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The nurse travels to Nigeria with a humanitarian aid organization to assess and treat members of a remote community. The children all have high levels of lead in their blood, as a result of exposure to lead dust created by gold mining. Many children are dying. The nurse has never witnessed such a phenomenon in the United States. Which are the most likely reasons for this discrepancy? 

You are a public health nurse caring for a child with active TB. The child weighs 68 lbs and will be starting Ethambutol.  The range for therapy is 15 to 25 mg/kg orally once a day. (round weight to first whole number). What is the safe dose range for this patient?

The Tampa Hospital has been victim to raising flood waters during past storms. To prevent damage to the hospital and evacuations, the hospital has made infrastructure changes such as using a temporary flood fence for an expected storm later this week. This temporary infrastructure is an example of which of the following:

Since poverty is detrimental to child’s health, Anti Poverty Medicine is trying to help families through Medical Financial Partnerships (MFPs). Primary care clinics are sites for MFPs that help families grow assets through services that provide security, stability, and prosperity. Which of the following are examples of those services? MFP.jpeg 

San Francisco’s Kindergarten to College program (K2C) is the first universal Child Savings Account program in the country. Founded in 2011 by Mayor Gavin Newsom (now Governor) and Treasurer José Cisneros, K2C automatically opens a savings account seeded with $50 in public funds for every child entering kindergarten in SF’s public schools, putting students on a path to college from their first day of school.  A college savings plan enhances access to higher education and combats poverty. 

The following graph depicts a measurement of which of the following: morbidity graph.jpeg 

A public health nurse in the state’s health department notes that various facilities in a large community are reporting increased numbers of whooping cough(pertusis). What should be the nurse’s first response?

A community health nurse is working with a town to develop a program for disaster management. The community is currently working on identifying community risk factors. This community is in which phase of disaster management?

A community health nurse is conducting a program for a local community group of first responders about agents associated with biological warfare. The group identifies which of the following as an example of a biological weapon?

Children may be more vulnerable to environmental exposures than adults. There are several factors that increase children’s vulnerability. Which factors should be considered with children? (Select all that apply.)