Community Health Nursing A Canadian
Perspective 6e Aliyah Dosani, Josephine
Etowa, Cheryl van Daalen-Smith (Test Bank All
Chapters, 100% Original
Verified, A+ Grade)
Chapter 1: The History of Community Health Nursing in
Canada Community Health Nursing A Canadian Perspective
6th Edition Stamler
Multiple Choice Questions
• Who would a visiting nurse most likely work with in the early 1900s in Canada?
• Families who could afford to pay
Poor and destitute families
• The community
School children
Correct Answer: b (page 6)
1. Which community health nursing specialty emerged in early 20th-century
Canada to combat communicable disease, infant mortality, and childhood
morbidity?
• Visiting nursing
• District nursing
• Private duty nursing
• Public health nursing
Correct Answer: d (page 4)
• In the early 20th century, health departments were dissolved after a local emergency
was over. Which statement below characterizes the social attitude of the era?
• Public health was the responsibility of doctors
, • Visiting nurses were responsible for community health
• The state was not responsible for health care
• Women should not be working outside of the family
Correct Answer: c (page 3)
• What was the primary reason for the establishment of school health programs?
• Prevent ill children from becoming dependent citizens
• Promote the health of all children
• Provide food for children who lived in poverty
• Treat sick children so they could work and contribute to the family income
Correct Answer: b (page 4)
• The earliest forms for healthcare in Canada were:
• The practices of Aboriginal people
• European settlers who were physicians
• The wives of surgeons
• The Grey Nuns-first community nursing
Correct Answer: a (page 2)
• were Canada’s first community nursing order who
made significant contributions to providing access to health services, food,
shelter, and education for the most vulnerable:
• The Victorian Order of Nurses
• The Grey Nuns
• Public Health Nurses
• School Nurses
• nursing sisters -first to provide health care in remote and frontier area)
Correct Answer: b (page 3)
• The dual mandate of doing charitable work and providing affordable nursing care
was held by which agency?
• The Margaret Scott Nursing Mission
, • The Victorian Order of Nurses-lady aberdeen led the development
• Indian Health Services
• Public Health Services
Correct Answer: b (page 4)
• How were public health nurses and home visiting nurses different from nurses
employed in other sectors of the healthcare system?
• They received less compensation for their services
• They were dependent on other health care professionals
• They required post-diploma training at a university
• They offered services to the elite living in urban districts
Correct Answer: c (page 4)
• Which of the following were the first two public health nursing specialties?
• TB nursing and school nursing
• Private duty nursing and TB nursing
• Home-visiting nursing and school nursing
• Outpost nursing and school nursing
Correct Answer: a (page 4)
• What was the role of the first public health nurses in Canada?
• To assess hygiene conditions in the home
• To conduct well baby clinics
• To promote breastfeeding of newborn infants
• To promote health of school children
Correct Answer: d (page 4)
• Which organization is credited for establishing well-baby clinics?
• The Grey Nuns
• The Victorian Order of Nurses
• The Red Cross
• Provincial Health Departments
, Correct Answer: c (page 5)
• Why did public health programs have limited success in rural and isolated areas?
• There was a greater need for home care and midwifery
• There were many physicians in the rural areas
• There was higher need for health education and illness prevention
• Local health departments were situated in rural areas
Correct Answer: a (page 6)
• Which of the following roles best describes the work of the district and visiting nurse?
• They provided home visits and well-baby clinic services
• They provided bed-side nursing and health education
• They provided maternal child health programs
• They provided well-baby clinic services and health education
Correct Answer: b (page 6)
• How did publicly funded healthcare programs change the work of
visiting nursing associations?
• The Victorian Order of Nurses took over public health programs
• Visiting nurses provided care to those who could not afford it
• Hospital admission became the norm for those requiring obstetrical care
• Chronically ill individuals no longer remained in community settings
Correct Answer: c (page 7)
• Military nursing requires the nurse to demonstrate which of the following
competencies of community health nursing:
• A narrow vision
• Acute care health approaches
• The ability to adapt practice in diverse settings
• The ethical comportment to address simple conflicts that involve violence
Correct Answer: c (page 7)
Perspective 6e Aliyah Dosani, Josephine
Etowa, Cheryl van Daalen-Smith (Test Bank All
Chapters, 100% Original
Verified, A+ Grade)
Chapter 1: The History of Community Health Nursing in
Canada Community Health Nursing A Canadian Perspective
6th Edition Stamler
Multiple Choice Questions
• Who would a visiting nurse most likely work with in the early 1900s in Canada?
