NSG 440 FINAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ACCURATE ANSWERS
In health promotion and maintenance, it is important to identify env health: - answers -
risks and interventions
Example of identifying env health risks - answers - a nurse notes that cases of
poisoning related to transport pod emissions
Example of identifying env health interventions - answers - a nurse provides a pt with
light sensitivity edu on ambient light detectors
Toxicology - answers - the branch of medicine that deals with the effects, detection, and
tx of poisons (negative exposures)
-the measurement and analysis of potential env toxins
Absorption is the process by which - answers - energy or matter passively or actively
enter a system
2 primary causes of lung cancer - answers - radon gas and inhalation of tobacco
products
What are 3 common air pollutants - answers - -carbon monoxide
-nitrogen dioxide
-sulfur dioxide
Example of carbon monoxide - answers - exhaust
Examples of nitrogen dioxide - answers - -coal
-oil
-natural gas
Example of sulfur dioxide - answers - acid rain
Globally, a leading cause of disease is - answers - lack of clean water
Benefits of an ehr include - answers - facilitation of care between disciplines and 24hr
availability
What makes it almost impossible to establish health effects of pollution - answers -
there are thousands of compounds in the air
, 2 groups covered by federal health benefits are - answers - federal prisoners and
military personnel
Disparity refers to - answers - the differences in quality of health care not based on
access or preferences (racial/cultural)
What is an example of disaster impact on a society's progress? - answers - the
skybridge collapse on candor caused a 10 yr delay in the society's progress toward
unification
Disasters have an impact on - answers - a society's infrastructure and delay their
progress
What are the 2 types of disaster - answers - manmade and natural
Example of a natural disaster - answers - a tsunami on the west coast led to over
20,000 homeless residents
Example of absorption - answers - a pt is diagnosed with a disease after being exposed
to constant sunlight
Distributive justice - answers - provide services based on the greatest good for the
greatest number with the least amount of harm
What client is at high risk for acquiring communicable diseases - answers - homeless
and iv drug users
Ehr benefits - answers - -facilitation of care
-24hr clinician access
-dec med errors
-best practice alerts
1 in 5 deaths in the us are attributed to cigarettes. What is a primary prevention
measure to reduce the death rate - answers - education programs
Pathogenicity - answers - ability of an organism to cause disease (harm the host)
Characteristics of carbon monoxide that lead to poisoning are identified by what
detectors? - answers - colorless, odorless
Radon is second only to which psychoactive agent that contributes to lung cancer -
answers - cigarettes
Wearing gloves serving as a physical barrier is an example of what preventive measure
- answers - primary
ACCURATE ANSWERS
In health promotion and maintenance, it is important to identify env health: - answers -
risks and interventions
Example of identifying env health risks - answers - a nurse notes that cases of
poisoning related to transport pod emissions
Example of identifying env health interventions - answers - a nurse provides a pt with
light sensitivity edu on ambient light detectors
Toxicology - answers - the branch of medicine that deals with the effects, detection, and
tx of poisons (negative exposures)
-the measurement and analysis of potential env toxins
Absorption is the process by which - answers - energy or matter passively or actively
enter a system
2 primary causes of lung cancer - answers - radon gas and inhalation of tobacco
products
What are 3 common air pollutants - answers - -carbon monoxide
-nitrogen dioxide
-sulfur dioxide
Example of carbon monoxide - answers - exhaust
Examples of nitrogen dioxide - answers - -coal
-oil
-natural gas
Example of sulfur dioxide - answers - acid rain
Globally, a leading cause of disease is - answers - lack of clean water
Benefits of an ehr include - answers - facilitation of care between disciplines and 24hr
availability
What makes it almost impossible to establish health effects of pollution - answers -
there are thousands of compounds in the air
, 2 groups covered by federal health benefits are - answers - federal prisoners and
military personnel
Disparity refers to - answers - the differences in quality of health care not based on
access or preferences (racial/cultural)
What is an example of disaster impact on a society's progress? - answers - the
skybridge collapse on candor caused a 10 yr delay in the society's progress toward
unification
Disasters have an impact on - answers - a society's infrastructure and delay their
progress
What are the 2 types of disaster - answers - manmade and natural
Example of a natural disaster - answers - a tsunami on the west coast led to over
20,000 homeless residents
Example of absorption - answers - a pt is diagnosed with a disease after being exposed
to constant sunlight
Distributive justice - answers - provide services based on the greatest good for the
greatest number with the least amount of harm
What client is at high risk for acquiring communicable diseases - answers - homeless
and iv drug users
Ehr benefits - answers - -facilitation of care
-24hr clinician access
-dec med errors
-best practice alerts
1 in 5 deaths in the us are attributed to cigarettes. What is a primary prevention
measure to reduce the death rate - answers - education programs
Pathogenicity - answers - ability of an organism to cause disease (harm the host)
Characteristics of carbon monoxide that lead to poisoning are identified by what
detectors? - answers - colorless, odorless
Radon is second only to which psychoactive agent that contributes to lung cancer -
answers - cigarettes
Wearing gloves serving as a physical barrier is an example of what preventive measure
- answers - primary
