NURS 3065 MIDTERM | 214 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION
____________ and ___________ were the earliest forms of healthcare in
Canada Answer - Indigenous medicine, healing practices
___________ provided healthcare and knowledge to European settlers Answer
- Aboriginal people
When can the earliest forms of community-oriented nursing be traced back to?
Answer - 17th century
What type of orders predominated nursing in the 18th century and strongly
influenced present day nursing? Answer - Religious nursing orders
In the 19th century, what led the provinces to create health departments and
shaped organization and financing? Answer - Industrial capitalism,
immigration, urbanization
Who strongly influenced the nursing profession in the second half of the 19th
century? Answer - Florence Nightingale
_________, _______________, and _____________ were present in the works
of Florence Nightingale? Answer - Health promotion, epidemiology,
environmental health
,What communities were most often places of service for community nurses in
the 19th century? Answer - Rural communities, poor communities
What parts of the family did CHNs mostly work with? Answer - Children,
mothers
When did community nursing start to be carried out by private duty nurses?
Answer - Late 19th/early 20th century
What were the first CHNs responsible for in the late 19th/early 20th century?
(3 things) Answer - TB control, child hygiene, school inspection programs
True or false: Public health nurses experienced limited success in rural areas
because they were expected to provide bedside care instead of their actual
focus, which was health education and illness prevention. Answer - True
A nurse who provides services in the most remote geographic locations,
serving settlers and Aboriginal communities Answer - Outpost nurse
True or false: A CHN does not need additional certification beyond their
degree. Answer - False
During the mid-20th century, deinstitutionalization of patients from acute care
and psychiatric illness institutions led the the need for ____________ and
__________ community based healthcare programs and systems Answer -
innovative, comprehensive
At the ___________, PHC was declared as the guiding vision for achieving
health for all people Answer - Declaration of Alma-Ata
, CHNs provide leadership for advancing the understanding and integration of
______________ principles in the Canadian Healthcare system. Answer - PHC
The report which stated that there needs to be a shift in policy and resources
towards primary healthcare, home healthcare, and health promotion. Answer
- Romanow Commission's report
CHN has evolved to address the impact that _______, ________, and other
__________________ have on individual, family, and population health.
Answer - political, economic, macrosystems
The Act from 1867 which ensured there would be availability of funds for
health services Answer - Constitution Act
Act from 1957 which was the universal health insurance program Answer -
Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act
True or false: The federal government controls healthcare funds by contirbuting
money and stipulating specific conditions the provinces and territories must
meet in order to receive that money Answer - True
What are the 5 central points across provincial healthcare systems from the
1984 Canada Health Act Answer - Publicly administered, comprehensive,
universal, portable, accessible
One way in which a healthcare system's effectiveness is determined. Answer -
Life expectancy
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION
____________ and ___________ were the earliest forms of healthcare in
Canada Answer - Indigenous medicine, healing practices
___________ provided healthcare and knowledge to European settlers Answer
- Aboriginal people
When can the earliest forms of community-oriented nursing be traced back to?
Answer - 17th century
What type of orders predominated nursing in the 18th century and strongly
influenced present day nursing? Answer - Religious nursing orders
In the 19th century, what led the provinces to create health departments and
shaped organization and financing? Answer - Industrial capitalism,
immigration, urbanization
Who strongly influenced the nursing profession in the second half of the 19th
century? Answer - Florence Nightingale
_________, _______________, and _____________ were present in the works
of Florence Nightingale? Answer - Health promotion, epidemiology,
environmental health
,What communities were most often places of service for community nurses in
the 19th century? Answer - Rural communities, poor communities
What parts of the family did CHNs mostly work with? Answer - Children,
mothers
When did community nursing start to be carried out by private duty nurses?
Answer - Late 19th/early 20th century
What were the first CHNs responsible for in the late 19th/early 20th century?
(3 things) Answer - TB control, child hygiene, school inspection programs
True or false: Public health nurses experienced limited success in rural areas
because they were expected to provide bedside care instead of their actual
focus, which was health education and illness prevention. Answer - True
A nurse who provides services in the most remote geographic locations,
serving settlers and Aboriginal communities Answer - Outpost nurse
True or false: A CHN does not need additional certification beyond their
degree. Answer - False
During the mid-20th century, deinstitutionalization of patients from acute care
and psychiatric illness institutions led the the need for ____________ and
__________ community based healthcare programs and systems Answer -
innovative, comprehensive
At the ___________, PHC was declared as the guiding vision for achieving
health for all people Answer - Declaration of Alma-Ata
, CHNs provide leadership for advancing the understanding and integration of
______________ principles in the Canadian Healthcare system. Answer - PHC
The report which stated that there needs to be a shift in policy and resources
towards primary healthcare, home healthcare, and health promotion. Answer
- Romanow Commission's report
CHN has evolved to address the impact that _______, ________, and other
__________________ have on individual, family, and population health.
Answer - political, economic, macrosystems
The Act from 1867 which ensured there would be availability of funds for
health services Answer - Constitution Act
Act from 1957 which was the universal health insurance program Answer -
Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act
True or false: The federal government controls healthcare funds by contirbuting
money and stipulating specific conditions the provinces and territories must
meet in order to receive that money Answer - True
What are the 5 central points across provincial healthcare systems from the
1984 Canada Health Act Answer - Publicly administered, comprehensive,
universal, portable, accessible
One way in which a healthcare system's effectiveness is determined. Answer -
Life expectancy
