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mckennatimberlake · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

An occupational health nurse has conducted a walk-through assessment and has identified po-tential hazards in the workplace. The nurse recognizes that it will be easiest to modify exposure to which hazard?

a. Bacteria
b. Aerosols
c. Noise
d. Burnout

Question 2

Which statement about chemical agents is accurate?

a. Chemicals are not ordinarily found in the body tissues of the general population.
b. Most chemicals have been studied to de-termine the effects of exposure on hu-mans.
c. Chronic exposure to low-level doses of workplace chemicals below standards constitutes a potential health risk.
d. Human effects of chemical exposure are associated with single agents rather than with the interaction of agents.

matt · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Controlling physical agents, such as noise, can usually be accomplished through engineering strategies and personal protective equipment. It is much harder to change biological agents (bac-teria), chemical agents (aerosols), and psychosocial agents (burnout).

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
It is true that chronic exposure to low-level doses of workplace chemicals below standards con-stitutes a potential health risk. Most chemicals have not been studied epidemiologically to deter-mine the effects of exposure on humans. As a consequence of general environmental contamina-tion with chemicals from work, home, and community activities, a variety of chemicals have been found in the body tissues of the general population. Predicting human responses to chemical ex-posures are complicated because multiple chemicals often combine and interact to create a new chemical agent.