Stanhope & Lancaster's Community Health
Nursing in Canada, 4th Edition by Sandra A.
MacDonald| TEST BANK
Chapter 1-18| All Chapters Consisting of Verified
Q&As with Explanations for the Study|
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, Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Community Health Nursing
Chapter 02 The Evolution of Community Health Nursing in Canada
Chapter 03 Community Health Nursing in Canada-Settings, Functions, and Roles
Chapter 04 Health Promotion
Chapter 05 Evidence-Informed Practice in Community Health Nursing
Chapter 06 Ethics in Community Health Nursing Practice
Chapter 07 Diversity and Relational Practice in Community Health Nursing
Chapter 08 Epidemiological Applications
Chapter 09 Working With the Community
Chapter 10 Health Program Planning and Evaluation
Chapter 11 Working with the Individual as Client-Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan
Chapter 12 Working with Families
Chapter 13 Working with Groups, Teams, and Partners
Chapter 14 Indigenous Health-Working with First Nations People, Inuit, and Métis
Chapter 15 Working With People Who Experience Structural Vulnerabilities
Chapter 16 Communicable and Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
Chapter 17 Environmental Health
Chapter 18 Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness
Chapter 01: Community Health Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following best describes community health nursing?
a. Giving care with a focus on the aggregate‘s needs
b. Giving care with a focus on the group‘s needs
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c. Focusing on the health care of individual clients in the community
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d. Working with an approach of unique client care
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,CORRECT ANSWER: C
By definition, community health nursing is the health care of individual clients in the community.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remember
REF: Introduction OBJ: 1.6 TOP: Safe and Effective Care Environment
2. Which of the following best describes primary health care?
a. A comprehensive way to address issues of social justice
b. Giving care to manage acute or chronic conditions
c. Giving direct care to ill individuals within their family setting
d. Having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention
CORRECT ANSWER: A
By definition, primary health care is comprehensive and addresses issues of social justice and equity. Social
justice in the context of health refers to ensuring fairness and equality in health services so that vulnerable
individuals in society have easy access to health care.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remember REF: Primary Health Care OBJ: 1.4
TOP: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. The health of which of the following is the primary focus of public health nurses (PHNs)?
a. Families
b. Groups
c. Individuals
d. Populations
CORRECT ANSWER: D
PHNs use knowledge of nursing, social sciences, and public health sciences for the promotion and protection
of health and for the prevention of disease among populations.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remember REF: Public Health Practice OBJ:
1.5
TOP: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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4. Which change is the primary explanation for life expectancy increasing so notably since the early 1900s?
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a. An increase in findings from medical laboratory research
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, b. Incredible advances in surgical techniques and procedures
c. Improved sanitation and other public health activities
d. Increased use of antibiotics to fight infections
CORRECT ANSWER: C
Improvement in control of infectious diseases through immunizations, sanitation, and other public health
activities led to the increase in life expectancy since the early 1900s.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remember REF: Public Health Practice OBJ:
1.5
TOP: Health Promotion and Maintenance
5. Which community health nursing practice area receives funding from the private sector?
a. Telenurses
b. Corrections nurses
c. Nurse entrepreneurs
d. Street or outreach nurses
CORRECT ANSWER: C
The nurse entrepreneur receives private funding, whereas all of the other community health nurse (CHN) roles
are with provincially or federally funded positions.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remember
REF: Community Health Nursing Roles and Functions OBJ: 1.1 | 1.6 TOP: Safe and Effective Care
Environment
6. A public health nurse (PHN) strives to prevent disease and disability, often in partnership with other
community groups. Which statement is an appropriate summary of the PHN‘s role?
a. The PHN asks the political leaders what interventions should be chosen.
b. The PHN assesses the community and decides on appropriate interventions.
c. The PHN uses data from the main health care institutions in the community to determine needed
health services.
d. The PHN works with community members to carry out public health functions.
CORRECT ANSWER: D
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It is crucial that the PHN work with members of the community to carry out core public health functions.
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Nursing in Canada, 4th Edition by Sandra A.
