TEST BANK
COMMUNITY HEALTH
NURSING:
A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE
5th Edition, By Stamler, Yiu
TEST BANK
,Chapter 1: The History of Community Health Nursing in Canada
Community Health Nursing A Canadian Perspective 5th Edition Stamler
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who would a visiting nurse most likely work with in the early 1900s in Canada?
a. Families who could afford to pay
b. Poor and destitute families
c. The community
d. School children
Correct Answer: b (page 6)
2. Which community health nursing specialty emerged in early 20th-century Canada to combat
communicable disease, infant mortality, and childhood morbidity?
a. Visiting nursing
b. District nursing
c. Private duty nursing
d. Public health nursing
Correct Answer: d (page 4)
3. In the early 20th century, health departments were dissolved after a local emergency was over.
Which statement below characterizes the social attitude of the era?
a. Public health was the responsibility of doctors
b. Visiting nurses were responsible for community health
c. The state was not responsible for health care
d. Women should not be working outside of the family
Correct Answer: c (page 3)
, 4. What was the primary reason for the establishment of school health programs?
a. Prevent ill children from becoming dependent citizens
b. Promote the health of all children
c. Provide food for children who lived in poverty
d. Treat sick children so they could work and contribute to the family income
Correct Answer: b (page 4)
5. The earliest forms for healthcare in Canada were:
a. The practices of Aboriginal people
b. European settlers who were physicians
c. The wives of surgeons
d. The Grey Nuns-first community nursing
Correct Answer: a (page 2)
6. were Canada’s first community nursing order who made significant
contributions to providing access to health services, food, shelter, and education for the most
vulnerable:
a. The Victorian Order of Nurses
b. The Grey Nuns
c. Public Health Nurses
d. School Nurses
e. nursing sisters -first to provide health care in remote and frontier area)
Correct Answer: b (page 3)
7. The dual mandate of doing charitable work and providing affordable nursing care was held by
which agency?
a. The Margaret Scott Nursing Mission
b. The Victorian Order of Nurses-lady aberdeen led the development
c. Indian Health Services
d. Public Health Services
Correct Answer: b (page 4)
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employeda2ina2othera2sectorsa2ofa2thea2healthcarea2system?
a. Theya2receiveda2lessa2compensationa2fora2theira2services
b. Theya2werea2dependenta2ona2othera2healtha2carea2professionals
c. Theya2requireda2post-diplomaa2traininga2ata2aa2university
d. Theya2offereda2servicesa2toa2thea2elitea2livinga2ina2urbana2districts
Correcta2Answer:a2ca2(pagea24)
9. Whicha2ofa2thea2followinga2werea2thea2firsta2twoa2publica2healtha2nursinga2specialties?
a. TBa2nursinga2anda2schoola2nursing
b. Privatea2dutya2nursinga2anda2TBa2nursing
c. Home-visitinga2nursinga2anda2schoola2nursing
d. Outposta2nursinga2anda2schoola2nursing
Correcta2Answer:a2aa2(pagea24)
10. Whata2wasa2thea2rolea2ofa2thea2firsta2publica2healtha2nursesa2ina2Canada?
a. Toa2assessa2hygienea2conditionsa2ina2thea2home
b. Toa2conducta2wella2babya2clinics
c. Toa2promotea2breastfeedinga2ofa2newborna2infants
d. Toa2promotea2healtha2ofa2schoola2children
Correcta2Answer:a2da2(pagea24)
11. Whicha2organizationa2isa2crediteda2fora2establishinga2well-babya2clinics?
a. Thea2Greya2Nuns
b. Thea2Victoriana2Ordera2ofa2Nurses
c. Thea2Reda2Cross
d. Provinciala2Healtha2Departments
Correcta2Answer:a2ca2(pagea25)
COMMUNITY HEALTH
NURSING:
A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE
5th Edition, By Stamler, Yiu
TEST BANK
,Chapter 1: The History of Community Health Nursing in Canada
Community Health Nursing A Canadian Perspective 5th Edition Stamler
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who would a visiting nurse most likely work with in the early 1900s in Canada?
a. Families who could afford to pay
b. Poor and destitute families
c. The community
d. School children
Correct Answer: b (page 6)
2. Which community health nursing specialty emerged in early 20th-century Canada to combat
communicable disease, infant mortality, and childhood morbidity?
a. Visiting nursing
b. District nursing
c. Private duty nursing
d. Public health nursing
Correct Answer: d (page 4)
3. In the early 20th century, health departments were dissolved after a local emergency was over.
Which statement below characterizes the social attitude of the era?
a. Public health was the responsibility of doctors
b. Visiting nurses were responsible for community health
c. The state was not responsible for health care
d. Women should not be working outside of the family
Correct Answer: c (page 3)
, 4. What was the primary reason for the establishment of school health programs?
a. Prevent ill children from becoming dependent citizens
b. Promote the health of all children
c. Provide food for children who lived in poverty
d. Treat sick children so they could work and contribute to the family income
Correct Answer: b (page 4)
5. The earliest forms for healthcare in Canada were:
a. The practices of Aboriginal people
b. European settlers who were physicians
c. The wives of surgeons
d. The Grey Nuns-first community nursing
Correct Answer: a (page 2)
6. were Canada’s first community nursing order who made significant
contributions to providing access to health services, food, shelter, and education for the most
vulnerable:
a. The Victorian Order of Nurses
b. The Grey Nuns
c. Public Health Nurses
d. School Nurses
e. nursing sisters -first to provide health care in remote and frontier area)
Correct Answer: b (page 3)
7. The dual mandate of doing charitable work and providing affordable nursing care was held by
which agency?
a. The Margaret Scott Nursing Mission
b. The Victorian Order of Nurses-lady aberdeen led the development
c. Indian Health Services
d. Public Health Services
Correct Answer: b (page 4)
, 8. Howa2werea2publica2healtha2nursesa2anda2homea2visitinga2nursesa2differenta2froma2nursesa2
employeda2ina2othera2sectorsa2ofa2thea2healthcarea2system?
a. Theya2receiveda2lessa2compensationa2fora2theira2services
b. Theya2werea2dependenta2ona2othera2healtha2carea2professionals
c. Theya2requireda2post-diplomaa2traininga2ata2aa2university
d. Theya2offereda2servicesa2toa2thea2elitea2livinga2ina2urbana2districts
Correcta2Answer:a2ca2(pagea24)
9. Whicha2ofa2thea2followinga2werea2thea2firsta2twoa2publica2healtha2nursinga2specialties?
a. TBa2nursinga2anda2schoola2nursing
b. Privatea2dutya2nursinga2anda2TBa2nursing
c. Home-visitinga2nursinga2anda2schoola2nursing
d. Outposta2nursinga2anda2schoola2nursing
Correcta2Answer:a2aa2(pagea24)
10. Whata2wasa2thea2rolea2ofa2thea2firsta2publica2healtha2nursesa2ina2Canada?
a. Toa2assessa2hygienea2conditionsa2ina2thea2home
b. Toa2conducta2wella2babya2clinics
c. Toa2promotea2breastfeedinga2ofa2newborna2infants
d. Toa2promotea2healtha2ofa2schoola2children
Correcta2Answer:a2da2(pagea24)
11. Whicha2organizationa2isa2crediteda2fora2establishinga2well-babya2clinics?
a. Thea2Greya2Nuns
b. Thea2Victoriana2Ordera2ofa2Nurses
c. Thea2Reda2Cross
d. Provinciala2Healtha2Departments
Correcta2Answer:a2ca2(pagea25)
