NURS 432 TEST BANK EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BEST
GRADED A+ NEW UPDATE 10TH EDITION
Chapter 06: Environmental Health | | |
Stanhope: Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the
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| Community,10th Edition | |
MULTIPLE
|CHOICE
• A nurse fulfills the environmental health competency of “assessment and referral.”
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Which of thefollowing actions has the nurse most likely completed? a. Advocating
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for public policy changes
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b. Understanding policy framework and major pieces of
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legislation
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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 environmental
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| hazards and sentinel illnesses, and make appropriate referrals for conditions with
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| probable environmental causes.Advocating for public policy changes is part of
| | | | | | | | | |
| advocacy. Understanding policy frameworkand legislation is part of legislation
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| and regulation. Describing the scientific principles of environmental health is part
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| of basic knowledge and concepts.
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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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Control
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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
| | | | | | | | | |
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 toxicity.
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Extrapolation by toxicologists and biomonitoring are modern methods.
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Completing a chemistry course doesnot show how to identify these possible
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relationships.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding TOP: Nursing process: Assessment
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MSC:NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection
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Control
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• 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 exposures.
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|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
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|composed.
Environmental epidemiology is concerned with the discovery of environmental | | | | | | | |
| exposures
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 | | |
• 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 lead-
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based paintat the cellular level.
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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 effects.
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| 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.
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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. What
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similarities are found among chemicals that have been placed in the same family? a.
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Route of entry into thebody
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b. Actions and associated risks | | |
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 be
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
evaluated individually when a potentialhuman exposure exists.
| | | | | | | |
GRADED A+ NEW UPDATE 10TH EDITION
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. Advocating
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
for public policy changes
| | | |
b. Understanding policy framework and major pieces of
| | | | | | |
legislation
| |
c. Completing an environmental health history
| | | | |
d. Describing the scientific principles about environmental health
| | | | | | |
ANS: C |
Assessment and referral states that all nurses should be able to successfully
| | | | | | | | | | |
| complete an environmental health history, recognize the potential 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
| | | | | | | | | |
Control
|
• How have nurses historically learned to identify a possible relationship between
| | | | | | | | | |
environmentalchemical exposures and their potential harm? a. Extrapolation by
| | | | | | | | | |
toxicologists
|
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
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
health effectsassociated with chemical exposures? a. Toxicology
| | | | | | | |
b. Pharmacology
c. Chemistry
d. Environmental |epidemiology
ANS: A |
, Toxicology is the study of the health effects associated with chemical 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.
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 | | |
• What statement accurately describes the characteristics of epidemiology?
| | | | | | |
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
| | | | | | | | |
exposure andhealth effects.
| | | |
d. It is a method for tracking the prevalence of health outcomes.
| | | | | | | | | |
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
||| | | | | |
, MSC:NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of
| | | | | | | | |
Care
|
• When researching pesticides, the nurse looks at the “family” of the chemical. What
| | | | | | | | | | | |
similarities are found among chemicals that have been placed in the same family? a.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Route of entry into thebody
| | | | | |
b. Actions and associated risks | | |
c. Effects that they have on the body
| | | | | |
d. Potency and toxicity | |
ANS: B |
Chemicals are grouped so it’s possible to understand the actions and risks
| | | | | | | | | | |
associated with each group. Although some common health risks exist within
| | | | | | | | | | |
these families of chemicals, the possible health risks for each chemical should be
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
evaluated individually when a potentialhuman exposure exists.
| | | | | | | |
