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Most Indigenous People prefer accessing healthcare alone or with one or two other supports.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

An Indigenous patient may have a large number of visitors with them for appointments and treatments as a support system.

What are two strategies that can be used to better communicate, diagnose and treat an FNIM patient?

• Discuss the ailment itself; two-way sharing of information

• Ask questions about the whole patient; do not share any personal information as the healthcare provider

• Ask questions about the whole patient; two-way sharing of information

• Discuss the ailment itself; learn more just about the patient

Select the example that does not reflect a culturally aware healthcare practice.

• A healthcare provider is attentive and does not negatively judge or misinterpret verbal and non-verbal information that patients provide.

• A health system that is based on equity of services for all.

• A healthcare provider is able to ask questions to get the information needed to best serve his/her patient.

• The health system applies the same services and programs across all populations across the country.

Answer explanation

Different populations have different healthcare needs. Equity > Equality

Which of the following organizations have not officially apologized for residential schools?

• The Catholic Church

• The Government of Canada

• The Province of Ontario

• The Anglican Church

1.       It is estimated that over ________ First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, between the ages of 4 and 16 years old, attended Indian residential schools in Canada.

• 150,000

• 50,000

• 100,000

• 1,000,000

Pow Wows, music, drums and dance are examples of...

• Beliefs and values

• Visible cultural expressions

• Communication methods

• Hobbies

Answer explanation

Which of the following are not described in Indigenous health models?

• Humans against nature; hierarchical

• Collectivist orientation

• Oneness with nature

• Wholistic: spiritual, emotional, physical, intellectual

Answer explanation