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Chapter 32: The Nurse in Occupational Health
Stanhope: Foundations of Population Health for Community/Public Health Nursing,
5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. An occupational health nurse sees the various injuries and diseases that persons can acquire
from employment. Which of the following recommendations would the nurse most likely
provide about safety in the workplace?
a. Find employment in physical labor; at least your body will be in good condition.
b. Professional positions are the safest choice for employment.
c. White collar positions provide the least risk for injury.
d. There is no “safe” occupation or profession.
ANS: D
Most adults spend about one third of their time at work. No work is completely risk free.
Every single industry grapples with serious hazards related to work.
2. A nurse who works for a hospital in employee health notes that several nurses from one unit
have missed work after contracting a communicable disease from a patient. Which of the
following best describes the host factor?
a. Each sick nurse
b. The communicable disease
c. The hospital
d. The patient
ANS: A NURSINGTB.COM
Each worker represents a host within the worker population group. The communicable disease
and the patient are considered the agent, the factor associated with the illness or injury. The
hospital is part of the physical environment.
3. Which of the following groups should the occupational health nurse devote the most time to
regarding education and follow-up evaluation?
a. New workers employed less than 1 year
b. Older workers with chronic illnesses
c. Older workers with diminished hearing
d. Women in their childbearing years
ANS: A
The population group at greatest risk for experiencing work-related accidents with subsequent
injuries is new workers with less than 1 year of experience on the current job. Because of the
inherent risks, the nurse should spend extra time with this group to decrease risk. Older
workers with more experience are less likely to experience injury even if they have underlying
issues of chronic disease. Women on childbearning age are not at any greater risk than the
general population of employees.
4. An employee in a laboratory drops a flask, resulting in a chemical splash into the employee’s
eyes, which in turn results in burns to the eyes. Which of the following would be considered
the agent?
a. The chemical
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b. The employee
c. The flask
d. The laboratory
ANS: A
Agents represent potential dangers or risk to the health and safety of workers. However, in the
case given, the chemical itself caused the damage. If the flask had broken and glass got into
the employee’s eye, then the flask would be an agent. However, in the case given, the
chemical itself caused the damage. The employee is considered the host and the laboratory is
considered part of the environment.
5. Which of the following hospital employees are most at risk for being exposed to and possibly
developing active drug-resistant TB?
a. Housekeeping staff
b. Medical staff
c. Nursing staff
d. Ward clerks
ANS: A
Transmission of tuberculosis (TB) within health care settings has reemerged as a major public
health problem. Outbreaks of this type of TB have been reported in hospitals, and some
workers have developed active drug-resistant TB. Many workers in these settings are
employed as maintenance workers, security guards, aides, or cleaning people, who tend not to
be well protected from inadvertent exposures, which include contaminated bed linen in the
laundry, soiled equipment, and trash containing contaminated dressings or specimens. Ward
clerks have limited contact with acutely ill patients. Medical and nursing staff are more likely
to have the proper equipment and education to be well-protected from inadvertent exposures.
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6. Which of the following is the most common disabling condition when measured by days away
from work?
a. Bruises
b. Cuts and lacerations
c. Mental illnesses
d. Sprains and strains
ANS: D
In 2014, sprains, strains, and tears were by far the most frequent disabling conditions,
accounting for 420,870 days-away-from-work cases and an incidence rate of 38.9 cases per
10,000 full-time workers (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015d). Bruises, cuts and lacerations,
and mental illness are not among the most common disabling conditions that are reported.
7. A nurse makes the suggestion that the 2-week shift rotations should be set up so that the next
rotation in shifts is later rather than earlier. Which of the following is the nurse attempting to
prevent through this suggestion?
a. Anxiety, depression, and exhaustion
b. Family turmoil
c. Physical illnesses
d. Sleeping disorders
ANS: A
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Chapter 32: The Nurse in Occupational Health
Stanhope: Foundations of Population Health for Community/Public Health Nursing,
5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. An occupational health nurse sees the various injuries and diseases that persons can acquire
from employment. Which of the following recommendations would the nurse most likely
provide about safety in the workplace?
a. Find employment in physical labor; at least your body will be in good condition.
b. Professional positions are the safest choice for employment.
c. White collar positions provide the least risk for injury.
d. There is no “safe” occupation or profession.
ANS: D
Most adults spend about one third of their time at work. No work is completely risk free.
Every single industry grapples with serious hazards related to work.
2. A nurse who works for a hospital in employee health notes that several nurses from one unit
have missed work after contracting a communicable disease from a patient. Which of the
following best describes the host factor?
a. Each sick nurse
b. The communicable disease
c. The hospital
d. The patient
ANS: A NURSINGTB.COM
Each worker represents a host within the worker population group. The communicable disease
and the patient are considered the agent, the factor associated with the illness or injury. The
hospital is part of the physical environment.
3. Which of the following groups should the occupational health nurse devote the most time to
regarding education and follow-up evaluation?
a. New workers employed less than 1 year
b. Older workers with chronic illnesses
c. Older workers with diminished hearing
d. Women in their childbearing years
ANS: A
The population group at greatest risk for experiencing work-related accidents with subsequent
injuries is new workers with less than 1 year of experience on the current job. Because of the
inherent risks, the nurse should spend extra time with this group to decrease risk. Older
workers with more experience are less likely to experience injury even if they have underlying
issues of chronic disease. Women on childbearning age are not at any greater risk than the
general population of employees.
4. An employee in a laboratory drops a flask, resulting in a chemical splash into the employee’s
eyes, which in turn results in burns to the eyes. Which of the following would be considered
the agent?
a. The chemical
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b. The employee
c. The flask
d. The laboratory
ANS: A
Agents represent potential dangers or risk to the health and safety of workers. However, in the
case given, the chemical itself caused the damage. If the flask had broken and glass got into
the employee’s eye, then the flask would be an agent. However, in the case given, the
chemical itself caused the damage. The employee is considered the host and the laboratory is
considered part of the environment.
5. Which of the following hospital employees are most at risk for being exposed to and possibly
developing active drug-resistant TB?
a. Housekeeping staff
b. Medical staff
c. Nursing staff
d. Ward clerks
ANS: A
Transmission of tuberculosis (TB) within health care settings has reemerged as a major public
health problem. Outbreaks of this type of TB have been reported in hospitals, and some
workers have developed active drug-resistant TB. Many workers in these settings are
employed as maintenance workers, security guards, aides, or cleaning people, who tend not to
be well protected from inadvertent exposures, which include contaminated bed linen in the
laundry, soiled equipment, and trash containing contaminated dressings or specimens. Ward
clerks have limited contact with acutely ill patients. Medical and nursing staff are more likely
to have the proper equipment and education to be well-protected from inadvertent exposures.
NURSINGTB.COM
6. Which of the following is the most common disabling condition when measured by days away
from work?
a. Bruises
b. Cuts and lacerations
c. Mental illnesses
d. Sprains and strains
ANS: D
In 2014, sprains, strains, and tears were by far the most frequent disabling conditions,
accounting for 420,870 days-away-from-work cases and an incidence rate of 38.9 cases per
10,000 full-time workers (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015d). Bruises, cuts and lacerations,
and mental illness are not among the most common disabling conditions that are reported.
7. A nurse makes the suggestion that the 2-week shift rotations should be set up so that the next
rotation in shifts is later rather than earlier. Which of the following is the nurse attempting to
prevent through this suggestion?
a. Anxiety, depression, and exhaustion
b. Family turmoil
c. Physical illnesses
d. Sleeping disorders
ANS: A
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