Question 1

What is an example of federal environmental legislation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Food and Drug Act 
B)  Environmental Protection Act 
C)  Occupational Health and Safety Act 
D)  Clean Air Act 
A)  Food and Drug Act 
B)  Environmental Protection Act 
C)  Occupational Health and Safety Act 
D)  Clean Air Act A

Question 2

What is used to show the relationship between the amount of exposure to an agent and the elicited response in the population?

Accepted Answer

A)  Susceptibility 
B)  Dose-related histogram 
C)  DPSEEA framework 
D)  Epidemiology 
A)  Susceptibility 
B)  Dose-related histogram 
C)  DPSEEA framework 
D)  Epidemiology B

Question 3

Mr.Chagnon works in a coal mine.What type of environmental factor will most likely influence his health?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ergonomic 
B)  Chemical 
C)  Biological 
D)  Physical 
A)  Ergonomic 
B)  Chemical 
C)  Biological 
D)  Physical B

Question 4

Mr.Salle works in a plant producing solvent.How might he be exposed to environmental hazards?

Accepted Answer

A)  Absorption 
B)  Penetration 
C)  Ingestion 
D)  Inhalation 
A)  Absorption 
B)  Penetration 
C)  Ingestion 
D)  Inhalation

Question 5

Where would an occupational health nurse work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hockey arena 
B)  Community centre 
C)  Sawmill 
D)  Elementary school 
A)  Hockey arena 
B)  Community centre 
C)  Sawmill 
D)  Elementary school

Question 6

Environmental hazards that impact health can exist in the home,workplace,and neighbourhood.What is an example of a hazard in the neighbourhood that can impact health?

Accepted Answer

A)  Working in a car assembly plant 
B)  Winter driving 
C)  Use of Lysol spray in the bathroom 
D)  Substandard housing 
A)  Working in a car assembly plant 
B)  Winter driving 
C)  Use of Lysol spray in the bathroom 
D)  Substandard housing

Question 7

A nurse who is assessing hazard control would consider which to be an administrative control?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wearing gloves when working with biological hazards 
B)  Rotating workers for two-hour periods through a high heat area 
C)  Replacing the dangerous cleaning solution with a safe product 
D)  Enclosing workers in a noise-free control room 
A)  Wearing gloves when working with biological hazards 
B)  Rotating workers for two-hour periods through a high heat area 
C)  Replacing the dangerous cleaning solution with a safe product 
D)  Enclosing workers in a noise-free control room

Question 8

What percentage of deaths can be attributed to environmental causes?

Accepted Answer

A)  46% 
B)  23% 
C)  38% 
D)  12% 
A)  46% 
B)  23% 
C)  38% 
D)  12%

Question 9

What is an example of pressure in the DPSEEA framework?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poverty 
B)  Overcrowding 
C)  Air pollution 
D)  Greenhouse gases 
A)  Poverty 
B)  Overcrowding 
C)  Air pollution 
D)  Greenhouse gases

Question 10

What is the purpose of an environmental health assessment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Determine the level of exposure 
B)  Determine a possible link between an environmental exposure and health 
C)  Discover the relationship between the dose of the environmental agent and the response 
D)  Identify toxins in the environment 
A)  Determine the level of exposure 
B)  Determine a possible link between an environmental exposure and health 
C)  Discover the relationship between the dose of the environmental agent and the response 
D)  Identify toxins in the environment

Question 11

List four of the six CNA OHN Certification Competencies.Give three components for each major competency.

Accepted Answer

Provision of Occupational Health,Safety,

Question 12

What is the most common disease that can be attributed to environmental factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  HIV 
B)  Diarrhea 
C)  Lower respiratory infections 
D)  Malaria 
A)  HIV 
B)  Diarrhea 
C)  Lower respiratory infections 
D)  Malaria

Question 13

Using the DPSEEA Framework,what is a driving force that can influence the state of the environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poverty 
B)  Water quality and supply 
C)  Air pollution 
D)  Public policy 
A)  Poverty 
B)  Water quality and supply 
C)  Air pollution 
D)  Public policy

Question 14

A tire dump is burning upwind from a small community.An environmental risk assessment is done.What information will this provide?

