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Chapter 4: Public Health Nursing Questions with
100% VERIFIED Answers UPDATED!!!
Public health is defined as the organized efforts of society to
keep people healthy and prevent injury, illness, and premature
death.
A.True
B.False - ANSWER A.True
The Public Health Agency of Canada's mission is to promote and
protect the health of Canadians through
A.reasonable access to medically necessary hospital services.
B.health equity among nations globally.
C.leadership, partnership, innovation, and action in public
health.
D.supporting medicare across the country. - ANSWER C.
leadership, partnership, innovation, and action in public health.
The goal of public health nursing is to
A.assist individuals to remain in their homes.
B.increase the health of the community.
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C.increase morbidity and mortality rates.
D.promote equity by treating the most needy patients. -
ANSWER B.increase the health of the community.
The Public Health Nurse applies which of the following concepts
to promote, protect, and preserve the health of populations?
A.the principle of medicine, nursing, and social sciences
B.the principles of primary care, nursing, and medical science
C.the principles of primary health care, nursing science, and the
social sciences
D.the principle of ethnology, nursing, and social science -
ANSWER C.the principles of primary health care, nursing
science, and the social sciences
In Canada, public health nursing grew out of the religious
persuasion and social conscience of the social gospel
movement and maternal feminism.
A.True
B.False - ANSWER A.True
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Universal public schooling began in Canada in the late 19th
century. PHNs were instrumental in reducing high mortality
rates among school age children by
A.educating school teachers of signs and symptoms of at-risk
children
B.combating tuberculosis and controlling other communicable
diseases
C.working along side physicians to provide health teaching to
parents.
D.providing clothing to vulnerable children. - ANSWER
B.combating tuberculosis and controlling other communicable
diseases
In 1916, which was the first province in Canada to establish a
provincially funded public health nursingservice?
A.Manitoba
B.Ontario
C.Quebec
D.British Columbia - ANSWER A.Manitoba
Chapter 4: Public Health Nursing Questions with
100% VERIFIED Answers UPDATED!!!
Public health is defined as the organized efforts of society to
keep people healthy and prevent injury, illness, and premature
death.
A.True
B.False - ANSWER A.True
The Public Health Agency of Canada's mission is to promote and
protect the health of Canadians through
A.reasonable access to medically necessary hospital services.
B.health equity among nations globally.
C.leadership, partnership, innovation, and action in public
health.
D.supporting medicare across the country. - ANSWER C.
leadership, partnership, innovation, and action in public health.
The goal of public health nursing is to
A.assist individuals to remain in their homes.
B.increase the health of the community.
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C.increase morbidity and mortality rates.
D.promote equity by treating the most needy patients. -
ANSWER B.increase the health of the community.
The Public Health Nurse applies which of the following concepts
to promote, protect, and preserve the health of populations?
A.the principle of medicine, nursing, and social sciences
B.the principles of primary care, nursing, and medical science
C.the principles of primary health care, nursing science, and the
social sciences
D.the principle of ethnology, nursing, and social science -
ANSWER C.the principles of primary health care, nursing
science, and the social sciences
In Canada, public health nursing grew out of the religious
persuasion and social conscience of the social gospel
movement and maternal feminism.
A.True
B.False - ANSWER A.True
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Universal public schooling began in Canada in the late 19th
century. PHNs were instrumental in reducing high mortality
rates among school age children by
A.educating school teachers of signs and symptoms of at-risk
children
B.combating tuberculosis and controlling other communicable
diseases
C.working along side physicians to provide health teaching to
parents.
D.providing clothing to vulnerable children. - ANSWER
B.combating tuberculosis and controlling other communicable
diseases
In 1916, which was the first province in Canada to establish a
provincially funded public health nursingservice?
A.Manitoba
B.Ontario
C.Quebec
D.British Columbia - ANSWER A.Manitoba
