Exam 4 Review Flashcards
A nurse defines environmental health and the associated factors. The nurse recognizes that all factors are
related to environmental health, with the exception of the? Which one is NOT?
Mental
CORRECT:
- Chemical
- Biological
- Physical
A PHN works to prevent bioterrorism in their community. Which of the following would be considered to be the primary prevention method regarding bioterrorism?
Creating a bioterrorism response plan
A nurse reviews the American Nurses Association (ANA) principles of environmental health for guidance in becoming a health activist in their community; which of the following principles is NOT relevant to nursing?
Creating an environmental policy
CORRECT:
- Advocacy
- Assessing environmental hazards
- Understanding the environmental role in public health
The ANA principles were designed in order to help support the nurse in their role of health activists for the environment; which of the following are principles related to a healthy and safe environment?
- Utilization of risk communication strategies
- Understanding of legislation related to environmental health
- Knowledge of the role of the environment in individual health
- Assessment of environmental health hazards
- Advocacy
A public health nurse works to advocate for legislation in order to protect the environment. The nurse recognizes that the environmental regulations are often in conflict with which of the following at the industry level?
Economic benefits
A nurse assesses a client who has been affected by a hazardous substance for adverse effects. Which of the following factors should NOT be included in the nurse’s assessment?
Previous hazardous substance contact
CORRECT:
- Substance toxicity
- The amount of substance present
- If the substance reaches susceptible organs
A nurse uses a process to evaluate the extent to which a community may suffer health effects from
environmental exposure. What is the name of this process?
Exposure risk assessment
A nurse conducts an environmental health history in order to protect the health of their community. Which of the following components should be included in the initial assessment of the environmental health history?
Time (the other is location)
A PHN prepares for a home visit for the family with a child who has a high blood lead level; which of the following is NOT an objective of a home visit?
Reduce lead in drinking water in the home
CORRECT:
- Environmental assessment of the home
- Education regarding dietary actions to reduce lead poisoning
- Help with abatement in the home
There are many factors that play a role in the risk for environmental attributable disease. Which of the following should NOT be a factor involved in environmentally attributable disease?
Race
CORRECT:
- Age
- Gender
- Non-communicable disease
A nurse studies environmental hazards for children in an urban setting in their community. Which of the following is a relevant hazard for a child in an urban setting?
Threats of violence (other are limited playground equipment, faulty equipment, and exposure to chemicals)
A PHN recognized that climate change could have a significant impact on human health. For example, rising temperatures can contribute to severe weather. Severe weather can contribute to which of the following human health issues?
- Injuries
- Mental health impacts
- Fatalities
A nurse evaluates the degrees of air pollution in their community. Which of the following is a measure of air
pollution in this specific area?
Air quality index
A nurse looks to contact the organization responsible for helping to protect the public by enforcing federal guidelines in the workplace environment. Which organization should the nurse contact?
OSHA
An occupational health nurse works to promote health and safety. In a workplace environment, the nurse implements appropriate PPE for the employees. Which of the following prevention measures is reflected by the nurse’s actions?
Primary
A nurse cares for a client who recently had a hazard exposure in the workplace. The client has been exposed to excessively cold temperatures causing frostbite on their hands. Which of the following categories of exposure is most relevant?
Physical
An occupational health nurse performs a workplace assessment in order to observe operations taking place at a workplace facility. Which of the following questions is NOT important to be addressed during a workplace assessment?
What are the primary business expenses at the worksite?
An occupational Health nurse recognizes that job stress is a psychological hazard within a workplace setting. Which of the following can help assist employees to discuss work, financial or social issues in a confidential setting to help ease job stress?
Employee assistance program
A client recently enrolled in their employer’s health promotion program in order to help cope with job
stress. Which of the following is NOT an intervention that can help address workplace stress?
Job Sharing
CORRECT:
- Physical Exercise
- Meditation
- Relaxation
There are several criteria that need to be met for a client to be considered to meet a disability. Which of the following are the criteria of a disability?
- Physical or mental impairment that limits life activities
- Record of impairment
- Ability to perform their job is not possible without accommodations
A nurse works with minority clients within the workplace in order who are exposed to poor working conditions. Which of the following is the most appropriate nursing action to assist these clients?
Utilizing cultural competence when planning care
An occupational health nurse utilizes the hierarchy of controls in order to help control and prevent workplace hazards and injuries. Which level of control in the hierarchy of controls is considered most effective?
Eliminations/substitutions
An occupational health nurse implements a new workplace health promotion strategy, inclusive of discounted health club membership for company employees. Which of the following goals does the implementation of a discounted health club membership meet?
Improve sense of wellbeing
An Occupational health nurse assists a large corporation with emergency preparedness of planning. Which of the following are basic questions relevant to a basic assessment of emergency preparedness?
- Are the fire plans up to date
- What type of emergency supplies are needed
A challenge for nursing regarding primary care is how to engage primary prevention at individual and family levels. Which of the following is most helpful in order to make a plan to assist in primary prevention measures?
Community assessment
A nurse works with a school system to develop an anti-smoking campaign in order to help prevent smoking- related health consequences. What level of health care is the nurse practicing?
Primary
A primary health care nurse, which of the following is one of the most effective health promotion and protection efforts that can be conducted in primary health care?
Administration of vaccines
The WHO works to provide quality global access to health care. Which of the following levels of care does the WHO primarily promote?
Primary
A PHN responds to a biological event within their community of a widely distributive E. coli contamination and is planning on the appropriate response action. Which of the following PHN roles does this action follow?
Disaster preparedness
Case management is considered a collaborative process of the assessment, planning, facilitation, and advocacy for options and services to meet individual health needs through communication and available resources to promote quality, cost-effective outcomes. The nurse is working with a client who had a recent ED visit that does not have health insurance and gets the medication they need for discharge through a compassionate care program. Which objective in the definition of Case management is achieved through these actions?
Cost-effective outcomes