NURS 208 Quiz #1 Questions with 100%
Correct Answers
What is the scope for CHNs? Correct Answer: Public health, home health,
school, occupational, forensic, Telehealth, etc.
Who are the clients for CHNs? Correct Answer: Individuals, families, groups,
communities, populations, systems.
What is the settings for CHNs? Correct Answer: Homes, schools, workplaces,
shelters, rural/northern health stations. (not hospitals)
What is the health perspective for CHNs? Correct Answer: Physical, mental,
social, spiritual well-being.
What are some of the roles for CHNs? Correct Answer: Identify barriers, promote
well-being, implement interventions.
What is the blueprint for action for CHNs? Correct Answer: A framework that is
meant to guide CHN practices.
Has 3 calls to action: Indigenous rights, cultural safety and personal bias.
Has 6 key areas: scope, leadership, collaboration, system transformation,
education and professional development.
How is CHN practice structured in Canada? Correct Answer: CHN is a
recognized specialty in Canada and they demonstrate independence,
resourcefulness and collaboration.
,Eight standards: health promotion, prevention, health maintenance,
professional relationships, capacity building, equity, evidence-informed
practice and accountability.
How is CHN perceived by others? Correct Answer: Students often stereotype
CHN as less hands-on and low-status compared to acute care.
This can be due to curriculum gaps, lack of mentors, weak leadership, structural
issues and media bias.
What inequities do indigenous and minority populations face in health care?
Correct Answer: The indigenous people have TRC calls to action in place that
urge nurses to end systemic racism within the health care system.
Black people, new immigrants and people of the LGBTQ community also face
many barriers like discrimination, language issues and fear)
What is the CHNs role when dealing with systemic issues in the Health care
system? Correct Answer: Anti-racism education, trauma informed care,
advocacy and structural competence.
What different roles to CHNs play in different community settings? Correct
Answer: Public health, home health, rural/outpost, occupational, parish,
forensic, Telehealth, outreach/street, community mental health, military.
What is primary care nursing and why is it increasingly important in Canada?
Correct Answer: First point of action/contact with health care. Has a broad
scope and helps with promotion, prevention, rehabilitation and chronic care.
, Rising demands due to aging, chronic illness and community focus.
Works with vulnerable groups (indigenous, immigrants, homeless, mentally ill).
How are Telehealth and outreach/street nursing expanding the nursing
practices in Canada? Correct Answer: Telehealth - makes remote care much
more accessible through phones, videos and digital platforms. Includes triage,
counselling and monitoring.
Outreach/street - helps care for homeless and marginalized populations(people
who may not seek help on their own). Includes harm reduction, advocacy and
trust building.
Both help to expand access and reduce inequities.
What makes rural nursing unique in Canada? Correct Answer: Long history,
broad scope due to physician shortages, work in indigenous and isolated
communities.
Challenges include: health inequities, multiple roles and underdeveloped health
promotion.
What do parish nurses do? Correct Answer: Faith-based health promotion,
collaboration and advocacy.
Correct Answers
What is the scope for CHNs? Correct Answer: Public health, home health,
school, occupational, forensic, Telehealth, etc.
Who are the clients for CHNs? Correct Answer: Individuals, families, groups,
communities, populations, systems.
What is the settings for CHNs? Correct Answer: Homes, schools, workplaces,
shelters, rural/northern health stations. (not hospitals)
What is the health perspective for CHNs? Correct Answer: Physical, mental,
social, spiritual well-being.
What are some of the roles for CHNs? Correct Answer: Identify barriers, promote
well-being, implement interventions.
What is the blueprint for action for CHNs? Correct Answer: A framework that is
meant to guide CHN practices.
Has 3 calls to action: Indigenous rights, cultural safety and personal bias.
Has 6 key areas: scope, leadership, collaboration, system transformation,
education and professional development.
How is CHN practice structured in Canada? Correct Answer: CHN is a
recognized specialty in Canada and they demonstrate independence,
resourcefulness and collaboration.
,Eight standards: health promotion, prevention, health maintenance,
professional relationships, capacity building, equity, evidence-informed
practice and accountability.
How is CHN perceived by others? Correct Answer: Students often stereotype
CHN as less hands-on and low-status compared to acute care.
This can be due to curriculum gaps, lack of mentors, weak leadership, structural
issues and media bias.
What inequities do indigenous and minority populations face in health care?
Correct Answer: The indigenous people have TRC calls to action in place that
urge nurses to end systemic racism within the health care system.
Black people, new immigrants and people of the LGBTQ community also face
many barriers like discrimination, language issues and fear)
What is the CHNs role when dealing with systemic issues in the Health care
system? Correct Answer: Anti-racism education, trauma informed care,
advocacy and structural competence.
What different roles to CHNs play in different community settings? Correct
Answer: Public health, home health, rural/outpost, occupational, parish,
forensic, Telehealth, outreach/street, community mental health, military.
What is primary care nursing and why is it increasingly important in Canada?
Correct Answer: First point of action/contact with health care. Has a broad
scope and helps with promotion, prevention, rehabilitation and chronic care.
, Rising demands due to aging, chronic illness and community focus.
Works with vulnerable groups (indigenous, immigrants, homeless, mentally ill).
How are Telehealth and outreach/street nursing expanding the nursing
practices in Canada? Correct Answer: Telehealth - makes remote care much
more accessible through phones, videos and digital platforms. Includes triage,
counselling and monitoring.
Outreach/street - helps care for homeless and marginalized populations(people
who may not seek help on their own). Includes harm reduction, advocacy and
trust building.
Both help to expand access and reduce inequities.
What makes rural nursing unique in Canada? Correct Answer: Long history,
broad scope due to physician shortages, work in indigenous and isolated
communities.
Challenges include: health inequities, multiple roles and underdeveloped health
promotion.
What do parish nurses do? Correct Answer: Faith-based health promotion,
collaboration and advocacy.
