COMMUNITY HEALTH g
NURSING: g
A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE
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5th Edition, By Stamler, Yiu
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TESTBANK g
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Chapter g1: gThe gHistory gof gCommunity gHealth gNursing gin gCanada
gCommunity gHealth gNursing gA gCanadian gPerspective g5th gEdition
gStamler
Multiple gChoice gQuestions
1. Who gwould ga gvisiting gnurse gmost glikely gwork gwith gin gthe gearly g1900s gin gCanada?
a. Families gwho gcould gafford gto gpay
b. Poor gand gdestitute gfamilies
c. The gcommunity
d. School gchildren
Correct gAnswer: gb g(page g6)
2. Which gcommunity ghealth gnursing gspecialty gemerged gin gearly g20th-century gCanada gto
gcombat gcommunicable gdisease, ginfant gmortality, gand gchildhood gmorbidity?
a. Visiting gnursing
b. District gnursing
c. Private gduty gnursing
d. Public ghealth gnursing
Correct gAnswer: gd g(page g4)
3. In gthe gearly g20th gcentury, ghealth gdepartments gwere gdissolved gafter ga glocal gemergency gwas
gover. gWhich gstatement gbelow gcharacterizes gthe gsocial gattitude gof gthe gera?
a. Public ghealth gwas gthe gresponsibility gof gdoctors
b. Visiting gnurses gwere gresponsible gfor gcommunity ghealth
c. The gstate gwas gnot gresponsible gfor ghealth gcare
d. Women gshould gnot gbe gworking goutside gof gthe gfamily
Correct gAnswer: gc g(page g3)
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4. What gwas gthe gprimary greason gfor gthe gestablishment gof gschool ghealth gprograms?
a. Prevent gill gchildren gfrom gbecoming gdependent gcitizens
b. Promote gthe ghealth gof gall gchildren
c. Provide gfood gfor gchildren gwho glived gin gpoverty
d. Treat gsick gchildren gso gthey gcould gwork gand gcontribute gto gthe gfamily gincome
Correct gAnswer: gb g(page g4)
5. The gearliest gforms gfor ghealthcare gin gCanada gwere:
a. The gpractices gof gAboriginal gpeople
b. European gsettlers gwho gwere gphysicians
c. The gwives gof gsurgeons
d. The gGrey gNuns-first gcommunity gnursing
Correct gAnswer: ga g(page g2)
6. were gCanada’s gfirst gcommunity gnursing gorder gwho gmade gsignificant
contributions gto gproviding gaccess gto ghealth gservices, gfood, gshelter, gand geducation gfor gthe
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most gvulnerable:
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a. The gVictorian gOrder gof gNurses
b. The gGrey gNuns
c. Public gHealth gNurses
d. School gNurses
e. nursing gsisters g-first gto gprovide ghealth gcare gin gremote gand gfrontier garea)
Correct gAnswer: gb g(page g3)
7. The gdual gmandate gof gdoing gcharitable gwork gand gproviding gaffordable gnursing gcare gwas gheld
by gwhich gagency?
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a. The gMargaret gScott gNursing gMission
b. The gVictorian gOrder gof gNurses-lady gaberdeen gled gthe gdevelopment
c. Indian gHealth gServices
d. Public gHealth gServices
Correct gAnswer: gb g(page g4)