week 1

Question 1

definition of community for CHN

Answer 1

people and the relationships that emerge among them; who commonly share agencies, institutions, and/or a physical environment; members may be defined in terms of geography or of a common interest

Question 2

definition of community health nursing

Answer 2

nursing that takes place in & with the community in a variety of practice areas.
such as public health, home health, occupational health and other similar fields.
advocacy for primary health care

Question 3

important to understand past of CHN b/c (3)

Answer 3

1. shapes where CHN is today
2. teaches us about successes and mistakes
3. provides direction to understand challenges and opportunities for future nursing

Question 4

history of indigenous knowledge and context for CHN

Answer 4

• Indigenous medicine and healing practices were the earliest forms of healthcare in Canada
• Traditional medicines & healing practices provided healthcare and knowledge to European settlers
• These practices have yet to be acknowledged within the history and modern practices of nursing and health care

Question 5

canadas first nurse

Answer 5

Jeanne Mance

this bhaddie confronted political, social, and economic forces to establish a range of community health services that include the founding of the Hotel-Dieu Hospital

Question 6

who established grey nuns?

Answer 6

marguerite d’youville

Question 7

what were the grey nuns?

Answer 7

first canadian community nursing order and established relationships with first nation people to learn about health and healing
they made a significant contribution to providing access to health services, food, shelter, and education for the most vulnerable

Question 8

first form of “street outreach nursing” (when and who?)

Answer 8

grey nuns
in the early 1700s
when they started doing public health visits

Question 9

t/f was health promotion present in the earliest form of community health nursing?

Answer 9

yep

Question 10

early 20th century: what were the 3 distinct sectors of nurses?

Answer 10

1. hospital
2. private-duty
3. public health and home-visiting nurses

Question 11

what group of nurses led to pioneer chns?

Answer 11

public health and home-visiting nurses.

services to the poorest and most isolated rural communities
Pioneer CHNs met the immediate needs of communities for direct care & midwifery + provided health & prevention education

Question 12

what were the two specialties for public health nurses?

Answer 12

TB nursing and
school nursing

Question 13

military nursing was the foundation for what other type of nursing?

Answer 13

emergency preparedness and disaster nursing

Question 14

district and visiting nursing was the foundation for what type of nursing?

Answer 14

home health nursing

Question 15

community health nurses association of canada created when?

Answer 15

1987

Question 16

public health agency of canada
formed in ____
in response to ____
vision ____

Answer 16

formed in 2004

in response to SARS - canada’s capacity to respond to another public health crisis

vision of INTERSECTORAL policy development and INTERPROFESSIONAL collaboration

Question 17

Nurses and women’s’ groups worked together to advocate for and provide services for who?

Answer 17

marginalized and vulnerable people…
Essentially developed what are now the social determinants of health.

Question 18

CHNs can be inspired by…

Answer 18

CHNs can be inspired by their roots of activism, advocacy, and outreach while finding ways to meet their standard of facilitating access and equity by recognizing the impacts of the social determinants of health and incorporating actions in their practice

Question 19

definition of health promotion

Answer 19

process of enabling people to increase control over and to improve their health
FOUNDATION of nursing practice

Question 20

CHN perspective on health

Answer 20

a resource for everyday life that is influenced by circumstances, beliefs, and the determinants of health

Question 21

social determinants of health are…

Answer 21

the non-medical factors that influence health outcomes.

They are the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life.

These forces and systems include economic policies and systems, development agendas, social norms, social policies and political systems

social determinants are =/> important than our physical determinants of health

Question 22

INDIGENOUS HEALTH PROMOTION

Answer 22

Indigenous understanding of health includes the family and community and focuses on a balance between the body, mind, emotion, and spirit.

Question 23

key component of indigenous health promotion

Answer 23

EMPOWERMENT

Question 24

upstream approaches

Answer 24

prevention and promotion strategies

Extend beyond addressing individual behaviours and identify programs, policies, and environmental changes

Acute care services are usually tertiary prevention measures….focused on individual treatment and cure = considered downstream interventions