Test Bank for Community Health Nursing
A Canadian Perspective 5th Edition
Stamler
All Chapters Covered
,Chapter 1: The History of Community Health Nursing in Canada
Community Health Nursing A Canadian Perspective 5th Edition Stamler
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who would a visiting nurse most likely work with in the early 1900s in Canada?
a. Families who could afford to pay
b. Poor and destitute families
c. The community
d. School children
Correct Answer: b (page 6)
2. Which community health nursing specialty emerged in early 20th-century Canada to combat
communicable disease, infant mortality, and childhood morbidity?
a. Visiting nursing
b. District nursing
c. Private duty nursing
d. Public health nursing
Correct Answer: d (page 4)
3. In the early 20th century, health departments were dissolved after a local emergency was over.
Which statement below characterizes the social attitude of the era?
a. Public health was the responsibility of doctors
b. Visiting nurses were responsible for community health
c. The state was not responsible for health care
d. Women should not be working outside of the family
Correct Answer: c (page 3)
, 4. What was the primary reason for the establishment of school health programs?
a. Prevent ill children from becoming dependent citizens
b. Promote the health of all children
c. Provide food for children who lived in poverty
d. Treat sick children so they could work and contribute to the family income
Correct Answer: b (page 4)
5. The earliest forms for healthcare in Canada were:
a. The practices of Aboriginal people
b. European settlers who were physicians
c. The wives of surgeons
d. The Grey Nuns-first community nursing
Correct Answer: a (page 2)
6. f were fCanada’s ffirst fcommunity fnursing forder fwho fmade
fsignificant fcontributions fto fproviding faccess fto fhealth fservices, ffood, fshelter, fand
feducation ffor fthe fmostfvulnerable:
a. The fVictorian fOrder fof fNurses
b. The fGrey fNuns
c. Public fHealth fNurses
d. School fNurses
e. nursing fsisters f-first fto fprovide fhealth fcare fin fremote fand ffrontier farea)
Correct fAnswer: fb f(page f3)
7. The fdual fmandate fof fdoing fcharitable fwork fand fproviding faffordable fnursing fcare fwas fheld
fbyfwhich fagency?
a. The fMargaret fScott fNursing fMission
b. The fVictorian fOrder fof fNurses-lady faberdeen fled fthe fdevelopment
c. Indian fHealth fServices
d. Public fHealth fServices
Correct fAnswer: fb f(page f4)
, 8. How fwere fpublic fhealth fnurses fand fhome fvisiting fnurses fdifferent ffrom fnurses femployed
finfother fsectors fof fthe fhealthcare fsystem?
a. They freceived fless fcompensation ffor ftheir fservices
b. They fwere fdependent fon fother fhealth fcare fprofessionals
c. They frequired fpost-diploma ftraining fat fa funiversity
d. They foffered fservices fto fthe felite fliving fin furban fdistricts
Correct fAnswer: fc f(page f4)
9. Which fof fthe ffollowing fwere fthe ffirst ftwo fpublic fhealth fnursing fspecialties?
a. TB fnursing fand fschool fnursing
b. Private fduty fnursing fand fTB fnursing
c. Home-visiting fnursing fand fschool fnursing
d. Outpost fnursing fand fschool fnursing
Correct fAnswer: fa f(page f4)
10. What fwas fthe frole fof fthe ffirst fpublic fhealth fnurses fin fCanada?
a. To fassess fhygiene fconditions fin fthe fhome
b. To fconduct fwell fbaby fclinics
c. To fpromote fbreastfeeding fof fnewborn finfants
d. To fpromote fhealth fof fschool fchildren
Correct fAnswer: fd f(page f4)
11. Which forganization fis fcredited ffor festablishing fwell-baby fclinics?
a. The fGrey fNuns
b. The fVictorian fOrder fof fNurses
c. The fRed fCross
d. Provincial fHealth fDepartments
Correct fAnswer: fc f(page f5)
A Canadian Perspective 5th Edition
Stamler
All Chapters Covered
,Chapter 1: The History of Community Health Nursing in Canada
Community Health Nursing A Canadian Perspective 5th Edition Stamler
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who would a visiting nurse most likely work with in the early 1900s in Canada?
