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Which of the following strategies outlined by the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion builds individual capacity
and empowers clients through health education?
a) Reorienting health services .
b) Building healthy public policy .
c) Developing personal skills .
d) Creating supportive environments - Correct Answer :c
The best approach when confronting someone about behaviour you are uncomfortable with is:
a) Focus on behaviour, don't attack the person. Use perception checking. .
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b) Direct conflict. Tell them exactly how you feel about them. .
c) Avoid conflict. Don't mention it. People will change toward you once they see how competent you are. .
d) Form an alliance with people who like you. There is strength in numbers. - Correct Answer :a
True or false: Public health is an organized community approach to prevent disease, promote health, and protect
populations. - Correct Answer :true
What are the 4 subspecialties of forensic nursing - Correct Answer :1. forensic psychiatric nurses
2. forensic correctional nurses
3. forensic nurse examiners
4. death investigators working with medical examiners
What are the barriers to health care in rural areas
Name at least 4 - Correct Answer :• Need to travel great distances to obtain services
• Lack of personal transportation
• Unavailable public transportation
• Lack of telephone services
• Unavailable outreach services
• Unpredictable weather and travel conditions
• Lack of know-how to procure entitlements and services
• Poor provider attitudes and understanding about rural populations
• Language barriers (caregivers not linguistically competent)
• Lack of culturally appropriate care and services
What is the purpose of an occupational and environmental health history assessment - Correct Answer :An
occupational and environmental health history contains questions that provide the data necessary to rule out or
confirm job-induced conditions and health concerns
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Name the functions of the parish nurse - Correct Answer :personal health counselling, health education, liaison,
facilitator, pastoral care
Describe at least six roles of public health nurses - Correct Answer :1. advocate - develop most effective plan
with the client for identified health issue
2. manager - assists clients in determining the services they need most and how to access them
3. leader - builds and maintains partnerships with community leaders and key stakeholders to identify community
needs
4. consultant - access and analyze relevant data from a variety of sources, then use knowledge to facilitate
planning health initiatives
5. referral resource - assess current information on health and social needs and services within the community
6. educator - identifies client's learning needs
7. counsellor - encourages clients, reinforces positive behaviours
8. primary caregiver - provides health care needs of clients to fill gaps in care that private sector is unable to
respond to
Describe five developments that have influenced the expansion of home healthcare - Correct Answer :1.
increased demands for cost effectiveness
2. decreased hospital stays, consumer preferences
3. technological advances that are becoming user-friendly
4. proven quality of home health care
5. aging canadian demographics
Define care planning as it applies to home health nursing, provide an example - Correct Answer :care planning
refers to the HHN, clients, and interprofessional team members working together to ensure adequate health
services at home (the most important part is the clients active participation)
examples: setting up a home care support worker, special equipment to facilitate client mobility, or the
involvement of community agencies such as Meals on Wheels
True or False: injury prevention occurs at the primary, secondary, and tertiary level - Correct Answer :true
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