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Chapter 02: THE EVOLUTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING IN
CANADA
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which one of the following is a reason to study nursing history?
a. To fulfill provincial/territorial nursing requirements
b. To help fill up the necessary credit hours for graduation
c. To meet accreditation requirements
d. To understand the present and plan for tomorrow
ANS: D
One of the best ways to make plans for today and tomorrow is to look at the past to see
what did or did not work. Lessons learned through history provide direction for current
and future community health nursing practice.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 38 OBJ: 1
TOP: CRNE Competency: Professional Practice
2. Which of the following makes public health nursing appealing to many nurses?
a. The autonomy of practice and independence in decision making it affords
b. Its focus on acute care and immediately visible outcomes
c. The backup support of other health care professionals
d. The rapport among the nursing staff
ANS: A
Inpatient acute care nurses focus on acute care where outcomes are known fairly quickly.
Part of the appeal of community health nursing is the autonomy of practice and
independence in problem solving and decision making it affords, as well as its
interdisciplinary nature.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 38 OBJ: 3
TOP: CRNE Competency: Professional Practice
3. Which group was the first to establish hospitals?
a. Feudal lords, to keep their peons working
b. Small towns, to care for their own citizens
c. The military, to enable soldiers to keep fighting
d. Religious orders, to care for the sick, poor, and neglected
ANS: D
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#xiBank
Historically, #ximost #xipeople #xiwere #xiresponsible #xifor #xitheir #xiown #xihealth #xicare #xiservices.
#xiHowever, #xiduring #xithe #xiMiddles #xiAges, #xireligious #xiconvents #xiand #ximonasteries
#xiestablished #xihospitals #xito #xicare #xifor #xithe #xiaged, #xidisabled, #xiorphaned, #xisick, #xipoor, #xiand
#xineglected.
DIF: Cognitive #xiLevel: #xiKnowledge REF: # x i p. #xi39 OBJ:
# x i 1 #xiTOP: # x i CRNE #xiCompetency: #xiProfessional #xiPractice
4. The #xiIndustrial #xiRevolution #xicaused #xiearlier #xicaregiving #xiapproaches—where #xicare
#xiwas #xiprovided #xiby #xifamilies, #xifriends, #xiand #xineighbours—to #xibecome #xiinadequate
#xibecause #xiof #xiconstantly #xiincreasing #xidemand. #xiWhich #xione #xiof #xithe #xifollowing
#xisituations #xialso #xicontributed #xito #xithe #xiinadequacy #xiof #xicaregiving #xiapproaches #xiat #xithis
#xitime?
a. Ongoing #xiwars, #xiwhich #xicaused #xifrequent #xideaths #xiand
#xiinjuries
b. Horrific #xiplagues #xithat #xiswept #xithrough #xiEurope
c. Migration #xiand #xiurbanization
d. The #xineed #xito #xipay #xicaregivers
ANS: # x i C
Older #xiforms #xiof #xicare #xibecame #xiinadequate #xibecause #xiof #xithe #xisocial #xichanges #xiin
#xiEurope, #xiwith #xigreat #xiadvances #xiin #xitransportation, #xicommunication, #xiand #xiother
#xitechnologies. #xi Increased #ximobility #xiled #xito #xiincreased #xidemand #xifor #xihealth #xicare,
#ximigration, #xiand #xiurbanization.
DIF: Cognitive #xiLevel: #xiKnowledge REF: # x i p. #xi39 OBJ:
# x i 1 #xiTOP: # x i CRNE #xiCompetency: #xiProfessional #xiPractice
5. Which #xione #xiof #xithe #xifollowing #xievents #xinotably #xichanged #xihealth #xicare?
a. The #xicreation #xiof #xithe #xidiscipline #xiof #xinursing #xiby #xiFlorence
Nightingale
#xi
b. The #xiformation #xiof #xisisterhoods #xiby #xinuns #xiwho #xigave #xicare
c. The #xiestablishment #xiof #xithe #xiSisters #xiof #xiMercy #xiin #xi Dublin
d. The #xiformation #xiof #xithe #xiDames #xide #xila #xiCharité #xiby #xiSaint
#xiVincent #xide #xiPaul
ANS: # x i A
Many #xiinnovations #xiin #xihealth #xicare #xiled #xito #xiimprovements #xiin #xicare, #xibut #xiFlorence
#xiNightingale #xirevolutionized #xihealth #xicare #xiby #xiestablishing #xithe #xidiscipline #xiof #xinursing.
DIF: Cognitive #xiLevel: #xiKnowledge REF: # x i pp. #xi39, #xi42
OBJ: # x i 1 #xiTOP: # x i CRNE #xiCompetency: #xiProfessional
#xiPractice
6. Eunice #xiDyke #xiwas #xia #xipublic #xihealth #xinursing #xipioneer #xiin #xiCanada. #xiIn #xiwhich #xiof
#xithe #xifollowing #xiareas #xidid #xishe #xiplay #xia #xikey #xirole #xiat #xithe #xibeginning #xiof #xithe
#xitwentieth #xicentury?
a. Decentralization #xiof #xipublic #xihealth #xinursing
b. Specialization #xiof #xipublic #xihealth #xinursing
c. Inclusion #xiof #xipowerful #xicitizens #xion #xihealth #xidepartment #xiboards #xito #xiensure
#xiadequate
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