Public Health Nursing Population Centered Health Care in the Community 9th Edition by Marcia Stanhope
Public Health Nursing Population Centered Health Care in the Community 9th Edition by Marcia Stanhope
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Chapter 10: Environmental Health
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
MULTIPLE CHOICE
| a. | Nurses should be able to assess risks and advocate for policies that support healthy environments. |
| b. | Toxicologists often consult nurses about environmental pollutants. |
| c. | Pollutant exposures such as lead are reported by nurses to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). |
| d. | Many Americans live in areas that do not meet current national air quality standards. |
ANS: A
Potential risks to health are concerns for professional nurses. It is the responsibility of the nurse to understand as much as possible about these risks: how to assess them, how to eliminate/reduce them, how to communicate and educate about them, and how to advocate for policies that support healthy environments. Toxicologists do not often consult nurses about environmental pollutants. Pollutant exposures are not routinely reported by nurses. Although there may be problems with air quality standards in the United States, this would not be the primary reason why nurses should understand environmental health.
DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding REF: p. 218
TOP: Nursing process: Evaluation
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
| a. | a major cause of global warming. |
| b. | often found in the air, water, and products we use. |
| c. | frequently linked to the development of chronic illnesses. |
| d. | products that nurses work with on a daily basis. |
ANS: B
Chemical, biological, and radiological pollutants are often found in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the products we use. These are not a major cause of global warming. They are not frequently linked to the development of chronic illnesses. These are not products that nurses work with on a daily basis.
DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding REF: p. 221
TOP: Nursing process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
| a. | Advocating for public policy changes |
| b. | Understanding policy framework and major pieces of legislation |
| c. | Completing an environmental health history |
| d. | Describing the scientific principles about environmental health |
ANS: C
Assessment and referral states that all nurses should be able to successfully complete an environmental health history, recognize the potential environmental hazards and sentinel illnesses, and make appropriate referrals for conditions with probably environmental causes. Advocating for public policy changes is part of advocacy. Understanding policy framework and legislation is part of legislation and regulation. Describing the scientific principles of environmental health is part of basic knowledge and concepts.
DIF: Cognitive level: Analyzing REF: p. 220 (Box 10-2)
TOP: Nursing process: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
| a. | Extrapolation by toxicologists |
| b. | Biomonitoring |
| c. | Completing chemistry courses |
| d. | Observing signs and symptoms in clients |
ANS: D
Nurses have historically made discoveries related to chemical exposure when people presented with signs and symptoms related to known chemical toxicity. Extrapolation by toxicologists and biomonitoring are modern methods. Completing a chemistry course does not show how to identify these possible relationships.
DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding REF: p. 220
TOP: Nursing process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
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