TEST BANK
COMMUNITY HEALTH
NURSING:
A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE
5thEdition,ByStamler,Yiu
TESTBANK
,Chapter 1: The History of Community Health Nursing in Canada
Community Health Nursing A Canadian Perspective 5th Edition Stamler
MultipleChoiceQuestions
1. Whowouldavisitingnursemostlikelyworkwithintheearly1900sinCanada?
a. Familieswhocouldaffordtopay
b. Pooranddestitutefamilies
c. Thecommunity
d. Schoolchildren
CorrectAnswer:b(page6)
2. Whichcommunityhealthnursingspecialtyemergedinearly20th-
centuryCanadatocombatcommunicabledisease,infantmortality,andchildhoodmorbidity?
a. Visitingnursing
b. Districtnursing
c. Privatedutynursing
d. Publichealthnursing
CorrectAnswer:d(page4)
3. Intheearly20thcentury,healthdepartmentsweredissolvedafteralocalemergencywasover.Whichst
atementbelowcharacterizesthesocialattitudeoftheera?
a. Publichealthwastheresponsibilityofdoctors
b. Visitingnurseswereresponsibleforcommunityhealth
c. Thestatewasnotresponsibleforhealthcare
d. Womenshouldnotbeworkingoutsideofthefamily
CorrectAnswer:c(page3)
, 4. Whatwastheprimaryreasonfortheestablishmentofschoolhealthprograms?
a. Preventillchildrenfrombecomingdependentcitizens
b. Promotethehealthofallchildren
c. Providefoodforchildrenwholivedinpoverty
d. Treatsickchildrensotheycouldworkandcontributetothefamilyincome
CorrectAnswer:b(page4)
5. TheearliestformsforhealthcareinCanadawere:
a. ThepracticesofAboriginalpeople
b. Europeansettlerswhowerephysicians
c. Thewivesofsurgeons
d. TheGreyNuns-firstcommunitynursing
CorrectAnswer:a(page2)
6.
wereCanada’sfirstcommunitynursingorderwhomadesignificantcontri
butionstoprovidingaccesstohealthservices,food,shelter,andeducationforthemostvulnerable:
a. TheVictorianOrderofNurses
b. TheGreyNuns
c. PublicHealthNurses
d. SchoolNurses
e. nursingsisters-firsttoprovidehealthcareinremoteandfrontierarea)
CorrectAnswer:b(page3)
7. Thedualmandateofdoingcharitableworkandprovidingaffordablenursingcarewasheldbywhichag
ency?
a. TheMargaretScottNursingMission
b. TheVictorianOrderofNurses-ladyaberdeenledthedevelopment
c. IndianHealthServices
d. PublicHealthServices
CorrectAnswer:b(page4)
, 8. Howwerepublichealthnursesandhomevisitingnursesdifferentfromnursesemployedinotherse
ctorsofthehealthcaresystem?
a. Theyreceivedlesscompensationfortheirservices
b. Theyweredependentonotherhealthcareprofessionals
c. Theyrequiredpost-diplomatrainingatauniversity
d. Theyofferedservicestotheelitelivinginurbandistricts
CorrectAnswer:c(page4)
9. Whichofthefollowingwerethefirsttwopublichealthnursingspecialties?
a. TBnursingandschoolnursing
b. PrivatedutynursingandTBnursing
c. Home-visitingnursingandschoolnursing
d. Outpostnursingandschoolnursing
CorrectAnswer:a(page4)
10. WhatwastheroleofthefirstpublichealthnursesinCanada?
a. Toassesshygieneconditionsinthehome
b. Toconductwellbabyclinics
c. Topromotebreastfeedingofnewborninfants
d. Topromotehealthofschoolchildren
CorrectAnswer:d(page4)
