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A PHN is organizing a multidisciplinary team to address the issue of water pollution in the com-munity. The most likely members that would be invited to address this issue would be:
 
  a. physicians, water sanitation workers, and occupational therapists.
  b. pharmacologists, radiologists, and epide-miologists.
  c. nurse practitioners, pharmacologists, and environmentalists.
  d. geologists, meteorologists, and chemists.

Question 2

A public health nurse (PHN) is working with a migrant farm worker who has experienced an ex-posure to a pesticide. When researching pesticides, the nurse looks at the family of the chemi-cal.
 
  What similarities are found among chemicals that have been placed in the same family?
  a. Route of entry into the body
  b. Actions and associated risks
  c. Effects that they have on the body
  d. Potency and toxicity



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Scientists who study how pollutants travel in air, water, and soil are geologists, meteorologists, and chemists. The other professionals are not experts in the area of water pollution in the com-munity.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Chemicals are grouped so it's possible to understand the actions and risks associated with each group. Although some common health risks exist within these families of chemicals, the possible health risks for each chemical should be evaluated individually when a potential human exposure exists.



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