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2. Which community health nursing specialty emerged in early 20th-
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d. Public health nursing z z
Correct Answer: d (page 4)
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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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d. Treat sick children so they could work and contribute to the family income
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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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c. The wives of surgeons z z z
d. The Grey Nuns-first community nursing
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,Chapter 1: The History of Community Health Nursing in Canada Community
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Health Nursing A Canadian Perspective 5th 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 z z z z z
b. Poor and destitute families z z z
c. The community z
d. School children z
Correct Answer: b (page 6)
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2. Which community health nursing specialty emerged in early 20th-
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century Canada to combat communicable disease, infant mortality, and childhood morbidi
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ty?
a. Visiting nursing z
b. District nursing z
c. Private duty nursing z z
d. Public health nursing z z
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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a. Public health was the responsibility of doctors
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b. Visiting nurses were responsible for community health z z z z z z
c. The state was not responsible for health care
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d. Women should not be working outside of the family z z z z z z z z
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 citizensz z z z z z
b. Promote the health of all children z z z z z
c. Provide food for children who lived in poverty z z z z z z z
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 z z z z
c. The wives of surgeons z z z
d. The Grey Nuns-first community nursing
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ing access to health services, food, shelter, and education for the most vulnerable:
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c. Public Health Nurses z z
d. School Nurses z
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 b
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y 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 z z
d. Public Health Services z z
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