Question And Solution Paper Nfdn 2006 Final 2024/2025
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NFDN 2006
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NFDN 2006
True or false: Population density and population growth are important matters to consider when nurses are assessing the environmental health of a community Answer: True
True or false? Lead poisoning is no longer a major environmental health problem in Canada Answer: False
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Question And Solution Paper Nfdn 2006
Final 2024/2025
True or false: Population density and population growth are important matters to consider when nurses
are assessing the environmental health of a community Answer: True
True or false? Lead poisoning is no longer a major environmental health problem in Canada Answer:
False
Identify the most common contributors to outdoor air pollution that have serious adverse health effects
Answer: Ozone pollution, smog, acid rain
What are some common sources of indoor air pollution Answer: Environmental tobacco smoke,
carbon monoxide, dusts, dust mites, moulds, cockroaches, pests, pets, cleaning products, personal care
products (particularly aerosols), and lead.
What is the nurse's advocacy role in risk communication related to environmental health issues Answer:
Nurses need to provide the right information, give the information to the right people, and present the
information at the right time
List at least five possible health hazards that a nurse might observe while doing a windshield survey of a
mid-sized Canadian community Answer: Inadequate collection of waste, standing and polluted
water, poor air quality, inferior or unsafe housing, poor road conditions, suspected presence of lead-
based paint, noise, or crowding
The community health nurse (CHN) asks a client the following questions: "Do you have any symptoms
that improve when you are away from your home or work," "Have you ever been exposed to any
radiation or chemical liquids, dust, mists, or fumes," and "Do you wear personal protective equipment?"
The nurse is conducting which of the following?
,A. Environmental advocacy
B. Environmental compliance activity
C. Environmental health exposure history
D. Environmental risk communication Answer: C
Risk communication includes all the principles of good communication in general, as well as the
exchange of information about health or environmental risks. It is a combination of which of the
following? (Select all that apply.)
A. Shaping the message on the basis of a good risk assessment and presenting it so that the audience
can understand it
B. Directing the information to those who are affected and to those who may not be affected but are
worried
C. Magnifying the risks that are associated with the environmental issue to escalate public interest
D. Communicating in a timely manner so that appropriate action can be taken and unnecessary fear can
be reduced Answer: A, B, and D
In which of the following scenarios does the CHN use secondary prevention to reduce environmental
health risks?
A. Collecting blood specimens from preschool children to check for lead levels
B. Meeting with local government officials to request that the city clean up a contaminated vacant lot
C. Referring a child diagnosed with toxic lead levels to a neurologist
D. Teaching the parents of a 2-year-old about the dangers of lead-based paint in older homes Answer:
A
List at least 3 factors that cause infants and children to be most vulnerable to adverse health effects
from dangerous environmental situations and exposures Answer: - Underdeveloped brains and
organs
, - Undeveloped detoxification systems
- Faster respiratory rates
- Behaviors of small children such as hand to mouth activity, crawling on floor
All of the following are common examples of delayed stress responses in disaster workers, except which
one?
A. Disappointment
B. Frustration
C. Guilt over not having done more
D. Domestic violence
E. Anger Answer: A
13. Heightened awareness and openness to consider prevention activities typically occurs during which
phase of the disaster management cycle?
A. Disaster mitigation
B. Disaster recovery
C. Disaster response
D. Disaster preparedness Answer: B
Designing automobiles with seat belts and air bags and insisting that young children be transported in
safety car seats are examples of which of the following?
A. Disaster vulnerability
B. Disaster preparedness
C. Mitigation activities
D. Personal preparedness Answer: C
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