Exam 7: Theoretical Foundations of Community Health Nursing

What term is used to describe the capacity of a community health nurse to recognize social and political problems of injustice or inequity, to realize that things could be different, and to piece together complex elements of experience and context to change a situation?

Community health nurses use theories to inform their practice. Which of the following statements is true about the use of theories:

Kenya is a community health nurse working with homeless teenagers in an inner-city community. As part of her nursing practice, Kenya helps her clients to identify the positive things in their lives, the things that are working well, and uses clients' strengths to help them deal with problems. Which middle range theory is Kenya using?

Stephanie is using the supportive care model for end of life care of a client in home care. Which Canadian Community Health Nursing Standard of Practice does this model align with?

Sunil, a community health nurse, has brought a team of community stakeholders together. On a white board, Sunil identifies various issues in the community. They discuss and organize the issues according to the determinants of health. The team identifies potential community-level interventions for the issues. By engaging in this process, the team of stakeholders is developing a:

Which of the following theories uses a process through which an innovation spreads via certain communication channels over time among members of a social system?

Sameera, a community health nurse, is working in a low-income neighbourhood. In order to assess the health status of the neighbourhood, she gathers information about the interplay among the community and the social, institutional, and cultural context of people-environment relations. What theory is Sameera using to guide her community health nursing practice?