Question 1

List seven areas that need to be addressed during a community-wide assessment. Give a sample data course for each area.

Accepted Answer

- purpose: data source-agency or group t

Question 2

What is included in community dynamics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decision-making 
B)  Community history 
C)  Geographical boundaries 
D)  Community centres 
A)  Decision-making 
B)  Community history 
C)  Geographical boundaries 
D)  Community centres

Question 3

What is the difference between vertical communication, horizontal communication and diagonal communication?

Accepted Answer

- Vertical communication links communiti

Question 4

What is the core of a community?

Accepted Answer

A)  The people 
B)  The community health nurse 
C)  The hospital 
D)  The geographical centre 
A)  The people 
B)  The community health nurse 
C)  The hospital 
D)  The geographical centre

Question 5

A nurse is conducting a windshield survey. What activity is part of the windshield survey?

Accepted Answer

A)  Distributing a comprehensive needs assessment survey throughout the community 
B)  Driving through the community's main street on her way home 
C)  Asking residents what they think of their neighbourhood 
D)  Using the five senses to get a picture of the overall community environment 
A)  Distributing a comprehensive needs assessment survey throughout the community 
B)  Driving through the community's main street on her way home 
C)  Asking residents what they think of their neighbourhood 
D)  Using the five senses to get a picture of the overall community environment

Question 6

A community health nurse has been sent to a small rural community. The incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the adolescent population is four times greater than in the surrounding communities. What is the best way for the nurse to engage key stakeholders in identifying the cause of the increased rate of STIs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hold small focus group meetings in the high school 
B)  Hold a community forum open to all taxpayers 
C)  Meet with the formal leaders in the community 
D)  Send a survey to the parent of adolescents 
A)  Hold small focus group meetings in the high school 
B)  Hold a community forum open to all taxpayers 
C)  Meet with the formal leaders in the community 
D)  Send a survey to the parent of adolescents

Question 7

A community health nurse has been sent to a small rural community. The incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the adolescent population is four times greater than in the surrounding communities. A nurse wants to plan strategies to reduce the incidence of STIs. What approach would increase community participation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ask the stakeholders what is the priority need 
B)  Ask the community formal leaders to provide input 
C)  Develop a curriculum for teachers on STI prevention 
D)  Teach the adolescents about safe sex 
A)  Ask the stakeholders what is the priority need 
B)  Ask the community formal leaders to provide input 
C)  Develop a curriculum for teachers on STI prevention 
D)  Teach the adolescents about safe sex

Question 8

A group of nurses feel overwhelmed as they conduct their community assessment. What would be important in helping them continue with their work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spend more time collecting data from new sources 
B)  Determine what their outcomes are going to be 
C)  Use several more methods to collect data 
D)  Focus on the purpose of the assessment 
A)  Spend more time collecting data from new sources 
B)  Determine what their outcomes are going to be 
C)  Use several more methods to collect data 
D)  Focus on the purpose of the assessment

Question 9

Where is the best place for a nurse to look for Canadian population health indicators? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Nursing journals 
B)  Canadian Community Health Surveys 
C)  Statistics Canada 
D)  Books in the university library 
A)  Nursing journals 
B)  Canadian Community Health Surveys 
C)  Statistics Canada 
D)  Books in the university library

Question 10

What is a disadvantage of a community forum?

Accepted Answer

A)  Produces one-way dialogue on issues 
B)  Everyone who attends has to participate 
C)  A few people may dominate the discussion 
D)  Relatively inexpensive to plan 
A)  Produces one-way dialogue on issues 
B)  Everyone who attends has to participate 
C)  A few people may dominate the discussion 
D)  Relatively inexpensive to plan

Exam 13: Community Nursing Process

List seven areas that need to be addressed during a community-wide assessment. Give a sample data course for each area.

What is included in community dynamics?

What is the difference between vertical communication, horizontal communication and diagonal communication?

What is the core of a community?

A nurse is conducting a windshield survey. What activity is part of the windshield survey?

A group of nurses feel overwhelmed as they conduct their community assessment. What would be important in helping them continue with their work?

Where is the best place for a nurse to look for Canadian population health indicators? Select all that apply.

What is a disadvantage of a community forum?

The History of Community Health Nursing in Canada

Policy, Politics, and Power in Health Care

Nursing Roles, Functions, and Practice Settings

Public Health Nursing

Home Health Nursing in Canada

Advocacy, Ethical, and Legal Considerations

Theoretical Foundations of Community Health Nursing

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Ecological Determinants of Health and Environmental Health Inequities

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