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tiara099 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A number of occupational health hazards exist that nurses are susceptible to. There are four primary categories of these occupational health hazards. These categories include which of the following? Select all that apply.

a. infectious agents c. workplace violence agents
b. physical agents d. chemical agents

Question 2

Some reasons for sleep deprivation that are specific to nurses are listed below. Which of the following are some of these reasons? Select all that apply.

a. working the night shift
b. rotating shifts
c. working 10- to 12-hour shifts repeatedly
d. ongoing thoughts about family and social pressures

234sdffa · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A, B, D
The four categories of occupational health hazards are: 1) infectious agents (e.g., HIV, hepatitis), 2) physical agents (e.g., radiation, noise), 3) environmental agents (e.g., poor air quality), and 4) chemical agents (e.g., ethyl oxide, glutaraldehyde).

Answer to Question 2

A, B, C
Some reasons and behaviors that contribute to sleep deprivation that are specific to nurses are: 1) working the night shift (may be difficult to sleep for long periods of time during the day), 2) rotating shifts (rotating shifts does not usually provide enough time to adjust to the new schedule; hence this can contribute to a loss of sleep), 3) working 10- to 12-hour shifts repeatedly (this does not allow for much time between shifts for sleeping), and 4) ongoing thoughts about patients and activities at work (not thoughts about family and social pressures, as these are not specific to nurses).