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Which report introduced the concept of health promotion?
A. Epp ReportB. Lalonde ReportC. Black ReportD. WHO Commission Report on Social Determinants
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Which type of prevention is exemplified by the administration of vaccines to promote child and adolescent health?
A. Primary preventionB. Tertiary preventionC. Secondary preventionD. Both primary and secondary prevention
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In which of the following activities does the community health nurse (CHN) act in the role of a nurse epidemiologist?
A. Evaluating the number of clients presenting with sB. Performing a physical assessment of an ill clientC. Providing treatment and health education to a clieD. Eliciting the health history of a client presentin
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Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?
A. Screening of pregnant women for gestational diabetB. Mammography to detect breast cancerC. Papanicolaou (Pap) tests to detect cervical cancerD. COVID-19 immunization clinics
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Which main idea did Lalonde highlight in his report entitled A New Perspective in the Health of Canadians (1974)?
A. The influence of biology, environment, and lifestyB. Access to health care and cost and quality of healC. Appropriate legislation to control health care orgD. Accessibility and health promotion
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What is the primary determining factor of poor health outcomes in women?
A. StressB. Feelings of powerlessnessC. Lack of knowledgeD. Poverty
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The Canadian Community Health Nursing Standards of Practice identifies a community health nurse (CHN)'s role as advocate in creating public policy, as supporter of community action to influence public
A. ImmunizationsB. Behaviour changeC. Marketing materialsD. Crib/bed safety initiatives for infants and young
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What is the most important feature of the Diffusion of Innovation Theory?
A. It avoids high-cost treatments and suggests cheapeB. It gives members incentives to use only network prC. It shows that individuals adopt innovations at difD. It advocates working with geographically based com
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In which of the following activities does the community health nurse (CHN) act in the role of a nurse epidemiologist?
A. Eliciting the health history of a client presentinB. Performing a physical assessment of an ill clientC. Providing treatment and health education to a clieD. Evaluating the number of clients presenting with s
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The CHN working with women at the senior citizens' centre reminds them that the only way the centre will be able to afford a driver and a van service for those who cannot drive themselves is to contin
A. Ensuring that the women realize that the CHN herseB. Demonstrating that she understands the women's conC. Expressing empathy, support, and concernD. Helping the women engage in political action local
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Which is the simplest definition of primary health care?
A. It is based on a multidisciplinary group of healthB. It provides essential care that is universally accC. It focuses on health promotion and disease preventD. It is based on local efforts to meet the Declarati
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In his document entitled Achieving Health for All: A Framework for Health Promotion, Epp supported a community and policy focus in health promotion. What did he recommend?
A. Cooperating fully with the WHO member nations in iB. Denying that the goal of health is socially and ecC. Taking actions that foster public participationD. Focusing primarily on disease prevention and healt
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During which phase would the CHN determine the ability of specific interventions to achieve an increase to at least 90% in the proportion of all pregnant women who receive first-trimester prenatal car
A. Assessment phaseB. Planning phaseC. Implementation phaseD. Evaluation phase
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Which activity is an example of the "advocate" role of the CHN?
A. Organizing home care support for a newly dischargeB. Acting as a member of a community action group forC. Doing prenatal assessmentsD. Facilitating a self-help group for smoking cessati
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The community health nurse (CHN) who is working with clients at the senior citizens' centre notices that some clients can't get to programs as they don't have transportation. The nurse supports them i
A. Demonstrating that she understands the client's coB. Ensuring that the client's do not expect the CHN tC. Helping the client's engage in political action loD. Expressing empathy, support, and concern
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A health centre administrator is in the process of hiring a new community health nurse (CHN). Which statement by a potential employee would raise the greatest concern for the employer?
A. "Whether teamwork is better than work done by indiB. "I prefer to work in teams because no single persoC. "Teamwork is better than work done by individuals D. "I like to be the only person working on a project
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Research demonstrates that exercise is important for general wellness and weight control. The community health nurse (CHN) can use this information to implement primary prevention by doing which of th
A. Monitoring body mass index in children to identifyB. Drafting policy for increases in noncompetitive phC. Developing individualized exercise programs for ovD. Notifying parents or guardians of their child's he
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What is the central difference between home health care and other types of health care?
A. Home health care focuses on community health.B. Reimbursement for home health care is different frC. Home health care is only offered by Personal SuppoD. Home health care is provided in the client's envir
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Which activity is an example of the "advocate" role of the community health nurse?
A. Facilitating a self-help group for smoking cessatiB. Doing prenatal assessmentsC. Acting as a member of a community action group forD. Organizing home care support for a newly discharge
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Which one of the following is a primary prevention activity for decreasing the incidence of communicable diseases?
A. Providing directly observed therapy (DOT) to clienB. Providing case management services that link clienC. Identifying and treating clients in a clinic for sD. Partnering with schoolteachers to teach handwashin
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