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Chapter ,06: ,Environmental ,Health
Stanhope: ,Public ,Health ,Nursing: ,Population-Centered ,Health ,Care ,in ,the
Community,,10th ,Edition
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MULTIPLE
CHOICE
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 A ,nurse ,fulfills ,the ,environmental ,health ,competency ,of ,“assessment ,and ,referral.”
Which ,of ,the,following ,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
legislation,c. , Completing ,an ,environmental ,health ,history
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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 ,framework,and ,legislation ,is
, part ,of ,legislation ,and ,regulation. ,Describing ,the ,scientific ,principles ,of
, environmental ,health ,is ,part ,of ,basic ,knowledge ,and ,concepts.


DIF: , Cognitive ,level: ,AnalyzingjlTOP: ,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

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environmental,chemical ,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
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 ,does,not ,show ,how ,to ,identify ,these
possible ,relationships.
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DIF: , , ,Cognitive ,level: ,UnderstandingjlTOP: ,Nursing ,process:
Assessment ,MSC:,NCLEX: ,Safe ,and ,Effective ,Care ,Environment: ,Safety
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and ,Infection ,Control
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 What ,term ,is ,used ,to ,refer ,to ,the ,basic ,science ,applied ,to ,understanding ,the
health ,effects,associated ,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
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drugs.,Chemistry ,is ,the ,branch ,of ,science ,with ,deals ,with ,the ,way ,that ,matter ,is
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composed.
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Environmental ,epidemiology ,is ,concerned ,with ,the ,discovery ,of ,environmental
, exposures
that ,cause ,or ,protect ,against ,illness ,or ,disease.


DIF:jlCognitive ,level: ,RememberingjlTOP: ,Nursing ,process:
Assessment ,MSC: ,NCLEX: ,Safe ,and ,Effective ,Care ,Environment:
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Safety ,and ,Infection ,Control
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 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 ,paint,at ,the ,cellular ,level.
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c. It ,helps ,nurses ,understand ,the ,strength ,of ,the ,association ,between
, exposure ,and,health ,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.
, Environmentaljlsurveillancejlprovidesdjl atajlwithjlwhichjltojltrackjlandjlanalyzejlthejli
ncidencejlandjlprevalencejlofjlhealthjloutcomes.

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Epidemiologyjldoesjlnotjlexaminejlcausesjlatjlthejlcellularjllevel.


DIF:jljljlCognitivejllevel:jlRememberingjlTOP:jlNursingjlprocess:jlAssessmen
tjlMSC:N
jl CLEX:jlSafejlandjl EffectivejlCarejlEnvironment:jlManagementjlofjl


Care


 Whenjlresearchingjlpesticides,jlthejlnursejllooksjlatjlthejl“family”jlofjlthejlchemical.jlW
hatjlsimilaritiesjlarejlfoundjlamongjlchemicalsjlthatjlhavejlbeenjlplacedjlinjlthejlsamejlfa
mily?jla.jlRoutejlofjlentryjlintojlthebjl ody
b. Actionsjlandjlassociatedjlrisks
c. Effectsjlthatjltheyjlhavejlonjlthejlbody
d. Potencyjlandjltoxicity




ANS:jlB
Chemicalsjlarejlgroupedjlsojlit’sjlpossiblejltojlunderstandjlthejlactionsjlandjlrisksjlasso
ciatedjlwithjleachjlgroup.jlAlthoughjlsomejlcommonjlhealthjlrisksjlexistjlwithinjlthes
ejlfamiliesjlofjlchemicals,jlthejlpossiblejlhealthjlrisksjlforjleachjlchemicaljlshouldjlbejle
valuatedjlindividuallyjlwhenjlajlpotentialjlhumanjlexposurejlexists.




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