Question 1

A public health nurse who engages in screening for nutritional diseases (e.g. scurvy) is working towards which essential function of public health?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emergency preparedness 
B)  Health promotion 
C)  Disease and injury prevention 
D)  Population health assessment 
A)  Emergency preparedness 
B)  Health promotion 
C)  Disease and injury prevention 
D)  Population health assessment

Question 2

The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion led to health care reform and a new public health movement. The role of public health nurses in this new movement was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Reduce health inequities by enabling citizens to take action to improve their health 
B)  Increase health inequities by enabling citizens to increase control over their health 
C)  Increase social injustice by focusing on communicable diseases 
D)  Reduce social justice by working on water and sanitation initiatives 
A)  Reduce health inequities by enabling citizens to take action to improve their health 
B)  Increase health inequities by enabling citizens to increase control over their health 
C)  Increase social injustice by focusing on communicable diseases 
D)  Reduce social justice by working on water and sanitation initiatives

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of primordial prevention work of public health nurses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Screening for lead levels in blood samples of employees exposed to environmental contaminants in their workplace 
B)  Advocating for communities to have access to iodized salt in flour to prevent iodine deficiency goiter 
C)  Designing, planning, and implementing social marketing campaigns to de-normalize tobacco use 
D)  Working in a Papanicolaou smear early detection program to identify cervical cancer 
A)  Screening for lead levels in blood samples of employees exposed to environmental contaminants in their workplace 
B)  Advocating for communities to have access to iodized salt in flour to prevent iodine deficiency goiter 
C)  Designing, planning, and implementing social marketing campaigns to de-normalize tobacco use 
D)  Working in a Papanicolaou smear early detection program to identify cervical cancer

Question 4

What is the mission of the Public Health Agency of Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  To apply international research and development to Canada's public health programs 
B)  To strengthen intergovernmental collaboration on public health 
C)  To facilitate national approaches to public health policy and planning 
D)  To promote and protect the health of Canadians though leadership, partnership, innovation, and action in public health 
A)  To apply international research and development to Canada's public health programs 
B)  To strengthen intergovernmental collaboration on public health 
C)  To facilitate national approaches to public health policy and planning 
D)  To promote and protect the health of Canadians though leadership, partnership, innovation, and action in public health

Question 5

Compare and contrast the six essential functions of public health

Accepted Answer

-Descriptions of eac

Question 6

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 7

Discuss the importance of primary health care and public health nursing

Accepted Answer

-PHNs were called on to make a concerted

Question 8

List 4 skills of public health nurses

Accepted Answer

-Apply knowledge, critically appraise kn

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention work of public health nurses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Implementing vaccination campaigns to prevent communicable diseases 
B)  Screening for cholesterol levels at the community health centre 
C)  Providing nutrition education for patients diagnosed with HIV 
D)  Providing self-management supports for children diagnosed with upper respiratory infections 
A)  Implementing vaccination campaigns to prevent communicable diseases 
B)  Screening for cholesterol levels at the community health centre 
C)  Providing nutrition education for patients diagnosed with HIV 
D)  Providing self-management supports for children diagnosed with upper respiratory infections

Question 10

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

Exam 4: Public Health Nursing

A public health nurse who engages in screening for nutritional diseases (e.g. scurvy) is working towards which essential function of public health?

The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion led to health care reform and a new public health movement. The role of public health nurses in this new movement was to:

Which of the following is an example of primordial prevention work of public health nurses?

What is the mission of the Public Health Agency of Canada?

Compare and contrast the six essential functions of public health

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

Discuss the importance of primary health care and public health nursing

List 4 skills of public health nurses

Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention work of public health nurses?

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

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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