Deck 19: Environment and Health

Question 1

Regulations that are in place to protect the environment include:

A) Clean air act
B) Clean water act
C) Resource conservation and recovery act
D) All of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Reasons to consider Environmental Health as part of nursing knowledge and practice include:

A) Human health is inextricably linked to environmental conditions
B) Nurses must be knowledge in all sciences
C) Nurses take environmental health courses in undergraduate studies
D) None of the above

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Nurses conducting health assessments need to ask their client questions about:

A) The details of their family history.
B) Their home environment.
C) The totality of their environment including where they live, work and engage in recreational activities.
D) Food sources.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Bioaccumulation is a term that describes:

A) gardening practices
B) the process of gathering wastes
C) how pollutants can be consolidated in the food chain
D) geometric regression

Question 5

The precautionary principle is:

A) a statement that advises to weigh in on the side of caution when there is uncertainty about the impacts of an action, product or policy.
B) a guideline for gauging when teens should be allowed to drive an automobile.
C) a genetic determinant for evolution.
D) a concept that describes population health.

Question 6

Sources of drinking water can include:

A) well water
B) roof top rain capture
C) bottle water
D) all of the above

Question 7

Air pollution sources that adversely impact health include:

A) second hand tobacco smoke
B) automobile emissions
C) truck emissions
D) all of the above

Question 8

The built environment considers:

A) aspects of the environment which are built to facilitate a healthy lifestyle.
B) how healthy a building is.
C) how the built environment influences a person's level of physical activity.
D) the association between the built environment and health and therefore how communities plan and build their environment.

Question 9

The Environmentally Responsible Clinical Practice Model (ERCPM):

A) Is a model for health promotion and disease prevention of the individual and family.
B) Is a map that guides nurses in their decision making and actions with regard to environmental impact.
C) Is a law that considers the lead in paint.
D) Is a law that focuses on transportation of waste.