Question 1

Public health nurses in the late 1800s and early 1900s focused on improving physical environmental conditions in order to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Clean up water supplies and manage sewage removal 
B)  Respond to communicable disease outbreaks 
C)  Track sexually transmitted infections 
D)  Reduce maternal and child mortality 
A)  Clean up water supplies and manage sewage removal 
B)  Respond to communicable disease outbreaks 
C)  Track sexually transmitted infections 
D)  Reduce maternal and child mortality

Question 2

One of the first types of public health legislation in Canada provided detailed regulations for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Personal and environmental cleanliness 
B)  Water and sanitation pipeline initiatives 
C)  Mandatory vaccination of school children 
D)  Water fluoridation initiatives 
A)  Personal and environmental cleanliness 
B)  Water and sanitation pipeline initiatives 
C)  Mandatory vaccination of school children 
D)  Water fluoridation initiatives

Question 3

The first public health activities in Canada occurred in 1831 with the arrival of immigrants to Upper Canada who had contracted which disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tuberculosis 
B)  Spanish influenza 
C)  Cholera 
D)  The black plague 
A)  Tuberculosis 
B)  Spanish influenza 
C)  Cholera 
D)  The black plague

Question 4

Which nurse leader spearheaded the opening of the Department of Public Health in the city of Toronto in the early 1900s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lillian Wald 
B)  Eleanore Louise Miner 
C)  Eunice Henrietta Dyke 
D)  Lynn Blair 
A)  Lillian Wald 
B)  Eleanore Louise Miner 
C)  Eunice Henrietta Dyke 
D)  Lynn Blair

Question 5

When a public health nurse works on programs to protect Canada's water supply and food from contamination, he/she is working on which of the essential functions of public health?

Accepted Answer

A)  Health surveillance 
B)  Population health assessment 
C)  Health promotion 
D)  Health protection 
A)  Health surveillance 
B)  Population health assessment 
C)  Health promotion 
D)  Health protection

Question 6

Which three Canadian provinces were the first to set up provincially funded public health nursing services?

Accepted Answer

A)  British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba 
B)  Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and British Columbia 
C)  Alberta, Ontario, and Saskatchewan 
D)  Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia? 
A)  British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba 
B)  Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and British Columbia 
C)  Alberta, Ontario, and Saskatchewan 
D)  Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia?

Question 7

What type of community health nurse applies public health science, the principles of primary health care, nursing science, and the social sciences to promote, protect, and preserve the health of populations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Outpost nurse 
B)  Forensic nurse 
C)  Public health nurse 
D)  Occupational health nurse 
A)  Outpost nurse 
B)  Forensic nurse 
C)  Public health nurse 
D)  Occupational health nurse

Question 8

List 4 of the 8 public health nursing discipline specific competencies:

Accepted Answer

-Knowledge derived from public health an

Exam 4: Public Health Nursing

Public health nurses in the late 1800s and early 1900s focused on improving physical environmental conditions in order to:

One of the first types of public health legislation in Canada provided detailed regulations for which of the following?

The first public health activities in Canada occurred in 1831 with the arrival of immigrants to Upper Canada who had contracted which disease?

Which nurse leader spearheaded the opening of the Department of Public Health in the city of Toronto in the early 1900s?

When a public health nurse works on programs to protect Canada's water supply and food from contamination, he/she is working on which of the essential functions of public health?

Which three Canadian provinces were the first to set up provincially funded public health nursing services?

What type of community health nurse applies public health science, the principles of primary health care, nursing science, and the social sciences to promote, protect, and preserve the health of populations?

List 4 of the 8 public health nursing discipline specific competencies:

The History of Community Health Nursing in Canada

Policy, Politics, and Power in Health Care

Nursing Roles, Functions, and Practice Settings

Home Health Nursing in Canada

Advocacy, Ethical, and Legal Considerations

Theoretical Foundations of Community Health Nursing

Health Promotion

Race, Culture, and Health

Research

Epidemiology

Communicable Diseases

Community Nursing Process

Community Health Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation

Digital Health

Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health

School Health

Family Nursing

Gender and Community Health

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Two Spirit Clients

Older Adult Health

Indigenous Health

Community Mental Health

Rural and Remote Health

Chronic Care, Long-Term Care, and Palliative Care

Correctional Health

Ecological Determinants of Health and Environmental Health Inequities

Violence and Health

Poverty, Homelessness, and Food Insecurity

Substance Use

Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections

Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Nursing

Global Health

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