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 - ANSWER-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. - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-
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. - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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. - ANSWER-Asbestos
,.A living species (human or animal) capable of being affected by an agent - ANSWER-Susceptible person
or host
.A nurses' intrinsic motivation to want to engage in the previous 4 elements necessary to provide
culturally competent care - ANSWER-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.
- ANSWER-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. -
ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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. - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-Cultural Skill
.Accuracy, gives the correct results - ANSWER-Validity
.Acquired during hospitalization ex. MRSA, UTI - ANSWER-Healthcare acquired
.Act in the federal government. Money and authorization to move people from the site or clean up the
site - ANSWER-Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
,.Actual prevention - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-Water borne
.All that is internal or external to a given host or agent that is influenced and influences the host and/or
agent - ANSWER-Environment
.Alliances among organizations - ANSWER-Coalition building
.An animate or inanimate factor that must be present or lacking for a disease or condition to develop -
ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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). - ANSWER-Superfund site
.Assistive supportive, facilitative or enabling nursing actions and decisions that help clients of a
particular culture accept nursing strategies or negotiate with the nurses to achieve satisfying health care
outcome. Example: burying a placenta, giving parent a piece of the placenta to dry and keep
-Helping people fit cultural beliefs in their practice - ANSWER-Cultural accommodation
, .Assistive supportive, facilitative or enabling nursing actions and decisions that help clients of a
particular culture to change or modify a cultural practice for new or different health care patterns that
are meaningful, satisfying and beneficial. Example - refraining from use of teas with harmful effects
during pregnancy - a tea may cause High BP and to repattern mom from using it - ANSWER-Cultural
repatterining
.Assistive, supportive, facilitative or enabling nurse actions and decisions that help the clients of a
particular culture to retain and preserve traditional values, so they can maintain, promote, and restore
health
Ex. Acupuncture - ANSWER-Cultural perseverance
.Assures safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing
standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance. - ANSWER-OSHA
.At high levels, may damage the brain, kidneys, and developing fetus.
Exposure by:
Breathing contaminated air
Ingesting contaminated water and food (fish)
Dental and medical treatments - ANSWER-Mercury
.Autonomous organization that grew out of the UN. - ANSWER-WHO
.Biological agents with potential for increased mortality, to cause major public panic and disruption ex.
Anthrax, plague, smallpox, botulism, ebola - ANSWER-Agents of bioterrorism
.Body parts and droppings of this insect are triggers for asthma - ANSWER-Roaches
.Colorless liquid used in industrial process. Found in:
-rubber
-lubricants
-detergents
