The nurse includes the following information as part of daily documentation:
The air quality at Elizabeth, PA has reached the unhealthful range with >100 microns/unit of particulate matter. The ozone level is elevated and individuals with respiratory illnesses should stay indoors during the afternoon hours.
In which type of role is this nurse practicing?
1. Public health
2. Occupational health
3. Environmental health
4. Patient-centered medical home
Correct Answer: 3
Environmental health encompasses the physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a person, and includes all behaviors that result from the person interacting with environmental factors. Environmental health is concerned with the assessment and control of environmental factors that influence health and contributes to the development of strategies to prevent disease/injury and create health-supportive environments. Public health nurses address population health priorities through identification, implementation, and evaluation of universal and targeted evidence-based programs and services. The primary functions of the occupational health nurse are to provide emergency treatment and promote worker health and safety. The aims of the patient-centered medical home are to engage patients and their providers in a collaborative partnership with the patient and his or her healthcare needs and outcomes as the focal point.
You might also like to view...
The nurse is preparing to administer medications to a group of clients. The checks of drug administration include: Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Compare the drug with the MAR when the drug is removed from the drawer. 2. Compare the drug with the MAR when pouring the drug into the cup. 3. Ensure the dose is correct. 4. Compare the drug with the MAR when returning the container to the drawer. 5. Compare the MAR with the client's name band.
A 25-year-old legal secretary is seeking counseling because she recently lost her job unexpectedly. Which question would be most appropriate for the nurse to use in assessing the patient's response to losing her job?
A) "What happened to cause you to lose your job?" B) "How did you feel immediately after being told you no longer had a job?" C) "How do you expect yourself to be able to handle this situation?" D) "How have you responded to previous stressful situations?"
A nurse is caring for a client who is being treated in the emergency department for a panic attack. Which of the following nursing interventions would be most appropriate?
A) Demonstrate empathy for the client by trying to mimic the client's state of anxiety. B) Tell the client that you must leave to go report his symptoms to the psychiatrist on duty. C) Tell the client this is an acute exacerbation with a positive prognosis and low morbidity. D) Stay with the client, emphasizing that he is safe and that you will remain with him.
A common site for the lesions associated with atopic dermatitis is the:
A. buttocks B. temporal area C. antecubital space D. plantar surface of the feet