11. Whichorganizationiscreditedforestablishingwell-babyclinics?
a. TheGreyNuns
b. TheVictorianOrderofNurses
c. TheRedCross
d. ProvincialHealthDepartments
CorrectAnswer:c(page5)
COMMUNITY HEALTH
NURSING:
A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE
5thEdition,ByStamler,Yiu
TESTBANK
,Chapter 1: The History of Community Health Nursing in Canada
Community Health Nursing A Canadian Perspective 5th Edition Stamler
MultipleChoiceQuestions
1. Whowouldavisitingnursemostlikelyworkwithintheearly1900sinCanada?
a. Familieswhocouldaffordtopay
b. Pooranddestitutefamilies
c. Thecommunity
d. Schoolchildren
CorrectAnswer:b(page6)
2. Whichcommunityhealthnursingspecialtyemergedinearly20th-
centuryCanadatocombatcommunicabledisease,infantmortality,andchildhoodmorbidity?
a. Visitingnursing
b. Districtnursing
c. Privatedutynursing
d. Publichealthnursing
CorrectAnswer:d(page4)
3. Intheearly20thcentury,healthdepartmentsweredissolvedafteralocalemergencywasover.Whichst
atementbelowcharacterizesthesocialattitudeoftheera?
a. Publichealthwastheresponsibilityofdoctors
b. Visitingnurseswereresponsibleforcommunityhealth
c. Thestatewasnotresponsibleforhealthcare
d. Womenshouldnotbeworkingoutsideofthefamily
CorrectAnswer:c(page3)
, 4. Whatwastheprimaryreasonfortheestablishmentofschoolhealthprograms?
a. Preventillchildrenfrombecomingdependentcitizens
b. Promotethehealthofallchildren
c. Providefoodforchildrenwholivedinpoverty
d. Treatsickchildrensotheycouldworkandcontributetothefamilyincome
CorrectAnswer:b(page4)
5. TheearliestformsforhealthcareinCanadawere:
a. ThepracticesofAboriginalpeople
b. Europeansettlerswhowerephysicians
c. Thewivesofsurgeons
d. TheGreyNuns-firstcommunitynursing
CorrectAnswer:a(page2)
6.
wereCanada’sfirstcommunitynursingorderwhomadesignificantcontri
butionstoprovidingaccesstohealthservices,food,shelter,andeducationforthemostvulnerable:
a. TheVictorianOrderofNurses
b. TheGreyNuns
c. PublicHealthNurses
d. SchoolNurses
e. nursingsisters-firsttoprovidehealthcareinremoteandfrontierarea)
CorrectAnswer:b(page3)
7. Thedualmandateofdoingcharitableworkandprovidingaffordablenursingcarewasheldbywhichag
ency?
a. TheMargaretScottNursingMission
b. TheVictorianOrderofNurses-ladyaberdeenledthedevelopment
c. IndianHealthServices
d. PublicHealthServices
CorrectAnswer:b(page4)
, 8. Howwerepublichealthnursesandhomevisitingnursesdifferentfromnursesemployedinotherse
ctorsofthehealthcaresystem?
a. Theyreceivedlesscompensationfortheirservices
b. Theyweredependentonotherhealthcareprofessionals
c. Theyrequiredpost-diplomatrainingatauniversity
d. Theyofferedservicestotheelitelivinginurbandistricts
CorrectAnswer:c(page4)
9. Whichofthefollowingwerethefirsttwopublichealthnursingspecialties?
a. TBnursingandschoolnursing
b. PrivatedutynursingandTBnursing
c. Home-visitingnursingandschoolnursing
d. Outpostnursingandschoolnursing
CorrectAnswer:a(page4)
10. WhatwastheroleofthefirstpublichealthnursesinCanada?
a. Toassesshygieneconditionsinthehome
b. Toconductwellbabyclinics
c. Topromotebreastfeedingofnewborninfants
d. Topromotehealthofschoolchildren
CorrectAnswer:d(page4)
11. Whichorganizationiscreditedforestablishingwell-babyclinics?
a. TheGreyNuns
b. TheVictorianOrderofNurses
c. TheRedCross
d. ProvincialHealthDepartments
CorrectAnswer:c(page5)
