TEST BANK
STANHOPE AND LANCASTER’S COMMUNITY
HEALTH NURSING IN CANADA, 4TH EDITION
BY SANDRA A. MACDONALD AND SONYA L. JAKUBEC|
ALL CHAPTERS | QUESTIONS & 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES | GRADED A+
,Test Bank: Stanhope and Lancaster’s Community
Health Nursing in Canada, 4th Edition
TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT I: Background and Roles for Community Health Nursing
Chapter 1: Community Health Nursing
Chapter 2: The Evolution of Community Health Nursing in Canada
Chapter 3: Community Health Nursing in Canada: Settings, Functions, and Roles
UNIT II: Community Health Foundations and Principles
Chapter 4: Health Promotion
Chapter 5: Evidence-Informed Practice in Community Health Nursing
Chapter 6: Ethics in Community Health Nursing Practice
Chapter 7: Diversity and Relational Practice in Community Health Nursing
Chapter 8: Epidemiological Applications
Chapter 9: Working With the Community
Chapter 10: Health Program Planning and Evaluation
UNIT III: Stakeholders and Populations of Community Health Nursing Practice
Chapter 11: Working With the Individual as Client: Health and Wellness Across the
Lifespan
Chapter 12: Working With Families
Chapter 13: Working with Groups, Teams, and Partners
Chapter 14: Indigenous Health: Working with First Nations People, Inuit, and Métis
Chapter 15: Working with People Who Experience Structural Vulnerabilities
UNIT IV: Specific Domains of Community Health Practice
Chapter 16: Communicable and Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
Chapter 17: Environmental Health
Chapter 18: Disaster Management
,Chapter 1: Community Health Nursing
1. Which of the following best defines community health nursing?
A. Nursing focused exclusively on hospital-based acute care
B. Nursing that promotes and protects the health of populations using knowledge
from nursing, social, and public health sciences
C. Nursing that provides only individual patient care in the home
D. Nursing that primarily focuses on administrative roles in healthcare
Answer: B
Rationale: Community health nursing integrates nursing, social, and public health
sciences to promote and protect the health of populations. It is population-focused
rather than exclusively individual-focused.
2. Which principle differentiates community health nursing from traditional
clinical nursing?
A. Individual diagnosis
B. Population-based assessment
C. Disease treatment
D. Prescriptive authority
Answer: B
Rationale: Community health nursing emphasizes population-based assessment
and interventions, whereas traditional clinical nursing often focuses on individual
patients.
3. A public health nurse is implementing a vaccination program targeting
high-risk neighborhoods. This is an example of:
A. Secondary prevention
B. Primary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Quaternary prevention
, Answer: B
Rationale: Primary prevention aims to prevent disease or injury before it occurs.
Vaccination programs are classic examples of primary prevention.
4. Which of the following statements about the role of community health
nurses is true?
A. They only provide care in hospitals and clinics.
B. They integrate health promotion, disease prevention, and health protection in
various settings.
C. Their role is limited to policy-making.
D. They focus exclusively on acute care interventions.
Answer: B
Rationale: Community health nurses work in diverse settings and integrate health
promotion, disease prevention, and health protection for populations.
5. In community health nursing, the term “population” refers to:
A. A group of individuals living in the same household
B. All patients in a hospital
C. People sharing at least one common characteristic, such as geography, age, or
health risk
D. Individuals admitted for surgery in a given year
Answer: C
Rationale: Population in community health nursing refers to people sharing
common characteristics, which can guide targeted interventions.
6. A nurse conducting a community assessment notices high rates of childhood
asthma. Which approach aligns with community health nursing principles?
A. Referring all children to specialized care without broader intervention
B. Implementing a city-wide air quality and asthma awareness program
C. Providing care only to children who come to the clinic
D. Focusing on treatment of individual cases without community-level strategies
STANHOPE AND LANCASTER’S COMMUNITY
HEALTH NURSING IN CANADA, 4TH EDITION
BY SANDRA A. MACDONALD AND SONYA L. JAKUBEC|
ALL CHAPTERS | QUESTIONS & 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES | GRADED A+
,Test Bank: Stanhope and Lancaster’s Community
Health Nursing in Canada, 4th Edition
TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT I: Background and Roles for Community Health Nursing
Chapter 1: Community Health Nursing
Chapter 2: The Evolution of Community Health Nursing in Canada
Chapter 3: Community Health Nursing in Canada: Settings, Functions, and Roles
UNIT II: Community Health Foundations and Principles
Chapter 4: Health Promotion
Chapter 5: Evidence-Informed Practice in Community Health Nursing
Chapter 6: Ethics in Community Health Nursing Practice
Chapter 7: Diversity and Relational Practice in Community Health Nursing
Chapter 8: Epidemiological Applications
Chapter 9: Working With the Community
Chapter 10: Health Program Planning and Evaluation
UNIT III: Stakeholders and Populations of Community Health Nursing Practice
Chapter 11: Working With the Individual as Client: Health and Wellness Across the
Lifespan
Chapter 12: Working With Families
Chapter 13: Working with Groups, Teams, and Partners
Chapter 14: Indigenous Health: Working with First Nations People, Inuit, and Métis
Chapter 15: Working with People Who Experience Structural Vulnerabilities
UNIT IV: Specific Domains of Community Health Practice
Chapter 16: Communicable and Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
Chapter 17: Environmental Health
Chapter 18: Disaster Management
,Chapter 1: Community Health Nursing
1. Which of the following best defines community health nursing?
A. Nursing focused exclusively on hospital-based acute care
B. Nursing that promotes and protects the health of populations using knowledge
from nursing, social, and public health sciences
C. Nursing that provides only individual patient care in the home
D. Nursing that primarily focuses on administrative roles in healthcare
Answer: B
Rationale: Community health nursing integrates nursing, social, and public health
sciences to promote and protect the health of populations. It is population-focused
rather than exclusively individual-focused.
2. Which principle differentiates community health nursing from traditional
clinical nursing?
A. Individual diagnosis
B. Population-based assessment
C. Disease treatment
D. Prescriptive authority
Answer: B
Rationale: Community health nursing emphasizes population-based assessment
and interventions, whereas traditional clinical nursing often focuses on individual
patients.
3. A public health nurse is implementing a vaccination program targeting
high-risk neighborhoods. This is an example of:
A. Secondary prevention
B. Primary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Quaternary prevention
, Answer: B
Rationale: Primary prevention aims to prevent disease or injury before it occurs.
Vaccination programs are classic examples of primary prevention.
4. Which of the following statements about the role of community health
nurses is true?
A. They only provide care in hospitals and clinics.
B. They integrate health promotion, disease prevention, and health protection in
various settings.
C. Their role is limited to policy-making.
D. They focus exclusively on acute care interventions.
Answer: B
Rationale: Community health nurses work in diverse settings and integrate health
promotion, disease prevention, and health protection for populations.
5. In community health nursing, the term “population” refers to:
A. A group of individuals living in the same household
B. All patients in a hospital
C. People sharing at least one common characteristic, such as geography, age, or
health risk
D. Individuals admitted for surgery in a given year
Answer: C
Rationale: Population in community health nursing refers to people sharing
common characteristics, which can guide targeted interventions.
6. A nurse conducting a community assessment notices high rates of childhood
asthma. Which approach aligns with community health nursing principles?
A. Referring all children to specialized care without broader intervention
B. Implementing a city-wide air quality and asthma awareness program
C. Providing care only to children who come to the clinic
D. Focusing on treatment of individual cases without community-level strategies
