PPN 302 - MIDTERM EXAM WITH QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What is a community health nurse? - ANSWER nurses who work with
people where they live, work, learn, worship, and play to promote
health
what is the aim of a CHN? - ANSWER WORK WITH patients to identify
and address barriers of health
What is the Blueprint for Action for CHNC (2011)? - ANSWER
Framework used to inform and direct the practice of CHN & to
promote and protect health of Canadians
6 Areas of Action for the Blueprint of Action - ANSWER 1. work
across Canada at a full scope (common scope of practice)
2. support nursing leadership development and advance practice
and provide a voice for the profession
3. build collaboration within nursing and partnerships with other
professionals
4. transform health care system into a system for community health
5. support strong educational prep in community health
6. improve access to professional development resources to
advance CHN capacity
CHN Standards of Practice? 8 - ANSWER 1. Health Promotion
2. Prevention and health promotion
3. Health maintenance, restoration, and palliation
4. Professional Relationships
5. Capacity buliding
,6. Health Equity
7. Evidenced-informed practice
8. Professional responsibility and accountability
Community-oriented approach - ANSWER aimed at health promotion
and disease/injury prevention in a population or community
community-based approach - ANSWER care provided to individuals,
families, groups, where they live, work, play, and learn
What is the Professional Practice Model outlined by CHNC used for? -
ANSWER provides a structure, process, and values supporting
nurses control over care delivery and the environment it is delivered
in
STANDARDS OF PRACTICE: Health Promotion? - ANSWER to
preserve, protect and promote health to address disparities and
inequalities
STANDARDS OF PRACTICE: Professional Relationship - ANSWER
build professional relationships, understanding the patients values
and its impact on their health and interventions
STANDARDS OF PRACTICE: Capacity Building - ANSWER work with
patients to promote capacity, recognize barriers, and build on
strengths
STANDARDS OF PRACTICE: Health Equity - ANSWER recognize
impact of social determinants of health and incorporate actions into
practice (advocating for policy)
STANDARDS OF PRACTICE: Professional Responsibility - ANSWER
professional responsibility and accountability is a fundamental
component of autonomous practice (ETHICAL PRACTICE)
STANDARDS OF PRACTICE: Prevention and Health Protection -
ANSWER integrate practice in accordance to legislation to
prevention injury and disease
, STANDARDS OF PRACTICE: Maintenance, restoration, and palliation
- ANSWER maintain function, improve health, and support life
transitions (co-creating plans of care)
STANDARDS OF PRACTICE: Evidenced-informed practice - ANSWER
best evidence to guide practice and support patients in making
informed decisions
What is Health Equity? - ANSWER health equity is the fair distribution
of resources needed for health, access to opportunities, and fairness
in support (individuals should not be disadvantaged due to their race,
ethnicity, religion, gender, age, social class, class, etc)
Health inequity? - ANSWER health differences between population
groups defined by social, economic, demographic, or geographic
terms that are unfair
social gradients in health - ANSWER people who have fewer
resources are less healthy than those with more money or higher
social status
3 Features of health inequities - ANSWER Systemic, avoidable, unfair
and unjust
Health inequities: systemic - ANSWER health differences are
pattered, higher social status tend to have better health than those
with lower social status
Health inequities: avoidable - ANSWER health inequities are not
biological, society is responsible as inequities are produced by
individuals, agencies, businesses, communities, and levels of
government
AND ANSWERS
What is a community health nurse? - ANSWER nurses who work with
people where they live, work, learn, worship, and play to promote
health
what is the aim of a CHN? - ANSWER WORK WITH patients to identify
and address barriers of health
What is the Blueprint for Action for CHNC (2011)? - ANSWER
Framework used to inform and direct the practice of CHN & to
promote and protect health of Canadians
6 Areas of Action for the Blueprint of Action - ANSWER 1. work
across Canada at a full scope (common scope of practice)
2. support nursing leadership development and advance practice
and provide a voice for the profession
3. build collaboration within nursing and partnerships with other
professionals
4. transform health care system into a system for community health
5. support strong educational prep in community health
6. improve access to professional development resources to
advance CHN capacity
CHN Standards of Practice? 8 - ANSWER 1. Health Promotion
2. Prevention and health promotion
3. Health maintenance, restoration, and palliation
4. Professional Relationships
5. Capacity buliding
,6. Health Equity
7. Evidenced-informed practice
8. Professional responsibility and accountability
Community-oriented approach - ANSWER aimed at health promotion
and disease/injury prevention in a population or community
community-based approach - ANSWER care provided to individuals,
families, groups, where they live, work, play, and learn
What is the Professional Practice Model outlined by CHNC used for? -
ANSWER provides a structure, process, and values supporting
nurses control over care delivery and the environment it is delivered
in
STANDARDS OF PRACTICE: Health Promotion? - ANSWER to
preserve, protect and promote health to address disparities and
inequalities
STANDARDS OF PRACTICE: Professional Relationship - ANSWER
build professional relationships, understanding the patients values
and its impact on their health and interventions
STANDARDS OF PRACTICE: Capacity Building - ANSWER work with
patients to promote capacity, recognize barriers, and build on
strengths
STANDARDS OF PRACTICE: Health Equity - ANSWER recognize
impact of social determinants of health and incorporate actions into
practice (advocating for policy)
STANDARDS OF PRACTICE: Professional Responsibility - ANSWER
professional responsibility and accountability is a fundamental
component of autonomous practice (ETHICAL PRACTICE)
STANDARDS OF PRACTICE: Prevention and Health Protection -
ANSWER integrate practice in accordance to legislation to
prevention injury and disease
, STANDARDS OF PRACTICE: Maintenance, restoration, and palliation
- ANSWER maintain function, improve health, and support life
transitions (co-creating plans of care)
STANDARDS OF PRACTICE: Evidenced-informed practice - ANSWER
best evidence to guide practice and support patients in making
informed decisions
What is Health Equity? - ANSWER health equity is the fair distribution
of resources needed for health, access to opportunities, and fairness
in support (individuals should not be disadvantaged due to their race,
ethnicity, religion, gender, age, social class, class, etc)
Health inequity? - ANSWER health differences between population
groups defined by social, economic, demographic, or geographic
terms that are unfair
social gradients in health - ANSWER people who have fewer
resources are less healthy than those with more money or higher
social status
3 Features of health inequities - ANSWER Systemic, avoidable, unfair
and unjust
Health inequities: systemic - ANSWER health differences are
pattered, higher social status tend to have better health than those
with lower social status
Health inequities: avoidable - ANSWER health inequities are not
biological, society is responsible as inequities are produced by
individuals, agencies, businesses, communities, and levels of
government
