Chapter 2 - The Evolution of Community Health Nursing in Canada

What percentage of all nurses in Canada is anticipated to be practicing in the community by 2020? - 66% The foundation for current programs and policies pertaining to disease prevention is based on the guiding principles and courses of action that developed as a result of which event? - The cholera epidemics that occurs in Ontario & Quebec in the 1800s Which report made the recommendation that public health nursing should become a specialty area in advanced education? - Weir Report (1932) Which occurrence marked a change in public health strategies from illness prevention to health promotion in the community? - Emphasis on the PHN's role in the prevention of chronic illness Which historical nursing figure contributed to establishing the foundation for community health and nursing in community health by working in military field hospitals, using a population-based approach that improved nursing care and environmental conditions? - Florence Nightingale What were early public health efforts driven by in Canada? - The need to deal with epidemics What did Lillian Wald and Lee Frankel establish in 1909 that significantly influenced community health? - The first public health nursing program for life insurance policyholders