Stanhope and Lancasters Community Health Nursing
in Canada, 4th Edition (MacDonald, 2025), Chapter
All Chapters Graded A+
The Industrial Revolution caused earlier caregiving approaches—where care was
provided by families, friends, and neighbours—to become inadequate because
of constantly increasing demand. Which situation also contributed to the
inadequacy of caregiving approaches at this time?
Migration and urbanization
Which event most notably changed health care?
The creation of the discipline of nursing by Florence Nightingale
Eunice Dyke was a public health nursing pioneer in Canada. In which area did
she play a key role at the beginning of the twentieth century?
Decentralization of public health nursing
Which was a very important factor in the success of early visiting nurses?
The more economical care they provided to families
What is the main achievement of the Community Health Nurses Association of
Canada (CHNAC)?
National Standards of practice were developed
Following the release of the Romanow Report in 2002, which type of care was
identified as the most rapidly growing area of community health care?
,Home care
In which practice area were the first public health nurses (PHNs) in Canada
employed?
Tuberculosis education, prevention, and treatment
Which was the first province in Canada to establish a public health nursing
service?
Manitoba
Which statement best describes the concept of public health?
A population health approach designed to prevent disease, promote health, and
protect populations
The increasing complexity of societal needs and rapid changes in public health
no longer allow for adequate time for on-the-job training and education. As a
result, what is the current minimum level of educational preparation for a
public health nurse?
A baccalaureate degree in nursing
What is a core competency required of public health nurses (PHNs)?
Skill in developing policy and planning programs to improve health
A health centre administrator is in the process of hiring a new community
health nurse (CHN). Which statement by a potential employee would raise the
greatest concern for the employer?
,"I like to be the only person working on a project because individual team
members have their own ideas and plans, and the resulting debate slows
progress."
Which one of the following is a primary prevention activity for decreasing the
incidence of communicable diseases?
Partnering with school teachers to teach handwashing to elementary school
children and observe their techniques
What activity is the public health nurse (PHN) participating in when tracing the
sexual contacts of clients with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) for
potential screening purposes?
Secondary prevention
Which community health nursing activity demonstrates tertiary prevention
related to mental health?
Providing case management services that link clients with serious mental illnesses
to mental health and community support services
Which of the following represents the main difference between parish nursing
and all other fields of nursing?
Affiliation with a church on congregation
What is the central difference between home health care and other types of
health care?
Home health care is provided in the client's environment
, A community health nurse (CHN) is part of a palliative consultation team that
provides care for people living on the streets, in parks, or in shelters or who are
unwilling or unable to come to the clinic, hospital, or hospice to receive end of
life care. How can this type of nursing service be best classified?
Home health nursing
Which of the following is the best way for a home health nurse (HHN) to help a
client who has right-sided paresis secondary to a stroke?
Teaching self-care to the client
A home health nurse (HHN) in training states, “I don’t understand why we have
to collaborate with so many other disciplines. Doesn’t this conflict with the
concept of holistic nursing practice?” What would be the best response by an
experienced colleague?
"The nurse still functions holistically; however, interdisciplinary collaboration is
necessary to prevent fragmentation of care."
A family member asks an home health nurse (HHN) to explain the concept of
hospice care. Which action would the HHN need to include as the fundamental
underlying philosophy of hospice?
Providing respite and comfort measures before death
In an effort to prevent drug abuse among junior high-school students, a public
health nurse (PHN) has enlisted the assistance of high-school role models in the
areas of both sports and scholarship for an antidrug presentation. What is the
level of prevention represented by this activity?
in Canada, 4th Edition (MacDonald, 2025), Chapter
All Chapters Graded A+
The Industrial Revolution caused earlier caregiving approaches—where care was
provided by families, friends, and neighbours—to become inadequate because
of constantly increasing demand. Which situation also contributed to the
inadequacy of caregiving approaches at this time?
Migration and urbanization
Which event most notably changed health care?
The creation of the discipline of nursing by Florence Nightingale
Eunice Dyke was a public health nursing pioneer in Canada. In which area did
she play a key role at the beginning of the twentieth century?
Decentralization of public health nursing
Which was a very important factor in the success of early visiting nurses?
The more economical care they provided to families
What is the main achievement of the Community Health Nurses Association of
Canada (CHNAC)?
National Standards of practice were developed
Following the release of the Romanow Report in 2002, which type of care was
identified as the most rapidly growing area of community health care?
,Home care
In which practice area were the first public health nurses (PHNs) in Canada
employed?
Tuberculosis education, prevention, and treatment
Which was the first province in Canada to establish a public health nursing
service?
Manitoba
Which statement best describes the concept of public health?
A population health approach designed to prevent disease, promote health, and
protect populations
The increasing complexity of societal needs and rapid changes in public health
no longer allow for adequate time for on-the-job training and education. As a
result, what is the current minimum level of educational preparation for a
public health nurse?
A baccalaureate degree in nursing
What is a core competency required of public health nurses (PHNs)?
Skill in developing policy and planning programs to improve health
A health centre administrator is in the process of hiring a new community
health nurse (CHN). Which statement by a potential employee would raise the
greatest concern for the employer?
,"I like to be the only person working on a project because individual team
members have their own ideas and plans, and the resulting debate slows
progress."
Which one of the following is a primary prevention activity for decreasing the
incidence of communicable diseases?
Partnering with school teachers to teach handwashing to elementary school
children and observe their techniques
What activity is the public health nurse (PHN) participating in when tracing the
sexual contacts of clients with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) for
potential screening purposes?
Secondary prevention
Which community health nursing activity demonstrates tertiary prevention
related to mental health?
Providing case management services that link clients with serious mental illnesses
to mental health and community support services
Which of the following represents the main difference between parish nursing
and all other fields of nursing?
Affiliation with a church on congregation
What is the central difference between home health care and other types of
health care?
Home health care is provided in the client's environment
, A community health nurse (CHN) is part of a palliative consultation team that
provides care for people living on the streets, in parks, or in shelters or who are
unwilling or unable to come to the clinic, hospital, or hospice to receive end of
life care. How can this type of nursing service be best classified?
Home health nursing
Which of the following is the best way for a home health nurse (HHN) to help a
client who has right-sided paresis secondary to a stroke?
Teaching self-care to the client
A home health nurse (HHN) in training states, “I don’t understand why we have
to collaborate with so many other disciplines. Doesn’t this conflict with the
concept of holistic nursing practice?” What would be the best response by an
experienced colleague?
"The nurse still functions holistically; however, interdisciplinary collaboration is
necessary to prevent fragmentation of care."
A family member asks an home health nurse (HHN) to explain the concept of
hospice care. Which action would the HHN need to include as the fundamental
underlying philosophy of hospice?
Providing respite and comfort measures before death
In an effort to prevent drug abuse among junior high-school students, a public
health nurse (PHN) has enlisted the assistance of high-school role models in the
areas of both sports and scholarship for an antidrug presentation. What is the
level of prevention represented by this activity?
