Stanhope And Lancaster's Community Health Nursing In
Canada 4th Edition By Sandra A. Macdonald| All Chapters 1-
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT I: BACKGROUND AND ROLES FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
Chapter 1. Community health nursing
Chapter 2. The evolution of community health nursing in Canada
Chapter 3. Community health nursing in Canada: settings, functions, and roles
UNIT II: COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATIONS AND PRINCIPLES
Chapter 4. Health promotion
Chapter 5. Evidence-informed practice in community health nursing
Chapter 6. Ethics in community health nursing practice
Chapter 7. Diversity and relational practice in community health nursing
Chapter 8. Epidemiological applications
Chapter 9. Working with the community
Chapter 10. Health program planning and evaluation
UNIT III: STAKEHOLDERS AND POPULATIONS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
NURSING PRACTICE
Chapter 11. Working with the individual as client: health and wellness across the
lifespan
Chapter 12. Working with families
Chapter 13. Working with groups, teams, and partners
Chapter 14. Indigenous health: working with first nations people, inuit, and métis
Chapter 15. Working with working with people who experience structural
vulnerabilities
UNIT IV: SPECIFIC DOMAINS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH PRACTICE
16. Communicable and infectious disease prevention and control
17. Environmental health
18. Disaster management
,UNIT I: BACKGROUND AND ROLES FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
Chapter 01: community health nursing
MacDonald/Jakubec: Stanhope and Lancaster's Community Health Nursing in Canada, 4th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following best describes community health nursing?
A. Giving care with a focus on the aggregate’s needs
B. Giving care with a focus on the group’s needs
C. Focusing on the health care of individual clients in the community
D. Working with an approach of unique client care
ANSWER: C
By definition, community health nursing is the health care of individual clients in
the community.
A. This describes a focus on larger community groups or populations, not
individuals.
B. Similar to "a," but still focuses on groups, rather than individual care.
D. This choice emphasizes unique care for individual clients, but in a broader or
specialized context, rather than community health nursing.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remember
REF: Introduction OBJ: 1.6 TOP: Safe and Effective Care Environment
2. Which of the following best describes primary health care?
A. A comprehensive way to address issues of social justice
B. Giving care to manage acute or chronic conditions
C. Giving direct care to ill individuals within their family setting
,D. Having the goal of health promotion and disease prevention
ANSWER: A
By definition, primary health care is comprehensive and addresses issues of social
justice and equity. Social justice in the context of health refers to ensuring fairness
and equality in health services so that vulnerable individuals in society have easy
access to health care.
B. This is more aligned with secondary or tertiary care, focusing on managing
specific conditions.
C. While it involves care in community settings, primary health care encompasses a
broader scope of health promotion and prevention, not just illness management.
D. Health promotion and disease prevention are key components of primary health
care but are not the sole focus, as it also includes access to care and social equity.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remember REF: Primary Health
Care OBJ: 1.4
TOP: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. The health of which of the following is the primary focus of public health nurses
(PHNS)?
A. Families
B. Groups
C. Individuals
D. Populations
ANSWER: D
PHNs use knowledge of nursing, social sciences, and public health sciences for the
promotion and protection of health and for the prevention of disease among
populations.
A. PHNS work with broader populations, not just family units.
B. This is too narrow; PHNS target entire populations, not just specific groups.
,C. Public health nursing is not centered on individual care but on collective health.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remember REF: Public Health
Practice OBJ: 1.5
TOP: Health Promotion and Maintenance
4. Which change is the primary explanation for life expectancy increasing so notably
since the early 1900s?
A. An increase in findings from medical laboratory research
B. Incredible advances in surgical techniques and procedures
C. Improved sanitation and other public health activities
D. Increased use of antibiotics to fight infections
ANSWER: C
Improvement in control of infectious diseases through immunizations, sanitation,
and other public health activities led to the increase in life expectancy since the
early 1900s.
A. Medical research certainly contributed to advancements, but it is not the primary
driver compared to public health initiatives.
B. Surgical advances are important, but they did not have as wide-reaching an
impact as sanitation and public health measures.
D. While antibiotics have helped, sanitation and preventive health measures had a
larger, more widespread impact on life expectancy.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remember REF: Public Health
Practice OBJ: 1.5
TOP: Health Promotion and Maintenance
5. Which community health nursing practice area receives funding from the private
sector?
, A. Tele nurses
B. Corrections nurses
C. Nurse entrepreneurs
D. Street or outreach nurses
ANSWER: C
The nurse entrepreneur receives private funding, whereas all of the other
community health nurse (CHN) roles are with provincially or federally funded
positions.
A. Tele nurses are often funded through public health initiatives or healthcare
systems.
B. Corrections nurses work within the public sector in correctional facilities.
D. Street or outreach nurses typically work in community-based public health roles
funded by public sources.
6. A public health nurse (PHN) strives to prevent disease and disability, often in
partnership with other community groups. Which statement is an appropriate
summary of the PHN’S role?
A. The PHN asks the political leaders what interventions should be chosen.
B. The PHN assesses the community and decides on appropriate interventions.
C. The PHN uses data from the main health care institutions in the community to
determine needed health services.
D. The PHN works with community members to carry out public health functions.
ANSWER: D
It is crucial that the PHN work with members of the community to carry out core
public health functions.
A. PHNS engage with communities, not just political leaders, to shape
interventions.
B. While assessment is important, PHNS should involve the community in decision-
making, not just make unilateral decisions.
