Community Health Nursing A Canadian Perspective 6e
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Aliyah Dosani, Josephine
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Etowa, Cheryl van Daalen-Smith (Test Bank All Chapters,
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100% Original ix ix
Verified, A+ Grade) ix ix
,Community Health Nursing A Canadian Perspective 6e Aliyah Dosani, Josephine
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Etowa, Cheryl van Daalen-Smith (Test Bank All Chapters, 100% Original
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Verified, A+ Grade) ix ix
Chapter 1: The History of Community Health Nursing in Canada
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Community Health Nursing A Canadian Perspective 6th Edition Stamler
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Multiple Choice Questions
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1. Who would a visiting nurse most likely work with in the early 1900s in Canada?
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a. Families who could afford to pay ix ix ix ix ix
b. Poor and destitute families ix ix ix
c. The community ix
d. School children ix
Correct Answer: b (page 6)
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2. Which community health nursing specialty emerged in early 20th-century Canada to combat
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communicable disease, infant mortality, and childhood morbidity?
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a. Visiting nursing ix
b. District nursing ix
c. Private duty nursing ix ix
d. Public health nursing ix ix
Correct Answer: d (page 4)
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3. In the early 20th century, health departments were dissolved after a local emergency was over.
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Which statement below characterizes the social attitude of the era?
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a. Public health was the responsibility of doctors ix ix ix ix ix ix
b. Visiting nurses were responsible for community health ix ix ix ix ix ix
c. The state was not responsible for health care
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d. Women should not be working outside of the family ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
Correct Answer: c (page 3)
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, 4. What was the primary reason for the establishment of school health programs?
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a. Prevent ill children from becoming dependent citizens ix ix ix ix ix ix
b. Promote the health of all children ix ix ix ix ix
c. Provide food for children who lived in poverty ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
d. Treat sick children so they could work and contribute to the family income
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Correct Answer: b (page 4)
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5. The earliest forms for healthcare in Canada were:
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a. The practices of Aboriginal people
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b. European settlers who were physicians ix ix ix ix
c. The wives of surgeons ix ix ix
d. The Grey Nuns-first community nursing
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Correct Answer: a (page 2)
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6. were Canada’s first community nursing order who made significant
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contributions to providing access to health services, food, shelter, and education for the most
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vulnerable:
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a. The Victorian Order of Nurses
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b. The Grey Nuns ix ix
c. Public Health Nurses ix ix
d. School Nurses ix
e. nursing sisters -first to provide health care in remote and frontier area)
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Correct Answer: b (page 3)
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7. The dual mandate of doing charitable work and providing affordable nursing care was held by
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which agency?
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a. The Margaret Scott Nursing Mission
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b. The Victorian Order of Nurses-lady aberdeen led the development
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c. Indian Health Services ix ix
d. Public Health Services ix ix
Correct Answer: b (page 4)
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, 8. How were public health nurses and home visiting nurses different from nurses employed in
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other sectors of the healthcare system?
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a. They received less compensation for their services
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b. They were dependent on other health care professionals
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c. They required post-diploma training at a university
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d. They offered services to the elite living in urban districts
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Correct Answer: c (page 4)
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9. Which of the following were the first two public health nursing specialties?
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a. TB nursing and school nursingix ix ix ix
b. Private duty nursing and TB nursing ix ix ix ix ix
c. Home-visiting nursing and school nursing ix ix ix ix
d. Outpost nursing and school nursing ix ix ix ix
Correct Answer: a (page 4)
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10. What was the role of the first public health nurses in Canada?
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a. To assess hygiene conditions in the home
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b. To conduct well baby clinics
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c. To promote breastfeeding of newborn infants
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d. To promote health of school children
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Correct Answer: d (page 4)
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11. Which organization is credited for establishing well-baby clinics?
