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WorksheetsIntroduction to Community Health Nursing in Canada
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who would a visiting nurse most likely work with in the early 1900s in Canada?
a)
Poor & Destitute Families
b)
The Community
c)
School Children
d)
Families Who Could Afford to Pay
2.
Which community health nursing specialty emerged in early 20th-century Canada to combat communicable disease, infant mortality, and childhood morbidity?
a)
Visiting Nurse
b)
Public Health Nursing
c)
District Nurse
d)
Private Duty Nurse
3.
In the early 20th century, health departments were dissolved after a local emergency was over. Which statement below characterizes the social attitude of the era?
a)
Public health was the responsibility of doctors
b)
The state was not responsible for health care
c)
Women should not be working outside of the family
d)
Visiting nurses were responsible for community health
4.
The earliest forms for healthcare in Canada were:
a)
The Grey Nuns
b)
The wives of surgeons
c)
The practices of the Aboriginal People
d)
European settlers who were physicians
5.
___________________ were Canada’s first community nursing order who made significant contributions to providing access to health services, food, shelter, and education for the most vulnerable:
a)
School Nurses
b)
The Grey Nuns
c)
Public Health Nurses
d)
The Victorian Order of Nurses
6.
How were public health nurses and home visiting nurses different from nurses employed in other sectors of the healthcare system?
a)
They
received less compensation for their services
b)
They
were dependent on other health care professionals
c)
They
required post-diploma training at a university
d)
They
offered services to the elite living in urban districts
7.
What was the role of the first public health nurses in Canada?
a)
To assess hygiene conditions in the home
b)
To conduct well baby clinics
c)
To promote breastfeeding of newborn infants
d)
To promote health of school children
8.
Which of the following roles best describes the work of the district and visiting nurse?
a)
They
provided home visits and well-baby clinic services
b)
They
provided bed-side nursing and health education
c)
They
provided maternal child health programs
d)
They
provided well-baby clinic services and health education
9.
Military nursing requires the nurse to demonstrate which of the following competencies of community health nursing:
a)
A
narrow vision
b)
Acute
care health approaches
c)
The
ethical comportment to address simple conflicts that involve violence
d)
The
ability to adapt practice in diverse settings
10.
In which year was the Community Health Nurses Association of Canada established?
a)
1987
b)
1976
c)
1995
d)
1979
11.
Early school-based initiatives involved which of the following activities?
a)
Immunizations
at various ages
b)
Breakfast and lunch programs
c)
Sanitation and access to potable water
d)
Medical inspections of children followed by home visits
12.
Which of the following statements is true about the Blueprint for Action for Community Health Nursing in Canada (CHNC, 2011)?
a)
It
is a point of reference for ongoing dialogue about community health nursing
practice
b)
It
incorporates the voices of government officials about public health
c)
It
is a landmark document about primary health care in Canada
d)
It
provides a framework for intersectoral collaboration
13.
The Canadian Nurses Association predicts that by 2020:
a)
25%
of nurses will be working outside of the acute care setting
b)
45%
of nurses will be working outside of the acute care setting
c)
60%
of nurses will be working outside of the acute care setting
d)
70%
of nurses will be working outside of the acute care setting
14.
Which of the following is foundational to health equity and central to community health nursing practice?
a)
Health Education
b)
Health Promotion
c)
SDOH
d)
Social Justice
15.
The mission of the Community Health Nurses of Canada (CHNC) is to:
a)
Advocate
for healthy public policy
b)
Advance
practice and to improve the health of Canadians
c)
Build
capacity among community health nurses
d)
Provide
services to vulnerable populations
16.
Which two types of community health nurses are the largest groups?
a)
Public
health nursing and home health nursing
b)
Home
health nursing and outpost nursing
c)
Public
health nursing and military nursing
d)
Home
health nursing and street nursing
17.
The 5 A’s of behavior change (assess, advise, agree, assist, and arrange) are used by which type of community health nurse?
a)
Public Health Nurse
b)
Chronic Disease Management Nurse
c)
Nurse Practitioner
d)
Telehealth Nurse
18.
What is the primary focus of a forensic nurse’s work?
a)
Providing
health care services within psychiatric institutions
b)
Consulting
for ethics review boards
c)
Working
at a summer camp for troubled youth
d)
Works
with clients who have been the victims of crimes
19.
Which term best describes the following statement: Everyone, regardless of socially determined circumstances, has an equal opportunity to attain their full health potential without being disadvantaged
a)
Health Equity
b)
Health Equality
c)
Political Advocacy
d)
Social Action
20.
Which of the following is part of the standards of practice for community health nurses?
a)
Working
towards community justice
b)
Participating
in political advocacy
c)
Engaging
in capacity building of communities
d)
Initiating
social action activities
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