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