Question 1

Which of the following is the primary role of the forensic nurse in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) Health promoter 
B) Disaster planner 
C) Sexual assault nurse examiner (SAN
E)  
D) Outreach worker 
A) Health promoter 
B) Disaster planner 
C) Sexual assault nurse examiner (SAN
E)  
D) Outreach worker C

Question 2

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, which one of the following is the host?

Accepted Answer

A) Each sick nurse 
B) The communicable disease 
C) The hospital 
D) The client 
A) Each sick nurse 
B) The communicable disease 
C) The hospital 
D) The client A

Question 3

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?

Accepted Answer

A) "Community members will probably hold you in higher regard and will look up to you." 
B) "Expect to have less autonomy than you have working as a CHN in the city." 
C) "You can expect more resources and supplies because there are fewer clinics." 
D) "You will need to focus on developing specialized knowledge and skills." 
A) "Community members will probably hold you in higher regard and will look up to you." 
B) "Expect to have less autonomy than you have working as a CHN in the city." 
C) "You can expect more resources and supplies because there are fewer clinics." 
D) "You will need to focus on developing specialized knowledge and skills." A

Question 4

A public health administrator is in the process of hiring a new PHN.Which of the following statements by a potential employee would raise the greatest concern for the employer?

Accepted Answer

A) "I like to be the only person working on a project because individual team members have their own ideas and plans, and the resulting debate slows progress." 
B) "I prefer to work in teams because no single person has too much responsibility and the burden is shared." 
C) "Teamwork is better than work done by individuals because teamwork incorporates different perspectives." 
D) "Whether teamwork is better than work done by individuals depends on the nature of the work being performed." 
A) "I like to be the only person working on a project because individual team members have their own ideas and plans, and the resulting debate slows progress." 
B) "I prefer to work in teams because no single person has too much responsibility and the burden is shared." 
C) "Teamwork is better than work done by individuals because teamwork incorporates different perspectives." 
D) "Whether teamwork is better than work done by individuals depends on the nature of the work being performed."

Question 5

Through which one of the following actions can the community health nurse (CHN) provide tertiary prevention?

Accepted Answer

A) Disseminating information about mental health to community organizations 
B) Partnering with PHNs for early identification of children with mental health challenges 
C) Providing case management services that link clients with serious mental illnesses to mental health and community support services 
D) Screening clients at high risk for mental disorders 
A) Disseminating information about mental health to community organizations 
B) Partnering with PHNs for early identification of children with mental health challenges 
C) Providing case management services that link clients with serious mental illnesses to mental health and community support services 
D) Screening clients at high risk for mental disorders

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) Primary prevention 
B) Secondary prevention 
C) Tertiary prevention 
D) Both primary and secondary prevention 
A) Primary prevention 
B) Secondary prevention 
C) Tertiary prevention 
D) Both primary and secondary prevention

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) Identifying and treating clients in a clinic for sexually transmitted infections ( STIs ) 
B) Partnering with school teachers to teach handwashing to elementary school children and observe their techniques 
C) Providing case management services that link clients with communicable diseases to health care and community support services 
D) Providing directly observed therapy ( DOT ) to clients with active tuberculosis ( TB ) 
A) Identifying and treating clients in a clinic for sexually transmitted infections ( STIs ) 
B) Partnering with school teachers to teach handwashing to elementary school children and observe their techniques 
C) Providing case management services that link clients with communicable diseases to health care and community support services 
D) Providing directly observed therapy ( DOT ) to clients with active tuberculosis ( TB )

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) Home health care is individualized care for the client and family. 
B) Home health care is provided in the client's environment. 
C) Reimbursement for home health care is different from that of care provided in institutions. 
D) Home health care focuses on community health. 
A) Home health care is individualized care for the client and family. 
B) Home health care is provided in the client's environment. 
C) Reimbursement for home health care is different from that of care provided in institutions. 
D) Home health care focuses on community health.

Question 9

A CHN has just received word that the provincial health care plan will provide compensation for the care that she provided to a homeless man with schizophrenia, who was unwilling to come to the clinic to receive health care.How can this type of nursing service be best classified?

