Nurs 287 Midterm Prep
To cunderstand cthe chistory cof cpublic chealth cand cpopulation chealth cin cCanada. c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔1960 c- cTommy cDouglas
1974 c- cLalonde cReport
1978 c- cWHO's cDeclaration cof cAlma-Alta
1986 c- cEpp cReport
1986 c- cOttawa cCharter cfor cHealthy cPromotion c
Current c- cPoputation cHealth cPromotion cModel
Goals:
1. cPreventiona cdn creducing crisks cto cindividual chealth cand coverall cenvironment
2. cPromote chealthier clifestyles
3. cHigh cquality chealth cservices cthat care cefficient cand caccessible c
4. cRenewal cof chealth ccare csystem cwith clong-term cplans cof cprevention, cpromotion,
cand cprotection c
5. cReducing chealth cinequalities
6. cProviding chealth cinformation cfor cinformed cdicisions
To carticulate cethical cprinciples cguiding cpublic chealth cpractice c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Different cregulatory cbodies
1. cCARNA c- cpractice cstandards cfor cregulated cmemberts cand ccompetencies cfor cthe
cpractice cof cregistered cnursing
2. cCanadian cNurses cAssociation c- cCode cof cEthics cfor cRegestered cNurses cto
cpromote cjustice
3. cCanadian cHealth cAct c- cOn cFederal, cProvincial, cand cMuniciple cgovernment
clevels.
To cdescribe cthe csix cfunctions cof cpublic chealth c- ccorrect canswers✔✔1. cHealth
cProtection c
2. cHealth cSurveillance
3. cDisease cand cInjury cPrevention
4. cPopulation cHealth cAssessment
5. cPopulation cHealth cPromotion c
6. cEmergency cPreparedness cand cResponse
To cdescribe cthe cfoundations cfor cpublic chealth cnursing, cincluding cthe ccompetencies
cfor cpublic chealth cpractitioners. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔- cFocus con cthe ckey cfunctions
cof cpublic chealth c
- cIncrease cawareness cof ca cvariety cof chealth cpromotion ctopics, caccess cto
cvaccination, cas cwell cas ctreatment cfor cand cprevention cof cinfectious cdiseases. c
- cWork cwith cclients con can cindividual cbasis cto cbuild ctheir ccapacity cto cpromote ctheir
cpersonal cand cfamily chealth
daily cinvolvement cwith cclients cin ctheir chomes cand ccommunity
, To cunderstand cthe cfunction cof cpublic chealth cacts c- ccorrect canswers✔✔- cMaintains
ca clist cof cnotifiable cdiseases, cclinical cpractice cguidelines cand cpoicies cto cguild
ctesting, creporting, ctreatment, cand ccontact ctracing
To cunderstand cthe cdifference cbetween chealth cdisparities cand chealth cinequities c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔Health cDisparities c- cThe cdifferences cin chealth cstatus camong
cpopulation cgroups cdefined cby cspecific ccharacteristics c(Ex. cgender, cSES,
cgeographic clocation)
Health cinequalities c- cUnavoidaple cdifferences cin chealth cstatus cor cin cdistribution cof
chealth cdeterminants cbetween cdifferent cpopulation cgroups c(Ex. cElderly cmore clikely
cto cfall)
Health cin cequities c- cAvoidable cdifferences cbetween chealth cgroups. cSocial cand
ceconmic cconditions cand ctheir ceffects con cpeople's clives cdetermine crisk cof cillness.
