PNR 315 Final UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
The extent of social and cultural cohesion within a community is related to which health
concern in Indigenous communities? - Correct Answer- Suicide
Which would be included in the broader Aboriginal Determinants of Health? - Correct
Answer- Territory
Migration
Colonization
Cultural continuity
How are Innu and Inuit people distinct from each other? - Correct Answer- Innu people are
part of a First Nation and Inuit people are a unique cultural group.
What is an example of a proximal determinant of health? - Correct Answer- Graduation from
an Indigenous law program
In which activity is the CHN practising trauma-informed care? - Correct Answer- The CHN
explores systematic desensitization techniques to address a client's fears.
In which activity is the CHN practising trauma-informed care? - Correct Answer- The CHN
explores systematic desensitization techniques to address a client's fears.
The harm reduction approach to substance abuse focuses on health promotion and disease
prevention. Within this approach, what would be considered a primary prevention strategy to
address substance abuse? - Correct Answer- Destroy the myth of good drugs versus bad
drugs.
An elderly Inuit woman lives in a small, remote village in northern Canada. She has been
diagnosed with hypertension and diabetes, but rarely makes it to the regional clinic in a
distant town for checkups. What is this woman most likely to experience? - Correct Answer-
Disenfranchisement
,How are low-income cutoffs (LICOs) defined in Canada? - Correct Answer- A measure of
inequality, not poverty
When the CHN places emphasis on client strengths, gifts, and assets rather than on a client's
needs, deficits, and susceptibility, what is likely to increase? - Correct Answer- Resilience
Health education is often used as a strategy for working with vulnerable populations. What
would be strengthened through health education for groups or individuals? - Correct Answer-
Health literacy
Many individuals living with mental health conditions are stigmatized and face isolation and
exclusion. Which determinant of health is the focus for improving these outcomes for
individuals dealing with inequities such as this? - Correct Answer- Social environment
What are CHNs who advocate for policy changes to expand access to health care for
vulnerable populations focus on eliminating? - Correct Answer- Health disparities
Which of the following situations is a challenge faced by deinstitutionalized individuals who
are living with mental health conditions? - Correct Answer- Continuity of care due to limited
community-based services
Which one of the following situations is more prevalent in poor neighbourhoods? - Correct
Answer- One-parent families
A community's structure can influence the potential for violence. What factor will decrease
the potential for community violence? - Correct Answer- Community cohesiveness
An urban area uses local radio, TV, and newspapers to post ratings of air quality on days
when the air quality is poor. This notification is directed toward the elderly, the very young,
and those with chronic breathing problems. These groups are an example of which type of
population? - Correct Answer- Vulnerable Population
A CHN working in an inner-city clinic in an area with high poverty and unemployment rates
recognizes the need for outreach to pregnant teens for which reason? - Correct Answer- Teens
delay seeking prenatal care
, Which of the following situations is addressed by creating opportunities and removing
barriers to achieving the health potential of all people? - Correct Answer- Health inequity
Which chronic health problem adversely affects the aging experience but is difficult to
estimate the numbers affected or the costs associated with managing it? - Correct Answer-
Incontinence
CHNs practising within the comprehensive school health framework spend significant
amounts of time focusing on the prevention of health issues in schoolchildren at a stage that
is early enough to avoid risk factors arising in the first place. This is an example of which
type of prevention? - Correct Answer- Primordial prevention
What is the most common cancer among Canadian men? - Correct Answer- Prostate Cancer
What is the single most important factor in the improvement of the health status of women
and their families? - Correct Answer- The education of women
Being female and having a family history are risk factors for which health concern? - Correct
Answer- Depression
Injuries and accidents are the most common causes of preventable disease, disability, and
death among children. The CHN recognizes that most accidents occur in which location? -
Correct Answer- In the home
What is the number one killer of women in Canada, and a major cause of disability in this
population? - Correct Answer- Cardiovascular disease
The total of all changes, not just physiological changes, that occur in a person with the
passing of time can best be referred to as which of the following? - Correct Answer- Aging
Which process helps families to begin viewing the family unit (and for the family to view
themselves) in a different, more positive, light? - Correct Answer- Commendation
Which type of question should the CHN use when assessing families that are lower
functioning? - Correct Answer- "How" questions
and CORRECT Answers
The extent of social and cultural cohesion within a community is related to which health
concern in Indigenous communities? - Correct Answer- Suicide
Which would be included in the broader Aboriginal Determinants of Health? - Correct
Answer- Territory
Migration
Colonization
Cultural continuity
How are Innu and Inuit people distinct from each other? - Correct Answer- Innu people are
part of a First Nation and Inuit people are a unique cultural group.
