NSGD 3007 Midterm (Chapter Testbank Question -
Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9) Questions With Complete Solutions
4. Which event most notably changed health care?
a. The creation of the discipline of nursing by Florence
Nightingale
b. The formation of sisterhoods by nuns who gave care
c. The establishment of the Sisters of Mercy in Dublin
d. The formation of the Dames de la Charité by Saint Vincent de
Paul Correct Answers a. The creation of the discipline of
nursing by Florence Nightingale
7. Which public health nurse leader was instrumental in
establishing the first integrated basic
nursing degree program in Canada?
a. Florence Nightingale
b. Kathleen Russell
c. Edna Moore
d. Lillian Wald Correct Answers b. Kathleen Russell
A 40-year-old Bosnian Muslim woman who does not speak
English presents to a community
health centre in obvious pain and requests a female health care
provider. She indicates through
gestures that the pain originates in either the pelvic or the genital
region. Assuming several
people are available to interpret, who would be the most
appropriate choice of interpreter?
,a. A female who does not know the client
b. A female from the client's community
c. A male who is certified as a medical interpreter
d. The client's 20-year-old daughter Correct Answers a. A
female who does not know the client
A CHN is demonstrating the use of a peak flow meter to help
children with chronic asthma recognize when they need to use a
rescue inhaler. What is the level of prevention represented by
this activity?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. Both primary and secondary Correct Answers c. Tertiary
A CHN is part of a palliative consultation team that provides
care for people living on the streets, in parks, or in shelters or
who are unwilling or unable to come to the clinic, hospital, or
hospice to receive end of life care. How can this type of nursing
service be best classified?
a. Community-oriented nursing
b. Home health nursing
c. Outpost nursing
d. Private duty nursing Correct Answers b. Home health nursing
A CHN often has to make resource allocation decisions. In such
cases, which approach will
most help the CHN to arrive at the decision?
,a. Choosing a moral or ethical principle
b. Choosing the cheapest, most economical approach
c. Choosing the most rational outcome
d. Choosing the needs of the aggregate, rather than the needs of
a few individuals Correct Answers d.
Choosing the needs of the aggregate, rather than the needs of a
few individuals
A CHN often used to sit with his legs crossed at the knees when
collecting a client's history. However, he stopped doing this
around his Iranian clients after being told that they were
offended because this posture exposed the sole of his foot. In
changing his behaviour, which culture-related response did the
CHN exhibit?
a. Cultural sensitivity
b. Cultural awareness
c. Cultural knowledge
d. Cultural skill Correct Answers d. Cultural skill
A CHN states, "The best way to treat clients from other
countries is to care for them the same way we would want to be
cared for ourselves. After all, we are all human beings with the
same expectations and needs." What response does this
statement exemplify?
a. Cultural awareness
b. Cultural blindness
c. Cultural knowledge
d. Cultural preservation Correct Answers b. Cultural blindness
, A client at a community health outpost who describes a
culturally safe encounter describes which CHN practices?
a. Recognizing and respecting cultural identity
b. Mirroring and matching of cultural behaviours
c. Seeking similarities and commonalities
d. Supporting the adoption of dominant cultural behaviours
Correct Answers a. Recognizing and respecting cultural identity
A family from Mexico presents to the community health centre.
None of the family members speak English, and no one at the
health centre speaks Spanish. What will be the most appropriate
action on the part of the CHN?
a. Attempting communication using an English-Spanish phrase
book
b. Calling the local hospital and arranging a referral
c. Emphatically stating, "No hablo Español" (I don't speak
Spanish) and repeating as
necessary
d. Finding an interpreter to translate Correct Answers d. Finding
an interpreter to translate
A family member asks an HHN to explain the concept of
hospice care. Which action would the HHN need to include as
the fundamental underlying philosophy of hospice?
