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West Coast University: NURS 340 Quiz 3 Quiz bank Chapter 06: Environmental Health 1. A nurse wants to have a better understanding of the physiological effects of selected chemicals. Which of the following individuals would provide the most useful information to the nurse? Toxicologist 2....

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Chapter 06: Environmental Health
1.A nurse wants to have a better understanding of the physiological effects of selected chemicals.
Which of the following individuals would provide the most useful information to the nurse?
Toxicologist

2.A nurse wants to find information about environmental threats that are present in the
community. Which of the following would be the best source of data for the nurse?
National Library of Medicine

3.A nurse is assessing potential environmental health risks in the community. Which of the
following would be the first step that the nurse should take?
Perform a windshield survey

4.A community citizen reports to the public health nurse that the city water in one
neighborhood has had an unusual taste for the past few months. Which of the following
actions should the nurse
take first?
Check the most recent consumer confidence report.

5.A nurse who works at the local hospital asks a public health nurse what might be causing
her hands to become very sore and sensitive. Which of the following statements would be
the most
appropriate response by the public health nurse?
Check the material safety data sheet on any chemicals you have used recently.


6.Which of the following statements about children and environmental hazards is correct?
Children are more susceptible to environmental toxins because of their smaller size.

7.Which of the following actions represents the use of secondary prevention to reduce
environmental health risks?
Collecting blood specimens from preschool children to check for lead levels

8.An occupational health nurse at a local factory is using primary prevention strategies to
reduce the environmental health risks among the employees. Which of the following
activities would the
nurse most likely implement?
Teaching new employees who will work outdoors about the signs and symptoms of

, heat- related illness

9.A nurse wants to help keep the community environment safe. Which of the following is the most
appropriate action for the nurse to take?
Reduce, reuse, and recycle.

,10.Which of the following best describes the purpose of local health departments
making unannounced inspections of local restaurants?
To ensure compliance

11.A city has announced its plans to build a city dump near a community of poor and
predominantly African-American citizens. Which of the following principles would the
nurse be using when vocalizing opposition for this plan?
Environmental justice


12.A nurse is completing a basic health assessment. Which of the following questions
should be asked by an environmentally aware nurse?
What jobs have you held longest?

13.A high school student considering a job in the restaurant industry after graduation asks a
nurse about workplace safety issues. Which of the following acts would the nurse most likely
discuss with the student?
d. Occupational Safety and Health Act

14.The nurse is examining blood lead levels in school-age children 1 year after a community-
wide education intervention. Which of the following phases of the nursing process is being
implemented?
d. Evaluation

15.A nurse practitioner has established a mobile clinic to vaccinate noninstitutionalized
adults against influenza. Which of the following phases of the nursing process is being
implemented?
c. Intervention
Giving immunizations is an intervention that will increase the number of people who will be
vaccinated. Intervention includes coordinating medical, nursing, and public health actions to
meet the clients needs.

MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. A public health nurse is assisting the community in dealing with the effects of lead paint
poisoning. Which of the following activities would the nurse most likely complete? (Select all
that apply.)
c. Setting up a blood screening program with the local health department
d. Encouraging local landlords to improve the condition of their housing

2. Which of the following are the major sources of air pollution in the United States?
(Select all that apply.)

, a. Burning of fossil fuels

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