EXAM Q & A
1. A community health nurse is preparing a community presentation about the
epidemiological triangle. Which of the following elements is a host.?
Salmonella on a wood cutting board.
A raccoon with rabies
A farm containing pesticides.
a factory with high noise levels.
The epidemiological triangle is a model of the agent- host environment
interaction that causes disease. The host is a living species, either human
or animal, that is capable of being infected ore affected by an agent.
2. A newly licensed nurse in a public health agency is assigned to assist with the
task force that is responsible for the core function of assessment. Which of
the following is a task that the nurse could be assigned that would be
consistent with the focus of the task force?