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a. The Grey Nuns ix ix
b. The Victorian Order of Nurses ix ix ix ix
c. The Red Cross ix ix
d. Provincial Health Departments ix ix
Correct Answer: c (page 5)
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Aliyah Dosani, Josephine
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Etowa, Cheryl van Daalen-Smith (Test Bank All Chapters,
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100% Original ix ix
Verified, A+ Grade) ix ix
,Community Health Nursing A Canadian Perspective 6e Aliyah Dosani, Josephine
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
Etowa, Cheryl van Daalen-Smith (Test Bank All Chapters, 100% Original
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Verified, A+ Grade) ix ix
Chapter 1: The History of Community Health Nursing in Canada
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
Community Health Nursing A Canadian Perspective 6th Edition Stamler
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Multiple Choice Questions
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1. Who would a visiting nurse most likely work with in the early 1900s in Canada?
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a. Families who could afford to pay ix ix ix ix ix
b. Poor and destitute families ix ix ix
c. The community ix
d. School children ix
Correct Answer: b (page 6)
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2. Which community health nursing specialty emerged in early 20th-century Canada to combat
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communicable disease, infant mortality, and childhood morbidity?
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a. Visiting nursing ix
b. District nursing ix
c. Private duty nursing ix ix
d. Public health nursing ix ix
Correct Answer: d (page 4)
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3. In the early 20th century, health departments were dissolved after a local emergency was over.
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Which statement below characterizes the social attitude of the era?
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a. Public health was the responsibility of doctors ix ix ix ix ix ix
b. Visiting nurses were responsible for community health ix ix ix ix ix ix
c. The state was not responsible for health care
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d. Women should not be working outside of the family ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
Correct Answer: c (page 3)
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, 4. What was the primary reason for the establishment of school health programs?
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a. Prevent ill children from becoming dependent citizens ix ix ix ix ix ix
b. Promote the health of all children ix ix ix ix ix
c. Provide food for children who lived in poverty ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
d. Treat sick children so they could work and contribute to the family income
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Correct Answer: b (page 4)
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5. The earliest forms for healthcare in Canada were:
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a. The practices of Aboriginal people
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b. European settlers who were physicians ix ix ix ix
c. The wives of surgeons ix ix ix
d. The Grey Nuns-first community nursing
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Correct Answer: a (page 2)
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6. were Canada’s first community nursing order who made significant
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contributions to providing access to health services, food, shelter, and education for the most
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vulnerable:
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a. The Victorian Order of Nurses
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b. The Grey Nuns ix ix
c. Public Health Nurses ix ix
d. School Nurses ix
e. nursing sisters -first to provide health care in remote and frontier area)
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Correct Answer: b (page 3)
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7. The dual mandate of doing charitable work and providing affordable nursing care was held by
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which agency?
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a. The Margaret Scott Nursing Mission
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b. The Victorian Order of Nurses-lady aberdeen led the development
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c. Indian Health Services ix ix
d. Public Health Services ix ix
Correct Answer: b (page 4)
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, 8. How were public health nurses and home visiting nurses different from nurses employed in
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other sectors of the healthcare system?
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a. They received less compensation for their services
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b. They were dependent on other health care professionals
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c. They required post-diploma training at a university
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d. They offered services to the elite living in urban districts
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Correct Answer: c (page 4)
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9. Which of the following were the first two public health nursing specialties?
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a. TB nursing and school nursingix ix ix ix
b. Private duty nursing and TB nursing ix ix ix ix ix
c. Home-visiting nursing and school nursing ix ix ix ix
d. Outpost nursing and school nursing ix ix ix ix
Correct Answer: a (page 4)
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10. What was the role of the first public health nurses in Canada?
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a. To assess hygiene conditions in the home
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b. To conduct well baby clinics
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c. To promote breastfeeding of newborn infants
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d. To promote health of school children
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Correct Answer: d (page 4)
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11. Which organization is credited for establishing well-baby clinics?
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a. The Grey Nuns ix ix
b. The Victorian Order of Nurses ix ix ix ix
c. The Red Cross ix ix
d. Provincial Health Departments ix ix
Correct Answer: c (page 5)
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