Class 10 Chronic Disease, Injury Prevention

Question 1

What are the leading chronic diseases in Canada

Answer 1

Diabetes
HTN
Cancer

Question 2

5 leading causes of death for canadian

Answer 2

Neoplasms
Diseases of heart
Covid 19
Accidents CVD

Question 3

“characterized by uncertain etiology, multiple risk
factors, a long latency period, a prolonged course of
illness, non-contagious origin, functional impairment or
disability, and incurability” (Mills, 2006)

Answer 3

Chronic Diseases

Question 4

A complex family of neoplastic diseases
characterized by aberrations of cellular growth that
causes abnormal proliferating cells to invade or destroy
normal tissue

Answer 4

Cancer

Question 5

Leading cause of premature death in Canada in both males and
females

It is the leading cause of death

Approximately 50% of its incidence is related to preventable causes***

Answer 5

Cancer

Question 6

Most common types of cancer

Answer 6

Lung
Breast
Colorectal
Prostate

Question 7

What is the primary prevention of cancer

Answer 7

Vaccination

Question 8

What is secondary prevention of cancer

Answer 8

Screening

Question 9

What are risk factors for diabetes

Answer 9

Genetics
Ibesity
Lifestyle
Age
Smoking

Question 10

• define the scope and dept of community nursing practice
• establish criteria and expectations for acceptable nursing practice and safe, ethical care
• provide criteria for measuring actual performance
• support ongoing development of community health nursing
  -promote comunity health nursing as a specialty and provide the foundation for certificationof CHN by CNA
• inspire excellence in and commitment to connumity oractice
• set a benchmark for mew community health nurses

Answer 10

PURPOSE of Standards of Practice