COMMUNITYHEALTH #l
NURSING: l#
ACANADIANPERSPECTIVE
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5th Edition, By Stamler, Yiu
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TEST BANK l#
,CHAPTER l#1: l#THE l#HISTORY l#OF l#COMMUNITY l#HEALTH l#NURSING l#IN l#CANADA
l # COMMUNITY l#HEALTH l#NURSING l#A l#CANADIAN l#PERSPECTIVE l#5TH l#EDITION l#STAMLER
Multiple l#Choice l#Questions
1. Who l#would l#a l#visiting l#nurse l#most l#likely l#work l#with l#in l#the l#early l#1900s l#in l#Canada?
a. Families l#who l#could l#afford l#to l#pay
b. Poor l#and l#destitute l#families
c. The l#community
d. School l#children
Correct l#Answer: l#b l#(page l#6)
2. Which l#community l#health l#nursing l#specialty l#emerged l#in l#early l#20th-century l#Canada l#to l#combat
l # communicable l#disease, l#infant l#mortality, l#and l#childhood l#morbidity?
a. Visiting l#nursing
b. District l#nursing
c. Private l#duty l#nursing
d. Public l#health l#nursing
Correct l#Answer: l#d l#(page l#4)
3. In l#the l#early l#20th l#century, l#health l#departments l#were l#dissolved l#after l#a l#local l#emergency l#was l#over. l # Which
statement l#below l#characterizes l#the l#social l#attitude l#of l#the l#era?
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a. Public l#health l#was l#the l#responsibility l#of l#doctors
b. Visiting l#nurses l#were l#responsible l#for l#community l#health
c. The l#state l#was l#not l#responsible l#for l#health l#care
d. Women l#should l#not l#be l#working l#outside l#of l#the l#family
Correct l#Answer: l#c l#(page l#3)
, 4. What l#was l#the l#primary l#reason l#for l#the l#establishment l#of l#school l#health l#programs?
a. Prevent l#ill l#children l#from l#becoming l#dependent l#citizens
b. Promote l#the l#health l#of l#all l#children
c. Provide l#food l#for l#children l#who l#lived l#in l#poverty
d. Treat l#sick l#children l#so l#they l#could l#work l#and l#contribute l#to l#the l#family l#income
Correct l#Answer: l#b l#(page l#4)
5. The l#earliest l#forms l#for l#healthcare l#in l#Canada l#were:
a. The l#practices l#ofl#Aboriginal l#people
b. European l#settlers l#who l#were l#physicians
c. The l#wives l#of l#surgeons
d. The l#Grey l#Nuns-first l#community l#nursing
Correct l#Answer: l#a l#(page l#2)
6. l# were l#Canada’s l#first l#community l#nursing l#order l#who l#made l#significant
l # contributions l#to l#providing l#access l#to l#health l#services, l#food, l#shelter, l#and l#education l#for l#the l#most
l # vulnerable:
a. The l#Victorian l#Order l#of l#Nurses
b. The l#Grey l#Nuns
c. Public l#Health l#Nurses
d. School l#Nurses
e. nursing l#sisters l#-first l#to l#provide l#health l#care l#in l#remote l#and l#frontier l#area)
Correct l#Answer: l#b l#(page l#3)
7. The l#dual l#mandate l#of l#doing l#charitable l#work l#and l#providing l#affordable l#nursing l#care l#was l#held l#by l # which
l# agency?
a. The l#Margaret l#Scott l#Nursing l#Mission
b. The l#Victorian l#Order l#of l#Nurses-lady l#aberdeen l#led l#the l#development
c. Indian l#Health l#Services
d. Public l#Health l#Services
Correct l#Answer: l#b l#(page l#4)
, 8. How l#were l#public l#health l#nurses l#and l#home l#visiting l#nurses l#different l#from l#nurses l#employed l#in l # other
sectors l#of l#the l#healthcare l#system?
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a. They l#received l#less l#compensation l#for l#their l#services
b. They l#were l#dependent l#on l#other l#health l#care l#professionals
c. They l#required l#post-diploma l#training l#at l#a l#university
d. They l#offered l#services l#to l#the l#elite l#living l#in l#urban l#districts
Correct l#Answer: l#c l#(page l#4)
9. Which l#of l#the l#following l#were l#the l#first l#two l#public l#health l#nursing l#specialties?
a. TB l#nursing l#and l#school l#nursing
b. Private l#duty l#nursing l#and l#TB l#nursing
c. Home-visiting l#nursing l#and l#school l#nursing
d. Outpost l#nursing l#and l#school l#nursing
Correct l#Answer: l#a l#(page l#4)
10. What l#was l#the l#role l#of l#the l#first l#public l#health l#nurses l#in l#Canada?
a. To l#assess l#hygiene l#conditions l#in l#the l#home
b. To l#conduct l#well l#baby l#clinics
c. To l#promote l#breastfeeding l#of l#newborn l#infants
d. To l#promote l#health l#of l#school l#children
Correct l#Answer: l#d l#(page l#4)
11. Which l#organization l#is l#credited l#for l#establishing l#well-baby l#clinics?
a. The l#Grey l#Nuns
b. The l#Victorian l#Order l#of l#Nurses
c. The l#Red l#Cross
d. Provincial l#Health l#Departments
Correct l#Answer: l#c l#(page l#5)