week 1: chapter 3

Question 1

Which of the following statements is true about the Blueprint for Action for Community Health Nursing in Canada (CHNC, 2011)?
a. It incorporates the voices of government officials about public health
b. It is a point of reference for ongoing dialogue about community health nursing practice
c. It is a landmark document about primary health care in Canada
d. It provides a framework for intersectoral collaboration

Answer 1

b. It is a point of reference for ongoing dialogue about community health nursing practice

Question 2

Which of the following documents outlines six areas of action, one of them being supporting nursing leadership development?
a. The Ottawa Charter
b. The Declaration of Alma Ata
c. The Blueprint for Action for Community Health Nursing in Canada
d. The Lalonde Report

Answer 2

c. the blueprint for action for community health nursing in Canada

Question 3

The Canadian Nurses Association predicts that by 2020:
a. 25% of nurses will be working outside of the acute care setting
b. 45% of nurses will be working outside of the acute care setting
c. 60% of nurses will be working outside of the acute care setting
d. 70% of nurses will be working outside of the acute care setting

Answer 3

c. 60% of nurses will be working outside of the acute care setting

Question 4

What level of prevention is evident in screening school children for vision and hearing?
a. Primary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Quaternary prevention

Answer 4

a. primary prevention

Question 5

What activity is an example of a community health nurse working at the individual level?
a. Providing immunization in a travel clinic
b. Providing school health education services
c. Developing a web-based community resource guide
d. Engaging in consultation about healthy public policy

Answer 5

a. Providing immunization in a travel clinic

Question 6

A community health nurse has successfully lobbied the government to invest in a rehabilitation facility for people with traumatic brain injuries. What type of health promotion strategy does this represent?
a. Secondary prevention
b. Tertiary prevention
c. Primary prevention
d. Quaternary prevention

Answer 6

b. Tertiary prevention

Question 7

Which of the following is foundational to health equity and central to community health nursing practice?
a. Health promotion
b. Social determinants of health
c. Social justice
d. Health education

Answer 7

c. social justice

Question 8

The mission of the Community Health Nurses of Canada (CHNC) is to:
a. Advance practice and to improve the health of Canadians
b. Build capacity among community health nurses
c. Advocate for healthy public policy
d. Provide services to vulnerable populations

Answer 8

a. advance practice and to improve the health of Canadians

Question 9

Clinical practice, research, administration, and education are known as:
a. Priorities for community health nursing
b. Standards of practice for community health nursing
c. Blueprint for action for community health nursing
d. Domains of practice for community health nursing

Answer 9

d. Domains of practice for community health nursing

Question 10

The purpose of _____________________ is to define the scope and depth of nursing practicein the community and establish expectations for acceptable, safe, and ethical nursing care:
a. Blueprint for action for community health nursing
b. Domains of practice for community health nursing
c. Standards of practice for community health nursing
d. Priorities for community health nursing

Answer 10

c. Standards of practice for community health nursing

Question 11

Which two types of community health nurses are the largest groups?
a. Public health nursing and home health nursing
b. Home health nursing and outpost nursing
c. Public health nursing and military nursing
d. Home health nursing and street nursing

Answer 11

a. Public health nursing and home health nursing

Question 12

what is the goal of public health nursing?
a. To develop health education messages for school children
b. To increase the health of the public by preventing disease
c. To provide immunizations to community members
d. To conduct home visits to newborns in the postpartum period

Answer 12

b. To increase the health of the public by preventing disease

Question 13

The aim is to provide accessible, responsive, and timely care which allows people to stay in their homes with safety and dignity. This statement is representative of which type of nursing? a. Outpost nursing
b. Public health nursing
c. Home health nursing
d. Street nursing

Answer 13

c. Home health nursing

Question 14

What type of health care is described in the statement: “healthcare that is scientifically sound, socially acceptable, universally accessible to individuals and families and at a cost that the community and country can afford”
a. Disease and injury prevention
b. Global health
c. Population health promotion
d. Primary health care

Answer 14

d. Primary health care

Question 15

What type of community health nurse focuses on health promotion, maintenance and restoration, and injury and disease prevention in the workplace?
a. Nurse entrepreneur
b. Occupational health nurse
c. Forensic nurse
d. Primary health care nurse practitioner

Answer 15

b. Occupational health nurse

Question 16

The 5 A’s of behavior change (assess, advise, agree, assist, and arrange) are used by which type of community health nurse?
a. Telehealth nurse
b. Primary health care nurse practitioner
c. Public health nurse
d. chronic disease management nurse

Answer 16

d. chronic disease management nurse

Question 17

Which of the following statements best represents the work of outreach/street nurses?
a. They determine the health care needs of clients over the phone
b. They use harm reduction strategies specific to vulnerable population groups
c. They work within the community often in remote and rural areas
d. They work closely with the health care team to monitor and manage diseases with clients

Answer 17

b. They use harm reduction strategies specific to vulnerable population groups

Question 18

what is the primary focus of a forensic nurse’s work?
a. Works with clients who have been the victims of crimes
b. Consulting for ethics review boards
c. Working at a summer camp for troubled youth
d. Providing health care services within psychiatric institutions

Answer 18

a. Works with clients who have been the victims of crimes

Question 19

What action is required if a community health nurse wants to become a primary health care nurse practitioner (PHCNP)
a. Gather additional skills to be able to assist physicians
b. Take additional nursing education with a focus on advanced clinical nursing practice
c. Write the national nurse practitioner examination
d. Work in the United States as this position is not available in Canada

Answer 19

b. Take additional nursing education with a focus on advanced clinical nursing practice

Question 20

What is an example of a health promotion activity that a public health nurse would provide?
a. Giving stress reduction seminars to employees at a large corporation
b. Symptom management support for a family in a palliative care situation
c. Monitoring home oxygen therapy for a client awaiting a lung transplant
d. Providing meningitis prophylaxis to high school students in an outbreak situation

Answer 20

d. Providing meningitis prophylaxis to high school students in an outbreak situation

Question 21

which of thea. Parish nursing began in Europe and moved to the united states in the mid-1890s
b. Parish nursing integrates faith and health into nursing practice
c. Parish nursing arrived in Canada in the early 1900s
d. Parish nursing is not expected to facilitate spiritual care

Answer 21

b. Parish nursing integrates faith and health into nursing practice

Question 22

the first recorded instance of military nursing in Canada was:
a. At the Northwest Rebellion in 1885 with the Metis uprising against the Canadian government
b. During World War I within the Royal Canadian Army
c. During World War II within the navy, army, and air force
d. The South African War in 1900

Answer 22

a. At the Northwest Rebellion in 1885 with the Metis uprising against the Canadian government

Question 23

which term best describes the following statement: everyone, regardless of socially determined circumstances, has an equal opportunity to attain their full health potential without being disadvantaged
a. Community justice
b. Social action
c. Political advocacy
d. Health equity

Answer 23

d. Health equity

Question 24

which of the following is part of the standards of practice for community health nurses?
a. Engaging in capacity building of communities
b. Participating in political advocacy
c. Working towards community justice
d. Initiating social action activities

Answer 24

a. Engaging in capacity building of communities

Question 25

What type of community health nurse focuses on primary care, chronic disease prevention and management, substance abuse prevention and management, personal practices and coping skills, low income supports, and access to housing?
a. Occupational health nurse
b. Rural/outpost nurse
c. Telehealth nurse
d. Parish nurse

Answer 25

b. rural/outpost nurse