NFDN 2006 Final Questions and Correct Answers the Latest Update and Recommended Versio
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True or false: Population density and population growth are important matters to consider
when nurses are assessing the environmental health of a community
True
True or false? Lead poisoning is no longer a major environmental health problem in Canada
False
Identify the most common contribut...
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NFDN 2006 FINAL Questions and
Correct Answers the Latest Update and
Recommended Version
True or false: Population density and population growth are important matters to consider
when nurses are assessing the environmental health of a community
✓ True
True or false? Lead poisoning is no longer a major environmental health problem in Canada
✓ False
Identify the most common contributors to outdoor air pollution that have serious adverse health
effects
✓ Ozone pollution, smog, acid rain
What are some common sources of indoor air pollution
✓ 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
✓ 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
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✓ 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
✓ 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
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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
✓ 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
✓ 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
✓ - Underdeveloped brains and organs
✓ - Undeveloped detoxification systems
✓ - Faster respiratory rates
✓ - Behaviors of small children such as hand to mouth activity, crawling on floor
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