PNR 315 Final Exam (Answered) Verified Solution

PNR 315 Final Exam (Answered) Verified Solution The extent of social and cultural cohesion within a community is related to which health concern in Indigenous communities? Suicide Which would be included in the broader Aboriginal Determinants of Health? Territory Migration Colonization Cultural continuity How are Innu and Inuit people distinct from each other? Innu people are part of a First Nation and Inuit people are a unique cultural group. What is an example of a proximal determinant of health? Graduation from an Indigenous law program In which activity is the CHN practising trauma-informed care? The CHN explores systematic desensitization techniques to address a client's fears. In which activity is the CHN practising trauma-informed care? The CHN explores systematic desensitization techniques to address a client's fears. The harm reduction approach to substance abuse focuses on health promotion and disease prevention. Within this approach, what would be considered a primary prevention strategy to address substance abuse? Destroy the myth of good drugs versus bad drugs. An elderly Inuit woman lives in a small, remote village in northern Canada. She has been diagnosed with hypertension and diabetes, but rarely makes it to the regional clinic in a distant town for checkups. What is this woman most likely to experience? Disenfranchisement How are low-income cutoffs (LICOs) defined in Canada? A measure of inequality, not poverty When the CHN places emphasis on client strengths, gifts, and assets rather than on a client's needs, deficits, and susceptibility, what is likely to increase? Resilience Health education is often used as a strategy for working with vulnerable populations. What would be strengthened through health education for groups or individuals? Health literacy Many individuals living with mental health conditions are stigmatized and face isolation and exclusion. Which determinant of health is the focus for improving these outcomes for individuals dealing with inequities such as this? Social environment What are CHNs who advocate for policy changes to expand access to health care for vulnerable populations focus on eliminating? Health disparities Which of the following situations is a challenge faced by deinstitutionalized individuals who are living with mental health conditions? Continuity of care due to limited community-based services Which one of the following situations is more prevalent in poor neighbourhoods? One-parent families A community's structure can influence the potential for violence. What factor will decrease the potential for community violence? Community cohesiveness An urban area uses local radio, TV, and newspapers to post ratings of air quality on days when the air quality is poor. This notification is directed toward the elderly, the very young, and those with chronic breathing problems. These groups are an example of which type of population? Vulnerable Population A CHN working in an inner-city clinic in an area with high poverty and unemployment rates recognizes the need for outreach to pregnant teens for which reason? Teens delay seeking prenatal care Which of the following situations is addressed by creating opportunities and removing barriers to achieving the health potential of all people? Health inequity Which chronic health problem adversely affects the aging experience but is difficult to estimate the numbers affected or the costs associated with managing it? Incontinence CHNs practising within the comprehensive school health framework spend significant amounts of time focusing on the prevention of health issues in schoolchildren at a stage that is early enough to avoid risk factors arising in the first place. This is an example of which type of prevention? Primordial prevention What is the most common cancer among Canadian men? Prostate Cancer What is the single most important factor in the improvement of the health status of women and their families? The education of women Being female and having a family history are risk factors for which health concern? Depression Injuries and accidents are the most common causes of preventable disease, disability, and death among children. The CHN recognizes that most accidents occur in which location? In the home What is the number one killer of women in Canada, and a major cause of disability in this population? Cardiovascular disease The total of all changes, not just physiological changes, that occur in a person with the passing of time can best be referred to as which of the following? Aging Which process helps families to begin viewing the family unit (and for the family to view themselves) in a different, more positive, light? Commendation