Question 1

What were the first determinants of health as identified by the Lalonde Report in 1974?

Accepted Answer

A) Biology, lifestyle, health care, environment 
B) Resources, social justice, stable ecosystem, equity 
C) Biology, genetics, education, social supports 
D) Income, social status, education, health services 
A) Biology, lifestyle, health care, environment 
B) Resources, social justice, stable ecosystem, equity 
C) Biology, genetics, education, social supports 
D) Income, social status, education, health services A

Question 2

Which one of the following situations represents 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 A

Question 3

Which of the following 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. B

Question 4

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 5

Which one of the following public health services 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 6

Which one of the following 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

Question 7

Ms.LeBlanc, BSc, registered nurse (RN), has just been employed as a CHN.Which of the following questions might be very 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 8

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

Question 9

A CHN often has to make resource allocation decisions.In such cases, which of the following approaches will 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 10

Which of the following is a requirement for reaching the goal "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 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) Health status indicators 
B) Awareness of 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) Awareness of 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 12

Which of the following ethical principles indicates that the CHN is ethically bound to do good within the limitations of time, place, and talent?

Accepted Answer

A) Justice 
B) Beneficence 
C) Nonmaleficence 
D) Distributive justice 
A) Justice 
B) Beneficence 
C) Nonmaleficence 
D) Distributive justice

Question 13

Which of the following is the primary explanation for life expectancy increasing so notably during the twentieth century?

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 14

Which of the following definitions reflects "client as society"?

Accepted Answer

A) Groups within a population working together on a defined activity 
B) Systems that incorporate the social, political, economic, and cultural infrastructure to address issues of concern 
C) People and the relationships that emerge among them as they develop and share environments 
D) A large group of people who have at least one characteristic in common and who reside in close proximity 
A) Groups within a population working together on a defined activity 
B) Systems that incorporate the social, political, economic, and cultural infrastructure to address issues of concern 
C) People and the relationships that emerge among them as they develop and share environments 
D) A large group of people who have at least one characteristic in common and who reside in close proximity

Question 15

Which one of the following public health services 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 16

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

Question 17

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 18

Which of the following best describes community health nursing?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

A PHN strives to prevent disease and disability, often in partnership with other community groups.Which one of the following 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 20

Whenever Ms.LeBlanc, BSc, RN, talks to the women at the senior citizens' centre, she 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 Ms.LeBlanc doing?

Accepted Answer

A) Ensuring that the women do not expect Ms.LeBlanc 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 Ms.LeBlanc 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

What were the first determinants of health as identified by the Lalonde Report in 1974?

Which one of the following situations represents public health nursing?

Which of the following is the simplest definition of primary health care?

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

Which one of the following public health services represents secondary prevention?

Which one of the following is an example of the "advocate" role of the CHN?

Ms.LeBlanc, BSc, registered nurse (RN), has just been employed as a CHN.Which of the following questions might be very relevant to her practice as she begins her position?

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

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

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

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

Which of the following ethical principles indicates that the CHN is ethically bound to do good within the limitations of time, place, and talent?

Which of the following is the primary explanation for life expectancy increasing so notably during the twentieth century?

Which of the following definitions reflects "client as society"?

Which one of the following public health services represents primary prevention?

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

What term is used interchangeably with the term subpopulations?

Which of the following best describes community health nursing?

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

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

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Evidence-Informed Practice in Community Health Nursing

Ethics in Community Health Nursing Practice

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Epidemiological Applications

Working With Community

Health Program Planning and Evaluation

Working With Vulnerable Populations

Working With Family

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

Working With Groups, Teams and Partners

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Exam 1: Community Health Nursing

What were the first determinants of health as identified by the Lalonde Report in 1974?

Which one of the following situations represents public health nursing?

Which of the following is the simplest definition of primary health care?

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

Which one of the following public health services represents secondary prevention?

Which one of the following is an example of the "advocate" role of the CHN?

Ms.LeBlanc, BSc, registered nurse (RN), has just been employed as a CHN.Which of the following questions might be very relevant to her practice as she begins her position?

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

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

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

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

Which of the following ethical principles indicates that the CHN is ethically bound to do good within the limitations of time, place, and talent?

Which of the following is the primary explanation for life expectancy increasing so notably during the twentieth century?

Which of the following definitions reflects "client as society"?

Which one of the following public health services represents primary prevention?

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

What term is used interchangeably with the term subpopulations?

Which of the following best describes community health nursing?

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

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

Epidemiological Applications

Working With Community

Health Program Planning and Evaluation

Working With Vulnerable Populations

Working With Family

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

Working With Groups, Teams and Partners

Environmental Health

Disaster Management

Communicable and Infectious Disease Prevention and Control

Applications in Working With Specific Aggregates

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