N3367 Week 1 (History of Community
Health Nursing) Exam Questions And
Answers
Community Health Nursing (CHN) -
correct answer - CHNs play a key role within a sustainable public
health workforce with emphasis on intersectoral policy
development and interprofessional collaboration.
- CHNs must continue to be strong policy advocates and
increasingly focus their practice on the social determinants of
health.
Origins of CHNs? -
correct answer - The historical practices of CHN laid the
foundation for current advocacy, health equity, and social justice
work.
- Indigenous medicine and healing practices were the earliest forms
of healthcare in Canada to meet the health needs of communities.
- First Nations peoples used traditional medicines and healing
practices to provide healthcare and knowledge to European
settlers.
- Earliest forms of CHN are traced to the 17th century New France
and the nursing sisters.
- Early CHN had a well developed understanding of the diverse
factors that contribute to health inequity, including access to
housing, food and health care, and the influence of the social
, N3367 Week 1 (History of Community
Health Nursing) Exam Questions And
Answers
determinants of health, although they were not labelled as such at
the time.
- The Grey Nuns assisted in the development of health services and
education within communities across Canada.
- Challenging conditions in the 19th century, including social unrest
shaped the provincial organization and financing of the public
health system and community health nursing.
- The development of the nursing profession, predominantly
influenced by Florence Nightingale and women's groups, including
work of Mary Seacole and Lady Aberdeen.
- Indigenous knowledges about health and healing were thriving in
the pre-contact era and only recently have we, in health care and in
society in general, come to value and respect Indigenous
knowledges and practices. This is particularly seen as a growing
awareness with regard to our relationship with the natural world
and its influence on our overall health and healing.
- We can also see that CHN is the earliest form of nursing practiced
in Canada, with an abiding focus on health promotion.
Marguerite d'Youville -
correct answer - Established the Grey Nuns, who were the first
Health Nursing) Exam Questions And
Answers
Community Health Nursing (CHN) -
correct answer - CHNs play a key role within a sustainable public
health workforce with emphasis on intersectoral policy
development and interprofessional collaboration.
- CHNs must continue to be strong policy advocates and
increasingly focus their practice on the social determinants of
health.
Origins of CHNs? -
correct answer - The historical practices of CHN laid the
foundation for current advocacy, health equity, and social justice
work.
- Indigenous medicine and healing practices were the earliest forms
of healthcare in Canada to meet the health needs of communities.
- First Nations peoples used traditional medicines and healing
practices to provide healthcare and knowledge to European
settlers.
- Earliest forms of CHN are traced to the 17th century New France
and the nursing sisters.
- Early CHN had a well developed understanding of the diverse
factors that contribute to health inequity, including access to
housing, food and health care, and the influence of the social
, N3367 Week 1 (History of Community
Health Nursing) Exam Questions And
Answers
determinants of health, although they were not labelled as such at
the time.
- The Grey Nuns assisted in the development of health services and
education within communities across Canada.
- Challenging conditions in the 19th century, including social unrest
shaped the provincial organization and financing of the public
health system and community health nursing.
- The development of the nursing profession, predominantly
influenced by Florence Nightingale and women's groups, including
work of Mary Seacole and Lady Aberdeen.
- Indigenous knowledges about health and healing were thriving in
the pre-contact era and only recently have we, in health care and in
society in general, come to value and respect Indigenous
knowledges and practices. This is particularly seen as a growing
awareness with regard to our relationship with the natural world
and its influence on our overall health and healing.
- We can also see that CHN is the earliest form of nursing practiced
in Canada, with an abiding focus on health promotion.
Marguerite d'Youville -
correct answer - Established the Grey Nuns, who were the first
