Question 1

Which activity is an example of the "advocate" role of the CHN?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organizing home care support for a newly discharged older adult client 
B)  Acting as a member of a community action group for provision of accessible transit choices 
C)  Doing prenatal assessments 
D)  Facilitating a self-help group for smoking cessation 
A)  Organizing home care support for a newly discharged older adult client 
B)  Acting as a member of a community action group for provision of accessible transit choices 
C)  Doing prenatal assessments 
D)  Facilitating a self-help group for smoking cessation B

Question 2

Which of the following best describes community health nursing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Giving care with a focus on the aggregate's needs 
B)  Giving care with a focus on the group's needs 
C)  Focusing on the health care of individual clients in the community 
D)  Working with an approach of unique client care 
A)  Giving care with a focus on the aggregate's needs 
B)  Giving care with a focus on the group's needs 
C)  Focusing on the health care of individual clients in the community 
D)  Working with an approach of unique client care C

Question 3

Which type of thinking is most reflective of looking at a macroscopic, big-picture population focus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Collaborative thinking 
B)  Upstream thinking 
C)  Holistic thinking 
D)  Downstream thinking 
A)  Collaborative thinking 
B)  Upstream thinking 
C)  Holistic thinking 
D)  Downstream thinking B

Question 4

Which public health service best represents primary prevention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Developing a health education program about the dangers of smoking 
B)  Providing a diabetes clinic for adults in low-income neighbourhoods 
C)  Providing an influenza vaccination program in a community retirement village 
D)  Teaching school-aged children about the positive effects of exercise 
A)  Developing a health education program about the dangers of smoking 
B)  Providing a diabetes clinic for adults in low-income neighbourhoods 
C)  Providing an influenza vaccination program in a community retirement village 
D)  Teaching school-aged children about the positive effects of exercise

Question 5

A PHN strives to prevent disease and disability, often in partnership with other community groups. Which statement is an appropriate summary of the PHN's role?

Accepted Answer

A)  The PHN asks the political leaders what interventions should be chosen. 
B)  The PHN assesses the community and decides on appropriate interventions. 
C)  The PHN uses data from the main health care institutions in the community to determine needed health services. 
D)  The PHN works with community members to carry out public health functions. 
A)  The PHN asks the political leaders what interventions should be chosen. 
B)  The PHN assesses the community and decides on appropriate interventions. 
C)  The PHN uses data from the main health care institutions in the community to determine needed health services. 
D)  The PHN works with community members to carry out public health functions.

Question 6

Which public health service best represents secondary prevention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Administering the influenza vaccine to a community of seniors 
B)  Initiating an infant car seat safety screening program for parents in low-income housing 
C)  Starting a rehabilitation clinic for middle-aged adults residing in low-income housing 
D)  Setting up a support group for teenage mothers of infants with Down syndrome 
A)  Administering the influenza vaccine to a community of seniors 
B)  Initiating an infant car seat safety screening program for parents in low-income housing 
C)  Starting a rehabilitation clinic for middle-aged adults residing in low-income housing 
D)  Setting up a support group for teenage mothers of infants with Down syndrome

Question 7

Which change is the primary explanation for life expectancy increasing so notably since the early 1900s?

Accepted Answer

A)  An increase in findings from medical laboratory research 
B)  Incredible advances in surgical techniques and procedures 
C)  Improved sanitation and other public health activities 
D)  Increased use of antibiotics to fight infections 
A)  An increase in findings from medical laboratory research 
B)  Incredible advances in surgical techniques and procedures 
C)  Improved sanitation and other public health activities 
D)  Increased use of antibiotics to fight infections

Question 8

Which of the following is used as a measurement of population health?

Accepted Answer

A)  Health status indicators 
B)  The levels of prevention 
C)  The number of memberships at the local fitness centre 
D)  Reported provincial alcohol and tobacco sales in any given month 
A)  Health status indicators 
B)  The levels of prevention 
C)  The number of memberships at the local fitness centre 
D)  Reported provincial alcohol and tobacco sales in any given month

Question 9

Which is the simplest definition of primary health care?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is based on a multidisciplinary group of health care providers working as a team. 
B)  It provides essential care that is universally accessible to persons in a community and encourages self-management, self-reliance, and competence. 
C)  It focuses on health promotion and disease prevention among those who can afford to engage in behaviours that facilitate them. 
D)  It is based on local efforts to meet the Declaration of Alma-Ata, known as Health for All. 
A)  It is based on a multidisciplinary group of health care providers working as a team. 
B)  It provides essential care that is universally accessible to persons in a community and encourages self-management, self-reliance, and competence. 
C)  It focuses on health promotion and disease prevention among those who can afford to engage in behaviours that facilitate them. 
D)  It is based on local efforts to meet the Declaration of Alma-Ata, known as Health for All.

