Exam 10: Environmental Health

A nurse has identified a point source of air pollution.Which of the following has the nurse identified?

A nurse works at the individual level to reduce pollution in the environment.Which of the following actions would most likely be taken by the nurse?

A PHN is organizing a multidisciplinary team to address the issue of water pollution in the community.The most likely members that would be invited to address this issue would be:

Why is it important for nurses to understand the premises of environmental health?

Epidemiology:

When would it be appropriate for a nurse to use a Geographic Information System (GIS)?

A nurse is addressing the problem of air pollution in the community.Which of the following would be the first step the nurse would take?

A nurse is completing the first phase of a risk assessment.Which of the following questions would the nurse most likely try to answer?

A city sets the standard of an acceptable level of emissions or a maximum contaminant level allowed for factories.Which of the following concepts is being applied?

Which is considered a nonpoint source of pollution?

A nurse is completing an exposure history using the mnemonic I PREPARE.What data would a nurse collect when asking questions about the first "P"?

A public health nurse (PHN)is working with a migrant farm worker who has experienced an exposure to a pesticide.When researching pesticides,the nurse looks at the "family" of the chemical.What similarities are found among chemicals that have been placed in the same family?

A nurse fulfills the environmental health competency of "assessment and referral." Which of the following actions has the nurse most likely completed?

A nurse wants to find more information about indoor air quality.Which of the following websites would be most helpful?

A facility is inspected after it has obtained a permit.The inspection is completed for the purpose of observing whether the plans submitted in the permit application are being implemented as approved.Which of the following environmental protection strategies is being applied?

Environmental health is important to nurses because chemical,biological,and radiological materials are:

How have nurses historically learned to identify a possible relationship between environmental chemical exposures and their potential harm?

Employees working with hazardous chemicals have the "Right to Know" about the chemicals they are working with through the creation of the:

A PHN working with a family living in poverty is concerned about their exposure to environmental hazards.Which of the following factors should the nurse consider that may put the family at risk? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is assessing for environmental health risks in the community.Which of the following approaches would be most appropriate for the nurse to use? (Select all that apply.)