PNR 315 Final Exam Questions & Answers
The extent of social and cultural cohesion within a community is related to which
health concern in Indigenous communities? - Suicide
Which would be included in the broader Aboriginal Determinants of Health? -
Territory
Migration
Colonization
Cultural continuity
How are Innu and Inuit people distinct from each other? - Innu people are part of a
First Nation and Inuit people are a unique cultural group.
What is an example of a proximal determinant of health? - Graduation from an
Indigenous law program
In which activity is the CHN practising trauma-informed care? - The CHN
explores systematic desensitization techniques to address a client's fears.
In which activity is the CHN practising trauma-informed care? - The CHN
explores systematic desensitization techniques to address a client's fears.
The harm reduction approach to substance abuse focuses on health promotion and
disease prevention. Within this approach, what would be considered a primary
prevention strategy to address substance abuse? - Destroy the myth of good drugs
versus bad drugs.
An elderly Inuit woman lives in a small, remote village in northern Canada. She
has been diagnosed with hypertension and diabetes, but rarely makes it to the
regional clinic in a distant town for checkups. What is this woman most likely to
experience? - Disenfranchisement
How are low-income cutoffs (LICOs) defined in Canada? - A measure of
inequality, not poverty
,When the CHN places emphasis on client strengths, gifts, and assets rather than on
a client's needs, deficits, and susceptibility, what is likely to increase? - Resilience
Health education is often used as a strategy for working with vulnerable
populations. What would be strengthened through health education for groups or
individuals? - Health literacy
Many individuals living with mental health conditions are stigmatized and face
isolation and exclusion. Which determinant of health is the focus for improving
these outcomes for individuals dealing with inequities such as this? - Social
environment
What are CHNs who advocate for policy changes to expand access to health care
for vulnerable populations focus on eliminating? - Health disparities
Which of the following situations is a challenge faced by deinstitutionalized
individuals who are living with mental health conditions? - Continuity of care due
to limited community-based services
Which one of the following situations is more prevalent in poor neighbourhoods? -
One-parent families
A community's structure can influence the potential for violence. What factor will
decrease the potential for community violence? - Community cohesiveness
An urban area uses local radio, TV, and newspapers to post ratings of air quality on
days when the air quality is poor. This notification is directed toward the elderly,
the very young, and those with chronic breathing problems. These groups are an
example of which type of population? - Vulnerable Population
A CHN working in an inner-city clinic in an area with high poverty and
unemployment rates recognizes the need for outreach to pregnant teens for which
reason? - Teens delay seeking prenatal care
, Which of the following situations is addressed by creating opportunities and
removing barriers to achieving the health potential of all people? - Health inequity
Which chronic health problem adversely affects the aging experience but is
difficult to estimate the numbers affected or the costs associated with managing it?
- Incontinence
CHNs practising within the comprehensive school health framework spend
significant amounts of time focusing on the prevention of health issues in
schoolchildren at a stage that is early enough to avoid risk factors arising in the
first place. This is an example of which type of prevention? - Primordial
prevention
What is the most common cancer among Canadian men? - Prostate Cancer
What is the single most important factor in the improvement of the health status of
women and their families? - The education of women
Being female and having a family history are risk factors for which health
concern? - Depression
Injuries and accidents are the most common causes of preventable disease,
disability, and death among children. The CHN recognizes that most accidents
occur in which location? - In the home
What is the number one killer of women in Canada, and a major cause of disability
in this population? - Cardiovascular disease
The total of all changes, not just physiological changes, that occur in a person with
the passing of time can best be referred to as which of the following? - Aging
Which process helps families to begin viewing the family unit (and for the family
to view themselves) in a different, more positive, light? - Commendation
Which type of question should the CHN use when assessing families that are lower
functioning? - "How" questions
The extent of social and cultural cohesion within a community is related to which
health concern in Indigenous communities? - Suicide
Which would be included in the broader Aboriginal Determinants of Health? -
Territory
Migration
Colonization
Cultural continuity
How are Innu and Inuit people distinct from each other? - Innu people are part of a
First Nation and Inuit people are a unique cultural group.
What is an example of a proximal determinant of health? - Graduation from an
Indigenous law program
In which activity is the CHN practising trauma-informed care? - The CHN
explores systematic desensitization techniques to address a client's fears.
In which activity is the CHN practising trauma-informed care? - The CHN
explores systematic desensitization techniques to address a client's fears.
The harm reduction approach to substance abuse focuses on health promotion and
disease prevention. Within this approach, what would be considered a primary
prevention strategy to address substance abuse? - Destroy the myth of good drugs
versus bad drugs.
An elderly Inuit woman lives in a small, remote village in northern Canada. She
has been diagnosed with hypertension and diabetes, but rarely makes it to the
regional clinic in a distant town for checkups. What is this woman most likely to
experience? - Disenfranchisement
How are low-income cutoffs (LICOs) defined in Canada? - A measure of
inequality, not poverty
,When the CHN places emphasis on client strengths, gifts, and assets rather than on
a client's needs, deficits, and susceptibility, what is likely to increase? - Resilience
Health education is often used as a strategy for working with vulnerable
populations. What would be strengthened through health education for groups or
individuals? - Health literacy
Many individuals living with mental health conditions are stigmatized and face
isolation and exclusion. Which determinant of health is the focus for improving
these outcomes for individuals dealing with inequities such as this? - Social
environment
What are CHNs who advocate for policy changes to expand access to health care
for vulnerable populations focus on eliminating? - Health disparities
Which of the following situations is a challenge faced by deinstitutionalized
individuals who are living with mental health conditions? - Continuity of care due
to limited community-based services
Which one of the following situations is more prevalent in poor neighbourhoods? -
One-parent families
A community's structure can influence the potential for violence. What factor will
decrease the potential for community violence? - Community cohesiveness
An urban area uses local radio, TV, and newspapers to post ratings of air quality on
days when the air quality is poor. This notification is directed toward the elderly,
the very young, and those with chronic breathing problems. These groups are an
example of which type of population? - Vulnerable Population
A CHN working in an inner-city clinic in an area with high poverty and
unemployment rates recognizes the need for outreach to pregnant teens for which
reason? - Teens delay seeking prenatal care
, Which of the following situations is addressed by creating opportunities and
removing barriers to achieving the health potential of all people? - Health inequity
Which chronic health problem adversely affects the aging experience but is
difficult to estimate the numbers affected or the costs associated with managing it?
- Incontinence
CHNs practising within the comprehensive school health framework spend
significant amounts of time focusing on the prevention of health issues in
schoolchildren at a stage that is early enough to avoid risk factors arising in the
first place. This is an example of which type of prevention? - Primordial
prevention
What is the most common cancer among Canadian men? - Prostate Cancer
What is the single most important factor in the improvement of the health status of
women and their families? - The education of women
Being female and having a family history are risk factors for which health
concern? - Depression
Injuries and accidents are the most common causes of preventable disease,
disability, and death among children. The CHN recognizes that most accidents
occur in which location? - In the home
What is the number one killer of women in Canada, and a major cause of disability
in this population? - Cardiovascular disease
The total of all changes, not just physiological changes, that occur in a person with
the passing of time can best be referred to as which of the following? - Aging
Which process helps families to begin viewing the family unit (and for the family
to view themselves) in a different, more positive, light? - Commendation
Which type of question should the CHN use when assessing families that are lower
functioning? - "How" questions
