Deck 3: Nursing Roles, Functions, and Practice Settings

Question 1

What type of nurse works with people who are homeless and provides care in streets, parks, homeless shelters, and drop in shelters?

A) Forensic nurses
B) Primary health care nurses
C) Parish nurses
D) Outreach/street nurses

Answer 1

Outreach/street nurses

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true about the Blueprint for Action for Community Health Nursing in Canada (CHNC, 2011)?

A) It incorporates the voices of government officials about public health
B) It is a point of reference for ongoing dialogue about community health nursing practice
C) It is a landmark document about primary health care in Canada
D) It provides a framework for intersectoral collaboration

Answer 2

It is a point of reference for ongoing dialogue about community health nursing practice

Question 3

The mission of the Community Health Nurses of Canada (CHNC) is to:

A) Advance practice and to improve the health of Canadians
B) Build capacity among community health nurses
C) Advocate for healthy public policy
D) Provide services to vulnerable populations

Answer 3

Advance practice and to improve the health of Canadians

Question 4

Which of the following is foundational to health equity and central to community health nursing practice?

A) Health promotion
B) Social determinants of health
C) Social justice
D) Health education

Question 5

What action is required if a community health nurse wants to become a primary health care nurse practitioner (PHCNP)

A) Gather additional skills to be able to assist physicians
B) Take additional nursing education with a focus on advanced clinical nursing practice
C) Write the national nurse practitioner examination
D) Work in the United States as this position is not available in Canada

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true of public health nurses? Select all that apply.

A) They use knowledge from public health, social science, & nursing
B) They increase the health of the public by preventing disease
C) They provide chronic disease management to community members
D) They work with individuals, families, communities, systems, and populations

Question 7

What level of prevention is evident in screening school children for vision and hearing?

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

Question 8

The purpose of _____________________ is to define the scope and depth of nursing practice in the community and establish expectations for acceptable, safe, and ethical nursing care:

A) Blueprint for action for community health nursing
B) Domains of practice for community health nursing
C) Standards of practice for community health nursing
D) Priorities for community health nursing

Question 9

The aim is to provide accessible, responsive, and timely care which allows people to stay in their homes with safety and dignity. This statement is representative of which type of nursing?

A) Outpost nursing
B) Public health nursing
C) Home health nursing
D) Street nursing

Question 10

What is an example of a health promotion activity that a public health nurse would provide?

A) Giving stress reduction seminars to employees at a large corporation
B) Symptom management support for a family in a palliative care situation
C) Monitoring home oxygen therapy for a client awaiting a lung transplant
D) Providing meningitis prophylaxis to high school students in an outbreak situation

Question 11

Which two types of community health nurses are the largest groups?

A) Public health nursing and home health nursing
B) Home health nursing and outpost nursing
C) Public health nursing and military nursing
D) Home health nursing and street nursing

Question 12

Which of the following community health nursing roles is described as episodic and chronic care across the lifespan working in collaboration with physicians and allied health team members?

A) Primary care nurse
B) Forensic nurse
C) Home health nurse
D) Parish nurse

Question 13

What activity is an example of a community health nurse working at the individual level?

A) Providing immunization in a travel clinic
B) Providing school health education services
C) Developing a web-based community resource guide
D) Engaging in consultation about healthy public policy

Question 14

A community health nurse has successfully lobbied the government to invest in a rehabilitation facility for people with traumatic brain injuries. What type of health promotion strategy does this represent?

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

Question 15

What type of community health nurse focuses on health promotion, maintenance and restoration, and injury and disease prevention in the workplace?

A) Nurse entrepreneur
B) Occupational health nurse
C) Forensic nurse
D) Primary health care nurse practitioner

Question 16

Before World War II, what percentage of nurses were working in the community?

A) 25%
B) 45%
C) 60%
D) 70%

Question 17

Clinical practice, research, administration, and education are known as:

A) Priorities for community health nursing
B) Standards of practice for community health nursing
C) Blueprint for action for community health nursing
D) Domains of practice for community health nursing

Question 18

Which of the following statements best represents the work of outreach/street nurses?

A) They determine the health care needs of clients over the phone
B) They use harm reduction strategies specific to vulnerable population groups
C) They work within the community often in remote and rural areas
D) They work closely with the health care team to monitor and manage diseases with clients

Question 19

What is the primary focus of a forensic nurse's work?

A) Works with clients who have survived crimes
B) Consulting for ethics review boards
C) Working at a summer camp for troubled youth
D) Providing health care services within psychiatric institutions

Question 20

Which of the following documents outlines six areas of action, one of them being supporting nursing leadership development?

A) The Ottawa Charter
B) The Declaration of Alma Ata
C) The Blueprint for Action for Community Health Nursing in Canada
D) The Lalonde Report

Question 21

Discuss the role of two professional nursing associations as they relate to community health nurses

Question 22

What type of community health nurse focuses on primary care, chronic disease prevention and management, substance abuse prevention and management, personal practices and coping skills, low income supports, and access to housing in remote and isolated communities?

A) Occupational health nurse
B) Rural/outpost nurse
C) Telehealth nurse
D) Parish nurse

Question 23

Which term best describes the following statement: Everyone, regardless of socially determined circumstances, has an equal opportunity to attain their full health potential without being disadvantaged

A) Community justice
B) Social action
C) Political advocacy
D) Health equity

Question 24

Which of the following is part of the standards of practice for community health nurses?

A) Engaging in capacity building of communities
B) Participating in political advocacy
C) Working towards community justice
D) Initiating social action activities

Question 25

Several factors, both enablers and barriers, are influencing community health nursing education. List 2 enablers and 2 barriers.

Question 26

List the eight Canadian Community Health Nursing Standards of Practice

Question 27

The first recorded instance of military nursing in Canada was:

A) At the Northwest Rebellion in 1885 with the Metis uprising against the Canadian government
B) During World War I within the Royal Canadian Army
C) During World War II within the navy, army, and air force
D) The South African War in 1900

Question 28

Which of the following statements pertains to Parish Nursing?

A) Parish nursing began in Europe and moved to the united states in the mid-1890s
B) Parish nursing integrates faith and health into nursing practice
C) Parish nursing arrived in Canada in the early 1900s
D) Parish nursing is not expected to facilitate spiritual care

Question 29

Contrast three of the practice settings of community health nurses in terms of role focus and unique characteristics of nursing practice. Give an example for each practice setting of where the community health nurse might work.