Exam 3: Community Health Nursing in Canada: Settings, Functions, and Roles

Which of the following is the best way for a home health nurse (HHN) to help a client who has right-sided paresis secondary to a stroke?

Which one of the following is a primary prevention activity for decreasing the incidence of communicable diseases?

For the CHN who plans to move from an urban centre to a rural region of the country, which one of the following statements should be included in the advice on preparing for role alterations?

A hospital nurse working in employee health notes that several nurses from one unit are missing from work after having contracted a communicable disease from a client. In this scenario, what is considered to be the host?

A family member asks an HHN to explain the concept of hospice care. Which action would the HHN need to include as the fundamental underlying philosophy of hospice?

Which of the following represents the main difference between parish nursing and all other fields of nursing?

A CHN is demonstrating the use of a peak flow meter to help children with chronic asthma recognize when they need to use a rescue inhaler. What is the level of prevention represented by this activity?

What hazard tends to particularly affect employees who work in 2-week shifts?

In addition to the common barriers faced by most rural residents, what is an additional barrier to health care that a Mexican migrant farm worker is more likely to encounter?

What practice is being implemented by the OHN who periodically conducts spirometry testing of employees working with hazardous gases?

In an effort to prevent drug abuse among junior high-school students, a PHN has enlisted the assistance of high-school role models in the areas of both sports and scholarship for an antidrug presentation. What is the level of prevention represented by this activity?

A health centre administrator is in the process of hiring a new CHN. Which statement by a potential employee would raise the greatest concern for the employer?

What is a core competency required of PHNs?

What is the central difference between home health care and other types of health care?

What practice is being implemented by the occupational health nurse (OHN) who removes a foreign body from a client's eye?

Research demonstrates that exercise is important for general wellness and weight control. The CHN can use this information to implement primary prevention by doing which of the following?

An HHN in training states, "I don't understand why we have to collaborate with so many other disciplines. Doesn't this conflict with the concept of holistic nursing practice?" What would be the best response by an experienced colleague?

The increasing complexity of societal needs and rapid changes in public health no longer allow for adequate time for on-the-job training and education. As a result, what is the current minimum level of educational preparation for a public health nurse?

Which statement best describes the concept of public health?

The CHN has arranged for students in all classes at the local school to receive visual acuity testing to determine if they need glasses. What is the level of prevention represented by this activity?