NURS 3065 Midterm Questions and All
Correct Answers.
CHNs provide leadership for advancing the understanding and integration of ______________
principles in the Canadian Healthcare system. - Answer PHC
CHN has evolved to address the impact that _______, ________, and other
__________________ have on individual, family, and population health. - Answer political,
economic, macrosystems
What are the 5 central points across provincial healthcare systems from the 1984 Canada Health
Act - Answer Publicly administered, comprehensive, universal, portable, accessible
One way in which a healthcare system's effectiveness is determined. - Answer Life
expectancy
What medical model was the focus when Canadian Medicare was developed? - Answer
Biomedical model
In 1986, the 1st international conference on _______________ was held in Ottawa and it led to
the development of the _______________. - Answer Health promotion, Ottawa Charter
The mission of this agency is to promote and protect the helath of Canadians, bring together
scientists, researchers, policy makers, and public health professionals - Answer PHAC
There are differences in organization and delivery, but each province and territory provides
__________, ___________, and _________. - Answer PHC, public health, home care services
Public health services are _______ funded. - Answer Provincially
What are the core functions of public health? (3) - Answer Assess population health,
protect/promote health, prevent disease/injury
What does public health focus on? (2) - Answer Enhancing/optimizing the health status of
communities, promoting health equity
What are current health system challenges for CHNs? (4) - Answer Lack of stable sustainable
funding, role clarity, leadership, interprofessional relationships
, True or false: The public health nurse is one type of CHN. - Answer True
What are the 6 essential functions of public health? - Answer Health protection, health
surveillance, population health assessment, disease/injury prevention, health promotion,
emergency preparation and response
A person-centered approach to health care delivery at the point of entry to teh health care
system - Answer Primary care
Provides a wide spectrum of services and programs - Answer PHC
5 principles of PHC - Answer Accessibility, illness prevention/health promotion, public
participation, intersectoral collaboration, appropriate skills/technology
The economic and social conditions that shape the health of individuals, communities, and
jurisdictions as a whole - Answer Social determinants of health
The absence of disparities or inequalities in health linked to social disadvantage - Answer
Health equity
A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity - Answer Health
The process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health - Answer
Health promotion
The process of taking action on the interrelated conditions (ex: social determinants of health)
that affect a population's health, to create healthy change. - Answer Population health
promotion
An approach used to understand and improve the health of an entire population/subpopulation
- Answer Population health
Using strategies to help clients prevent and reduce the risk of injury - Answer Injury
prevention
The presence of abnormal alterations in the structure or functioning of the human body that fits
within the medical model - Answer Disease
Correct Answers.
CHNs provide leadership for advancing the understanding and integration of ______________
principles in the Canadian Healthcare system. - Answer PHC
CHN has evolved to address the impact that _______, ________, and other
__________________ have on individual, family, and population health. - Answer political,
economic, macrosystems
What are the 5 central points across provincial healthcare systems from the 1984 Canada Health
Act - Answer Publicly administered, comprehensive, universal, portable, accessible
One way in which a healthcare system's effectiveness is determined. - Answer Life
expectancy
What medical model was the focus when Canadian Medicare was developed? - Answer
Biomedical model
In 1986, the 1st international conference on _______________ was held in Ottawa and it led to
the development of the _______________. - Answer Health promotion, Ottawa Charter
The mission of this agency is to promote and protect the helath of Canadians, bring together
scientists, researchers, policy makers, and public health professionals - Answer PHAC
There are differences in organization and delivery, but each province and territory provides
__________, ___________, and _________. - Answer PHC, public health, home care services
Public health services are _______ funded. - Answer Provincially
What are the core functions of public health? (3) - Answer Assess population health,
protect/promote health, prevent disease/injury
What does public health focus on? (2) - Answer Enhancing/optimizing the health status of
communities, promoting health equity
What are current health system challenges for CHNs? (4) - Answer Lack of stable sustainable
funding, role clarity, leadership, interprofessional relationships
, True or false: The public health nurse is one type of CHN. - Answer True
What are the 6 essential functions of public health? - Answer Health protection, health
surveillance, population health assessment, disease/injury prevention, health promotion,
emergency preparation and response
A person-centered approach to health care delivery at the point of entry to teh health care
system - Answer Primary care
Provides a wide spectrum of services and programs - Answer PHC
5 principles of PHC - Answer Accessibility, illness prevention/health promotion, public
participation, intersectoral collaboration, appropriate skills/technology
The economic and social conditions that shape the health of individuals, communities, and
jurisdictions as a whole - Answer Social determinants of health
The absence of disparities or inequalities in health linked to social disadvantage - Answer
Health equity
A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity - Answer Health
The process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health - Answer
Health promotion
The process of taking action on the interrelated conditions (ex: social determinants of health)
that affect a population's health, to create healthy change. - Answer Population health
promotion
An approach used to understand and improve the health of an entire population/subpopulation
- Answer Population health
Using strategies to help clients prevent and reduce the risk of injury - Answer Injury
prevention
The presence of abnormal alterations in the structure or functioning of the human body that fits
within the medical model - Answer Disease
