NSG 3020 Community Health Nursing in Canada Quiz 1 | Practice
Questions & Answers 2026/2027
Community Health Nurse - Ans✅✅✅ -nurse who works in the community; mostly primary health
care
-clients are healthy or striving for health with illness
What do community nurses require knowledge in - Ans✅✅✅ -primary health care
-population health
-health promotion and levels pf prevention
-determinants of health (DOH)
-equity and social justice
-evidence based practice
what do CHN focus on in relation to health? - Ans✅✅✅ understanding the influence of the
environment and that health is a resource
what does it mean "health is a resource" - Ans✅✅✅ suggests that communities and individuals can
use this resource to manage and even change their surroundings
why is relationship building key in CHN - Ans✅✅✅ -you want to include the pt in the process
-strengths and assist based approach is best
-build relationships based on the PHC principles, caring, and empowerment
-seek resources to increase health
5 Values and Principles of CHNs - Ans✅✅✅ 1. Caring
2. Principles of PHC
3. Multiple ways of knowing
4. Individual and community partnerships
, 5. Empowerment
Role of the CHN - Ans✅✅✅ raise certain questions when working with the client or community on
order to increase EBP into the population
What do CHN look at - Ans✅✅✅ CHN don't just look at the individual but also upstream forces that
influence health
What are the two most common CHN? - Ans✅✅✅ Home Health Nurse or Public Health Nurse
Home health nurse focus - Ans✅✅✅ prevention, health restoration, health maintenance and
palliation
home health nurse goal - Ans✅✅✅ get individuals to a level to maintain a steady functioning by
working with the client to meet goals
**health promotion/teaching and counselling
who do home health nurses work with - Ans✅✅✅ work in a variety of settings to deliver nursing care
to individuals and families
home health nurse responsibilities - Ans✅✅✅ arrangement of disease prevention, health promotion,
and illness related services
Public health nurse focus - Ans✅✅✅ promoting, protecting and preserving health while advocating,
being assessors of literacy, referral source and primary caregiver
public health nurse goal - Ans✅✅✅ using EBP to change behaviours using partnerships and collabs
with groups to face health
**find strengths, healthier practices, while facing challenges**
public health nurse responsibilities - Ans✅✅✅ advocate to look at community needs, show
leadership, consult and education while examining community needs
Questions & Answers 2026/2027
Community Health Nurse - Ans✅✅✅ -nurse who works in the community; mostly primary health
care
-clients are healthy or striving for health with illness
What do community nurses require knowledge in - Ans✅✅✅ -primary health care
-population health
-health promotion and levels pf prevention
-determinants of health (DOH)
-equity and social justice
-evidence based practice
what do CHN focus on in relation to health? - Ans✅✅✅ understanding the influence of the
environment and that health is a resource
what does it mean "health is a resource" - Ans✅✅✅ suggests that communities and individuals can
use this resource to manage and even change their surroundings
why is relationship building key in CHN - Ans✅✅✅ -you want to include the pt in the process
-strengths and assist based approach is best
-build relationships based on the PHC principles, caring, and empowerment
-seek resources to increase health
5 Values and Principles of CHNs - Ans✅✅✅ 1. Caring
2. Principles of PHC
3. Multiple ways of knowing
4. Individual and community partnerships
, 5. Empowerment
Role of the CHN - Ans✅✅✅ raise certain questions when working with the client or community on
order to increase EBP into the population
What do CHN look at - Ans✅✅✅ CHN don't just look at the individual but also upstream forces that
influence health
What are the two most common CHN? - Ans✅✅✅ Home Health Nurse or Public Health Nurse
Home health nurse focus - Ans✅✅✅ prevention, health restoration, health maintenance and
palliation
home health nurse goal - Ans✅✅✅ get individuals to a level to maintain a steady functioning by
working with the client to meet goals
**health promotion/teaching and counselling
who do home health nurses work with - Ans✅✅✅ work in a variety of settings to deliver nursing care
to individuals and families
home health nurse responsibilities - Ans✅✅✅ arrangement of disease prevention, health promotion,
and illness related services
Public health nurse focus - Ans✅✅✅ promoting, protecting and preserving health while advocating,
being assessors of literacy, referral source and primary caregiver
public health nurse goal - Ans✅✅✅ using EBP to change behaviours using partnerships and collabs
with groups to face health
**find strengths, healthier practices, while facing challenges**
public health nurse responsibilities - Ans✅✅✅ advocate to look at community needs, show
leadership, consult and education while examining community needs
