Question 1

Discuss the role that women's volunteerism and leadership in communities played in the development of community health nursing.

Accepted Answer

They worked on community development, the made the development of healthcare services a priority; they lobbied local officials, served tea at child welfare clinics, sewed layettes for destitute families, provided transportation, made referrals, raised funds, and enabled CHNs to fulfill their professional obligations to the fullest extent possible

Question 2

What was the primary reason for the establishment of school health programs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prevent ill children from becoming dependent citizens 
B)  Promote the health of all children 
C)  Provide food for children who lived in poverty 
D)  Treat sick children so they could work and contribute to the family income 
A)  Prevent ill children from becoming dependent citizens 
B)  Promote the health of all children 
C)  Provide food for children who lived in poverty 
D)  Treat sick children so they could work and contribute to the family income B

Question 3

___________________ were Canada's first community nursing order who made significant contributions to promote health equity by providing access to health services, food, shelter, and education for people rendered vulnerable:

Accepted Answer

A)  The Victorian Order of Nurses 
B)  The Grey Nuns 
C)  Public Health Nurses 
D)  School Nurses 
A)  The Victorian Order of Nurses 
B)  The Grey Nuns 
C)  Public Health Nurses 
D)  School Nurses B

Question 4

Which of the following roles best describes the work of the district and visiting nurse? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  They provided essential emergency care 
B)  They provided bed-side nursing and health education 
C)  They provided obstetrical care in the home 
D)  They provided preventative health teaching 
E)  None of above 
A)  They provided essential emergency care 
B)  They provided bed-side nursing and health education 
C)  They provided obstetrical care in the home 
D)  They provided preventative health teaching 
E)  None of above

Question 5

General public health nursing practice emerged from which type of nursing

Accepted Answer

A)  School nursing 
B)  Visiting nursing 
C)  Outpost nursing 
D)  Home-visiting nursing 
A)  School nursing 
B)  Visiting nursing 
C)  Outpost nursing 
D)  Home-visiting nursing

Question 6

Which of the following were the first two public health nursing specialties?

Accepted Answer

A)  TB nursing and school nursing 
B)  Private duty nursing and TB nursing 
C)  Home-visiting nursing and school nursing 
D)  Outpost nursing and school nursing 
A)  TB nursing and school nursing 
B)  Private duty nursing and TB nursing 
C)  Home-visiting nursing and school nursing 
D)  Outpost nursing and school nursing

Question 7

Contrast the three sectors of nursing that existed in Canada in the 20th century.

Accepted Answer

Hospital nurses, private-duty nurses, an

Question 8

The first group of public health officials implemented infant and child welfare programs in the early 20th century. What was the focus of these programs? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Postpartum home visits soon after birth 
B)  Home visits to assess childcare practices 
C)  Home visits to assess hygienic conditions 
D)  Promoting breastfeeding in various locations 
E)  None of above 
A)  Postpartum home visits soon after birth 
B)  Home visits to assess childcare practices 
C)  Home visits to assess hygienic conditions 
D)  Promoting breastfeeding in various locations 
E)  None of above

Question 9

Why did public health programs have limited success in rural and isolated areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  There was a greater need for bedside nursing care 
B)  There were many physicians in the rural areas 
C)  There was higher need for health education and illness prevention 
D)  Local health departments were situated in rural areas 
A)  There was a greater need for bedside nursing care 
B)  There were many physicians in the rural areas 
C)  There was higher need for health education and illness prevention 
D)  Local health departments were situated in rural areas

Question 10

The dual mandate of doing charitable work and providing affordable nursing care to the working and middle class was held by which agency?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Margaret Scott Nursing Mission 
B)  The Victorian Order of Nurses 
C)  Indian Health Services 
D)  Public Health Services 
A)  The Margaret Scott Nursing Mission 
B)  The Victorian Order of Nurses 
C)  Indian Health Services 
D)  Public Health Services

Question 11

Which community health nursing specialty emerged in early 20th-century Canada to combat communicable disease, infant mortality, and childhood morbidity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Visiting nursing 
B)  District nursing 
C)  Private duty nursing 
D)  Public health nursing 
A)  Visiting nursing 
B)  District nursing 
C)  Private duty nursing 
D)  Public health nursing

Question 12

The early practice of community health nursing was generalist in nature, consisting of a comprehensive range of services, including home healthcare and health promotion. Why did community health nursing become specialized over time?

