NFDN 2006 Midterm Questions and Correct
Solutions
Community - Answer -generally defined as a specific population of people, or a place where people live
and work. Determined by geographic boundaries and/or common values and interests.
Canada Health Act Principles - Answer -universality, accessibility, comprehensiveness of services,
portability, public administration
community health nursing - Answer -Umbrella term to define nursing specialities and applies to all
nurses who work in and with community in a variety of areas. Emphasis on health promotion and
disease prevention. Promotes and protects health of individuals, families, groups, communities,
populations.
Community Health nurse - Answer -
Population - Answer -a collection of people who share one or more personal or environmental
characteristics
Aggregates - Answer -subpopulation, groups within a population.
Population Health - Answer -determining the health of a population using as measurements of health
the determinants and health status indicators
Health status indicator - Answer -well being, life expectancy, incidence and prevalence rate, mortality
rate, burden of illness
Levels of disease prevention - Answer -Primary prevention, secondary prevention, Tertiary prevention
Primary prevention (disease) - Answer -seeks to prevent disease from begining
Secondary Prevention (disease) - Answer -seeks to detect disease early in its progression in order to
make early diagnosis and begin treatment
Tertiary Prevention (disease) - Answer -begins once a disease has become obvious; aims to interrupt the
course of the disease
Downstream thinking - Answer -Taking a microscopic individual curative focus. Considering individual
health concerns and treatments but does not consider the sociopolitical, economic and environmental
variables
Upstream Thinking - Answer -Macroscopic "big picture" population health approach, primary prevention
perspective, considers all determinants of health. How can this be prevented?
Solutions
Community - Answer -generally defined as a specific population of people, or a place where people live
and work. Determined by geographic boundaries and/or common values and interests.
Canada Health Act Principles - Answer -universality, accessibility, comprehensiveness of services,
portability, public administration
community health nursing - Answer -Umbrella term to define nursing specialities and applies to all
nurses who work in and with community in a variety of areas. Emphasis on health promotion and
disease prevention. Promotes and protects health of individuals, families, groups, communities,
populations.
Community Health nurse - Answer -
Population - Answer -a collection of people who share one or more personal or environmental
characteristics
Aggregates - Answer -subpopulation, groups within a population.
Population Health - Answer -determining the health of a population using as measurements of health
the determinants and health status indicators
Health status indicator - Answer -well being, life expectancy, incidence and prevalence rate, mortality
rate, burden of illness
Levels of disease prevention - Answer -Primary prevention, secondary prevention, Tertiary prevention
Primary prevention (disease) - Answer -seeks to prevent disease from begining
Secondary Prevention (disease) - Answer -seeks to detect disease early in its progression in order to
make early diagnosis and begin treatment
Tertiary Prevention (disease) - Answer -begins once a disease has become obvious; aims to interrupt the
course of the disease
Downstream thinking - Answer -Taking a microscopic individual curative focus. Considering individual
health concerns and treatments but does not consider the sociopolitical, economic and environmental
variables
Upstream Thinking - Answer -Macroscopic "big picture" population health approach, primary prevention
perspective, considers all determinants of health. How can this be prevented?