MacDonald| TEST BANK
Chapter 1-18| All Chapters Consisting of Verified
Q&As with Explanations for the Study|
Guaranteed A+ PASS
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Page | 1
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, Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Community Health Nursing
Chapter 02 The Evolution of Community Health Nursing in Canada
Chapter 03 Community Health Nursing in Canada-Settings, Functions, and Roles
Chapter 04 Health Promotion
Chapter 05 Evidence-Informed Practice in Community Health Nursing
Chapter 06 Ethics in Community Health Nursing Practice
Chapter 07 Diversity and Relational Practice in Community Health Nursing
Chapter 08 Epidemiological Applications
Chapter 09 Working With the Community
Chapter 10 Health Program Planning and Evaluation
Chapter 11 Working with the Individual as Client-Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan
Chapter 12 Working with Families
Chapter 13 Working with Groups, Teams, and Partners
Chapter 14 Indigenous Health-Working with First Nations People, Inuit, and Métis
Chapter 15 Working With People Who Experience Structural Vulnerabilities
Chapter 16 Communicable and Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
Chapter 17 Environmental Health
Chapter 18 Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness
Chapter 01: Community Health Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following best describes community health nursing?
a. Giving care with a focus on the aggregate‘s needs
b. Giving care with a focus on the group‘s needs
St
c. Focusing on the health care of individual clients in the community
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d. Working with an approach of unique client care
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,CORRECT ANSWER: C
By definition, community health nursing is the health care of individual clients in the community.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remember
REF: Introduction OBJ: 1.6 TOP: Safe and Effective Care Environment
2. Which of the following best describes primary health care?
a. A comprehensive way to address issues of social justice
b. Giving care to manage acute or chronic conditions
c. Giving direct care to ill individuals within their family setting
d. Having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention
CORRECT ANSWER: A
By definition, primary health care is comprehensive and addresses issues of social justice and equity. Social
justice in the context of health refers to ensuring fairness and equality in health services so that vulnerable
individuals in society have easy access to health care.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remember REF: Primary Health Care OBJ: 1.4
TOP: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. The health of which of the following is the primary focus of public health nurses (PHNs)?
a. Families
b. Groups
c. Individuals
d. Populations
CORRECT ANSWER: D
PHNs use knowledge of nursing, social sciences, and public health sciences for the promotion and protection
of health and for the prevention of disease among populations.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remember REF: Public Health Practice OBJ:
1.5
TOP: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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4. Which change is the primary explanation for life expectancy increasing so notably since the early 1900s?
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a. An increase in findings from medical laboratory research
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, b. Incredible advances in surgical techniques and procedures
c. Improved sanitation and other public health activities
d. Increased use of antibiotics to fight infections
CORRECT ANSWER: C
Improvement in control of infectious diseases through immunizations, sanitation, and other public health
activities led to the increase in life expectancy since the early 1900s.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remember REF: Public Health Practice OBJ:
1.5
TOP: Health Promotion and Maintenance
5. Which community health nursing practice area receives funding from the private sector?
a. Telenurses
b. Corrections nurses
c. Nurse entrepreneurs
d. Street or outreach nurses
CORRECT ANSWER: C
The nurse entrepreneur receives private funding, whereas all of the other community health nurse (CHN) roles
are with provincially or federally funded positions.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remember
REF: Community Health Nursing Roles and Functions OBJ: 1.1 | 1.6 TOP: Safe and Effective Care
Environment
6. A public health nurse (PHN) strives to prevent disease and disability, often in partnership with other
community groups. Which statement is an appropriate summary of the PHN‘s role?
a. The PHN asks the political leaders what interventions should be chosen.
b. The PHN assesses the community and decides on appropriate interventions.
c. The PHN uses data from the main health care institutions in the community to determine needed
health services.
d. The PHN works with community members to carry out public health functions.
CORRECT ANSWER: D
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It is crucial that the PHN work with members of the community to carry out core public health functions.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application/Apply REF: Public Health Practice OBJ: 1.5
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