Test Bank for Stanhope and Lancaster's Community Health Nursing
in Canada by Sandra A. MacDonald and Sonya L. Jakubec (STUVIA)
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,Chapter 01: Community Health Nursing
MacDonald/Jakubec: Stanhope and Lancaster's Community Health Nursing in
Canada, 4th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of these 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
RIGHT ANS>> C
By definition, community health nursing is the health care of individual clients in the
community.
POINTS- 1 COMPLEXITY- Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remember
REFERENCE- Introduction OBJECTIVE- 1.6 SUBJECT: Safe and Effective
Care Environment
2. Which of these 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
RIGHT ANS>> 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.
POINTS- 1 COMPLEXITY- Cognitive Level:
Knowledge/Remember REFERENCE- Primary Health Care OBJECTIVE-
1.4
SUBJECT: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. Which of these is the primary focus of public health nurses (PHNs)?
a. Families
b. Groups
c. Individuals
d. Populations
RIGHT ANS>> 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.
POINTS- 1 COMPLEXITY- Cognitive Level:
Knowledge/Remember REFERENCE- Public Health Practice
OBJECTIVE- 1.5 SUBJECT: Health Promotion and
Maintenance
4. Which change is the primary explanation for life expectancy increasing so notably since
the early 1900s?
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, 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
RIGHT ANS>> 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.
POINTS- 1 COMPLEXITY- Cognitive Level:
Knowledge/Remember REFERENCE- Public Health Practice
OBJECTIVE- 1.5 SUBJECT: Health Promotion and
Maintenance
5. Which community health nursing practice area receives funding from the private sector?
a. Telenurses
b. Corrections nurses
c. Nurse entrepreneurs
d. Street or outreach nurses
RIGHT ANS>> C
The nurse entrepreneur receives private funding, whereas all of the other community health
nurse (CHN) roles are with provincially or federally funded positions.
POINTS- 1 COMPLEXITY- Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remember
REFERENCE- Community
Health Nursing Roles and Functions
OBJECTIVE- 1.1 | 1.6 SUBJECT: Safe and Effective Care
Environment
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
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RIGHT ANS>> D
It is crucial that the PHN work with members of the community to carry out core public health
functions.
POINTS- 1 COMPLEXITY- Cognitive Level:
Application/Apply REFERENCE- Public Health Practice
OBJECTIVE- 1.5 SUBJECT: Health Promotion and
Maintenance
7. Which of these is used as a measurement of population health?
a. Health status indicators
b. The levels of prevention
c. The number of memberships at the local fitness centre
d. Reported provincial alcohol and tobacco sales in any given month
RIGHT ANS>> A
Population health refers to the health outcomes of a population as measured by
dewordinants of health and health outcomes.
POINTS- 1 COMPLEXITY- Cognitive Level:
Knowledge/Remember REFERENCE- Populations and Aggregates
OBJ
ECTIVE- 1.2
SUBJECT: Health Promotion and Maintenance
8. A registered nurse (RN), has just been employed as a community health nurse (CHN).
Which question would be most relevant to practice as the nurse begins her position?
a. “Which community groups are at greatest risk for problems?”
b. “Which clients should I see first as I begin my day?”
c. “With which physicians will I be collaborating most closely?”
d. “Who is the nursing assistant to whom I can refer clients?”
RIGHT ANS>> A
CHNs apply the nursing process to the entire community; asking which groups are at
greatest risk reflects a community-oriented perspective. The other possible responses focus
on particular individuals.
POINTS- 1 COMPLEXITY- Cognitive Level:
Application/Apply REFERENCE- Populations and Aggregates
OBJECTIVE- 1.6 SUBJECT: Health Promotion and
Maintenance
9. The community health nurse (CHN) who is working with women at the senior citizens’
centre reminds them that the only way the centre will be able to afford a driver and a van
service for those who cannot drive themselves is to continue to write letters to their local
city council representatives, requesting funding for such a service. What is the CHN doing?
a. Ensuring that the women do not expect the CHN herself to do anything about
their problem
b. Demonstrating that she understands the women’s concerns and needs
c. Expressing empathy, support, and concern
d. Helping the women engage in political action locally
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