COMMUNITY HEALTH r
NURSING:
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A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE
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5th Edition, By Stamler, Yiu
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TESTBANK r
,Chapter r1: rThe rHistory rof rCommunity rHealth rNursing rin rCanada
rCommunity rHealth rNursing rA rCanadian rPerspective r5th rEdition rStamler
Multiple rChoice rQuestions
1. Who rwould ra rvisiting rnurse rmost rlikely rwork rwith rin rthe rearly r1900s rin rCanada?
a. Families rwho rcould rafford rto rpay
b. Poor rand rdestitute rfamilies
c. The rcommunity
d. School rchildren
Correct rAnswer: rb r(page r6)
2. Which rcommunity rhealth rnursing rspecialty remerged rin rearly r20th-century rCanada rto rcombat
r communicable rdisease, rinfant rmortality, rand rchildhood rmorbidity?
a. Visiting rnursing
b. District rnursing
c. Private rduty rnursing
d. Public rhealth rnursing
Correct rAnswer: rd r(page r4)
3. In rthe rearly r20th rcentury, rhealth rdepartments rwere rdissolved rafter ra rlocal remergency rwas rover.
rWhich rstatement rbelow rcharacterizes rthe rsocial rattitude rof rthe rera?
a. Public rhealth rwas rthe rresponsibility rof rdoctors
b. Visiting rnurses rwere rresponsible rfor rcommunity rhealth
c. The rstate rwas rnot rresponsible rfor rhealth rcare
d. Women rshould rnot rbe rworking routside rof rthe rfamily
Correct rAnswer: rc r(page r3)
, 4. What rwas rthe rprimary rreason rfor rthe restablishment rof rschool rhealth rprograms?
a. Prevent rill rchildren rfrom rbecoming rdependent rcitizens
b. Promote rthe rhealth rof rall rchildren
c. Provide rfood rfor rchildren rwho rlived rin rpoverty
d. Treat rsick rchildren rso rthey rcould rwork rand rcontribute rto rthe rfamily rincome
Correct rAnswer: rb r(page r4)
5. The rearliest rforms rfor rhealthcare rin rCanada rwere:
a. The rpractices rof rAboriginal rpeople
b. European rsettlers rwho rwere rphysicians
c. The rwives rof rsurgeons
d. The rGrey rNuns-first rcommunity rnursing
Correct rAnswer: ra r(page r2)
6. were rCanada’s rfirst rcommunity rnursing rorder rwho rmade rsignificant
r contributions rto rproviding raccess rto rhealth rservices, rfood, rshelter, rand reducation rfor rthe rmost
r vulnerable:
a. The rVictorian rOrder rof rNurses
b. The rGrey rNuns
c. Public rHealth rNurses
d. School rNurses
e. nursing rsisters r-first rto rprovide rhealth rcare rin rremote rand rfrontier rarea)
Correct rAnswer: rb r(page r3)
7. The rdual rmandate rof rdoing rcharitable rwork rand rproviding raffordable rnursing rcare rwas rheld rby
r which ragency?
a. The rMargaret rScott rNursing rMission
b. The rVictorian rOrder rof rNurses-lady raberdeen rled rthe rdevelopment
c. Indian rHealth rServices
d. Public rHealth rServices
Correct rAnswer: rb r(page r4)
, 8. How rwere rpublic rhealth rnurses rand rhome rvisiting rnurses rdifferent rfrom rnurses remployed rin
r other rsectors rof rthe rhealthcare rsystem?
a. They rreceived rless rcompensation rfor rtheir rservices
b. They rwere rdependent ron rother rhealth rcare rprofessionals
c. They rrequired rpost-diploma rtraining rat ra runiversity
d. They roffered rservices rto rthe relite rliving rin rurban rdistricts
Correct rAnswer: rc r(page r4)
9. Which rof rthe rfollowing rwere rthe rfirst rtwo rpublic rhealth rnursing rspecialties?
a. TB rnursing rand rschool rnursing
b. Private rduty rnursing rand rTB rnursing
c. Home-visiting rnursing rand rschool rnursing
d. Outpost rnursing rand rschool rnursing
Correct rAnswer: ra r(page r4)
10. What rwas rthe rrole rof rthe rfirst rpublic rhealth rnurses rin rCanada?
a. To rassess rhygiene rconditions rin rthe rhome
b. To rconduct rwell rbaby rclinics
c. To rpromote rbreastfeeding rof rnewborn rinfants
d. To rpromote rhealth rof rschool rchildren
Correct rAnswer: rd r(page r4)
11. Which rorganization ris rcredited rfor restablishing rwell-baby rclinics?
a. The rGrey rNuns
b. The rVictorian rOrder rof rNurses
c. The rRed rCross
d. Provincial rHealth rDepartments
Correct rAnswer: rc r(page r5)