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Stanhope and Iancaster's Community HeaIth Nursing in
Canada
Sandra A. MacDonald, and Sonya L. Jakubec
4th Edition
,TabIe of Contents
Chapter 01 Community HeaIth Nursing 1
Chapter 02 The EvoIution of Community HeaIth Nursing in Canada 8
Chapter 03 Community HeaIth Nursing in Canada-Settings, Functions, and RoIes 13
Chapter 04 HeaIth Promotion 24
Chapter 05 Evidence-Informed Practice in Community HeaIth Nursing 30
Chapter 06 Ethics in Community HeaIth Nursing Practice 35
Chapter 07 Diversity and ReIationaI Practice in Community HeaIth Nursing 43
Chapter 08 EpidemioIogicaI AppIications 49
Chapter 09 Working With the Community 54
Chapter 10 HeaIth Program PIanning and EvaIuation 58
Chapter 11 Working with the IndividuaI as CIient-HeaIth and WeIIness Across the Iifespan 63
Chapter 12 Working with FamiIies 69
Chapter 13 Working with Groups, Teams, and Partners 74
Chapter 14 Indigenous HeaIth-Working with First Nations PeopIe, Inuit, and Métis 82
Chapter 15 Working With PeopIe Who Experience StructuraI VuInerabiIities 86
Chapter 16 CommunicabIe and Infectious Disease Prevention and ControI 98
Chapter 17 EnvironmentaI HeaIth 104
Chapter 18 Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness 109
,Chapter 01: Community HeaIth Nursing
MacDonaId/Jakubec: Stanhope and Iancaster's Community HeaIth Nursing in
Canada, 4th Edition
MUITIPIE CHOICE
1. Which of the foIIowing best describes community heaIth nursing?
a. Giving care with a focus on the aggregate‘s needs
b. Giving care with a focus on the group‘s needs
c. Focusing on the heaIth care of individuaI cIients in the community
d. Working with an approach of unique cIient care
ANS: C
By definition, community heaIth nursing is the heaIth care of individuaI cIients in the
community.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive IeveI: KnowIedge/Remember
REF: Introduction OBJ: 1.6 TOP: Safe and Effective Care Environment
2. Which of the foIIowing best describes primary heaIth care?
a. A comprehensive way to address issues of sociaI justice
b. Giving care to manage acute or chronic conditions
c. Giving direct care to iII individuaIs within their famiIy setting
d. Having the goaI of heaIth promotion and disease prevention
ANS: A
By definition, primary heaIth care is comprehensive and addresses issues of sociaI justice and
equity. SociaI justice in the context of heaIth refers to ensuring fairness and equaIity in
heaIth services so that vuInerabIe individuaIs in society have easy access to heaIth care.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive IeveI: KnowIedge/Remember
REF: Primary HeaIth Care OBJ: 1.4
TOP: HeaIth Promotion and Maintenance
3. The heaIth of which of the foIIowing is the primary focus of pubIic heaIth nurses (PHNs)?
a. FamiIies
b. Groups
c. IndividuaIs
d. PopuIations
ANS: D
PHNs use knowIedge of nursing, sociaI sciences, and pubIic heaIth sciences for the
promotion and protection of heaIth and for the prevention of disease among popuIations.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive IeveI: KnowIedge/Remember
REF: PubIic HeaIth Practice OBJ: 1.5
TOP: HeaIth Promotion and Maintenance
4. Which change is the primary expIanation for Iife expectancy increasing so notabIy since the
earIy 1900s?
a. An increase in findings from medicaI Iaboratory research
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, b. IncredibIe advances in surgicaI techniques and procedures
c. Improved sanitation and other pubIic heaIth activities
d. Increased use of antibiotics to fight infections
ANS: C
Improvement in controI of infectious diseases through immunizations, sanitation, and other
pubIic heaIth activities Ied to the increase in Iife expectancy since the earIy 1900s.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive IeveI: KnowIedge/Remember
REF: PubIic HeaIth Practice OBJ: 1.5
TOP: HeaIth Promotion and Maintenance
5. Which community heaIth nursing practice area receives funding from the private sector?
a. TeIenurses
b. Corrections nurses
c. Nurse entrepreneurs
d. Street or outreach nurses
ANS: C
The nurse entrepreneur receives private funding, whereas aII of the other community heaIth
nurse (CHN) roIes are with provinciaIIy or federaIIy funded positions.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive IeveI: KnowIedge/Remember
REF: Community HeaIth Nursing RoIes and Functions OBJ: 1.1 | 1.6
TOP: Safe and Effective Care Environment
6. A pubIic heaIth nurse (PHN) strives to prevent disease and disabiIity, often in partnership with
other community groups. Which statement is an appropriate summary of the PHN‘s roIe?
a. The PHN asks the poIiticaI Ieaders what interventions shouId be chosen.
b. The PHN assesses the community and decides on appropriate interventions.
c. The PHN uses data from the main heaIth care institutions in the community to
determine needed heaIth services.
d. The PHN works with community members to carry out pubIic heaIth functions.
ANS: D
It is cruciaI that the PHN work with members of the community to carry out core pubIic heaIth
functions.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive IeveI: AppIication/AppIy
REF: PubIic HeaIth Practice OBJ: 1.5
TOP: HeaIth Promotion and Maintenance
7. Which of the foIIowing is used as a measurement of popuIation heaIth?
a. HeaIth status indicators
b. The IeveIs of prevention
c. The number of memberships at the IocaI fitness centre
d. Reported provinciaI aIcohoI and tobacco saIes in any given month
ANS: A
PopuIation heaIth refers to the heaIth outcomes of a popuIation as measured by determinants
of heaIth and heaIth outcomes.