Accepted Answer

A) Community-oriented nursing 
B) Home health nursing 
C) Hospice nursing 
D) Private duty nursing 
A) Community-oriented nursing 
B) Home health nursing 
C) Hospice nursing 
D) Private duty nursing

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) Making it possible for the client to die at home 
B) Ensuring that the client's living will is honoured 
C) Placing experts in the position of power of attorney 
D) Providing comfort measures before death 
A) Making it possible for the client to die at home 
B) Ensuring that the client's living will is honoured 
C) Placing experts in the position of power of attorney 
D) Providing comfort measures before death

Question 11

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.Which level of prevention is represented by this activity?

Accepted Answer

A) Primary 
B) Secondary 
C) Tertiary 
D) Both primary and secondary 
A) Primary 
B) Secondary 
C) Tertiary 
D) Both primary and secondary

Question 12

Which of the following primarily distinguishes case management from managed care?

Accepted Answer

A) Case management is a tool for health maintenance organizations. 
B) Case management is targeted toward a specific segment of the population. 
C) Case management is implemented with individual clients. 
D) Case management is used to monitor the health status, resources, and outcomes for an aggregate. 
A) Case management is a tool for health maintenance organizations. 
B) Case management is targeted toward a specific segment of the population. 
C) Case management is implemented with individual clients. 
D) Case management is used to monitor the health status, resources, and outcomes for an aggregate.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) Absence of culturally appropriate care 
B) Availability of specialists 
C) Distance of health care facilities from the place of residence 
D) Lack of anonymity 
A) Absence of culturally appropriate care 
B) Availability of specialists 
C) Distance of health care facilities from the place of residence 
D) Lack of anonymity

Question 14

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?" Which of the following statements would be the best response by an experienced colleague?

Accepted Answer

A) "The nurse still functions holistically; however, interdisciplinary collaboration is necessary to prevent fragmentation of care." 
B) "Holistic nursing is a concept applied to care in tertiary facilities such as hospitals, where materials are centrally located in one facility.In home health, this is not possible." 
C) "Even though home health nursing is not as holistic as other areas of community health nursing, each discipline contributes to client needs from its special knowledge base." 
D) "Yes, it does create conflict, but we as nurses are mandated to practise interdisciplinary collaboration." 
A) "The nurse still functions holistically; however, interdisciplinary collaboration is necessary to prevent fragmentation of care." 
B) "Holistic nursing is a concept applied to care in tertiary facilities such as hospitals, where materials are centrally located in one facility.In home health, this is not possible." 
C) "Even though home health nursing is not as holistic as other areas of community health nursing, each discipline contributes to client needs from its special knowledge base." 
D) "Yes, it does create conflict, but we as nurses are mandated to practise interdisciplinary collaboration."

Question 15

As part of primary prevention, a parish nurse wants to encourage some elementary school students to increase their vigorous exercise.Which action by the parish nurse will help these students attain an improved health status?

Accepted Answer

A) Encouraging families to ensure that the students receive healthy diets and plenty of rest 
B) Fostering relationships among families with children of similar ages so that they can work together toward goal attainment 
C) Partnering with a youth pastor to establish sports activities that will include those individuals with special needs 
D) Working with faith-based school teachers to include in the curriculum teaching about healthy diet and food selection 
A) Encouraging families to ensure that the students receive healthy diets and plenty of rest 
B) Fostering relationships among families with children of similar ages so that they can work together toward goal attainment 
C) Partnering with a youth pastor to establish sports activities that will include those individuals with special needs 
D) Working with faith-based school teachers to include in the curriculum teaching about healthy diet and food selection

Question 16

A PHN is participating in which activity when tracing the sexual contacts of clients with STIs for screening purposes?

Accepted Answer

A) Primary prevention 
B) Secondary prevention 
C) Tertiary prevention 
D) Secondary and tertiary prevention 
A) Primary prevention 
B) Secondary prevention 
C) Tertiary prevention 
D) Secondary and tertiary prevention

Question 17

Which one of the following hazards tends to particularly affect employees who work in 2-week shifts?

Accepted Answer

A) Biological hazards 
B) Environmental hazards 
C) Physical hazards 
D) Psychosocial hazards 
A) Biological hazards 
B) Environmental hazards 
C) Physical hazards 
D) Psychosocial hazards

Question 18

Which of the following is being practised by the OHN who periodically conducts spirometry testing of employees working with hazardous gases?

Accepted Answer

A) Primary prevention 
B) Secondary prevention 
C) Tertiary prevention 
D) Tertiary care 
A) Primary prevention 
B) Secondary prevention 
C) Tertiary prevention 
D) Tertiary care

Question 19

Through which one of the following interventions can the parish nurse implement primary prevention of obesity in school-aged church members?