Accepted Answer

specialization occurred as a r

Question 13

How did the reduction in government spending in the 1980s and 1990s affect community health nurses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased funding for physical infrastructure 
B)  Re-institutionalization of mental health patients 
C)  Improved capacity to follow-up with patients with communicable diseases 
D)  Reduced nursing staff numbers and levels of service 
A)  Increased funding for physical infrastructure 
B)  Re-institutionalization of mental health patients 
C)  Improved capacity to follow-up with patients with communicable diseases 
D)  Reduced nursing staff numbers and levels of service

Question 14

In which year was the Community Health Nurses Association of Canada established?

Accepted Answer

A)  1995 
B)  2000 
C)  1987 
D)  1976 
A)  1995 
B)  2000 
C)  1987 
D)  1976

Question 15

Early school-based initiatives involved which of the following activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Immunizations at various ages 
B)  Medical inspections of children followed by home visits 
C)  Breakfast and lunch programs 
D)  Sanitation and access to potable water 
A)  Immunizations at various ages 
B)  Medical inspections of children followed by home visits 
C)  Breakfast and lunch programs 
D)  Sanitation and access to potable water

Question 16

Discuss why local physicians sometimes did not support local public health programs

Accepted Answer

Because they feared that the P

Question 17

Military nursing requires the nurse to demonstrate which of the following competencies of community health nursing? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  A narrow vision that does not involve primary or secondary care 
B)  The ability to provide population health approaches 
C)  The ability to adapt practice in diverse settings 
D)  The ethical comportment to address conflicts that involve violence 
A)  A narrow vision that does not involve primary or secondary care 
B)  The ability to provide population health approaches 
C)  The ability to adapt practice in diverse settings 
D)  The ethical comportment to address conflicts that involve violence

Question 18

Which of the following types of community health nursing refers to nurses providing services in the most remote geographic locations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Visiting nursing 
B)  Public health nursing 
C)  Outpost nursing 
D)  District nursing 
A)  Visiting nursing 
B)  Public health nursing 
C)  Outpost nursing 
D)  District nursing

Question 19

Who would a district or visiting nurse most likely work with in the early 1900s in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Families who could afford to pay 
B)  Poor and destitute families 
C)  The community 
D)  School children 
A)  Families who could afford to pay 
B)  Poor and destitute families 
C)  The community 
D)  School children

Question 20

The earliest forms for healthcare in Canada were:

Accepted Answer

A)  The practices of Indigenous people 
B)  European settlers who were physicians 
C)  The wives of surgeons 
D)  The Grey Nuns 
A)  The practices of Indigenous people 
B)  European settlers who were physicians 
C)  The wives of surgeons 
D)  The Grey Nuns

Exam 1: The History of Community Health Nursing in Canada

Discuss the role that women's volunteerism and leadership in communities played in the development of community health nursing.

What was the primary reason for the establishment of school health programs?

___________________ were Canada's first community nursing order who made significant contributions to promote health equity by providing access to health services, food, shelter, and education for people rendered vulnerable:

Which of the following roles best describes the work of the district and visiting nurse? Select all that apply.

General public health nursing practice emerged from which type of nursing

Which of the following were the first two public health nursing specialties?

Contrast the three sectors of nursing that existed in Canada in the 20th century.

The first group of public health officials implemented infant and child welfare programs in the early 20th century. What was the focus of these programs? Select all that apply.

Why did public health programs have limited success in rural and isolated areas?

The dual mandate of doing charitable work and providing affordable nursing care to the working and middle class was held by which agency?

Which community health nursing specialty emerged in early 20th-century Canada to combat communicable disease, infant mortality, and childhood morbidity?

The early practice of community health nursing was generalist in nature, consisting of a comprehensive range of services, including home healthcare and health promotion. Why did community health nursing become specialized over time?

How did the reduction in government spending in the 1980s and 1990s affect community health nurses?

In which year was the Community Health Nurses Association of Canada established?

Early school-based initiatives involved which of the following activities?

Discuss why local physicians sometimes did not support local public health programs

Military nursing requires the nurse to demonstrate which of the following competencies of community health nursing? Select all that apply.

Which of the following types of community health nursing refers to nurses providing services in the most remote geographic locations?

Who would a district or visiting nurse most likely work with in the early 1900s in Canada?

The earliest forms for healthcare in Canada were:

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