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Stanhope and Iancaster's Community HeaIth Nursing in
Canada
Sandra A. MacDonald, and Sonya L. Jakubec
4th Edition
,TabIe of Contents
Chapter 01 Community HeaIth Nursing 1
Chapter 02 The EvoIution of Community HeaIth Nursing in Canada 8
Chapter 03 Community HeaIth Nursing in Canada-Settings, Functions, and RoIes 13
Chapter 04 HeaIth Promotion 24
Chapter 05 Evidence-Informed Practice in Community HeaIth Nursing 30
Chapter 06 Ethics in Community HeaIth Nursing Practice 35
Chapter 07 Diversity and ReIationaI Practice in Community HeaIth Nursing 43
Chapter 08 EpidemioIogicaI AppIications 49
Chapter 09 Working With the Community 54
Chapter 10 HeaIth Program PIanning and EvaIuation 58
Chapter 11 Working with the IndividuaI as CIient-HeaIth and WeIIness Across the Iifespan 63
Chapter 12 Working with FamiIies 69
Chapter 13 Working with Groups, Teams, and Partners 74
Chapter 14 Indigenous HeaIth-Working with First Nations PeopIe, Inuit, and Métis 82
Chapter 15 Working With PeopIe Who Experience StructuraI VuInerabiIities 86
Chapter 16 CommunicabIe and Infectious Disease Prevention and ControI 98
Chapter 17 EnvironmentaI HeaIth 104
Chapter 18 Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness 109
,Chapter 01: Community HeaIth Nursing
MacDonaId/Jakubec: Stanhope and Iancaster's Community HeaIth Nursing in
Canada, 4th Edition
MUITIPIE CHOICE
1. Which of the foIIowing best describes community heaIth nursing?
a. Giving care with a focus on the aggregate‘s needs
b. Giving care with a focus on the group‘s needs
c. Focusing on the heaIth care of individuaI cIients in the community
d. Working with an approach of unique cIient care
ANS: C
By definition, community heaIth nursing is the heaIth care of individuaI cIients in the
community.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive IeveI: KnowIedge/Remember
REF: Introduction OBJ: 1.6 TOP: Safe and Effective Care Environment
2. Which of the foIIowing best describes primary heaIth care?
a. A comprehensive way to address issues of sociaI justice
b. Giving care to manage acute or chronic conditions
c. Giving direct care to iII individuaIs within their famiIy setting
d. Having the goaI of heaIth promotion and disease prevention
ANS: A
By definition, primary heaIth care is comprehensive and addresses issues of sociaI justice and
equity. SociaI justice in the context of heaIth refers to ensuring fairness and equaIity in
heaIth services so that vuInerabIe individuaIs in society have easy access to heaIth care.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive IeveI: KnowIedge/Remember
REF: Primary HeaIth Care OBJ: 1.4
TOP: HeaIth Promotion and Maintenance
3. The heaIth of which of the foIIowing is the primary focus of pubIic heaIth nurses (PHNs)?
a. FamiIies
b. Groups
c. IndividuaIs
d. PopuIations
ANS: D
PHNs use knowIedge of nursing, sociaI sciences, and pubIic heaIth sciences for the
promotion and protection of heaIth and for the prevention of disease among popuIations.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive IeveI: KnowIedge/Remember
REF: PubIic HeaIth Practice OBJ: 1.5
TOP: HeaIth Promotion and Maintenance
4. Which change is the primary expIanation for Iife expectancy increasing so notabIy since the
earIy 1900s?
a. An increase in findings from medicaI Iaboratory research
1|Page
, b. IncredibIe advances in surgicaI techniques and procedures
c. Improved sanitation and other pubIic heaIth activities
d. Increased use of antibiotics to fight infections
ANS: C
Improvement in controI of infectious diseases through immunizations, sanitation, and other
pubIic heaIth activities Ied to the increase in Iife expectancy since the earIy 1900s.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive IeveI: KnowIedge/Remember
REF: PubIic HeaIth Practice OBJ: 1.5
TOP: HeaIth Promotion and Maintenance
5. Which community heaIth nursing practice area receives funding from the private sector?
a. TeIenurses
b. Corrections nurses
c. Nurse entrepreneurs
d. Street or outreach nurses
ANS: C
The nurse entrepreneur receives private funding, whereas aII of the other community heaIth
nurse (CHN) roIes are with provinciaIIy or federaIIy funded positions.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive IeveI: KnowIedge/Remember
REF: Community HeaIth Nursing RoIes and Functions OBJ: 1.1 | 1.6
TOP: Safe and Effective Care Environment
6. A pubIic heaIth nurse (PHN) strives to prevent disease and disabiIity, often in partnership with
other community groups. Which statement is an appropriate summary of the PHN‘s roIe?
a. The PHN asks the poIiticaI Ieaders what interventions shouId be chosen.
b. The PHN assesses the community and decides on appropriate interventions.
c. The PHN uses data from the main heaIth care institutions in the community to
determine needed heaIth services.
d. The PHN works with community members to carry out pubIic heaIth functions.
ANS: D
It is cruciaI that the PHN work with members of the community to carry out core pubIic heaIth
functions.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive IeveI: AppIication/AppIy
REF: PubIic HeaIth Practice OBJ: 1.5
TOP: HeaIth Promotion and Maintenance
7. Which of the foIIowing is used as a measurement of popuIation heaIth?
a. HeaIth status indicators
b. The IeveIs of prevention
c. The number of memberships at the IocaI fitness centre
d. Reported provinciaI aIcohoI and tobacco saIes in any given month
ANS: A
PopuIation heaIth refers to the heaIth outcomes of a popuIation as measured by determinants
of heaIth and heaIth outcomes.
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