Accepted Answer

A) Establishing a walking program that is sufficiently challenging, yet not too strenuous, for those who are obese 
B) Partnering with youth camp cooks to ensure that a nutritious diet is provided 
C) Supervising height and weight measurements taken by clinic assistants 
D) Working with parents of obese children to implement lifestyle changes in the family 
A) Establishing a walking program that is sufficiently challenging, yet not too strenuous, for those who are obese 
B) Partnering with youth camp cooks to ensure that a nutritious diet is provided 
C) Supervising height and weight measurements taken by clinic assistants 
D) Working with parents of obese children to implement lifestyle changes in the family

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) Primary care 
B) Primary prevention 
C) Secondary prevention 
D) Tertiary prevention 
A) Primary care 
B) Primary prevention 
C) Secondary prevention 
D) Tertiary prevention

Which of the following is the primary role of the forensic nurse in Canada?

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, which one of the following is the host?

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 public health administrator is in the process of hiring a new PHN.Which of the following statements by a potential employee would raise the greatest concern for the employer?

Through which one of the following actions can the community health nurse (CHN) provide tertiary prevention?

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

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

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

A CHN has just received word that the provincial health care plan will provide compensation for the care that she provided to a homeless man with schizophrenia, who was unwilling to come to the clinic to receive health care.How can this type of nursing service be best classified?

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

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.Which level of prevention is represented by this activity?

Which of the following primarily distinguishes case management from managed care?

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

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?" Which of the following statements would be the best response by an experienced colleague?

As part of primary prevention, a parish nurse wants to encourage some elementary school students to increase their vigorous exercise.Which action by the parish nurse will help these students attain an improved health status?

A PHN is participating in which activity when tracing the sexual contacts of clients with STIs for screening purposes?

Which one of the following hazards tends to particularly affect employees who work in 2-week shifts?

Which of the following is being practised by the OHN who periodically conducts spirometry testing of employees working with hazardous gases?

Through which one of the following interventions can the parish nurse implement primary prevention of obesity in school-aged church members?

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

Community Health Nursing

The Evolution of Community Health Nursing in Canada

Health Promotion

Evidence-Informed Practice in Community Health Nursing

Ethics in Community Health Nursing Practice

Diversity

Epidemiological Applications

Working With Community

Health Program Planning and Evaluation

Working With Vulnerable Populations

Working With Family

Working With Client As Individual: Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan

Working With Groups, Teams and Partners

Environmental Health

Disaster Management

Communicable and Infectious Disease Prevention and Control

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

Which of the following is the primary role of the forensic nurse in Canada?

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, which one of the following is the host?

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 public health administrator is in the process of hiring a new PHN.Which of the following statements by a potential employee would raise the greatest concern for the employer?

Through which one of the following actions can the community health nurse (CHN) provide tertiary prevention?

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

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

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

A CHN has just received word that the provincial health care plan will provide compensation for the care that she provided to a homeless man with schizophrenia, who was unwilling to come to the clinic to receive health care.How can this type of nursing service be best classified?

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

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.Which level of prevention is represented by this activity?

Which of the following primarily distinguishes case management from managed care?

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

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?" Which of the following statements would be the best response by an experienced colleague?

As part of primary prevention, a parish nurse wants to encourage some elementary school students to increase their vigorous exercise.Which action by the parish nurse will help these students attain an improved health status?

A PHN is participating in which activity when tracing the sexual contacts of clients with STIs for screening purposes?

Which one of the following hazards tends to particularly affect employees who work in 2-week shifts?

Which of the following is being practised by the OHN who periodically conducts spirometry testing of employees working with hazardous gases?

Through which one of the following interventions can the parish nurse implement primary prevention of obesity in school-aged church members?

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

Community Health Nursing

The Evolution of Community Health Nursing in Canada

Health Promotion

Evidence-Informed Practice in Community Health Nursing

Ethics in Community Health Nursing Practice

Diversity

Epidemiological Applications

Working With Community

Health Program Planning and Evaluation

Working With Vulnerable Populations

Working With Family

Working With Client As Individual: Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan

Working With Groups, Teams and Partners

Environmental Health

Disaster Management

Communicable and Infectious Disease Prevention and Control

Applications in Working With Specific Aggregates

Filters