a. Making it possible for the client to die at home
b. Ensuring that the client's living will is honoured
c. Placing experts in the position of power of attorney
Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9) Questions With Complete Solutions
4. Which event most notably changed health care?
a. The creation of the discipline of nursing by Florence
Nightingale
b. The formation of sisterhoods by nuns who gave care
c. The establishment of the Sisters of Mercy in Dublin
d. The formation of the Dames de la Charité by Saint Vincent de
Paul Correct Answers a. The creation of the discipline of
nursing by Florence Nightingale
7. Which public health nurse leader was instrumental in
establishing the first integrated basic
nursing degree program in Canada?
a. Florence Nightingale
b. Kathleen Russell
c. Edna Moore
d. Lillian Wald Correct Answers b. Kathleen Russell
A 40-year-old Bosnian Muslim woman who does not speak
English presents to a community
health centre in obvious pain and requests a female health care
provider. She indicates through
gestures that the pain originates in either the pelvic or the genital
region. Assuming several
people are available to interpret, who would be the most
appropriate choice of interpreter?
,a. A female who does not know the client
b. A female from the client's community
c. A male who is certified as a medical interpreter
d. The client's 20-year-old daughter Correct Answers a. A
female who does not know the client
A CHN is demonstrating the use of a peak flow meter to help
children with chronic asthma recognize when they need to use a
rescue inhaler. What is the level of prevention represented by
this activity?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. Both primary and secondary Correct Answers c. Tertiary
A CHN is part of a palliative consultation team that provides
care for people living on the streets, in parks, or in shelters or
who are unwilling or unable to come to the clinic, hospital, or
hospice to receive end of life care. How can this type of nursing
service be best classified?
a. Community-oriented nursing
b. Home health nursing
c. Outpost nursing
d. Private duty nursing Correct Answers b. Home health nursing
A CHN often has to make resource allocation decisions. In such
cases, which approach will
most help the CHN to arrive at the decision?
,a. Choosing a moral or ethical principle
b. Choosing the cheapest, most economical approach
c. Choosing the most rational outcome
d. Choosing the needs of the aggregate, rather than the needs of
a few individuals Correct Answers d.
Choosing the needs of the aggregate, rather than the needs of a
few individuals
A CHN often used to sit with his legs crossed at the knees when
collecting a client's history. However, he stopped doing this
around his Iranian clients after being told that they were
offended because this posture exposed the sole of his foot. In
changing his behaviour, which culture-related response did the
CHN exhibit?
a. Cultural sensitivity
b. Cultural awareness
c. Cultural knowledge
d. Cultural skill Correct Answers d. Cultural skill
A CHN states, "The best way to treat clients from other
countries is to care for them the same way we would want to be
cared for ourselves. After all, we are all human beings with the
same expectations and needs." What response does this
statement exemplify?
a. Cultural awareness
b. Cultural blindness
c. Cultural knowledge
d. Cultural preservation Correct Answers b. Cultural blindness
, A client at a community health outpost who describes a
culturally safe encounter describes which CHN practices?
a. Recognizing and respecting cultural identity
b. Mirroring and matching of cultural behaviours
c. Seeking similarities and commonalities
d. Supporting the adoption of dominant cultural behaviours
Correct Answers a. Recognizing and respecting cultural identity
A family from Mexico presents to the community health centre.
None of the family members speak English, and no one at the
health centre speaks Spanish. What will be the most appropriate
action on the part of the CHN?
a. Attempting communication using an English-Spanish phrase
book
b. Calling the local hospital and arranging a referral
c. Emphatically stating, "No hablo Español" (I don't speak
Spanish) and repeating as
necessary
d. Finding an interpreter to translate Correct Answers d. Finding
an interpreter to translate
A family member asks an HHN to explain the concept of
hospice care. Which action would the HHN need to include as
the fundamental underlying philosophy of hospice?
a. Making it possible for the client to die at home
b. Ensuring that the client's living will is honoured
c. Placing experts in the position of power of attorney