Question 10

A registered nurse (RN), has just been employed as a CHN. Which question would be most relevant to her practice as she begins her position?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Which community groups are at greatest risk for problems?" 
B)  "Which patients should I see first as I begin my day?" 
C)  "With which physicians will I be collaborating most closely?" 
D)  "Who is the nursing assistant to whom I can refer patients?" 
A)  "Which community groups are at greatest risk for problems?" 
B)  "Which patients should I see first as I begin my day?" 
C)  "With which physicians will I be collaborating most closely?" 
D)  "Who is the nursing assistant to whom I can refer patients?"

Question 11

What term is used interchangeably with the term subpopulations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Groups 
B)  Aggregates 
C)  Clients 
D)  Communities 
A)  Groups 
B)  Aggregates 
C)  Clients 
D)  Communities

Question 12

A CHN often has to make resource allocation decisions. In such cases, which approach will most help the CHN to arrive at the decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  Choosing a moral or ethical principle 
B)  Choosing the cheapest, most economical approach 
C)  Choosing the most rational outcome 
D)  Choosing the needs of the aggregate, rather than the needs of a few individuals 
A)  Choosing a moral or ethical principle 
B)  Choosing the cheapest, most economical approach 
C)  Choosing the most rational outcome 
D)  Choosing the needs of the aggregate, rather than the needs of a few individuals

Question 13

In which scenario is the PHN most comprehensively fulfilling collaborative practice responsibilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  The PHN meets with several groups about community recreation issues. 
B)  The PHN spends the day attending meetings at various health agencies. 
C)  The PHN talks to several people about their particular health concerns. 
D)  The PHN watches television, including a telecast of a city council meeting on the local cable station. 
A)  The PHN meets with several groups about community recreation issues. 
B)  The PHN spends the day attending meetings at various health agencies. 
C)  The PHN talks to several people about their particular health concerns. 
D)  The PHN watches television, including a telecast of a city council meeting on the local cable station.

Question 14

Which of the following best describes primary health care?

Accepted Answer

A)  A comprehensive way to address issues of social justice 
B)  Giving care to manage acute or chronic conditions 
C)  Giving direct care to ill individuals within their family setting 
D)  Having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention 
A)  A comprehensive way to address issues of social justice 
B)  Giving care to manage acute or chronic conditions 
C)  Giving direct care to ill individuals within their family setting 
D)  Having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention

Question 15

Which is a requirement for reaching the goal of "health for all"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-actualization 
B)  A system for health 
C)  Elimination of lower- and upper-class categories 
D)  Total compliance with immunizations and vaccines with all groups 
A)  Self-actualization 
B)  A system for health 
C)  Elimination of lower- and upper-class categories 
D)  Total compliance with immunizations and vaccines with all groups

Question 16

Which situation most closely represents the focus of public health nursing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assessing the services and effectiveness of the school health clinic 
B)  Caring for patients after their outpatient surgeries 
C)  Giving care to schoolchildren at the school clinic and to the children's families 
D)  Treating paediatric patients at an outpatient clinic 
A)  Assessing the services and effectiveness of the school health clinic 
B)  Caring for patients after their outpatient surgeries 
C)  Giving care to schoolchildren at the school clinic and to the children's families 
D)  Treating paediatric patients at an outpatient clinic

Question 17

Which community health nursing practice area receives funding from the private sector?

