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Test Bank - Stanhope and Lancasters Community Health Nursing in Canada, 4th Edition (MacDonald, 2022), Chapter 1-18 | All Chapters

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StanhopeandLancaster'sCommunityHealthNursingin Canada
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Sandra A. MacDonald, and Sonya L. Jakubec
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4th Edition
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Table of Contents
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Chapter 01 Community Health Nursing
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Chapter 02 The Evolution of Community Health Nursing in Canada
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Chapter 03 Community Health Nursing in Canada-Settings, Functions, and Roles
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Chapter 04 Health Promotion
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Chapter 05 Evidence-Informed Practice in Community Health Nursing
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Chapter 06 Ethics in Community Health Nursing Practice
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Chapter 07 Diversity and Relational Practice in Community Health Nursing
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Chapter 08 Epidemiological Applications
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Chapter 09 Working With the Community
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Chapter 10 Health Program Planning and Evaluation
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Chapter 11 Working with the Individual as Client-Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan
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Chapter 12 Working with Families
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Chapter 13 Working with Groups, Teams, and Partners
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Chapter 14 Indigenous Health-Working with First Nations People, Inuit, and Métis
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Chapter 15 Working With People Who Experience Structural Vulnerabilities
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Chapter 16 Communicable and Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
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Chapter 17 Environmental Health
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Chapter 18 Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness
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Chapter 01: Community Health Nursing
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MacDonald/Jakubec: Stanhope and Lancaster's Community Health Nursing in ff ff ff ff ff ff ff


Canada, 4th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE ff




1. Which of the following best describes community health nursing?
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a. Giving care with a focus on the aggregate‘s needs
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b. Giving care with a focus on the group‘s needs ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff


c. Focusing on the health care of individual clients in the community
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d. Working with an approach of unique client care ff ff ff ff ff ff ff




ANS: C
By definition, community health nursing is the health care of individual clients in the
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community.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remember ff ff


REF: Introduction OBJ: 1.6 TOP: Safe and Effective Care Environmentff ff ff ff ff




2. Which of the following best describes primary health care?
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a. A comprehensive way to address issues of social justice
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b. Giving care to manage acute or chronic conditions ff ff ff ff ff ff ff


c. Giving direct care to ill individuals within their family setting
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d. Having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention
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ANS: A
By definition, primary health care is comprehensive and addresses issues of social justice
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and equity. Social justice in the context of health refers to ensuring fairness and equality
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in health services so that vulnerable individuals in society have easy access to health
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care.
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REF: Primary Health Care
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TOP: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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3. The health of which of the following is the primary focus of public health nurses (PHNs)?
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a. Families
b. Groups
c. Individuals
d. Populations
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PHNs use knowledge of nursing, social sciences, and public health sciences for the
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fpromotion and protection of health and for the prevention of disease among populations.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remember ff ff


REF: Public Health Practice
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4. Which change is the primary explanation for life expectancy increasing so notably
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ff since the early 1900s? ff ff ff


a. An increase in findings from medical laboratory research
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b. Incredible advances in surgical techniques and procedures ff ff ff ff ff ff


c. Improved sanitation and other public health activities ff ff ff ff ff ff


d. Increased use of antibiotics to fight infections ff ff ff ff ff ff




ANS: C
Improvement in control of infectious diseases through immunizations, sanitation, and other
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public health activities led to the increase in life expectancy since the early 1900s.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remember ff ff


REF: Public Health Practice
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TOP: Health Promotion and Maintenance ff ff ff




5. Which community health nursing practice area receives funding from the private sector?
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a. Telenurses
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c. Nurse entrepreneurs ff


d. Street or outreach nurses ff ff ff




ANS: C
The nurse entrepreneur receives private funding, whereas all of the other community
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health nurse (CHN) roles are with provincially or federally funded positions.
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REF: Community Health Nursing Roles and Functions OBJ: ff ff ff ff ff 1.1 | ff


1.6 TOP: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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6. A public health nurse (PHN) strives to prevent disease and disability, often in partnership
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with other community groups. Which statement is an appropriate summary of the
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PHN‘s role?
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a. The PHN asks the political leaders what interventions should be chosen.
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b. The PHN assesses the community and decides on appropriate interventions.
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c. The PHN uses data from the main health care institutions in sttheefancdoam
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d. The PHN works with community members to carry out public health functions.
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ANS: D
It is crucial that the PHN work with members of the community to carry out core public
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health functions.
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REF: Public Health Practice
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7. Which of the following is used as a measurement of population health?
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a. Health status indicators ff ff


b. The levels of prevention ff ff ff


c. The number of memberships at the local fitness centre
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d. Reported provincial alcohol and tobacco sales in any given month ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff




ANS: A
Population health refers to the health outcomes of a population as measured by
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determinants of health and health outcomes.
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