TEST BANK COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING: A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE 5th Edition, By Stamler, Yiu .

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COMMUNITY HEALTH
NURSING:
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5th Edition, By Stamler, Yiu
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,Chapter761:76The76History76of76Community76Health76Nursing76in76Canada
76Community76Health76Nursing76A76Canadian76Perspective765th76Edition7
6Stamler




Multiple76Choice76Questions

1. Who76would76a76visiting76nurse76most76likely76work76with76in76the76early761900s76in76Canada?
a. Families76who76could76afford76to76pay
b. Poor76and76destitute76families
c. The76community
d. School76children

Correct76Answer:76b76(page766)

2. Which76community76health76nursing76specialty76emerged76in76early7620th-
century76Canada76to76combat76communicable76disease,76infant76mortality,76and76childhood7
6morbidity?

a. Visiting76nursing
b. District76nursing
c. Private76duty76nursing
d. Public76health76nursing

Correct76Answer:76d76(page764)

3. In76the76early7620th76century,76health76departments76were76dissolved76after76a76local76emergen
cy76was76over.76Which76statement76below76characterizes76the76social76attitude76of76the76era?
a. Public76health76was76the76responsibility76of76doctors
b. Visiting76nurses76were76responsible76for76community76health
c. The76state76was76not76responsible76for76health76care
d. Women76should76not76be76working76outside76of76the76family

Correct76Answer:76c76(page763)

, 4. What76was76the76primary76reason76for76the76establishment76of76school76health76programs?
a. Prevent76ill76children76from76becoming76dependent76citizens
b. Promote76the76health76of76all76children
c. Provide76food76for76children76who76lived76in76poverty
d. Treat76sick76children76so76they76could76work76and76contribute76to76the76family76income

Correct76Answer:76b76(page764)

5. The76earliest76forms76for76healthcare76in76Canada76were:
a. The76practices76of76Aboriginal76people
b. European76settlers76who76were76physicians
c. The76wives76of76surgeons
d. The76Grey76Nuns-first76community76nursing

Correct76Answer:76a76(page762)

6.
were76Canada’s76first76community76nursing76order76who76made76sig
nificant76contributions76to76providing76access76to76health76services,76food,76shelter,76and76edu
cation76for76the76most76vulnerable:
a. The76Victorian76Order76of76Nurses
b. The76Grey76Nuns
c. Public76Health76Nurses
d. School76Nurses
e. nursing76sisters76-first76to76provide76health76care76in76remote76and76frontier76area)

Correct76Answer:76b76(page763)

7. The76dual76mandate76of76doing76charitable76work76and76providing76affordable76nursing76care76
was76held76by76which76agency?
a. The76Margaret76Scott76Nursing76Mission
b. The76Victorian76Order76of76Nurses-lady76aberdeen76led76the76development
c. Indian76Health76Services
d. Public76Health76Services

Correct76Answer:76b76(page764)

, 8. How76were76public76health76nurses76and76home76visiting76nurses76different76from76nurses76
employed76in76other76sectors76of76the76healthcare76system?
a. They76received76less76compensation76for76their76services
b. They76were76dependent76on76other76health76care76professionals
c. They76required76post-diploma76training76at76a76university
d. They76offered76services76to76the76elite76living76in76urban76districts

Correct76Answer:76c76(page764)

9. Which76of76the76following76were76the76first76two76public76health76nursing76specialties?
a. TB76nursing76and76school76nursing
b. Private76duty76nursing76and76TB76nursing
c. Home-visiting76nursing76and76school76nursing
d. Outpost76nursing76and76school76nursing

Correct76Answer:76a76(page764)

10. What76was76the76role76of76the76first76public76health76nurses76in76Canada?
a. To76assess76hygiene76conditions76in76the76home
b. To76conduct76well76baby76clinics
c. To76promote76breastfeeding76of76newborn76infants
d. To76promote76health76of76school76children

Correct76Answer:76d76(page764)

11. Which76organization76is76credited76for76establishing76well-baby76clinics?
a. The76Grey76Nuns
b. The76Victorian76Order76of76Nurses
c. The76Red76Cross
d. Provincial76Health76Departments

Correct76Answer:76c76(page765)