WGU D450 COMMUNITY NURSING QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
100% Correct 50
Incorrect 0
1 of 50
Term
The PHN understands that the toxicity of chemicals in children is more
severe than that in older populations because of which of the following
reasons? (Select all that apply.)
a.Children play in outdoor soil, which can be contaminated.
b. Children may ingest substances from unlabeled, repurposed food
containers.
c. Children have faster rates of absorption of toxic substances.
d. In urban settings, children may not have adequate places to play.
e.Children have less developed immune systems.
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B,C,D,E A,B,C
, A,B,C,D,E A,B,C,D
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2 of 50
Term
The best use of geographic information systems (GIS) by public health
professionals include which of the following? (select all that apply)
a.To track intervention outcomes
b.To identify spatial data
c.To display environmental risk factors and health risks
d.To display demographics data
e.To display socioeconomic data
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A,B,C B,C,D,E
A,B,C,D A,B,C,E
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3 of 50
Term
,To assess the prevalence of a disease in a population, a public health
nurse (PHN) can use the prevalence pot to help better understand the
occurrence of disease in her or his community. The prevalence pot:
(Select all that apply.)
a. Depicts the total number of current cases in the population.
b.Takes into account duration and incidence of the disease.
c. Includes assessing the total number of cases of a disease taking
into account all of the stages of the disease.
d. Is a method of calculating the potential number of new cases in
a population.
e. Determines the amount of primary medications used to
treat diseases in a certain population.
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A,B,D A,B,C,D,E
Associations A,B,C
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, 4 of 50
Term
If the total number of cases of a disease is 100, and the total number
of person in a population is 1,000, what would the prevalence be?
Record the answer as a decimal. (Hint: Cases/Population =
Prevalence)
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0.1 0.05
0.2 0.01
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5 of 50
Term
A PHN notices that there has been an increase in the number of
days of poor air quality and an increase in rates of asthma among
the
children at the local elementary school. The nurse considers how it
can be determined if the poor air quality is causing an increase in
asthma in the population. What is not one of the Bradford Hill
criteria for
causality.
a.Strength of association
ANSWERS
100% Correct 50
Incorrect 0
1 of 50
Term
The PHN understands that the toxicity of chemicals in children is more
severe than that in older populations because of which of the following
reasons? (Select all that apply.)
a.Children play in outdoor soil, which can be contaminated.
b. Children may ingest substances from unlabeled, repurposed food
containers.
c. Children have faster rates of absorption of toxic substances.
d. In urban settings, children may not have adequate places to play.
e.Children have less developed immune systems.
Give this one a go later!
B,C,D,E A,B,C
, A,B,C,D,E A,B,C,D
Don't know?
2 of 50
Term
The best use of geographic information systems (GIS) by public health
professionals include which of the following? (select all that apply)
a.To track intervention outcomes
b.To identify spatial data
c.To display environmental risk factors and health risks
d.To display demographics data
e.To display socioeconomic data
Give this one a go later!
A,B,C B,C,D,E
A,B,C,D A,B,C,E
Don't know?
3 of 50
Term
,To assess the prevalence of a disease in a population, a public health
nurse (PHN) can use the prevalence pot to help better understand the
occurrence of disease in her or his community. The prevalence pot:
(Select all that apply.)
a. Depicts the total number of current cases in the population.
b.Takes into account duration and incidence of the disease.
c. Includes assessing the total number of cases of a disease taking
into account all of the stages of the disease.
d. Is a method of calculating the potential number of new cases in
a population.
e. Determines the amount of primary medications used to
treat diseases in a certain population.
Give this one a go later!
A,B,D A,B,C,D,E
Associations A,B,C
Don't know?
, 4 of 50
Term
If the total number of cases of a disease is 100, and the total number
of person in a population is 1,000, what would the prevalence be?
Record the answer as a decimal. (Hint: Cases/Population =
Prevalence)
Give this one a go later!
0.1 0.05
0.2 0.01
Don't know?
5 of 50
Term
A PHN notices that there has been an increase in the number of
days of poor air quality and an increase in rates of asthma among
the
children at the local elementary school. The nurse considers how it
can be determined if the poor air quality is causing an increase in
asthma in the population. What is not one of the Bradford Hill
criteria for
causality.
a.Strength of association