What is an example of a proximal determinant of health? - Correct Answer- Graduation from
an Indigenous law program
In which activity is the CHN practising trauma-informed care? - Correct Answer- The CHN
explores systematic desensitization techniques to address a client's fears.
In which activity is the CHN practising trauma-informed care? - Correct Answer- The CHN
explores systematic desensitization techniques to address a client's fears.
The harm reduction approach to substance abuse focuses on health promotion and disease
prevention. Within this approach, what would be considered a primary prevention strategy to
address substance abuse? - Correct Answer- Destroy the myth of good drugs versus bad
drugs.
An elderly Inuit woman lives in a small, remote village in northern Canada. She has been
diagnosed with hypertension and diabetes, but rarely makes it to the regional clinic in a
distant town for checkups. What is this woman most likely to experience? - Correct Answer-
Disenfranchisement
,How are low-income cutoffs (LICOs) defined in Canada? - Correct Answer- A measure of
inequality, not poverty
When the CHN places emphasis on client strengths, gifts, and assets rather than on a client's
needs, deficits, and susceptibility, what is likely to increase? - Correct Answer- Resilience
Health education is often used as a strategy for working with vulnerable populations. What
would be strengthened through health education for groups or individuals? - Correct Answer-
Health literacy
Many individuals living with mental health conditions are stigmatized and face isolation and
exclusion. Which determinant of health is the focus for improving these outcomes for
individuals dealing with inequities such as this? - Correct Answer- Social environment
What are CHNs who advocate for policy changes to expand access to health care for
vulnerable populations focus on eliminating? - Correct Answer- Health disparities
Which of the following situations is a challenge faced by deinstitutionalized individuals who
are living with mental health conditions? - Correct Answer- Continuity of care due to limited
community-based services
Which one of the following situations is more prevalent in poor neighbourhoods? - Correct
Answer- One-parent families
A community's structure can influence the potential for violence. What factor will decrease
the potential for community violence? - Correct Answer- Community cohesiveness
An urban area uses local radio, TV, and newspapers to post ratings of air quality on days
when the air quality is poor. This notification is directed toward the elderly, the very young,
and those with chronic breathing problems. These groups are an example of which type of
population? - Correct Answer- Vulnerable Population
A CHN working in an inner-city clinic in an area with high poverty and unemployment rates
recognizes the need for outreach to pregnant teens for which reason? - Correct Answer- Teens
delay seeking prenatal care
, Which of the following situations is addressed by creating opportunities and removing
barriers to achieving the health potential of all people? - Correct Answer- Health inequity
Which chronic health problem adversely affects the aging experience but is difficult to
estimate the numbers affected or the costs associated with managing it? - Correct Answer-
Incontinence
CHNs practising within the comprehensive school health framework spend significant
amounts of time focusing on the prevention of health issues in schoolchildren at a stage that
is early enough to avoid risk factors arising in the first place. This is an example of which
type of prevention? - Correct Answer- Primordial prevention
What is the most common cancer among Canadian men? - Correct Answer- Prostate Cancer
What is the single most important factor in the improvement of the health status of women
and their families? - Correct Answer- The education of women
Being female and having a family history are risk factors for which health concern? - Correct
Answer- Depression
Injuries and accidents are the most common causes of preventable disease, disability, and
death among children. The CHN recognizes that most accidents occur in which location? -
Correct Answer- In the home
What is the number one killer of women in Canada, and a major cause of disability in this
population? - Correct Answer- Cardiovascular disease
The total of all changes, not just physiological changes, that occur in a person with the
passing of time can best be referred to as which of the following? - Correct Answer- Aging
Which process helps families to begin viewing the family unit (and for the family to view
themselves) in a different, more positive, light? - Correct Answer- Commendation
Which type of question should the CHN use when assessing families that are lower
functioning? - Correct Answer- "How" questions
