NUR 426 Exam 4
What is used in community health to prevent bioterrorism? - answer biodefense
mechanisms including medications and vaccines as well as medical research to
determine the best way to defend against bioterrorist attacks
what are some ways that PHN's act as environmental activists? - answer- advocacy
- understanding environmental health legislation
what is the test a PHN will use to determine lead exposure in children? - answer Blood
Lead Level which is measured in mcg/dL of blood
what are some interventions for if a child is found to have a high blood lead level? -
answer- home visit and environmental assessment to determine source of lead
exposure
- ensure child is getting enough iron and other micronutrients in food
what is environmental attributable disease? contributing factors? - answer- a disease
that occurs from exposure to toxins
- age and gender
which age groups is at a higher risk for developing diseases due to high consumption of
possibly contaminated substances such as air, water, or food? - answerchildren
*infants have double the RR of adults so they are particularly susceptible to disease
from contaminated air
which age group is at a higher risk for developing complications of pre-existing disease
as a result to environmental exposure? - answerolder adults
*older age means less ability for the body to compensate which increases risk for
complications related to heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, and diabetes
what is the air quality index? - answera measure of local air quality and what it means
for health
what are some examples on indoor air pollutents? - answermold, pesticides, metals,
gram negative bacteria, chemicals, poor air circulation
what is ambient air quality? - answerpollutant levels that surround a place and travel
with the wind
What is point source pollution? - answerpollution from a single source that can be
identified
ex: the train that derailed causing toxic gas to release into the air
, what are examples of mobile/nonpoint pollution sources? - answercars and trucks that
emit toxin into the air while driving
what is environmental health? - answer- aspects of human health, disease, and injury
that are determined or influenced by factors in the environment.
- doesn't include behaviors related to social environments, cultural environments, or
genetics
what are the 10 principles for healthy and safe environments? - answer1- knowledge of
environmental concepts necessary for nursing
2- use products and practices that do not harm human health or the environment; take
preventative action when uncertainty
3- nurses have a right to work in healthy and safe environments
4- multidisciplinary collaboration is necessary
5- best practice should determine choices of what is used in nursing
6- respect diversity of patients and their families
7- nurses should participate in environmental assessment where they live and work
8- healthcare workers have the right to know what substances are potentially harmful if
they will be exposed to them
9- nurses should participate in research of best practices
10- nurses should be supported when acting as environmental activists
what are the major factors if hazardous substances? - answer1- inherent toxicity (refers
to a substances ability to cause harm to humans)
2- ability of toxin to enter the body and reach susceptible organs
3- amount of toxin present
what should be included in an environmental health history? - answer- exposure survey
- work history
- environmental history
*begin with time and place of exposure
what are the things children need protection from no matter where they live? - answer-
faulty play equipment/unsafe play environments
- violence
how does urban vs rural setting contribute to childhood risk exposure? - answer- rural:
higher risk for violence/abuse
- urban: higher risk for falling out of window
what are examples of health issues related to severe weather? - answer- drowning in
floods
- dehydration and malnutrition from droughts
- heat exhaustion and heat stroke from heat waves
What is used in community health to prevent bioterrorism? - answer biodefense
mechanisms including medications and vaccines as well as medical research to
determine the best way to defend against bioterrorist attacks
what are some ways that PHN's act as environmental activists? - answer- advocacy
- understanding environmental health legislation
what is the test a PHN will use to determine lead exposure in children? - answer Blood
Lead Level which is measured in mcg/dL of blood
what are some interventions for if a child is found to have a high blood lead level? -
answer- home visit and environmental assessment to determine source of lead
exposure
- ensure child is getting enough iron and other micronutrients in food
what is environmental attributable disease? contributing factors? - answer- a disease
that occurs from exposure to toxins
- age and gender
which age groups is at a higher risk for developing diseases due to high consumption of
possibly contaminated substances such as air, water, or food? - answerchildren
*infants have double the RR of adults so they are particularly susceptible to disease
from contaminated air
which age group is at a higher risk for developing complications of pre-existing disease
as a result to environmental exposure? - answerolder adults
*older age means less ability for the body to compensate which increases risk for
complications related to heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, and diabetes
what is the air quality index? - answera measure of local air quality and what it means
for health
what are some examples on indoor air pollutents? - answermold, pesticides, metals,
gram negative bacteria, chemicals, poor air circulation
what is ambient air quality? - answerpollutant levels that surround a place and travel
with the wind
What is point source pollution? - answerpollution from a single source that can be
identified
ex: the train that derailed causing toxic gas to release into the air
, what are examples of mobile/nonpoint pollution sources? - answercars and trucks that
emit toxin into the air while driving
what is environmental health? - answer- aspects of human health, disease, and injury
that are determined or influenced by factors in the environment.
- doesn't include behaviors related to social environments, cultural environments, or
genetics
what are the 10 principles for healthy and safe environments? - answer1- knowledge of
environmental concepts necessary for nursing
2- use products and practices that do not harm human health or the environment; take
preventative action when uncertainty
3- nurses have a right to work in healthy and safe environments
4- multidisciplinary collaboration is necessary
5- best practice should determine choices of what is used in nursing
6- respect diversity of patients and their families
7- nurses should participate in environmental assessment where they live and work
8- healthcare workers have the right to know what substances are potentially harmful if
they will be exposed to them
9- nurses should participate in research of best practices
10- nurses should be supported when acting as environmental activists
what are the major factors if hazardous substances? - answer1- inherent toxicity (refers
to a substances ability to cause harm to humans)
2- ability of toxin to enter the body and reach susceptible organs
3- amount of toxin present
what should be included in an environmental health history? - answer- exposure survey
- work history
- environmental history
*begin with time and place of exposure
what are the things children need protection from no matter where they live? - answer-
faulty play equipment/unsafe play environments
- violence
how does urban vs rural setting contribute to childhood risk exposure? - answer- rural:
higher risk for violence/abuse
- urban: higher risk for falling out of window
what are examples of health issues related to severe weather? - answer- drowning in
floods
- dehydration and malnutrition from droughts
- heat exhaustion and heat stroke from heat waves