Accepted Answer

A)  Telenurses 
B)  Corrections nurses 
C)  Nurse entrepreneurs 
D)  Street or outreach nurses 
A)  Telenurses 
B)  Corrections nurses 
C)  Nurse entrepreneurs 
D)  Street or outreach nurses

Question 18

The CHN working with women at the senior citizens' centre reminds them that the only way the centre will be able to afford a driver and a van service for those who cannot drive themselves is to continue to write letters to their local city council representatives, requesting funding for such a service. What is the CHN doing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ensuring that the women do not expect the CHN herself to do anything about their problem 
B)  Demonstrating that she understands the women's concerns and needs 
C)  Expressing empathy, support, and concern 
D)  Helping the women engage in political action locally 
A)  Ensuring that the women do not expect the CHN herself to do anything about their problem 
B)  Demonstrating that she understands the women's concerns and needs 
C)  Expressing empathy, support, and concern 
D)  Helping the women engage in political action locally

Question 19

The health of which of the following is the primary focus of public health nurses (PHNs)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Families 
B)  Groups 
C)  Individuals 
D)  Populations 
A)  Families 
B)  Groups 
C)  Individuals 
D)  Populations

Which activity is an example of the "advocate" role of the CHN?

Which of the following best describes community health nursing?

Which type of thinking is most reflective of looking at a macroscopic, big-picture population focus?

Which public health service best represents primary prevention?

A PHN strives to prevent disease and disability, often in partnership with other community groups. Which statement is an appropriate summary of the PHN's role?

Which public health service best represents secondary prevention?

Which change is the primary explanation for life expectancy increasing so notably since the early 1900s?

Which of the following is used as a measurement of population health?

Which is the simplest definition of primary health care?

A registered nurse (RN), has just been employed as a CHN. Which question would be most relevant to her practice as she begins her position?

What term is used interchangeably with the term subpopulations?

A CHN often has to make resource allocation decisions. In such cases, which approach will most help the CHN to arrive at the decision?

In which scenario is the PHN most comprehensively fulfilling collaborative practice responsibilities?

Which of the following best describes primary health care?

Which is a requirement for reaching the goal of "health for all"?

Which situation most closely represents the focus of public health nursing?

Which community health nursing practice area receives funding from the private sector?

The health of which of the following is the primary focus of public health nurses (PHNs)?

The Evolution of Community Health Nursing in Canada

Community Health Nursing in Canada: Settings, Functions, and Roles

Health Promotion

Evidence-Informed Practice in Community Health Nursing

Ethics in Community Health Nursing Practice

Diversity and Relational Practice in Community Health Nursing

Epidemiological Applications

Working With the Community

Health Program Planning and Evaluation

Working With the Individual As Client: Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan

Working With Families

Working With Groups, Teams, and Partners

Indigenous Health: Working With First Nations People, Inuit, and Métis

Working With Vulnerable Populations

Communicable and Infectious Disease Prevention and Control

Environmental Health

Disaster Management

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Exam 1: Community Health Nursing

Which activity is an example of the "advocate" role of the CHN?

Which of the following best describes community health nursing?

Which type of thinking is most reflective of looking at a macroscopic, big-picture population focus?

Which public health service best represents primary prevention?

A PHN strives to prevent disease and disability, often in partnership with other community groups. Which statement is an appropriate summary of the PHN's role?

Which public health service best represents secondary prevention?

Which change is the primary explanation for life expectancy increasing so notably since the early 1900s?

Which of the following is used as a measurement of population health?

Which is the simplest definition of primary health care?

A registered nurse (RN), has just been employed as a CHN. Which question would be most relevant to her practice as she begins her position?

What term is used interchangeably with the term subpopulations?

A CHN often has to make resource allocation decisions. In such cases, which approach will most help the CHN to arrive at the decision?

In which scenario is the PHN most comprehensively fulfilling collaborative practice responsibilities?

Which of the following best describes primary health care?

Which is a requirement for reaching the goal of "health for all"?

Which situation most closely represents the focus of public health nursing?

Which community health nursing practice area receives funding from the private sector?

The health of which of the following is the primary focus of public health nurses (PHNs)?

The Evolution of Community Health Nursing in Canada

Community Health Nursing in Canada: Settings, Functions, and Roles

Health Promotion

Evidence-Informed Practice in Community Health Nursing

Ethics in Community Health Nursing Practice

Diversity and Relational Practice in Community Health Nursing

Epidemiological Applications

Working With the Community

Health Program Planning and Evaluation

Working With the Individual As Client: Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan

Working With Families

Working With Groups, Teams, and Partners

Indigenous Health: Working With First Nations People, Inuit, and Métis

Working With Vulnerable Populations

Communicable and Infectious Disease Prevention and Control

Environmental Health

Disaster Management

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