test 2 review

Question 1

status of everything around us (air, water, food, climate, housing, consumer products)

Answer 1

environmental health

Question 2

ensuring that there are mandates and policies that protect all life from environmental health risks to decrease illnesses from exposures and occurrences of those risks

Answer 2

environmental justice

Question 3

purpose of the I PREPARE mnemonic

Answer 3

assesses environmental history and risks of person, group of people, communities

Question 4

I PREPARE mnemonic

Answer 4

I - investigate potential exposures
P - present work
R - residence
E - environmental concerns
P - past work
A - activities
R - referrals and resources
E - educate

Question 5

nurses role in environmental health

Answer 5

• apply levels of prevention
• use nursing process and windshield survey to identify risks and advocate for better health and interventionw

Question 6

short term effects of disasters

Answer 6

loss of possessions
short term injuries
disruption in routine
loss of water and power
basic needs

Question 7

long term effects of disasters

Answer 7

chronic disease
grief
stress
loss of independence
creation of a different lifestyle and culture

Question 8

stages community goes through following a disaster

Answer 8

1. heroic - need to do whatever it takes to survive
2. honeymoon - rejoicing over life
3. disillusionment - despair
4. reconstruction - rebuilding and reestablishing

Question 9

what is the disaster management cycle

Answer 9

-mitigation
-preparedness
-response
-recovery
-have a personal prepared plan
-be trained and know where and what disaster plan is

Question 10

what is nurses role in preparing for disasters

Answer 10

have plan
assessment of situation
conditions
people
resource for referrals and services
work the disaster plan

Question 11

prevention for communicable diseases

Answer 11

vaccines
hand washing
food hygiene

Question 12

what is the epidemiology triange

Answer 12

environment
host
agent

Question 13

for what people would the TB skin test be positive at 5 mm

Answer 13

-immunosuppressed
-people with HIV
-people with previous TB
-close contacts of people with TB
-organ transplant recipients

Question 14

for what people would the TB skin test be positive at 10 mm

Answer 14

-people with medical conditions (DM, alcoholism, drug abuse)
-people who inject drugs
-foreign born people
-children under 4 yo
-residents and staff of LTC, jails and prisons

Question 15

for what people would TB skin test be positive at 15 mm

Answer 15

everyone over 4 yo with no other risk factors for TB

Question 16

common vector born diseases

Answer 16

west nile
malaria
lyme
rocky mountain spotted fever

Question 17

primary prevention for violence

Answer 17

teaching parenting skills

Question 18

secondary prevention for violence

Answer 18

early screening
teach families to deal with stress

Question 19

tertiary prevention for violence

Answer 19

refer to appropriate organizations, Tx