The basic science applied to understanding the health effects associated with chemical exposures is
What is toxicology
100
When a nurse learns more about the Human Genome Project to better counsel families about the process of genetic testing, the nurse is learning about:
What is Genomics?
100
Public health professionals refer to three levels of prevention as tied to specific stages in the
What is the natural history of disease?
100
An example of a vector is
What is a tick, flea or mosquito bite?
100
What information will a nurse find when reading a systematic review
What is description of the methods used to search for evidence?
200
Helps nurses understand the strength of the association between exposure and health effects
What is epidemiology?
200
Addressing ethical, legal, and social issues related to this research
What is a main goals of the Human Genome Project?
200
Immunization for measles is an example of
What is primary prevention?
200
List a situation that describes the role of a nurse being involved in surveillance
What is collecting information about occurrence of measles?
200
Lack of available time, Inferior quality of available research
Unwillingness of organizations to fund research,Inability to understand the evidence
What are barriers to implementation of evidence-based practice?
300
An example of a point source of air pollution is
What is a smoke stack?
300
A nurse uses the Codes of Ethics developed by the International Council of Nurses and the American Nurses Association when
What is providing confidential genetic testing for a client?
300
In which situation does the nurse need to be aware of the potential for selection bias
What is considering how the participants will enter the study?
300
Food intoxication is caused by
What is bacterial, viral, or parasitic invasion of food?
300
A nurse working in a community setting should apply evidence-based practice methods that are described by
What are multiple research methods?
400
an example of non–point source of pollution
What is animal waste from wildlife?
400
A public health nurse is demonstrating one of the minimum competencies set forth by the National Coalition of Health Professional Education in Genetics (NCHPEG) when:
What is making a referral to a genetics specialist?
400
A nurse is told that a screening test has high specificity. This means that the test
What is accurately identifies those without the trait
400
What is the best method for preventing hospital-acquired infections
What is performing good hand washing before and after approaching every patient?
400
A nurse providing care in the 1970s would have used which process as the guide for making clinical decisions?
What is research utilization?
500
A nurse is completing an exposure history using the mnemonic I PREPARE. What data would a nurse collect when asking questions about the first “P”?
What is resent work?
500
A nurse applies genetic and genomic knowledge when completing a client assessment by
What is constructing a pedigree from a collected family history?
500
Epidemiologists wanting to study the effect of fluoride on dental caries would be conducting a:
What is a community trial?
500
Adoption of universal precautions by health care workers is an example of what level of prevention?
What is primary healthcare?
500
A nurse uses clinical experience and client preference to guide clinical decision making when using: