A community citizen reports to the public health nurse that the city water in one neighborhood has had an unusual taste for the past few months. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
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Question 2 of 48
Which statement supports why it is believed that the risks of various employment positions are inaccurate?
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Question 3 of 48
The nurse is discussing the importance of exercise and eating healthy to a client with hypertension. Which client behavior would the nurse assess as being in the precontemplation stage of the Transtheoretical Model?
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Question 4 of 48
Amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling
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Question 5 of 48
Which statement best describes why environmental health is more challenging than other variables related to an individual's health?
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Question 6 of 48
Elinor has the chance to earn a gift certificate for any Swiss Chalet restaurant if her department has over 90% use of safety glasses in the last six months. According to motivational theory what type of reward is this?
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Question 7 of 48
In vitro fertilization
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Question 8 of 48
Suicide and homicide are considered
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Question 9 of 48
According to self-determination theory, what forms of extrinsic motivation result in more of a self- directed effort to work in safer ways?
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Question 10 of 48
What would be an appropriate term for intoxicated drivers, secondhand smoke, urban crowding, noise, and mechanization?
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Question 11 of 48
The local stream was full of trash. The Boy Scouts had a cleanup day so they could again canoe on the stream. Which action should be taken by nurses in the local community?
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Question 12 of 48
Both ionizing and non-ionizing radiation
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Question 13 of 48
Which of the following actions represents the use of secondary prevention to reduce environmental health risks?
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Question 14 of 48
Preimplantation diagnosis
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Question 15 of 48
The nurse is examining blood lead levels in school-age children 1 year after a community-wide education intervention. Which of the following phases of the nursing process is being implemented?
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Question 16 of 48
Which statement best describes the relationship between the environment and health?
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Question 17 of 48
Why does air pollution harm forests and buildings?
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Question 18 of 48
Which is a direct result of global warming?
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Question 19 of 48
Factors affecting the possibility of clinical effects of chromosome aberrations
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Question 20 of 48
What kinds of hazardous materials are present in medical waste?
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Question 21 of 48
What theory explains how we can motivate safe behaviour by recognizing that people are motivated by different things?
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Question 22 of 48
What could Mendel do with his plants that we cannot do with people?
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Question 23 of 48
What are the symptoms of bacterial infections?
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Question 24 of 48
Which is the leading cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers?
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Question 25 of 48
A chromosome looks like an “X†at mitosis because
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Question 26 of 48
In the multi-tasking world that we live in today, why is goal setting even more important than ever?
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Question 27 of 48
Why is it bad to systematically treat animals with antibiotics?
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Question 28 of 48
The nurse is providing education to a client with a family history of hypertension. Which statement by the client does the nurse recognize as requiring further teaching about familial risk?
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Question 29 of 48
What processes are fundamental to the “hydrological cycle?â€ÂÂ
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Question 30 of 48
“Unique†(or low copy) DNA sequences
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Question 31 of 48
Which function would the public health nurse perform while working at a local health department?
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Question 32 of 48
The nurse is working to change negative social beliefs towards breastfeeding in a rural area using the UNICEF Socio-Ecological Model. At which level of this model is the nurse effecting change?
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Question 33 of 48
Which of the following is a dimension for characterizing behavioural consequences?
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Question 34 of 48
A nurse wants to have a better understanding of the physiological effects of selected chemicals. Which of the following individuals would provide the most useful information to the nurse?
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Question 35 of 48
Using the UNICEF Socio-Ecological Model, which statement is an example of a community health center working at the organizational level to promote health care?
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Question 36 of 48
What is the “central dogma†of genetics?
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Question 37 of 48
Why are certain workers at increased risk of becoming opioid dependent?
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Question 38 of 48
What genetic tests are performed by a “Public Health Laboratory�
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Question 39 of 48
Which intervention can the nurse implement to reduce the spread of infectious disease in a correctional facility?
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Question 40 of 48
According to research, who will have the most influence on new oil workers' attitudes about the safety climate on the rig?
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Question 41 of 48
What proportion of Americans live in areas with poor air quality?
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Question 42 of 48
Which workplace condition will the occupational health nurse include when teaching factory employees about ergonomic hazards?
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Question 43 of 48
Proper hand washing is an example of what category of safety behaviour?
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Question 44 of 48
A city has announced its plans to build a city dump near a community of poor and predominantly African-American citizens. Which of the following principles would the nurse be using when vocalizing opposition for this plan?
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Question 45 of 48
Why is “PPE†at the bottom of the hierarchy of control?
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Question 46 of 48
What kinds of fetal cells can be found in maternal blood samples?
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Question 47 of 48
Which strategy should a nurse use to remember what should be included in a health history?
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Question 48 of 48
What proportion of injury deaths in the US are “unintentional�
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