Community Nursing Canadian Perspective 4th Edition – Week 1 & 2 Exam Prep 2025/2026 – 100+ Historical Figures, Public Health Nursing, and Communicable Disease Questions with Complete Answers

This study guide contains over 100 fully solved questions from the Community Nursing: Canadian Perspective (4th Edition) Week 1 & 2 exam for the 2025/2026 academic year, focusing on the origins, evolution, and core practices of community health nursing in Canada. It begins with the earliest forms of Indigenous medicine and healing, detailing the contributions of Aboriginal women in midwifery and healthcare to early settlers. Historical nursing leaders—such as Jeanne Mance, Marie Rollet Hebert, and Lady Aberdeen—are profiled alongside landmark organizations like the Grey Nuns (1738) and the Victorian Order of Nurses (1897). Learners will review the establishment of Canada’s first nursing school (St. Catharines, 1874), the emergence of public health nursing (PHN) in the early 20th century, and the specialties of early PHNs in tuberculosis care and school health services. The guide explains the evolution of district and visiting nursing, trends in the 17th to 19th centuries (including sanitation, epidemics, and Florence Nightingale’s environmental health principles), and the introduction of antibiotics in 1945. Communicable diseases treated by community health nurses—such as smallpox, tuberculosis, Spanish flu, and cholera—are discussed along with definitions and transmission concepts. This resource emphasizes both the historical context and the practical responsibilities of community nurses, including bedside care, preventive health teaching, and public health advocacy. This guide is ideal for: Nursing students enrolled in Community Nursing courses in Canadian programs Public health nursing trainees preparing for historical and theoretical exam sections Health sciences students studying the development of community-based healthcare in Canada Educators creating review materials for nursing history and public health modules By combining historical milestones, key figures, and early nursing practices into an accessible Q&A format, this resource supports strong foundational knowledge for both academic success and professional awareness. Keywords: Indigenous medicine, Jeanne Mance, Grey Nuns, Marie Rollet Hebert, Victorian Order of Nurses, Florence Nightingale principles, public health nursing, tuberculosis care, school health nursing, communicable diseases, Spanish flu, smallpox, cholera, sanitation history, Canadian nursing history