cSocial cinjustices c(Ex. cIndigenous cmore clikely cto ccommit csuicide)
To carticulate chow cHealth cCanada cand cthe cPublic cHealth cAgency cof cCanada ctake
caction con chealth cinequities c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Health cCanada: cFederal cminister
cof chealth cis cresponsible cfor cmaintaining cand cimproving cthe chealth cof cCanadians
PHAC cRole: cTo cpromote cand cprtec cteh chealth cof cCanadians cthrough cleadership,
cpartnership, cinnovation, cand caction c
PHAC cMission: cTo cpromote chealth, cprevent cand ccontrol cchronic cdiseases, cinjury,
cinfectious cdieses, cprepare cfor cand crespond cto cpubilc chealth cemergencies, capply
cresearch cto cdevelop cprograms, cstrengthen cintergoverment ccollaboration
To cidentify cthe ccomponents cof cthe cPopulation cHealth cPromotion cModel cand chow
cthis cmodel cis cused cin call cnursing cpractice c- ccorrect canswers✔✔The cCube: cWhat,
cHow, cWho, cWhy cused cto cmake cand censure ctat cpolicies cand cprograms cfocus co
cnthe cright cissues, ctake ceffective caction, cand cproduce csound cresults
- cWhat c(Determinants) c- cWhat cshould cwe ctake caction con cto cimprove cpopulation
chealth c
- cHow c(Action cStrategies) c- cHow cshould ctake caction?
- cWho c(Levels cof cAction) c- cWith cwhom cshould cwe ctake caction?
- cWhy c(Foundation) c- cOn cwhat care cthe cdecisions cbeing cmade cbased con?
To cdescribe cthe cpurpose cof cepidemiology cas ca ctool cfor cpublic chealth cfunction
cspecifically csurveillance cand cscreening c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Epidemiology: cThe
cstudy cof cpeople; cthe cstudy cof cthe cdistribution cand cDOH-related cstates cor cevents
cin
specified cpopulations, cand cthe capplication cof cthis cstudy
to cthe ccontrol cof chealth cproblems.
Screening c- cTesting can cindividual cwho cis cnot csymptomatic c(Covid ctesting cif cno
csymptoms)
Surveillance c- cWatching cand cmonitoring cof cdisease cto cassess cpatterns cand cidentify
cevents cthat cdo cnot cfit cthe cpatterns c(Covid cdata ccollection)
To cunderstand cthe chistory cof cpublic chealth cand cpopulation chealth cin cCanada. c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔1960 c- cTommy cDouglas
1974 c- cLalonde cReport
1978 c- cWHO's cDeclaration cof cAlma-Alta
1986 c- cEpp cReport
1986 c- cOttawa cCharter cfor cHealthy cPromotion c
Current c- cPoputation cHealth cPromotion cModel
Goals:
1. cPreventiona cdn creducing crisks cto cindividual chealth cand coverall cenvironment
2. cPromote chealthier clifestyles
3. cHigh cquality chealth cservices cthat care cefficient cand caccessible c
4. cRenewal cof chealth ccare csystem cwith clong-term cplans cof cprevention, cpromotion,
cand cprotection c
5. cReducing chealth cinequalities
6. cProviding chealth cinformation cfor cinformed cdicisions
To carticulate cethical cprinciples cguiding cpublic chealth cpractice c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Different cregulatory cbodies
1. cCARNA c- cpractice cstandards cfor cregulated cmemberts cand ccompetencies cfor cthe
cpractice cof cregistered cnursing
2. cCanadian cNurses cAssociation c- cCode cof cEthics cfor cRegestered cNurses cto
cpromote cjustice
3. cCanadian cHealth cAct c- cOn cFederal, cProvincial, cand cMuniciple cgovernment
clevels.
