Population Health - Exam 2 Review - Evolve Questions & Answers, Graded 100%

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Population Health - Exam 2 Review - Evolve Questions & Answers, Graded 100%-Nurses should review which of the following reports to determine what pollutants have been found in the drinking water of a ... community? A. Point source report B. Consumer confidence report C. Material Safety Data Sheet D. Environmental standards report - B. Consumer confidence report The monitoring and public reporting of air quality in a local community to alert individuals with asthma or other respiratory conditions would illustrate: A. compliance and enforcement. B. environmental epidemiology. C. secondary prevention. D. toxicology. - B. environmental epidemiology. The community health nurse asks a client, "Have you ever been exposed to any radiation or chemical liquids, dust, mists, or fumes?" The nurse is conducting an: A. environmental advocacy activity. B. environmental compliance activity. C. environmental health assessment. D. environmental risk communication. - C. environmental health assessment. When applying the nursing process to environmental health, the community health nurse would: A. conduct a focused assessment on the presenting problem. B. coordinate interventions with the physician only. C. examine criteria that include only the client's immediate response. D. include outcome measures that mitigate and eliminate the environmental factors. - D. include outcome measures that mitigate and eliminate the environmental factors. When a community health nurse evaluates the completeness and accuracy of information made available to community residents regarding the impact of rezoning land parcels for industrial use, the nurse is: A. advocating for ethical choices. B. communicating risk. C. controlling environmental damage. D. volunteering for service on state boards. - A. advocating for ethical choices. Which of the following statements best explains the need for geologists, meteorologists, and chemists on the multidisciplinary team in environmental health? A. Earth sciences explain how pollutants travel in air, water, and soil. B. Earth sciences help us understand the strength of the association between exposures and health effects in human populations. C. Earth scientists study the negative effects of chemical exposure. D. Earth scientists work with the community to coordinate services to meet the community's needs. - A. Earth sciences explain how pollutants travel in air, water, and soil. The Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 increased the protection of infants and children from pesticide exposure from multiple sources by establishing a new health-based standard of reasonable certainty of "no harm" that: A. considers the cumulative impacts of all pesticides that may share a common mechanism of action. B. establishes a 15-year renewal process for all pesticides. C. prohibits taking into account economic considerations when children are at risk. D. uses an additional tenfold margin of safety when there are adequate data indicating developmental risks. - C. prohibits taking into account economic considerations when children are at risk. The federal act that grants authority to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which controls the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste and ultimately called for the phaseout of land disposal of hazardous waste under a later amendment was the: A. Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). B. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). C. Pollution Prevention Act (PPA). D. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). - D. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). When applying the nursing process to environmental health, the community health nurse would examine criteria that include the immediate and long-term responses of the client to the planned interventions. Another important factor to consider in the evaluation process would be: A. recidivism of the problem for the client. B. consideration of community policy and laws. C. relationship between the disease and the environmental factors. D. coordination of actions to meet the client's needs. - A. recidivism of the problem for the client. The Clean Air Act of 1970 was amended in 1990 to meet unaddressed or insufficiently addressed problems that included which of the following? (Select all that apply.) A. Addressing acid rain B. Addressing excessive noise and heat or cold extremes C. Addressing ground-level ozone D. Addressing stratospheric ozone depletion E. Tracking 75,000 industrial chemicals - A. Addressing acid rain C. Addressing ground-level ozone D. Addressing stratospheric ozone depletion The major factor that has increased Florida's vulnerability to natural disasters in recent decades has been: A. El Niño. B. geography. C. trade winds. D. urbanization. - D. urbanization. A nurse educator who teaches at the local community college takes the time to read and understand her community's disaster plans and participates in community mock disasters as a leader of the triage team. The best description of the nurse's activities would be: A. ARC disaster training. B. community preparedness. C. personal preparedness. D. professional preparedness. - D. professional preparedness. To maintain effective disaster preparedness, nurses working in the community can play a critical role in providing an updated record of: A. immunizations. B. active tuberculosis (TB) cases. C. WIC enrollees. D. vulnerable populations. - D. vulnerable populations. In the event of a disaster, shelters are generally the responsibility of which of the following entities? A. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) B. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) C. Public Health Service (PHS) D. Red Cross chapter - D. Red Cross chapter Following the attacks of 9/11, a nurse practitioner in a family clinic used opportunities at the clinic staff meetings to speak about her own feelings of loss and guilt. This strategy indicates that the nurse was aware of what phenomenon related to disasters? A. Anxiety B. Effects of stress on individuals C. Sense of urgency D. Scapegoating and blaming - B. Effects of stress on individuals Nurses often participate on field assessment teams (surveillance) during a disaster response. These assessments are crucial to best help: A. encourage good intentions of those giving aid. B. match available resources to the population's emergency needs. C. separate casualties and allocate treatment. D. provide compassion and dignity. - B. match available resources to the population's emergency needs. Four months after the disaster of 9/11 at the Pentagon, a local EMS worker complained of extreme exhaustion. The veteran EMS worker also stated that the pace of work at the squad was too slow. The occupational health nurse that is assessing the EMS worker recognizes the symptoms of: A. anger. B. delayed stress reaction. C. inability to concentrate. D. insomnia. - B. delayed stress reaction. The recovery phase of a disaster can take a very long time. Nurses need to be aware that despite effective disaster preparedness and response efforts: A. environmental hazards are minimal. B. individuals must ultimately recover on their own. C. the government provides economic support. D. religious organizations must bear the burden of the community. - B. individuals must ultimately recover on their own. A nurse in community health in California has been working with a 6-year-old child that was rescued from a mudslide. The nurse will observe the child for which of the following stress effects? (Select all that apply.) [Show More]

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