Question 1

Which of the following interventions regarding worker safety would be the least effective?

Accepted Answer

A) Using job rotation and workplace monitoring 
B) Designing equipment so that employee exposure to hazards is minimized 
C) Having employees use safety measures and personal protective equipment 
D) Designing the environment to encourage employees to follow workplace procedures 
A) Using job rotation and workplace monitoring 
B) Designing equipment so that employee exposure to hazards is minimized 
C) Having employees use safety measures and personal protective equipment 
D) Designing the environment to encourage employees to follow workplace procedures

Question 2

A nurse is completing a health history on a client during a routine physical exam. Which of the following questions, which is often omitted, should be asked by the nurse?

Accepted Answer

A) "How is your family doing?" 
B) "What problems have you been having?" 
C) "What health concerns do you have today?" 
D) "Where do you work and what do you do there?" 
A) "How is your family doing?" 
B) "What problems have you been having?" 
C) "What health concerns do you have today?" 
D) "Where do you work and what do you do there?"

Question 3

The occupational health nurse makes certain all employees have and know how to use personal protective equipment (PPE). Which of the following factors will most likely determine how effective the PPE is in keeping employees safe?

Accepted Answer

A) Comfort level of the PPE 
B) Effectiveness of the nurse's teaching 
C) Knowledge level of the employee 
D) Psychosocial norms of the setting 
A) Comfort level of the PPE 
B) Effectiveness of the nurse's teaching 
C) Knowledge level of the employee 
D) Psychosocial norms of the setting

Question 4

An occupational health nurse wants to know the NAICS code of a prospective employer. Which of the following best explains why the nurse would be interested in this information? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A) To assess how others have rated the company in relation to employment there 
B) To compare the prospective employer's injury rate with similar employers' rates 
C) To learn more about the usual processes and products of the company as well as typical hazards 
D) To learn how employees feel about the employer 
A) To assess how others have rated the company in relation to employment there 
B) To compare the prospective employer's injury rate with similar employers' rates 
C) To learn more about the usual processes and products of the company as well as typical hazards 
D) To learn how employees feel about the employer

Question 5

Which of the following statements best describes how workers' compensation legislation has changed employer behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Employers have improved safety of working conditions because safety data is now public information. 
B) Companies have improved safety of working conditions because worker's compensation insurance premiums are now based on previous claims. 
C) Employers were legally required to implement safety changes. 
D) Companies have become more involved in the legislative process. 
A) Employers have improved safety of working conditions because safety data is now public information. 
B) Companies have improved safety of working conditions because worker's compensation insurance premiums are now based on previous claims. 
C) Employers were legally required to implement safety changes. 
D) Companies have become more involved in the legislative process.

Question 6

An occupational health nurse periodically conducts spirometry testing of employees who work around hazardous gases. Which of the following levels of prevention is being implemented?

Accepted Answer

A) Primary prevention 
B) Secondary prevention 
C) Tertiary prevention 
D) Tertiary care prevention 
A) Primary prevention 
B) Secondary prevention 
C) Tertiary prevention 
D) Tertiary care prevention

Question 7

Which of the following explains why some occupational health specialists are very concerned about chemicals in the workplace? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A) All chemicals are inherently dangerous to humans. 
B) Chemicals are often used when natural substances are equally effective. 
C) Effects of chemicals can be cumulative. 
D) Interactions of chemicals are typically unknown. 
A) All chemicals are inherently dangerous to humans. 
B) Chemicals are often used when natural substances are equally effective. 
C) Effects of chemicals can be cumulative. 
D) Interactions of chemicals are typically unknown.

Question 8

In which of the following settings have nurses most often reported being the victims of violence, especially by patients and their families?

Accepted Answer

A) Acute care inpatient settings 
B) Community clinics and physicians' offices 
C) Emergency departments and psychiatric units 
D) In homes during home health visits 
A) Acute care inpatient settings 
B) Community clinics and physicians' offices 
C) Emergency departments and psychiatric units 
D) In homes during home health visits

Which of the following interventions regarding worker safety would be the least effective?

A nurse is completing a health history on a client during a routine physical exam. Which of the following questions, which is often omitted, should be asked by the nurse?

The occupational health nurse makes certain all employees have and know how to use personal protective equipment (PPE). Which of the following factors will most likely determine how effective the PPE is in keeping employees safe?

An occupational health nurse wants to know the NAICS code of a prospective employer. Which of the following best explains why the nurse would be interested in this information? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following statements best describes how workers' compensation legislation has changed employer behavior?

An occupational health nurse periodically conducts spirometry testing of employees who work around hazardous gases. Which of the following levels of prevention is being implemented?

Which of the following explains why some occupational health specialists are very concerned about chemicals in the workplace? (Select all that apply.)

In which of the following settings have nurses most often reported being the victims of violence, especially by patients and their families?

Community-Oriented Nursing and Community-Based Nursing

The History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing

The Us Health and Public Health Care Systems

Ethics in Community Health Nursing Practice

Cultural Influences in Nursing in Community Health

Environmental Health

Government, the Law, and Policy Activism

Economic Influences

Epidemiological Applications

Evidence-Based Practice

Using Health Education and Groups in the Community

Community Assessment and Evaluation

Case Management

Disaster Management

Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation

Program Management

Managing Quality and Safety

Family Development and Family Nursing Assessment

Family Health Risks

Health Risks Across the Life Span

Vulnerability and Vulnerable Populations: an Overview

Rural Health and Migrant Health

Poverty, Homelessness, Mental Illness, and Teen Pregnancy

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems in the Community

Violence and Human Abuse

Infectious Disease Prevention and Control

HIV Infection, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Nursing Practice at the Local, State, and National Levels in Public Health

The Faith Community Nurse

The Nurse in Home Health and Hospice

The Nurse in the Schools

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Exam 32: The Nurse in Occupational Health

Which of the following interventions regarding worker safety would be the least effective?

A nurse is completing a health history on a client during a routine physical exam. Which of the following questions, which is often omitted, should be asked by the nurse?

The occupational health nurse makes certain all employees have and know how to use personal protective equipment (PPE). Which of the following factors will most likely determine how effective the PPE is in keeping employees safe?

An occupational health nurse wants to know the NAICS code of a prospective employer. Which of the following best explains why the nurse would be interested in this information? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following statements best describes how workers' compensation legislation has changed employer behavior?

An occupational health nurse periodically conducts spirometry testing of employees who work around hazardous gases. Which of the following levels of prevention is being implemented?

Which of the following explains why some occupational health specialists are very concerned about chemicals in the workplace? (Select all that apply.)

In which of the following settings have nurses most often reported being the victims of violence, especially by patients and their families?

Community-Oriented Nursing and Community-Based Nursing

The History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing

The Us Health and Public Health Care Systems

Ethics in Community Health Nursing Practice

Cultural Influences in Nursing in Community Health

Environmental Health

Government, the Law, and Policy Activism

Economic Influences

Epidemiological Applications

Evidence-Based Practice

Using Health Education and Groups in the Community

Community Assessment and Evaluation

Case Management

Disaster Management

Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation

Program Management

Managing Quality and Safety

Family Development and Family Nursing Assessment

Family Health Risks

Health Risks Across the Life Span

Vulnerability and Vulnerable Populations: an Overview

Rural Health and Migrant Health

Poverty, Homelessness, Mental Illness, and Teen Pregnancy

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems in the Community

Violence and Human Abuse

Infectious Disease Prevention and Control

HIV Infection, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Nursing Practice at the Local, State, and National Levels in Public Health

The Faith Community Nurse

The Nurse in Home Health and Hospice

The Nurse in the Schools

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