA).
d. ManygAmericansglivegingareasgthatgdognotgmeetgcurrentgnationalgairgquality
gstandards.
ANS:gA
Potentialgrisksgtoghealthgaregconcernsgforgprofessionalgnurses.gItgisgthegresponsib
ilitygofgthegnursegtogunderstandgasgmuchgasgpossiblegaboutgthesegrisks:ghowgtogas
sessgthem,ghowgtogeliminate/reducegthem,ghowgtogcommunicategandgeducategab
outgthem,gandghowgtogadvocateforgpoliciesgthatgsupportghealthygenvironments.g
Toxicologistsgdognotgoftengconsultgnursesgaboutgenvironmentalgpollutants.gPoll
utantgexposuresgaregnotgroutinelygreportedgbygnurses.gAlthoughgtheregmaygbegpr
oblemsgwithgairgqualitygstandardsgingthegUnitedgStates,gthisgwouldnotgbegthegpri
marygreasongwhygnursesgshouldgunderstandgenvironmentalghealth.
DIF:g Cognitiveglevel:gUnderstandingg TOP:gNursinggprocess:gEva
luationMSC:gNCLEX:gSafegandgEffectivegCaregEnvironment:gSafetygand
gInfection
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2. Whygisgitgimportantgforgagnursegtoghavegknowledgegofgenvironmentalghealthgand
thegeffectsgofgchemical,gbiological,gandgradiologicalgmaterials?ga.gTheygaregag
g
majorgcausegofgglobalgwarming.
b. Theygaregoftengfoundgingthegair,gwater,gandgproductsgweguse.
c. Theygaregfrequentlyglinkedgtogthegdevelopmentgofgchronicgillnesses.
d. Theygaregproductsgthatgnursesgworkgwithgdaily.
nursing nursing nursing
ANS:gB
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Chemical,gbiological,gandgradiological
nursing gpollutantsgaregoftengfoundgingthegairgweg
breathe,gthewatergwegdrink,gandgthegproductsgweguse.gThesegaregnotgagmajorgcau
segofgglobalgwarming.gTheygaregnotgfrequentlyglinkedgtogthegdevelopmentgofgchr
onicgillnesses.gThesegaregnotgproductsgthatgnursesgworkgwithgdaily.
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DIF: Cognitiveglevel:gUnderstanding
nursing
TOP:gNursinggprocess:gAssessmentgMSC:NCLEX:gHealthg
PromotiongandgMaintenance
3. Agnursegfulfillsgthegenvironmentalghealthgcompetencygofg“assessmentgandgreferral.”
Whichgofgthefollowinggactionsghasgthegnursegmostglikelygcompleted?ga.
g
Advocatinggforgpublicgpolicygchanges
b. Understandinggpolicygframeworkgandgmajorgpiecesgofg
legislationc.gCompletinggangenvironmentalghealthghistory
d.g Describinggthegscientificgprinciplesgaboutgenvironmentalghealth
ANS:gC
Assessmentgandgreferralgstatesgthatgallgnursesgshouldgbegablegtogsuccessfullygcom
pletegangenvironmentalghealthghistory,grecognizegthegpotentialgenvironmentalghaz
ardsgandgsentinelgillnesses,gandgmakegappropriategreferralsgforgconditionsgwithgpr
obablegenvironmentalgcauses.Advocatinggforgpublicgpolicygchangesgisgpartgofgad
vocacy.gUnderstandinggpolicygframeworkandglegislationgisgpartgofglegislationgan
dgregulation.gDescribinggthegscientificgprinciplesgofgenvironmentalghealthgisgpartg
ofgbasicgknowledgegandgconcepts.
DIF:g Cognitiveglevel:gAnalyzing
TOP:gNursinggprocess:gImplementation
gMSC:gNCLEX:SafegandgEffectivegCaregEnvironment:gSafetygandgInfection
gControl
4. Howghavegnursesghistoricallyglearnedgtogidentifygagpossiblegrelationshipgbetween
environmentalchemicalgexposuresgandgtheirgpotentialgharm?ga.gExtrapolationgb
g
ygtoxicologists
b. Biomonitoring
c. Completinggchemistrygcourses
d. Observinggsignsgandgsymptomsgingclients
ANS:gD
Nursesghaveghistoricallygmadegdiscoveriesgrelatedgtogchemicalgexposuregwhengp
eoplegpresentedgwithgsignsgandgsymptomsgrelatedgtogknowngchemicalgtoxicity.gE
xtrapolationgbygtoxicologistsgandgbiomonitoringgaregmoderngmethods.
Completinggagchemistrygcoursegdoesnotgshowghowgtogidentifygthesegpossiblegrel
ationships.
DIF: Cognitiveglevel:gUnderstanding
TOP:gNursinggprocess:gAssessmentgMSC:NCLEX:gSafegandgEffec
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nursing
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nursing k nursing
TestgBankgEnvironmentalgHealthgStanhope:gPublicgHealthgNursing:g
nursing
Population-CenteredgHealthgCaregingthegCommunity,10thgEdition
MULTIPLEgCHOIC
E
1. Whygisgitgimportantgforgnursesgtogunderstandgthegpremisesgofgenvironmentalghealth?
a. Nursesgshouldgbegablegtogassessgrisksgandgadvocategforgpoliciesgthatg
gsupportghealthyenvironments.
b. Toxicologistsgoftengconsultgnursesgaboutgenvironmentalgpollutants.
c. Pollutantgexposuresgsuchgasgleadgaregreportedgbygnursesgtogthe
gEnvironmentalgProtectionAgencyg(EPA).
d. ManygAmericansglivegingareasgthatgdognotgmeetgcurrentgnationalgairgquality
gstandards.
