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Test Bank Community Health Nursing in Canada
3rd Edition-GradesA+-2023-2024


Chapter1101:11Community11Health11Nursing
Stanhope:11Community11Health11Nursing11in11Canada,113rd11Canadian11Edition

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1. Which11of11the11following11best11describes11community11health11nursing?
a. Giving11care11with11a11focus11on11the11aggregate’s11needs
b. Giving11care11with11a11focus11on11the11group’s11needs
c. Focusing11on11the11health11care11of11individual11clients11in11the11community
d. Working11with11an11approach11of11unique11client11care
ANS:1 1 C
By11definition,11community11health11nursing11is11the11health11care11of11individual11clients11in11t
he11community.

DIF: Cognitive11Level:11Knowledge/Remember
REF:1 1 p.11311OBJ:1 1 1.6
TOP:1 1 Client11Need:11Safe11and11Effective11Care11Environment11-11Management11of11Care

2. Which11of11the11following11best11describes11primary11health11
care?
a. A11comprehensive11way11to11address11issues11of11social11justi
ce
b. Giving11care11to11manage11acute11or11chronic11conditions
c. Giving11direct11care11to11ill11individuals11within11their11family11setting
d. Having11the11goal11of11health11promotion11and11disease11prevention

ANS:1 1 A
By11definition,11primary11health11care11is11comprehensive11and11addresses11issues11of11social
11justice11and11equity.11Social11justice11in11the11context11of11health11refers11to11ensuring11fair
ness11and11equality11in11health11services11so11that11vulnerable11individuals11in11society11have
11easy11access11to11health11care.


DIF: Cognitive11Level:11Knowledge/Remember
REF:1 1 p.111011OBJ:1 1 1.4
TOP:1 1 Client11Need:11Health11Promotion11and11Maintenance

3. The11health11of11which11of11the11following11is11the11primary11focus11of11public11health11nurses
11(PHNs)?
a. Families
b. Groups
c. Individuals
d. Populations
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ANS:1 1 D
PHNs11use11knowledge11of11nursing,11social11sciences,11and11public11health11sciences11for11the1
1promotion11and11protection11of11health11and11for11the11prevention11of11disease11among11popu
lations.

DIF: Cognitive11Level:11Knowledge/Remember REF:1 1 p.1113,11Table111-
411|11p.112011OBJ:1 1 1.5
TOP:1 1 Client11Need:11Health11Promotion11and11Maintenance




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4. Which11change11is11the11primary11explanation11for11life11expectancy11increasing11so11notabl
y11since11the11early111900s?
a. An11increase11in11findings11from11medical11laboratory11research
b. Incredible11advances11in11surgical11techniques11and11procedures
c. Improved11sanitation11and11other11public11health11activities




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d. Increased11use11of11antibiotics11to11fight11infections
ANS:1 1 C
Improvement11in11control11of11infectious11diseases11through11immunizations,11sanitation,11and11
other11public11health11activities11led11to11the11increase11in11life11expectancy11since11the11early
111900s.


DIF: Cognitive11Level:11Knowledge/Remember REF:1 1 pp.1112-
1311OBJ:1 1 1.5
TOP:1 1 Client11Need:11Health11Promotion11and11Maintenance

5. Which11community11health11nursing11practice11area11receives11funding11from11the11private11se
ctor?
a. Telenurses
b. Corrections11nurses
c. Nurse11entrepreneurs
d. Street11or11outreach11nurses
ANS:1 1 C
The11nurse11entrepreneur11receives11private11funding,11whereas11all11of11the11other11community
11health11nurse11(CHN)11roles11are11with11provincially11or11federally11funded11positions.


DIF: Cognitive11Level:11Knowledge/Remember REF:1 1 p.1122,11Table111-
411Examples11OBJ:1 1 1.6
TOP:1 1 Client11Need:11Safe11and11Effective11Care11Environment11-11Management11of11Care

6. A11PHN11strives11to11prevent11disease11and11disability,11often11in11partnership11with11other1
1community11groups.11Which11statement11is11an11appropriate11summary11of11the11PHN’s1
1role?
a. The11PHN11asks11the11political11leaders11what11interventions11should11be11chosen.
b. The11PHN11assesses11the11community11and11decides11on11appropriate11interventions.
c. The11PHN11uses11data11from11the11main11health11care11institutions11in11the11co
mmunity11to11determine11needed11health11services.
d. The11PHN11works11with11community11members11to11carry11out11public11health11functions.
ANS:1 1 D
It11is11crucial11that11the11PHN11work11with11members11of11the11community11to11carry11out11cor
e11public11health11functions.

DIF: Cognitive11Level:11Application/Apply
REF:1 1 p.1113,11How11To11box11OBJ:1 1 1.5
TOP:1 1 Client11Need:11Health11Promotion11and11Maintenance

7. Which11of11the11following11is11used11as11a11measurement11of11population11health?
a. Health11status11indicators
b. The11levels11of11prevention
c. The11number11of11memberships11at11the11local11fitness11centre
d. Reported11provincial11alcohol11and11tobacco11sales11in11any11given11month
ANS:1 1 A
Population11health11refers11to11the11health11outcomes11of11a11population11as11measured11by11d
eterminants11of11health11and11health11outcomes.

DIF: Cognitive11Level:11Knowledge/Remember
REF:1 1 p.111611OBJ:1 1 1.2
TOP:1 1 Client11Need:11Health11Promotion11and11Maintenance

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