Nurs 350 - Community Health Quiz
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Chapter 1 & 2 - CORRECT ANSWER -
health - CORRECT ANSWER - a resource for everyday life encompassing social and
personal resources as well as physical capacities
- very individual to every person
4 ways to think about community - CORRECT ANSWER - - as a client
- as a relational experience
- as a shift away from "blaming the individual"
- as context
community as a client - CORRECT ANSWER - we assess the community through
epidemiology, using assessment strategies (size, population groups, characteristics, boundaries,
history, schools, resources, SE data)
community as a relational experience - CORRECT ANSWER - asks the question what are
the relational aspects of community inclusive of the power relations
- how they view their health
- the political elements that define how health is viewed and resources are part of the assessment
and planning
community as a shift away from blaming the individual - CORRECT ANSWER - to look
at how health disparity is a result of societal issues of poverty, racism, colonial practices,
economic and political decisions, governmentally
community as context - CORRECT ANSWER - - the environment in which a person lives
,- geographic
primary health care - CORRECT ANSWER - affordable, accessible, appropriate care;
equitable access to health and health services, public participation, appropriate technology,
intersectional collaboration and reorientation of the healthcare system to promotion of health and
prevention of disease
Primary Care - CORRECT ANSWER - component of primary health care
- first point of care
what were the earliest forms of healthcare in Canada? - CORRECT ANSWER -
indigenous medicine and healing practices
- aboriginal peoples provided healthcare and knowledge to European settlers (not acknowledged)
European settlers introduced what to the aboriginal peoples? - CORRECT ANSWER -
epidemics of infectious disease, wars and the degeneration of aboriginal culture/identity --> led
to social, health and economic disparities that persist today
where and when are the earliest forms of community-oriented nursing from? who was involved?
- CORRECT ANSWER - New France, 17th century
- the Duchesse d'Aiguillon sisters who established essential healthcare and carried out work in
homes, hospitals and communities
who is considered canada's first nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER - Jeanne Mance
Who were the Grey Nuns? - CORRECT ANSWER - Canada's first community nursing
order who made significant contributions to providing access to health services, food, shelter and
education for the most vulnerable
who is Pauline Paul? what does she argue? - CORRECT ANSWER - a historian who says
that religious orders in the 18th century not only provided care in remote areas, but were also
, among the first to establish and operate modern hospitals and contributed to the development of
nursing education
who was Marie Rollet Herbert? - CORRECT ANSWER - a laywoman who worked closely
with aboriginals and discovered the importance of evergreen trees as a source of vit C
what did religious nursing orders do in the 18th century? - CORRECT ANSWER -
provided access to health services, food, shelter, and education for the most vulnerable
populations (including those immigrating and settling the western regions of what is now
Quebec)
how did the 1867 Constitution Act/British North America (BNA) Act influence healthcare? -
CORRECT ANSWER - - made only limited provisions for the establishment and
maintenance of a healthcare system
- responsibility of both the federal and provincial governments to ensure availability and funding
of healthcare services
- provincial government responsible for direct healthcare locally, federal government responsible
for taxes and contributing money equally
who was the second half of the 19th century influenced by? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Florence Nightingale
how was the 19th century characterized? - CORRECT ANSWER - by the development of
the nursing profession
- predominately by nightingale (sanitization, lighting, temp, keeping statistics) and the
commitment of women's groups
what did nursing orders focus on in the 19th century? - CORRECT ANSWER - SDOH,
community outreach and advocacy that are a model of contemporary CHN practices
What is health promotion? - CORRECT ANSWER - the process of enabling people to
increase control over, and to improve, their health
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Chapter 1 & 2 - CORRECT ANSWER -
health - CORRECT ANSWER - a resource for everyday life encompassing social and
personal resources as well as physical capacities
- very individual to every person
4 ways to think about community - CORRECT ANSWER - - as a client
- as a relational experience
- as a shift away from "blaming the individual"
- as context
community as a client - CORRECT ANSWER - we assess the community through
epidemiology, using assessment strategies (size, population groups, characteristics, boundaries,
history, schools, resources, SE data)
community as a relational experience - CORRECT ANSWER - asks the question what are
the relational aspects of community inclusive of the power relations
- how they view their health
- the political elements that define how health is viewed and resources are part of the assessment
and planning
community as a shift away from blaming the individual - CORRECT ANSWER - to look
at how health disparity is a result of societal issues of poverty, racism, colonial practices,
economic and political decisions, governmentally
community as context - CORRECT ANSWER - - the environment in which a person lives
,- geographic
primary health care - CORRECT ANSWER - affordable, accessible, appropriate care;
equitable access to health and health services, public participation, appropriate technology,
intersectional collaboration and reorientation of the healthcare system to promotion of health and
prevention of disease
Primary Care - CORRECT ANSWER - component of primary health care
- first point of care
what were the earliest forms of healthcare in Canada? - CORRECT ANSWER -
indigenous medicine and healing practices
- aboriginal peoples provided healthcare and knowledge to European settlers (not acknowledged)
European settlers introduced what to the aboriginal peoples? - CORRECT ANSWER -
epidemics of infectious disease, wars and the degeneration of aboriginal culture/identity --> led
to social, health and economic disparities that persist today
where and when are the earliest forms of community-oriented nursing from? who was involved?
- CORRECT ANSWER - New France, 17th century
- the Duchesse d'Aiguillon sisters who established essential healthcare and carried out work in
homes, hospitals and communities
who is considered canada's first nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER - Jeanne Mance
Who were the Grey Nuns? - CORRECT ANSWER - Canada's first community nursing
order who made significant contributions to providing access to health services, food, shelter and
education for the most vulnerable
who is Pauline Paul? what does she argue? - CORRECT ANSWER - a historian who says
that religious orders in the 18th century not only provided care in remote areas, but were also
, among the first to establish and operate modern hospitals and contributed to the development of
nursing education
who was Marie Rollet Herbert? - CORRECT ANSWER - a laywoman who worked closely
with aboriginals and discovered the importance of evergreen trees as a source of vit C
what did religious nursing orders do in the 18th century? - CORRECT ANSWER -
provided access to health services, food, shelter, and education for the most vulnerable
populations (including those immigrating and settling the western regions of what is now
Quebec)
how did the 1867 Constitution Act/British North America (BNA) Act influence healthcare? -
CORRECT ANSWER - - made only limited provisions for the establishment and
maintenance of a healthcare system
- responsibility of both the federal and provincial governments to ensure availability and funding
of healthcare services
- provincial government responsible for direct healthcare locally, federal government responsible
for taxes and contributing money equally
who was the second half of the 19th century influenced by? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Florence Nightingale
how was the 19th century characterized? - CORRECT ANSWER - by the development of
the nursing profession
- predominately by nightingale (sanitization, lighting, temp, keeping statistics) and the
commitment of women's groups
what did nursing orders focus on in the 19th century? - CORRECT ANSWER - SDOH,
community outreach and advocacy that are a model of contemporary CHN practices
What is health promotion? - CORRECT ANSWER - the process of enabling people to
increase control over, and to improve, their health