To cdescribe cthe csix cfunctions cof cpublic chealth c- ccorrect canswers✔✔1. cHealth
cProtection c
2. cHealth cSurveillance
3. cDisease cand cInjury cPrevention
4. cPopulation cHealth cAssessment
5. cPopulation cHealth cPromotion c
6. cEmergency cPreparedness cand cResponse
To cdescribe cthe cfoundations cfor cpublic chealth cnursing, cincluding cthe ccompetencies
cfor cpublic chealth cpractitioners. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔- cFocus con cthe ckey cfunctions
cof cpublic chealth c
- cIncrease cawareness cof ca cvariety cof chealth cpromotion ctopics, caccess cto
cvaccination, cas cwell cas ctreatment cfor cand cprevention cof cinfectious cdiseases. c
- cWork cwith cclients con can cindividual cbasis cto cbuild ctheir ccapacity cto cpromote ctheir
cpersonal cand cfamily chealth
daily cinvolvement cwith cclients cin ctheir chomes cand ccommunity
, To cunderstand cthe cfunction cof cpublic chealth cacts c- ccorrect canswers✔✔- cMaintains
ca clist cof cnotifiable cdiseases, cclinical cpractice cguidelines cand cpoicies cto cguild
ctesting, creporting, ctreatment, cand ccontact ctracing
To cunderstand cthe cdifference cbetween chealth cdisparities cand chealth cinequities c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔Health cDisparities c- cThe cdifferences cin chealth cstatus camong
cpopulation cgroups cdefined cby cspecific ccharacteristics c(Ex. cgender, cSES,
cgeographic clocation)
Health cinequalities c- cUnavoidaple cdifferences cin chealth cstatus cor cin cdistribution cof
chealth cdeterminants cbetween cdifferent cpopulation cgroups c(Ex. cElderly cmore clikely
cto cfall)
Health cin cequities c- cAvoidable cdifferences cbetween chealth cgroups. cSocial cand
ceconmic cconditions cand ctheir ceffects con cpeople's clives cdetermine crisk cof cillness.
cSocial cinjustices c(Ex. cIndigenous cmore clikely cto ccommit csuicide)
To carticulate chow cHealth cCanada cand cthe cPublic cHealth cAgency cof cCanada ctake
caction con chealth cinequities c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Health cCanada: cFederal cminister
cof chealth cis cresponsible cfor cmaintaining cand cimproving cthe chealth cof cCanadians
PHAC cRole: cTo cpromote cand cprtec cteh chealth cof cCanadians cthrough cleadership,
cpartnership, cinnovation, cand caction c
PHAC cMission: cTo cpromote chealth, cprevent cand ccontrol cchronic cdiseases, cinjury,
cinfectious cdieses, cprepare cfor cand crespond cto cpubilc chealth cemergencies, capply
cresearch cto cdevelop cprograms, cstrengthen cintergoverment ccollaboration
To cidentify cthe ccomponents cof cthe cPopulation cHealth cPromotion cModel cand chow
cthis cmodel cis cused cin call cnursing cpractice c- ccorrect canswers✔✔The cCube: cWhat,
cHow, cWho, cWhy cused cto cmake cand censure ctat cpolicies cand cprograms cfocus co
cnthe cright cissues, ctake ceffective caction, cand cproduce csound cresults
- cWhat c(Determinants) c- cWhat cshould cwe ctake caction con cto cimprove cpopulation
chealth c
- cHow c(Action cStrategies) c- cHow cshould ctake caction?
- cWho c(Levels cof cAction) c- cWith cwhom cshould cwe ctake caction?
- cWhy c(Foundation) c- cOn cwhat care cthe cdecisions cbeing cmade cbased con?
To cdescribe cthe cpurpose cof cepidemiology cas ca ctool cfor cpublic chealth cfunction
cspecifically csurveillance cand cscreening c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Epidemiology: cThe
cstudy cof cpeople; cthe cstudy cof cthe cdistribution cand cDOH-related cstates cor cevents
cin
specified cpopulations, cand cthe capplication cof cthis cstudy
to cthe ccontrol cof chealth cproblems.
Screening c- cTesting can cindividual cwho cis cnot csymptomatic c(Covid ctesting cif cno
csymptoms)
Surveillance c- cWatching cand cmonitoring cof cdisease cto cassess cpatterns cand cidentify
cevents cthat cdo cnot cfit cthe cpatterns c(Covid cdata ccollection)
