Question 1

When a concerned citizen asks the CHN about environmental health, what definition of environmental health does the CHN provide?

Accepted Answer

A)  Environmental health is the causative factors invading a susceptible host through an environment favourable to producing disease, such as a biological or chemical agent. 
B)  Environmental health is the systematic and ongoing observation and collection of data concerning disease occurrence to describe phenomena and detect changes in frequency or distribution. 
C)  Environmental health is the study of the effect of physical, chemical, and biological factors in the external environment on human health. 
D)  Environmental health is the achievement of health and wellness and the prevention of illness and injury from exposure to physical or psychosocial environmental hazards. 
A)  Environmental health is the causative factors invading a susceptible host through an environment favourable to producing disease, such as a biological or chemical agent. 
B)  Environmental health is the systematic and ongoing observation and collection of data concerning disease occurrence to describe phenomena and detect changes in frequency or distribution. 
C)  Environmental health is the study of the effect of physical, chemical, and biological factors in the external environment on human health. 
D)  Environmental health is the achievement of health and wellness and the prevention of illness and injury from exposure to physical or psychosocial environmental hazards. D

Question 2

The CHN is examining blood lead levels in school-aged children one year after a community-wide education intervention. What term identifies this phase of the nursing process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assessment 
B)  Diagnosis 
C)  Intervention 
D)  Evaluation 
A)  Assessment 
B)  Diagnosis 
C)  Intervention 
D)  Evaluation D

Question 3

A chemical company executive asks a new public health department employee about obtaining a permit to build a new factory. Which employee statement would be the biggest cause for concern?

Accepted Answer

A)  "If your operation employs fewer than 20 employees, you will be exempt from the requirement to obtain a permit." 
B)  "Granting permits is a mechanism for controlling pollution by regulating the operations and procedures of a facility." 
C)  "This process may take a long time because your plans will need to be studied by engineers and other specialists." 
D)  "You will need to submit an application detailing how your factory will operate." 
A)  "If your operation employs fewer than 20 employees, you will be exempt from the requirement to obtain a permit." 
B)  "Granting permits is a mechanism for controlling pollution by regulating the operations and procedures of a facility." 
C)  "This process may take a long time because your plans will need to be studied by engineers and other specialists." 
D)  "You will need to submit an application detailing how your factory will operate." A

Question 4

Which scenario exemplifies the occupational health nurse's (OHN's) practice of primary prevention to improve health outcomes from environmental health risks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Using radiation detectors to detect unsafe levels of radiation exposure 
B)  Irrigating the eyes of an employee who has had a chemical splash to the face 
C)  Teaching new employees who will work outdoors about the signs and symptoms of heat-related illness 
D)  Using spirometry to rule out obstructive or restrictive lung disease in workers before they start using mask respirators 
A)  Using radiation detectors to detect unsafe levels of radiation exposure 
B)  Irrigating the eyes of an employee who has had a chemical splash to the face 
C)  Teaching new employees who will work outdoors about the signs and symptoms of heat-related illness 
D)  Using spirometry to rule out obstructive or restrictive lung disease in workers before they start using mask respirators

Question 5

A farm worker reports an onset of wheezing, abdominal cramping, and fatigue. Assuming that the cause is environmental, what will the CHN consider to be the most likely cause?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carbon monoxide poisoning 
B)  Lead poisoning 
C)  Organophosphate toxicity 
D)  Sulphur dioxide exposure 
A)  Carbon monoxide poisoning 
B)  Lead poisoning 
C)  Organophosphate toxicity 
D)  Sulphur dioxide exposure

Question 6

Which scenario exemplifies the CHN's practice of secondary prevention to reduce environmental health risks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Collecting blood specimens from preschool children to check for lead levels 
B)  Meeting with local government officials to request that the city clean up a contaminated vacant lot 
C)  Referring a child diagnosed with toxic lead levels to a neurologist 
D)  Teaching the parents of a 2-year-old about the dangers of lead-based paint in older homes 
A)  Collecting blood specimens from preschool children to check for lead levels 
B)  Meeting with local government officials to request that the city clean up a contaminated vacant lot 
C)  Referring a child diagnosed with toxic lead levels to a neurologist 
D)  Teaching the parents of a 2-year-old about the dangers of lead-based paint in older homes

Question 7

Local inspections of restaurants are conducted by which level of government?

Accepted Answer

A)  Local and regional boards of health 
B)  Environment Canada 
C)  Provincial/territorial Ministry of Labour 
D)  Health Canada 
A)  Local and regional boards of health 
B)  Environment Canada 
C)  Provincial/territorial Ministry of Labour 
D)  Health Canada

Question 8

What is an example of risk communication?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interpreting and applying environmental health principles 
B)  Responding in scientifically sound and humanely sensitive ways to community concerns 
C)  Proposing, informing, and monitoring action from agencies, communities, and organization perspectives 
D)  Detecting potential and actual exposure pathways and outcomes for clients cared for in acute care, chronic care, and healthy communities 
A)  Interpreting and applying environmental health principles 
B)  Responding in scientifically sound and humanely sensitive ways to community concerns 
C)  Proposing, informing, and monitoring action from agencies, communities, and organization perspectives 
D)  Detecting potential and actual exposure pathways and outcomes for clients cared for in acute care, chronic care, and healthy communities

Question 9

A CHN desires greater understanding of the physiological effects of selected chemicals on humans. Which specialist would provide the best source of information about this subject?

