Community Nursing Midterm
What is a client a part of? - correct answer-a population, aggregrate/group, family, individual
What is a Community Health Nurse- CHN? - correct answer-- Umbrella term
- Working with, not just for the community
- Establishing partnerships w clients
- Independent -> community partnerships/interdisciplinary teams
Define community - correct answer-- People and the relationships that emerge from
commonly sharing:
1) Agency/Institution and
2) Physical environment
- In (HHN) -> with (PHN) the community
1) Geography:
2) Special-interest:
define population - correct answer-Large group- ex: Retirement Home
Aggregate - correct answer-Groups within a population- ex: dementia
Define upstream - correct answer-Big picture
Macroscopic (you look up towards the big picture)
* think upstream in community nursing
Define Downstream - correct answer-- Focused on individual
- Microscopic
PHN - correct answer-public health nurse
OHN - correct answer-occupational health nurse
Parish - correct answer-Nurse that works within groups of churches
PHCNP - correct answer-public health care nurse practitioner
CNO Scope of Practice Statement for community nursing - correct answer-promotion of
health and assessment of, the provision of care for, and the treatment of health conditions by
supportive, preventive, therapeutic, palliative and rehabilitative means in order to attain or
maintain optimal function
CHNC - correct answer-Community Health Nursing Association of Canada
CHNC Standards (2011) - correct answer-1: Health Promotion
2: Prevention and Health Protection
, 3: Health Maintenance, Restoration and Palliation
4: Professional Relationships
5: Capacity Building
6: Access and Equity
7: Professional responsibility and accountability
CHNC Standards (2019) - correct answer-1: Health Promotion
2: Prevention and Health Protection
3: Health Maintenance, Restoration and Palliation
4: Professional Relationships
5: Capacity Building
6: HEALTH Equity
7: EVIDENCE INFORMED PRACTICE
8: Professional responsibility and accountability
Why are CCHN Standards important? - correct answer-- Define scope & depth of CHN
practice
- Establish criteria and expectations
- Provide criteria for measuring performance
- Support ongoing development of CHN
- Promote CHN as a specialty and provide a foundation for certification as a clinical specialty
with CNA
- Inspire excellence in & commitment to CHN practice
- Set benchmark for new community health nurses
Determinants of health - correct answer-1) Income and social status
2) Social support network
3) Education & literacy
4) Employment & working conditions
5) Physical environment
6) Biology & genetic endowment
7) Personal health practices and coping skills
8) Healthy child development
9) Health & social services
10) Gender
11) Culture
What is a client a part of? - correct answer-a population, aggregrate/group, family, individual
What is a Community Health Nurse- CHN? - correct answer-- Umbrella term
- Working with, not just for the community
- Establishing partnerships w clients
- Independent -> community partnerships/interdisciplinary teams
Define community - correct answer-- People and the relationships that emerge from
commonly sharing:
1) Agency/Institution and
2) Physical environment
- In (HHN) -> with (PHN) the community
1) Geography:
2) Special-interest:
define population - correct answer-Large group- ex: Retirement Home
Aggregate - correct answer-Groups within a population- ex: dementia
Define upstream - correct answer-Big picture
Macroscopic (you look up towards the big picture)
* think upstream in community nursing
Define Downstream - correct answer-- Focused on individual
- Microscopic
PHN - correct answer-public health nurse
OHN - correct answer-occupational health nurse
Parish - correct answer-Nurse that works within groups of churches
PHCNP - correct answer-public health care nurse practitioner
CNO Scope of Practice Statement for community nursing - correct answer-promotion of
health and assessment of, the provision of care for, and the treatment of health conditions by
supportive, preventive, therapeutic, palliative and rehabilitative means in order to attain or
maintain optimal function
CHNC - correct answer-Community Health Nursing Association of Canada
CHNC Standards (2011) - correct answer-1: Health Promotion
2: Prevention and Health Protection
, 3: Health Maintenance, Restoration and Palliation
4: Professional Relationships
5: Capacity Building
6: Access and Equity
7: Professional responsibility and accountability
CHNC Standards (2019) - correct answer-1: Health Promotion
2: Prevention and Health Protection
3: Health Maintenance, Restoration and Palliation
4: Professional Relationships
5: Capacity Building
6: HEALTH Equity
7: EVIDENCE INFORMED PRACTICE
8: Professional responsibility and accountability
Why are CCHN Standards important? - correct answer-- Define scope & depth of CHN
practice
- Establish criteria and expectations
- Provide criteria for measuring performance
- Support ongoing development of CHN
- Promote CHN as a specialty and provide a foundation for certification as a clinical specialty
with CNA
- Inspire excellence in & commitment to CHN practice
- Set benchmark for new community health nurses
Determinants of health - correct answer-1) Income and social status
2) Social support network
3) Education & literacy
4) Employment & working conditions
5) Physical environment
6) Biology & genetic endowment
7) Personal health practices and coping skills
8) Healthy child development
9) Health & social services
10) Gender
11) Culture
