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4th Edition
Chapter 01: Community Health Nursing
Stanhope: Community Health Nursing in Canada, 4th Canadian Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following best describes community health 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 health care of individual clients in the community
d. Working with an approach of unique client care
ANS: C
By definition, community health nursing is the health care of individual clients in the
community.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remember REF: p. 3
OBJ: 1.6
TOP: Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment - Management of Care
2. Which of the following best describes primary health care?
a. A comprehensive way to address issues of social justice
b. Giving care to manage acute or chronic conditions
c. Giving direct care to ill individuals within their family setting
d. Having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention
ANS: A
By definition, primary health care is comprehensive and addresses issues of social justice and
equity. Social justice in the context of health refers to ensuring fairness and equality in health
services so that vulnerable individuals in society have easy access to health care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remember REF: p. 10
OBJ: 1.4 TOP: Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. The health of which of the following is the primary focus of public health nurses (PHNs)?
a. Families
b. Groups
c. Individuals
d. Populations
ANS: D
PHNs use knowledge of nursing, social sciences, and public health sciences for the promotion
and protection of health and for the prevention of disease among populations.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remember REF: p. 13, Table 1-4 | p. 20
OBJ: 1.5 TOP: Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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, 4. Which @aichange @aiis @aithe @aiprimary @aiexplanation @aifor @ailife @aiexpectancy @aiincreasing @aiso
notably @aisince @aithe @aiearly @ai1900s?
@ai
a. An @aiincrease @aiin @aifindings @aifrom @aimedical @ailaboratory @airesearch
b. Incredible @aiadvances @aiin @aisurgical @aitechniques @aiand @aiprocedures
c. Improved @aisanitation @aiand @aiother @aipublic @aihealth @aiactivities
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, d. Increased @aiuse @aiof @aiantibiotics @aito @aifight @aiinfections
ANS: @ a i C
Improvement @aiin @aicontrol @aiof @aiinfectious @aidiseases @aithrough @aiimmunizations, @aisanitation, @aiand
@aiother @aipublic @aihealth @aiactivities @ailed @aito @aithe @aiincrease @aiin @ailife @aiexpectancy @aisince @aithe
@aiearly @ai1900s.
DIF: Cognitive @aiLevel: @aiKnowledge/Remember REF: @aipp. @ai12-
13 @aiOBJ: @ a i 1.5 TOP: @ a i Client @aiNeed: @aiHealth @aiPromotion @aiand
@aiMaintenance
5. Which @aicommunity @aihealth @ainursing @aipractice @aiarea @aireceives @aifunding @aifrom @aithe @aiprivate
@ai sector?
a. Telenurses
b. Corrections @ainurses
c. Nurse @aientrepreneurs
d. Street @aior @aioutreach @ainurses
ANS: @ a i C
The @ainurse @aientrepreneur @aireceives @aiprivate @aifunding, @aiwhereas @aiall @aiof @aithe @aiother
@aicommunity @aihealth @ainurse @ai(CHN) @airoles @aiare @aiwith @aiprovincially @aior @aifederally @aifunded
@aipositions.
DIF: Cognitive @aiLevel: @aiKnowledge/Remember REF: @aip. @ai22,@aiTable @ai1-4
@aiExamples @aiOBJ: @ai1.6
TOP: @ a i Client @aiNeed: @aiSafe @aiand @aiEffective @aiCare @aiEnvironment @ai- @aiManagement @aiof @aiCare
6. A @aiPHN @aistrives @aito @aiprevent @aidisease @aiand @aidisability, @aioften @aiin @aipartnership @aiwith @aiother
community @aigroups. @aiWhich @aistatement @aiis @aian @aiappropriate @aisummary @aiof @aithe
@ai
@aiPHN’s @airole?
a. The @aiPHN @aiasks @aithe @aipolitical @aileaders @aiwhat @aiinterventions @aishould @aibe @aichosen.
b. The @aiPHN @aiassesses @aithe @aicommunity @aiand @aidecides @aion @aiappropriate @aiinterventions.
c. The @aiPHN @aiuses @aidata @aifrom @aithe @aimain @aihealth @aicare @aiinstitutions @aiin @aithe
@aicommunity @aito @aidetermine @aineeded @aihealth @aiservices.
d. The @aiPHN @aiworks @aiwith @aicommunity @aimembers @aito @aicarry @aiout @aipublic @aihealth @aifunctions.
ANS: @ a i D
It @aiis @aicrucial @aithat @aithe @aiPHN @aiwork @aiwith @aimembers @aiof @aithe @aicommunity @aito @aicarry @aiout @aicore
@aipublic @aihealth @aifunctions.
DIF: Cognitive @aiLevel: @aiApplication/Apply REF: @aip. @ai13, @aiHow @aiTo
@aibox @aiOBJ: @ a i 1.5 TOP: @ a i Client @aiNeed: @aiHealth @aiPromotion @aiand @aiMaintenance
7. Which @aiof @aithe @aifollowing @aiis @aiused @aias @aia @aimeasurement @aiof @aipopulation @aihealth?
a. Health @aistatus @aiindicators
b. The @ailevels @aiof @aiprevention
c. The @ainumber @aiof @aimemberships @aiat @aithe @ailocal @aifitness @aicentre
d. Reported @aiprovincial @aialcohol @aiand @aitobacco @aisales @aiin @aiany @aigiven @aimonth
ANS: @ a i A
Population @aihealth @airefers @aito @aithe @aihealth @aioutcomes @aiof @aia @aipopulation @aias @aimeasured @aiby
@aideterminants @aiof @aihealth @aiand @aihealth @aioutcomes.
DIF: Cognitive @aiLevel: @aiKnowledge/Remember REF: @aip.
@ai16 @aiOBJ: @ a i 1.2 TOP: @ a i Client @aiNeed: @aiHealth @aiPromotion @aiand
@aiMaintenance
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