Accepted Answer

A)  A chemist 
B)  An epidemiologist 
C)  A pharmacologist 
D)  A toxicologist 
A)  A chemist 
B)  An epidemiologist 
C)  A pharmacologist 
D)  A toxicologist

Question 10

What is the first step to understanding the potential environmental health risks in a community in order to conduct an environmental health assessment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conduct a health risk assessment of randomly selected individuals. 
B)  Perform a windshield survey. 
C)  Review facility permits and consumer confidence reports. 
D)  Survey community members. 
A)  Conduct a health risk assessment of randomly selected individuals. 
B)  Perform a windshield survey. 
C)  Review facility permits and consumer confidence reports. 
D)  Survey community members.

Question 11

A community member reports to a CHN in the public health department that the city's water has had an unusual taste for the past few months. What is the best CHN action?

Accepted Answer

A)  Advocate with or lobby decision makers. 
B)  Consult the Canadian Partnership for Children's Health & Environment (CPCH
E) . 
C)  Check the most recent report on water quality in the community. 
D)  Place a call to the poison control centre. 
A)  Advocate with or lobby decision makers. 
B)  Consult the Canadian Partnership for Children's Health & Environment (CPCH
E) . 
C)  Check the most recent report on water quality in the community. 
D)  Place a call to the poison control centre.

Question 12

In order to increase the proportion of noninstitutionalized adults who are vaccinated annually against influenza, a nurse practitioner has established a mobile clinic. What part of the nursing process is fulfilled by delivering immunization services?

Accepted Answer

A)  Goal setting 
B)  Planning 
C)  Intervention 
D)  Evaluation 
A)  Goal setting 
B)  Planning 
C)  Intervention 
D)  Evaluation

Question 13

Which statement made by a seminar participant indicates that the speaker needs to further clarify teaching about environmental principles?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Everything is connected to everything else." 
B)  "Everything has to go somewhere." 
C)  "The solution to pollution is prosecution." 
D)  "Today's solution may be tomorrow's problem." 
A)  "Everything is connected to everything else." 
B)  "Everything has to go somewhere." 
C)  "The solution to pollution is prosecution." 
D)  "Today's solution may be tomorrow's problem."

When a concerned citizen asks the CHN about environmental health, what definition of environmental health does the CHN provide?

The CHN is examining blood lead levels in school-aged children one year after a community-wide education intervention. What term identifies this phase of the nursing process?

A chemical company executive asks a new public health department employee about obtaining a permit to build a new factory. Which employee statement would be the biggest cause for concern?

Which scenario exemplifies the occupational health nurse's (OHN's) practice of primary prevention to improve health outcomes from environmental health risks?

A farm worker reports an onset of wheezing, abdominal cramping, and fatigue. Assuming that the cause is environmental, what will the CHN consider to be the most likely cause?

Which scenario exemplifies the CHN's practice of secondary prevention to reduce environmental health risks?

Local inspections of restaurants are conducted by which level of government?

What is an example of risk communication?

A CHN desires greater understanding of the physiological effects of selected chemicals on humans. Which specialist would provide the best source of information about this subject?

What is the first step to understanding the potential environmental health risks in a community in order to conduct an environmental health assessment?

A community member reports to a CHN in the public health department that the city's water has had an unusual taste for the past few months. What is the best CHN action?

In order to increase the proportion of noninstitutionalized adults who are vaccinated annually against influenza, a nurse practitioner has established a mobile clinic. What part of the nursing process is fulfilled by delivering immunization services?

Which statement made by a seminar participant indicates that the speaker needs to further clarify teaching about environmental principles?

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Exam 17: Environmental Health

When a concerned citizen asks the CHN about environmental health, what definition of environmental health does the CHN provide?

The CHN is examining blood lead levels in school-aged children one year after a community-wide education intervention. What term identifies this phase of the nursing process?

A chemical company executive asks a new public health department employee about obtaining a permit to build a new factory. Which employee statement would be the biggest cause for concern?

Which scenario exemplifies the occupational health nurse's (OHN's) practice of primary prevention to improve health outcomes from environmental health risks?

A farm worker reports an onset of wheezing, abdominal cramping, and fatigue. Assuming that the cause is environmental, what will the CHN consider to be the most likely cause?

Which scenario exemplifies the CHN's practice of secondary prevention to reduce environmental health risks?

Local inspections of restaurants are conducted by which level of government?

What is an example of risk communication?

A CHN desires greater understanding of the physiological effects of selected chemicals on humans. Which specialist would provide the best source of information about this subject?

What is the first step to understanding the potential environmental health risks in a community in order to conduct an environmental health assessment?

A community member reports to a CHN in the public health department that the city's water has had an unusual taste for the past few months. What is the best CHN action?

In order to increase the proportion of noninstitutionalized adults who are vaccinated annually against influenza, a nurse practitioner has established a mobile clinic. What part of the nursing process is fulfilled by delivering immunization services?

Which statement made by a seminar participant indicates that the speaker needs to further clarify teaching about environmental principles?

Community Health Nursing

The Evolution of Community Health Nursing in Canada

Community Health Nursing in Canada: Settings, Functions, and Roles

Health Promotion

Evidence-Informed Practice in Community Health Nursing

Ethics in Community Health Nursing Practice

Diversity and Relational Practice in Community Health Nursing

Epidemiological Applications

Working With the Community

Health Program Planning and Evaluation

Working With the Individual As Client: Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan

Working With Families

Working With Groups, Teams, and Partners

Indigenous Health: Working With First Nations People, Inuit, and Métis

Working With Vulnerable Populations

Communicable and Infectious Disease Prevention and Control

Disaster Management

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