• Families who could afford to pay
Poor and destitute families
• The community
School children
Correct Answer: b (page 6)
1. Which community health nursing specialty emerged in early 20th-century
Canada to combat communicable disease, infant mortality, and childhood
morbidity?
• Visiting nursing
• District nursing
• Private duty nursing
• Public health nursing
Correct Answer: d (page 4)
• In the early 20th century, health departments were dissolved after a local emergency
was over. Which statement below characterizes the social attitude of the era?
• Public health was the responsibility of doctors
, • Visiting nurses were responsible for community health
• The state was not responsible for health care
• Women should not be working outside of the family
Correct Answer: c (page 3)
• What was the primary reason for the establishment of school health programs?
• Prevent ill children from becoming dependent citizens
• Promote the health of all children
• Provide food for children who lived in poverty
• Treat sick children so they could work and contribute to the family income
Correct Answer: b (page 4)
• The earliest forms for healthcare in Canada were:
• The practices of Aboriginal people
• European settlers who were physicians
• The wives of surgeons
• The Grey Nuns-first community nursing
Correct Answer: a (page 2)
• were Canada’s first community nursing order who
made significant contributions to providing access to health services, food,
shelter, and education for the most vulnerable:
• The Victorian Order of Nurses
• The Grey Nuns
• Public Health Nurses
• School Nurses
• nursing sisters -first to provide health care in remote and frontier area)
Correct Answer: b (page 3)
• The dual mandate of doing charitable work and providing affordable nursing care
was held by which agency?
• The Margaret Scott Nursing Mission
, • The Victorian Order of Nurses-lady aberdeen led the development
• Indian Health Services
• Public Health Services
Correct Answer: b (page 4)
• How were public health nurses and home visiting nurses different from nurses
employed in other sectors of the healthcare system?
• They received less compensation for their services
• They were dependent on other health care professionals
• They required post-diploma training at a university
• They offered services to the elite living in urban districts
Correct Answer: c (page 4)
• Which of the following were the first two public health nursing specialties?
• TB nursing and school nursing
• Private duty nursing and TB nursing
• Home-visiting nursing and school nursing
• Outpost nursing and school nursing
Correct Answer: a (page 4)
• What was the role of the first public health nurses in Canada?
• To assess hygiene conditions in the home
• To conduct well baby clinics
• To promote breastfeeding of newborn infants
• To promote health of school children
Correct Answer: d (page 4)
• Which organization is credited for establishing well-baby clinics?
• The Grey Nuns
• The Victorian Order of Nurses
• The Red Cross
• Provincial Health Departments
, Correct Answer: c (page 5)
• Why did public health programs have limited success in rural and isolated areas?
• There was a greater need for home care and midwifery
• There were many physicians in the rural areas
• There was higher need for health education and illness prevention
• Local health departments were situated in rural areas
Correct Answer: a (page 6)
• Which of the following roles best describes the work of the district and visiting nurse?
• They provided home visits and well-baby clinic services
• They provided bed-side nursing and health education
• They provided maternal child health programs
• They provided well-baby clinic services and health education
Correct Answer: b (page 6)
• How did publicly funded healthcare programs change the work of
visiting nursing associations?
• The Victorian Order of Nurses took over public health programs
• Visiting nurses provided care to those who could not afford it
• Hospital admission became the norm for those requiring obstetrical care
• Chronically ill individuals no longer remained in community settings
Correct Answer: c (page 7)
• Military nursing requires the nurse to demonstrate which of the following
competencies of community health nursing:
• A narrow vision
• Acute care health approaches
• The ability to adapt practice in diverse settings
• The ethical comportment to address simple conflicts that involve violence
Correct Answer: c (page 7)
