NURSINGA CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE 6TH EDITION BY
DOSANI,OTOWA &VANDAALEN-SMITH
WITH A+ SOLUTIONS
,Community Health Nursing ( Canadian Perspective )six edition Dosani,
Etowa, Cheryl van Daalen-Smith (Test Bank All Chapters, A+
Grade)
Chapter 1: History of Community Health Nursing in Canada Community Health
Nursing A Canadian Perspective 6th Ed Stamler
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In Canada in the early 1900s, who would a visiting nurse most likely work with?
a. Families who could afford to pay
b. Poor and destitute families
c. The community
d. School children
Correct Answer; b (pg 6)
2. Which specialty of community health nursing developed in Canada in the
early 20th century to address childhood morbidity, infant mortality, and
communicable disease?
a. Visiting nursing
b. District nursing
c. Private duty nursing
d. Public health nursing
Correct Answer; d (pg 4)
3. Health departments were disbanded at the end of a local emergency in the
early 1900s. Which of the following best describes the era's social attitude?
a. Public health was the responsibility of doctors
b. Visiting nurses were responsible for community health
c. The state was not responsible for health care
d. Women should not be working outside of the family
Correct Answer; c (pg 3)
, 4. What was the main motivation behind establishment of school health programs?
a. Prevent ill children from becoming dependent citizens
b. Promote the health of all children
c. Provide food for children who lived in poverty
d. Treat sick children so they could work and contribute to the family income
Correct Answer; b (pg 4)
5. 5. The initial variations of healthcare in Canada were:
a. The practices of Aboriginal people
b. European settlers who were physicians
c. The wives of surgeons
d. The Grey Nuns-first community nursing
Correct Answer; a (pg2)
6. were Canada's initial community nursing organization that played a
crucial role in ensuring access to healthcare, nutrition, housing, and
education for the most at-risk populations:
a. The Victorian Order of Nurses
b. The Grey Nuns
c. Public Health Nurses
d. School Nurses
e. nursing sisters -first to provide health care in remote and frontier area)
Correct Answer; b (page 3)
7. 7. Which agency was responsible for the dual mission of offering charitable
services and delivering affordable nursing care?
a. The Margaret Scott Nursing Mission
b. The Victorian Order of Nurses-lady aberdeen led the development
c. Indian Health Services