Exam 6: Environmental Health

The nurse is examining blood lead levels in school-age children 1 year after a community-wide education intervention.Which of the following phases of the nursing process is being implemented?

Which of the following actions would a nurse take when serving as an advocate for the community?

A nurse wants to help keep the community environment safe.Which of the following is the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?

An occupational health nurse at a local factory is using primary prevention strategies to reduce the environmental health risks among the employees.Which of the following activities would the nurse most likely implement?

A nurse who works at the local hospital asks a public health nurse what might be causing her hands to become very sore and sensitive.Which of the following statements would be the most appropriate response by the public health nurse?

Which of the following statements about children and environmental hazards is correct?

A public health nurse is assisting the community in dealing with the effects of lead paint poisoning.Which of the following activities would the nurse most likely complete?

Which of the following strategies would a nurse expect to be implemented by a typical state environmental agency?

Which of the following best describes the purpose of local health departments making unannounced inspections of local restaurants?

A nurse is assessing potential environmental health risks in the community.Which of the following would be the first step that the nurse should take?

A nurse practitioner has established a mobile clinic to vaccinate adults against influenza.Which of the following phases of the nursing process is being implemented?

A nurse wants to find information about environmental threats that are present in the community.Which of the following would be the best source of data for the nurse?

A nurse wants to use the principles of risk and outrage to improve an environmental hazard in the community.To accomplish this,which of the following actions would be taken by the nurse?

A community citizen reports to the public health nurse that the city water in one neighborhood has had an unusual taste for the past few months.Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

Which of the following are the major sources of air pollution in the United States?

A nurse is completing a basic health assessment.Which of the following questions should be asked by an environmentally aware nurse?

A nurse wants to have a better understanding of the physiological effects of selected chemicals.Which of the following individuals would provide the most useful information to the nurse?

A city has announced its plans to build a city dump near a community of poor and predominantly African American citizens.Which of the following principles would the nurse be using when vocalizing opposition for this plan?

A high school student considering a job in the restaurant industry after graduation asks a nurse about workplace safety issues.Which of the following acts would the nurse most likely discuss with the student?

Which of the following actions represents the use of secondary prevention to reduce environmental health risks?