When Assessing Environmental Health Risks, a Nurse Can Use More

question 25

Multiple Choice

When assessing environmental health risks, a nurse can use more than one approach. The risks can be assessed by which of the following? Select all that apply.

• A) Asking legislators to provide a list of environmental pollutants in the area
• B) Developing a list of exposures associated with urban, rural, or suburban settings
• C) Assessing the risk by media such as air, water, soil, and food
• D) Dividing the environment into functional locations: home, school, workplace, and community

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Definitions:

Marginal Analysis

Marginal analysis refers to the examination of the benefits and costs of a small (marginal) change in the production, consumption, or allocation of resources.

Ceteris Paribus

A principle in economics that states other conditions remain constant while one variable changes.

Marginal Benefit

The additional satisfaction or value gained from consuming or producing one more unit of a good or service.

Marginal Cost

The cost added by producing one additional unit of a product or service.