ANS:gA
Potentialgrisksgtoghealthgaregconcernsgforgprofessionalgnurses.gItgisgthegresponsib
ilitygofgthegnursegtogunderstandgasgmuchgasgpossiblegaboutgthesegrisks:ghowgtogas
sessgthem,ghowgtogeliminate/reducegthem,ghowgtogcommunicategandgeducategab
outgthem,gandghowgtogadvocateforgpoliciesgthatgsupportghealthygenvironments.g
Toxicologistsgdognotgoftengconsultgnursesgaboutgenvironmentalgpollutants.gPoll
utantgexposuresgaregnotgroutinelygreportedgbygnurses.gAlthoughgtheregmaygbegpr
oblemsgwithgairgqualitygstandardsgingthegUnitedgStates,gthisgwouldnotgbegthegpri
marygreasongwhygnursesgshouldgunderstandgenvironmentalghealth.
DIF:g Cognitiveglevel:gUnderstandingg TOP:gNursinggprocess:gEva
luationMSC:gNCLEX:gSafegandgEffectivegCaregEnvironment:gSafetygand
gInfection
ControlNURSINGTB.COM
2. Whygisgitgimportantgforgagnursegtoghavegknowledgegofgenvironmentalghealthgand
thegeffectsgofgchemical,gbiological,gandgradiologicalgmaterials?ga.gTheygaregag
g
majorgcausegofgglobalgwarming.
b. Theygaregoftengfoundgingthegair,gwater,gandgproductsgweguse.
c. Theygaregfrequentlyglinkedgtogthegdevelopmentgofgchronicgillnesses.
d. Theygaregproductsgthatgnursesgworkgwithgdaily.
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ANS:gB
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Chemical,gbiological,gandgradiological
nursing gpollutantsgaregoftengfoundgingthegairgweg
breathe,gthewatergwegdrink,gandgthegproductsgweguse.gThesegaregnotgagmajorgcau
segofgglobalgwarming.gTheygaregnotgfrequentlyglinkedgtogthegdevelopmentgofgchr
onicgillnesses.gThesegaregnotgproductsgthatgnursesgworkgwithgdaily.
nursing nursing nursing
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, PublicgHealthgNursingg10thgEditiongStanhopegTestgBan
nursing k nursing
DIF: Cognitiveglevel:gUnderstanding
nursing
TOP:gNursinggprocess:gAssessmentgMSC:NCLEX:gHealthg
PromotiongandgMaintenance
3. Agnursegfulfillsgthegenvironmentalghealthgcompetencygofg“assessmentgandgreferral.”
Whichgofgthefollowinggactionsghasgthegnursegmostglikelygcompleted?ga.
g
Advocatinggforgpublicgpolicygchanges
b. Understandinggpolicygframeworkgandgmajorgpiecesgofg
legislationc.gCompletinggangenvironmentalghealthghistory
d.g Describinggthegscientificgprinciplesgaboutgenvironmentalghealth
ANS:gC
Assessmentgandgreferralgstatesgthatgallgnursesgshouldgbegablegtogsuccessfullygcom
pletegangenvironmentalghealthghistory,grecognizegthegpotentialgenvironmentalghaz
ardsgandgsentinelgillnesses,gandgmakegappropriategreferralsgforgconditionsgwithgpr
obablegenvironmentalgcauses.Advocatinggforgpublicgpolicygchangesgisgpartgofgad
vocacy.gUnderstandinggpolicygframeworkandglegislationgisgpartgofglegislationgan
dgregulation.gDescribinggthegscientificgprinciplesgofgenvironmentalghealthgisgpartg
ofgbasicgknowledgegandgconcepts.
DIF:g Cognitiveglevel:gAnalyzing
TOP:gNursinggprocess:gImplementation
gMSC:gNCLEX:SafegandgEffectivegCaregEnvironment:gSafetygandgInfection
gControl
4. Howghavegnursesghistoricallyglearnedgtogidentifygagpossiblegrelationshipgbetween
environmentalchemicalgexposuresgandgtheirgpotentialgharm?ga.gExtrapolationgb
g
ygtoxicologists
b. Biomonitoring
c. Completinggchemistrygcourses
d. Observinggsignsgandgsymptomsgingclients
ANS:gD
Nursesghaveghistoricallygmadegdiscoveriesgrelatedgtogchemicalgexposuregwhengp
eoplegpresentedgwithgsignsgandgsymptomsgrelatedgtogknowngchemicalgtoxicity.gE
xtrapolationgbygtoxicologistsgandgbiomonitoringgaregmoderngmethods.
Completinggagchemistrygcoursegdoesnotgshowghowgtogidentifygthesegpossiblegrel
ationships.
DIF: Cognitiveglevel:gUnderstanding
TOP:gNursinggprocess:gAssessmentgMSC:NCLEX:gSafegandgEffec
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