440 Topic 13

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Abigail, a nurse, is tasked with assessing the safety of the drinking water in her community. Which report should she review to determine what pollutants have been found in the water? Options: Point source report, Consumer confidence report, Material Safety Data Sheet, Environmental standards report

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Consumer confidence report

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The community health nurse asks Rohan, “Have you ever been exposed to any radiation or chemical liquids, dust, mists, or fumes?” The nurse is conducting an:

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environmental health assessment.

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When Aria, a community health nurse, evaluates the completeness and accuracy of information made available to community residents regarding the impact of rezoning land parcels for industrial use, the nurse is:

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advocating for ethical choices.

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Hannah is studying the impact of the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 on children's health. She learns that the Act increased the protection of infants and children from pesticide exposure from multiple sources by establishing a new health-based standard of reasonable certainty of “no harm” that:

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prohibits taking into account economic considerations when children are at risk.

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Another important factor Aria considers in the evaluation process would be:

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recidivism of the problem for the client.

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Which federal act grants authority to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to control the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste and called for the phaseout of land disposal of hazardous waste under a later amendment?

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).

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Avery is part of a multidisciplinary team working on an environmental health project. Why is it important for geologists, meteorologists, and chemists to be included in this team?

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Earth sciences explain how pollutants travel in air, water, and soil.

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When applying the nursing process to environmental health, Abigail, a community health nurse, would:

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include outcome measures that mitigate and eliminate the environmental factors.

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In a local community, the city council has implemented a system to monitor and publicly report air quality levels. This initiative aims to alert individuals like Priya, who have asthma or other respiratory conditions, about potential air quality issues. This scenario illustrates:

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environmental epidemiology.