Test Bank for Community Health Nursing
A Canadian Perspective 5th Edition
Stamler
All Chapters Covered
,Chapter 1: The History of Community Health Nursing in Canada
Community Health Nursing A Canadian Perspective 5th Edition Stamler
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who would a visiting nurse most likely work with in the early 1900s in Canada?
a. Families who could afford to pay
b. Poor and destitute families
c. The community
d. School children
Correct Answer: b (page 6)
2. Which community health nursing specialty emerged in early 20th-century Canada to combat
communicable disease, infant mortality, and childhood morbidity?
a. Visiting nursing
b. District nursing
c. Private duty nursing
d. Public health nursing
Correct Answer: d (page 4)
3. In the early 20th century, health departments were dissolved after a local emergency was over.
Which statement below characterizes the social attitude of the era?
a. Public health was the responsibility of doctors
b. Visiting nurses were responsible for community health
c. The state was not responsible for health care
d. Women should not be working outside of the family
Correct Answer: c (page 3)
, 4. What was the primary reason for the establishment of school health programs?
a. Prevent ill children from becoming dependent citizens
b. Promote the health of all children
c. Provide food for children who lived in poverty
d. Treat sick children so they could work and contribute to the family income
Correct Answer: b (page 4)
5. The earliest forms for healthcare in Canada were:
a. The practices of Aboriginal people
b. European settlers who were physicians
c. The wives of surgeons
d. The Grey Nuns-first community nursing
Correct Answer: a (page 2)
6. a were aCanada’s afirst acommunity anursing aorder awho amade
asignificant acontributions ato aproviding aaccess ato ahealth aservices, afood, ashelter, aand
aeducation afor athe amostavulnerable:
a. The aVictorian aOrder aof aNurses
b. The aGrey aNuns
c. Public aHealth aNurses
d. School aNurses
e. nursing asisters a-first ato aprovide ahealth acare ain aremote aand afrontier aarea)
Correct aAnswer: ab a(page a3)
7. The adual amandate aof adoing acharitable awork aand aproviding aaffordable anursing acare awas
aheld abyawhich aagency?
a. The aMargaret aScott aNursing aMission
b. The aVictorian aOrder aof aNurses-lady aaberdeen aled athe adevelopment
c. Indian aHealth aServices
d. Public aHealth aServices
Correct aAnswer: ab a(page a4)
, 8. How awere apublic ahealth anurses aand ahome avisiting anurses adifferent afrom anurses
aemployed ainaother asectors aof athe ahealthcare asystem?
a. They areceived aless acompensation afor atheir aservices
b. They awere adependent aon aother ahealth acare aprofessionals
c. They arequired apost-diploma atraining aat aa auniversity
d. They aoffered aservices ato athe aelite aliving ain aurban adistricts
Correct aAnswer: ac a(page a4)
9. Which aof athe afollowing awere athe afirst atwo apublic ahealth anursing aspecialties?
a. TB anursing aand aschool anursing
b. Private aduty anursing aand aTB anursing
c. Home-visiting anursing aand aschool anursing
d. Outpost anursing aand aschool anursing
Correct aAnswer: aa a(page a4)
10. What awas athe arole aof athe afirst apublic ahealth anurses ain aCanada?
a. To aassess ahygiene aconditions ain athe ahome
b. To aconduct awell ababy aclinics
c. To apromote abreastfeeding aof anewborn ainfants
d. To apromote ahealth aof aschool achildren
Correct aAnswer: ad a(page a4)
11. Which aorganization ais acredited afor aestablishing awell-baby aclinics?
a. The aGrey aNuns
b. The aVictorian aOrder aof aNurses
c. The aRed aCross
d. Provincial aHealth aDepartments
Correct aAnswer: ac a(page a5)
A Canadian Perspective 5th Edition
Stamler
All Chapters Covered
,Chapter 1: The History of Community Health Nursing in Canada
Community Health Nursing A Canadian Perspective 5th Edition Stamler
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who would a visiting nurse most likely work with in the early 1900s in Canada?
a. Families who could afford to pay
b. Poor and destitute families
c. The community
d. School children
Correct Answer: b (page 6)
2. Which community health nursing specialty emerged in early 20th-century Canada to combat
communicable disease, infant mortality, and childhood morbidity?
a. Visiting nursing
b. District nursing
c. Private duty nursing
d. Public health nursing
Correct Answer: d (page 4)
3. In the early 20th century, health departments were dissolved after a local emergency was over.
Which statement below characterizes the social attitude of the era?
a. Public health was the responsibility of doctors
b. Visiting nurses were responsible for community health
c. The state was not responsible for health care
d. Women should not be working outside of the family
Correct Answer: c (page 3)
, 4. What was the primary reason for the establishment of school health programs?
a. Prevent ill children from becoming dependent citizens
b. Promote the health of all children
c. Provide food for children who lived in poverty
d. Treat sick children so they could work and contribute to the family income
Correct Answer: b (page 4)
5. The earliest forms for healthcare in Canada were:
a. The practices of Aboriginal people
b. European settlers who were physicians
c. The wives of surgeons
d. The Grey Nuns-first community nursing
Correct Answer: a (page 2)
6. a were aCanada’s afirst acommunity anursing aorder awho amade
asignificant acontributions ato aproviding aaccess ato ahealth aservices, afood, ashelter, aand
aeducation afor athe amostavulnerable:
a. The aVictorian aOrder aof aNurses
b. The aGrey aNuns
c. Public aHealth aNurses
d. School aNurses
e. nursing asisters a-first ato aprovide ahealth acare ain aremote aand afrontier aarea)
Correct aAnswer: ab a(page a3)
7. The adual amandate aof adoing acharitable awork aand aproviding aaffordable anursing acare awas
aheld abyawhich aagency?
a. The aMargaret aScott aNursing aMission
b. The aVictorian aOrder aof aNurses-lady aaberdeen aled athe adevelopment
c. Indian aHealth aServices
d. Public aHealth aServices
Correct aAnswer: ab a(page a4)
, 8. How awere apublic ahealth anurses aand ahome avisiting anurses adifferent afrom anurses
aemployed ainaother asectors aof athe ahealthcare asystem?
a. They areceived aless acompensation afor atheir aservices
b. They awere adependent aon aother ahealth acare aprofessionals
c. They arequired apost-diploma atraining aat aa auniversity
d. They aoffered aservices ato athe aelite aliving ain aurban adistricts
Correct aAnswer: ac a(page a4)
9. Which aof athe afollowing awere athe afirst atwo apublic ahealth anursing aspecialties?
a. TB anursing aand aschool anursing
b. Private aduty anursing aand aTB anursing
c. Home-visiting anursing aand aschool anursing
d. Outpost anursing aand aschool anursing
Correct aAnswer: aa a(page a4)
10. What awas athe arole aof athe afirst apublic ahealth anurses ain aCanada?
a. To aassess ahygiene aconditions ain athe ahome
b. To aconduct awell ababy aclinics
c. To apromote abreastfeeding aof anewborn ainfants
d. To apromote ahealth aof aschool achildren
Correct aAnswer: ad a(page a4)
11. Which aorganization ais acredited afor aestablishing awell-baby aclinics?
a. The aGrey aNuns
b. The aVictorian aOrder aof aNurses
c. The aRed aCross
d. Provincial aHealth aDepartments
Correct aAnswer: ac a(page a5)
