Primary Health Care & Community
Health Nursing Roles Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
What did the declaration of alma-ata do? -
correct answer ✅Promoted a shift towards a primary health care
model
What is primary care? -
correct answer ✅The first contact between individuals and the
health care system. It usually relates to the curative treatment of
disease, rehabilitation and preventative measures, such as
immunization, smoking cessation, and dietary changes
-might not be intersectoral, nor comprehensive
What is primary health care? -
correct answer ✅Comprehensive care that includes disease
prevention, community development, a wide spectrum of services
and programs, working in interprofessional teams, and intersectoral
collaboration for healthy public policy
-attempts to address social justice, equity and ethical issues
-CCHN standard #6 access and equity
,Primary Health Care & Community
Health Nursing Roles Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
What is CCHN standard #6 that addresses access and equity? -
correct answer ✅Services to reach people that need them most.
i.e. home visits and outreach
What is social justice? -
correct answer ✅The fair distribution of society's benefits,
responsibilities, and their consequences. It focuses on the relative
position of one social group in relationship to others in society as
well as on the root causes of disparities and what can be done to
eliminate them.
VERY important in primary care
What is social justice in PHC practice? -
correct answer ✅To ensure fairness and equality in health services
so that all members of society have equal access to health care. The
community health nurse acknowledges injustice and tries to reduce
systemic inequity
What is primary health care according to the declaration of Alma-
Ata? -
correct answer ✅Evolves from sociocultural and political
characteristics of the community and the broader country in
, Primary Health Care & Community
Health Nursing Roles Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
addition to economic conditions. Base on the public experience and
research results from health services, social and biomedical fields
Addresses main health problems in the community through
curative, preventive, promotive and rehab services
Involves health and related sectors such as food, housing,
education, agriculture, etc.
Relies on trained local and referral levels of various types of health
workers to respond to community needs
Prioritizes for those in greatest need
When looking at equity in health care, what should the focus be
on? -
correct answer ✅The amounts of resource
Why is primary health care relevant to CHNs? -
correct answer ✅It provides health services within the community
It takes the determinants of health into consideration
It includes curative, therapeutic and rehabilitative care
It promotes interprofessional collaboration and coordination
It is client focused and treats the client as an equal partner
Health Nursing Roles Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
What did the declaration of alma-ata do? -
correct answer ✅Promoted a shift towards a primary health care
model
What is primary care? -
correct answer ✅The first contact between individuals and the
health care system. It usually relates to the curative treatment of
disease, rehabilitation and preventative measures, such as
immunization, smoking cessation, and dietary changes
-might not be intersectoral, nor comprehensive
What is primary health care? -
correct answer ✅Comprehensive care that includes disease
prevention, community development, a wide spectrum of services
and programs, working in interprofessional teams, and intersectoral
collaboration for healthy public policy
-attempts to address social justice, equity and ethical issues
-CCHN standard #6 access and equity
,Primary Health Care & Community
Health Nursing Roles Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
What is CCHN standard #6 that addresses access and equity? -
correct answer ✅Services to reach people that need them most.
i.e. home visits and outreach
What is social justice? -
correct answer ✅The fair distribution of society's benefits,
responsibilities, and their consequences. It focuses on the relative
position of one social group in relationship to others in society as
well as on the root causes of disparities and what can be done to
eliminate them.
VERY important in primary care
What is social justice in PHC practice? -
correct answer ✅To ensure fairness and equality in health services
so that all members of society have equal access to health care. The
community health nurse acknowledges injustice and tries to reduce
systemic inequity
What is primary health care according to the declaration of Alma-
Ata? -
correct answer ✅Evolves from sociocultural and political
characteristics of the community and the broader country in
, Primary Health Care & Community
Health Nursing Roles Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
addition to economic conditions. Base on the public experience and
research results from health services, social and biomedical fields
Addresses main health problems in the community through
curative, preventive, promotive and rehab services
Involves health and related sectors such as food, housing,
education, agriculture, etc.
Relies on trained local and referral levels of various types of health
workers to respond to community needs
Prioritizes for those in greatest need
When looking at equity in health care, what should the focus be
on? -
correct answer ✅The amounts of resource
Why is primary health care relevant to CHNs? -
correct answer ✅It provides health services within the community
It takes the determinants of health into consideration
It includes curative, therapeutic and rehabilitative care
It promotes interprofessional collaboration and coordination
It is client focused and treats the client as an equal partner
