NUR 452 Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
-A radioactive gas that is formed naturally from the radioactive
decay of uranium in rocks and soil.
-Colorless, odorless, and tasteless, but extremely toxic
-A carcinogen which can cause lung cancer Correct Answers
Radon
A colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas which is highly
poisonous.
Produced by the incomplete burning of natural gas, gasoline,
liquefied petroleum gas, oil, kerosene, coal, charcoal, or wood.
Correct Answers Carbon Monoxide
A concept the addresses the ownership of goods in a society. It
assumes that there is a large amount of fairness in the
distribution of goods. An example of this relating to an ethical
dilemma would be if an at-risk population with limited resources
should receive a certain vaccine before the rest of the
population, or should everyone get it at the same time regardless
of their SES or vulnerability? Correct Answers Distributive
justice
a deadly disease from rodents. Humans can contract the disease
when they come into contact with infected rodents or their urine
and droppings. Was first recognized in 1993 and has since been
identified throughout the United States. Correct Answers
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
a form of prejudice that occurs through the exercises of power
by individuals and institutions against people who are judged to
,be inferior on the bases of intelligence, morals, beauty,
inheritance, and self-worth. Individuals are denied certain
opportunities Correct Answers Racism
A human carcinogen that has been shown to cause cancer:
Lung
Mesothelioma: cancer of the membrane of the lungs, stomach,
esophagus, colon, rectum, vocal cords, and kidneys. Correct
Answers Asbestos
A living species (human or animal) capable of being affected by
an agent Correct Answers Susceptible person or host
A nurses' intrinsic motivation to want to engage in the previous
4 elements necessary to provide culturally competent care
Correct Answers Cultural Desire
a perceived threat that may arise from a misunderstanding or
expectations when nurses are unable to response appropriately to
another individual cultural practice because of unfamiliarity
with the practice. Correct Answers Culture conflict
A statistic used for describing an event, characteristic or
happening. Time important. Used to make comparisons among
populations or to compare a subgroup of the population with the
total population. Correct Answers Rate
A United States federal law designed to control air pollution on
a national level. It is one of the United States' first and most
influential modern environmental laws, and one of the most
,comprehensive air quality laws in the world Correct Answers
Clean Air Act
A United States law, passed by the United States Congress in
1976 and administered by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency, that regulates the introduction of new or
already existing chemicals. Correct Answers Toxic Substances
Control Act
Ability of nurses to effectively integrate cultural skill and
knowledge when conducting a cultural assessment and to use the
data to meet the specific client's needs Correct Answers
Cultural Skill
Accuracy, gives the correct results Correct Answers Validity
Acquired during hospitalization ex. MRSA, UTI Correct
Answers Healthcare acquired
Act in the federal government. Money and authorization to
move people from the site or clean up the site Correct Answers
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
Actual prevention Correct Answers Primary prevention
advocating, mediating, negotiating, and intervening between the
client's culture and the biomedical health care culture on behalf
of clients. Example, nurse with migrant workers - realize that
they are mobile and might advocate for a mobile health care unit
to visit the migrant worker's moving sites.
, -Help people keep and maintain their health despite what culture
they are Correct Answers Cultural brokering
Agents enter the water supply through animal or human fecal
matter. Two or more persons experience similar illness after
drinking water as the cause of the illness. Ex. Hepatitis A,
enteroviruses, rotaviruses, cholera, typhoid fever Correct
Answers Water borne
All that is internal or external to a given host or agent that is
influenced and influences the host and/or agent Correct
Answers Environment
Alliances among organizations Correct Answers Coalition
building
An animate or inanimate factor that must be present or lacking
for a disease or condition to develop Correct Answers
Causative agent
An independent agency of the United States federal government
for environmental protection. President Richard Nixon proposed
the establishment of EPA on July 9, 1970 and it began operation
on December 2, 1970, after Nixon signed an executive order
Correct Answers United States EPA
Any land in the United States that has been contaminated by
hazardous waste and identified by the EPA as a candidate for
cleanup because it poses a risk to human health and/or the
environment. These sites are placed on the National Priorities
List (NPL). Correct Answers Superfund site
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