a. Families who could afford to pay
b. Poor and destitute families
c. The community
d. School children
Correct Answer: b (page 6)
2. Which community health nursing specialty emerged in early 20th-century Canada to combat
communicable disease, infant mortality, and childhood morbidity?
a. Visiting nursing
b. District nursing
c. Private duty nursing
d. Public health nursing
Correct Answer: d (page 4)
3. In the early 20th century, health departments were dissolved after a local emergency was over.
Which statement below characterizes the social attitude of the era?
a. Public health was the responsibility of doctors
b. Visiting nurses were responsible for community health
c. The state was not responsible for health care
d. Women should not be working outside of the family
Correct Answer: c (page 3)
, 4. What was the primary reason for the establishment of school health programs?
a. Prevent ill children from becoming dependent citizens
b. Promote the health of all children
c. Provide food for children who lived in poverty
d. Treat sick children so they could work and contribute to the family income
Correct Answer: b (page 4)
5. The earliest forms for healthcare in Canada were:
a. The practices of Aboriginal people
b. European settlers who were physicians
c. The wives of surgeons
d. The Grey Nuns-first community nursing
Correct Answer: a (page 2)
6. f were fCanada’s ffirst fcommunity fnursing forder fwho fmade
fsignificant fcontributions fto fproviding faccess fto fhealth fservices, ffood, fshelter, fand
feducation ffor fthe fmostfvulnerable:
a. The fVictorian fOrder fof fNurses
b. The fGrey fNuns
c. Public fHealth fNurses
d. School fNurses
e. nursing fsisters f-first fto fprovide fhealth fcare fin fremote fand ffrontier farea)
Correct fAnswer: fb f(page f3)
7. The fdual fmandate fof fdoing fcharitable fwork fand fproviding faffordable fnursing fcare fwas fheld
fbyfwhich fagency?
a. The fMargaret fScott fNursing fMission
b. The fVictorian fOrder fof fNurses-lady faberdeen fled fthe fdevelopment
c. Indian fHealth fServices
d. Public fHealth fServices
Correct fAnswer: fb f(page f4)
, 8. How fwere fpublic fhealth fnurses fand fhome fvisiting fnurses fdifferent ffrom fnurses femployed
finfother fsectors fof fthe fhealthcare fsystem?
a. They freceived fless fcompensation ffor ftheir fservices
b. They fwere fdependent fon fother fhealth fcare fprofessionals
c. They frequired fpost-diploma ftraining fat fa funiversity
d. They foffered fservices fto fthe felite fliving fin furban fdistricts
Correct fAnswer: fc f(page f4)
9. Which fof fthe ffollowing fwere fthe ffirst ftwo fpublic fhealth fnursing fspecialties?
a. TB fnursing fand fschool fnursing
b. Private fduty fnursing fand fTB fnursing
c. Home-visiting fnursing fand fschool fnursing
d. Outpost fnursing fand fschool fnursing
Correct fAnswer: fa f(page f4)
10. What fwas fthe frole fof fthe ffirst fpublic fhealth fnurses fin fCanada?
a. To fassess fhygiene fconditions fin fthe fhome
b. To fconduct fwell fbaby fclinics
c. To fpromote fbreastfeeding fof fnewborn finfants
d. To fpromote fhealth fof fschool fchildren
Correct fAnswer: fd f(page f4)
11. Which forganization fis fcredited ffor festablishing fwell-baby fclinics?
a. The fGrey fNuns
b. The fVictorian fOrder fof fNurses
c. The fRed fCross
d. Provincial fHealth fDepartments
Correct fAnswer: fc f(page f5)
