NURS 3065 Midterm Questions and Correct Answers
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____________ and ___________ were the earliest forms of healthcare in
Canada Ans: Indigenous medicine, healing practices
___________ provided healthcare and knowledge to European settlers Ans:
Aboriginal people
When can the earliest forms of community-oriented nursing be traced
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back to? Ans: 17th century
What type of orders predominated nursing in the 18th century and
strongly influenced present day nursing? Ans: Religious nursing orders
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In the 19th century, what led the provinces to create health departments
and shaped organization and financing? Ans: Industrial capitalism,
immigration, urbanization
Who strongly influenced the nursing profession in the second half of the
19th century? Ans: Florence Nightingale
_________, _______________, and _____________ were present in the works of
Florence Nightingale? Ans: Health promotion, epidemiology,
environmental health
What communities were most often places of service for community
nurses in the 19th century? Ans: Rural communities, poor communities
What parts of the family did CHNs mostly work with? Ans: Children,
mothers
When did community nursing start to be carried out by private duty
nurses? Ans: Late 19th/early 20th century
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What were the first CHNs responsible for in the late 19th/early 20th
century? (3 things) Ans: TB control, child hygiene, school inspection
programs
True or false: Public health nurses experienced limited success in rural
areas because they were expected to provide bedside care instead of their
actual focus, which was health education and illness prevention. Ans:
True
A nurse who provides services in the most remote geographic locations,
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serving settlers and Aboriginal communities Ans: Outpost nurse
True or false: A CHN does not need additional certification beyond their
degree. Ans: False
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During the mid-20th century, deinstitutionalization of patients from
acute care and psychiatric illness institutions led the the need for
____________ and __________ community based healthcare programs and
systems Ans: innovative, comprehensive
At the ___________, PHC was declared as the guiding vision for achieving
health for all people Ans: Declaration of Alma-Ata
CHNs provide leadership for advancing the understanding and
integration of ______________ principles in the Canadian Healthcare
system. Ans: PHC
The report which stated that there needs to be a shift in policy and
resources towards primary healthcare, home healthcare, and health
promotion. Ans: Romanow Commission's report
CHN has evolved to address the impact that _______, ________, and other
__________________ have on individual, family, and population health.
Ans: political, economic, macrosystems
The Act from 1867 which ensured there would be availability of funds for
health services Ans: Constitution Act
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Act from 1957 which was the universal health insurance program Ans:
Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act
True or false: The federal government controls healthcare funds by
contirbuting money and stipulating specific conditions the provinces and
territories must meet in order to receive that money Ans: True
What are the 5 central points across provincial healthcare systems from
the 1984 Canada Health Act Ans: Publicly administered, comprehensive,
universal, portable, accessible
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One way in which a healthcare system's effectiveness is determined.
Ans: Life expectancy
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What medical model was the focus when Canadian Medicare was
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developed? Ans: Biomedical model
This 1974 report pointed out the limitations and provided a vision for
health promotion services Ans: Lalonde Report
What four determinants of health did the Lalonde Report (1974) focus on?
Ans: environment, lifestyle, human biology, health care system
In 1986, the 1st international conference on _______________ was held in
Ottawa and it led to the development of the _______________. Ans: Health
promotion, Ottawa Charter
The mission of this agency is to promote and protect the helath of
Canadians, bring together scientists, researchers, policy makers, and
public health professionals Ans: PHAC
There are differences in organization and delivery, but each province and
territory provides __________, ___________, and _________. Ans: PHC,
public health, home care services
Public health services are _______ funded. Ans: Provincially