Accepted Answer

A)  Who in the community is at greatest risk 
B)  The financial cost of the exposure 
C)  Current information for the community 
D)  The level of exposure that will impact health 
A)  Who in the community is at greatest risk 
B)  The financial cost of the exposure 
C)  Current information for the community 
D)  The level of exposure that will impact health

Question 15

What organization has a national voice influencing health and safety regulations across Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Worksafe 
B)  Labour Ministry 
C)  Canadian Nurses Association 
D)  Occupational Health Nursing Association 
A)  Worksafe 
B)  Labour Ministry 
C)  Canadian Nurses Association 
D)  Occupational Health Nursing Association

Question 16

What is an occupational health nurse?

Accepted Answer

A)  A nurse with an occupational health nursing certificate through the Canadian Nurses Association 
B)  A nurse certified through the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses 
C)  A nurse with additional training in health and safety 
D)  A nurse registered with the Canadian Occupational Nurses Association 
A)  A nurse with an occupational health nursing certificate through the Canadian Nurses Association 
B)  A nurse certified through the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses 
C)  A nurse with additional training in health and safety 
D)  A nurse registered with the Canadian Occupational Nurses Association

Question 17

At what level in the DPSEEA Framework are community health nurses involved?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exposure and effects 
B)  State of the environment 
C)  Pressures 
D)  Driving forces 
A)  Exposure and effects 
B)  State of the environment 
C)  Pressures 
D)  Driving forces

Question 18

Which Canadian document was the first to link the environment to health?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ottawa Charter 
B)  The Report of the Walkerton Inquiry 
C)  A New Perspective on the Health of Canadians 
D)  Building on Values: The Future of Health Care in Canada 
A)  Ottawa Charter 
B)  The Report of the Walkerton Inquiry 
C)  A New Perspective on the Health of Canadians 
D)  Building on Values: The Future of Health Care in Canada

Question 19

What is an example of the first line of defence to control exposure to environmental hazards?

Accepted Answer

A)  Changing jobs 
B)  Respirators 
C)  Limiting repetitive motion 
D)  Ventilation systems 
A)  Changing jobs 
B)  Respirators 
C)  Limiting repetitive motion 
D)  Ventilation systems

Question 20

The federal government reports on what environmental indicator?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ultraviolet (UV)index 
B)  Population density 
C)  Ozone levels 
D)  Fluoride levels in water 
A)  Ultraviolet (UV)index 
B)  Population density 
C)  Ozone levels 
D)  Fluoride levels in water

Exam 24: Environmental Health

What is an example of federal environmental legislation?

What is used to show the relationship between the amount of exposure to an agent and the elicited response in the population?

Mr.Chagnon works in a coal mine.What type of environmental factor will most likely influence his health?

Mr.Salle works in a plant producing solvent.How might he be exposed to environmental hazards?

Where would an occupational health nurse work?

Environmental hazards that impact health can exist in the home,workplace,and neighbourhood.What is an example of a hazard in the neighbourhood that can impact health?

A nurse who is assessing hazard control would consider which to be an administrative control?

What percentage of deaths can be attributed to environmental causes?

What is an example of pressure in the DPSEEA framework?

What is the purpose of an environmental health assessment?

List four of the six CNA OHN Certification Competencies.Give three components for each major competency.

What is the most common disease that can be attributed to environmental factors?

Using the DPSEEA Framework,what is a driving force that can influence the state of the environment?

A tire dump is burning upwind from a small community.An environmental risk assessment is done.What information will this provide?

What organization has a national voice influencing health and safety regulations across Canada?

What is an occupational health nurse?

At what level in the DPSEEA Framework are community health nurses involved?

Which Canadian document was the first to link the environment to health?

What is an example of the first line of defence to control exposure to environmental hazards?

The federal government reports on what environmental indicator?

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