Family and Community Nursing Exam Materials
Course Introduction
Family and Community Nursing focuses on the principles and practices of nursing care directed towards families and communities as holistic units. The course explores the varied roles of nurses in promoting health, preventing disease, and providing care within the social and cultural contexts of families and communities. Students learn about health assessment, community resources, epidemiology, and public health programs. Emphasis is placed on collaborative care, health education, and empowerment strategies to address health disparities and foster wellness across different population groups. Through case studies and community-based learning experiences, students apply evidence-based practices and develop skills for effective intervention, advocacy, and leadership in community health settings.
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Community Health Nursing in Canada 2nd Edition by Marcia
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Chapter 1: Community Health Nursing
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Q1) In which of the following scenarios is the PHN most probably fulfilling required employment responsibilities?
A)The PHN meets with several groups about community recreation issues.
B)The PHN spends the day attending meetings at various health agencies.
C)The PHN talks to several people about their particular health concerns.
D)The PHN watches television, including a telecast of a city council meeting on the local cable station.
Answer: B
Q2) Whenever Ms.LeBlanc, BSc, RN, talks to the women at the senior citizens' centre, she 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 continue to write letters to their local city council representatives, requesting funding for such a service.What is Ms.LeBlanc doing?
A)Ensuring that the women do not expect Ms.LeBlanc herself to do anything about their problem
B)Demonstrating that she understands the women's concerns and needs
C)Expressing empathy, support, and concern
D)Helping the women engage in political action locally
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: The Evolution of Community Health Nursing in Canada
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Q1) What has been the main achievement of the Community Health Nurses Association of Canada ( CHNAC )?
A)Licensed practical nurses ( LPNs ) as well as registered nurses ( RNs ) were allowed to join the association.
B)Nurses who were not PHNs were encouraged to join.
C)National standards of practice were developed.
D)A process was developed to choose the organization's leaders and officers.
Answer: C
Q2) The Industrial Revolution caused earlier caregiving approaches-where care was provided by families, friends, and neighbours-to become inadequate because of constantly increasing demand.Which one of the following situations also contributed to the inadequacy of caregiving approaches at this time?
A)Ongoing wars, which caused frequent deaths and injuries
B)Horrific plagues that swept through Europe
C)Migration and urbanization
D)The need to pay caregivers
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Community Health Nursing in Canada: Settings, Functions,
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Q1) What is the basic difference between home health care and other types of health care?
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.
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following represents the primary difference between parish nursing and all other fields of nursing?
A)Affiliation with a church or congregation
B)Incorporation of spiritual aspects into nursing care
C)Provision of holistic nursing care
D)Residence within the community of service
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Health Promotion
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Q1) Which of the following main ideas was Lalonde highlighting in his report entitled A New Perspective in the Health of Canadians (1974)?
A)Access to health care and cost and quality of health care
B)Appropriate legislation to control health care organizations
C)The influence of biology, environment, and lifestyle on good health
D)Accessibility and health promotion
Q2) What is the most important feature of the Diffusion of Innovation Theory?
A)It avoids high-cost treatments and suggests cheaper alternatives.
B)It gives members incentives to use only network providers.
C)It shows that individuals adopt innovations at different rates.
D)It advocates working with geographically based communities.
Q3) What is the focus of the definition of health in the Ottawa Charter on Health Promotion?
A)Health is an outcome.
B)Enjoying life is more important than the need to maintain one's health.
C)Health is incorporated into one's activities of daily living.
D)Health is a way to maintain a stable environment.
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Chapter 5: Evidence-Informed Practice in Community
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Q1) A health care provider is concerned about the high number of clients with type 2 diabetes who have poor glucose control.In order to implement evidence-informed practice to manage this problem, which one of the following would be the best reference for the health care provider to use?
A)Published protocols
B)Current research findings
C)Opinions of colleagues
D)Nursing journals
Q2) The CHN who best applies evidence-informed practice directly performs which of the following actions to determine the best way to address an outbreak of a new infectious disease?
A)Reviews policies and procedures
B)Reviews outcomes of clinical trials
C)Reviews several nursing textbooks
D)Gets information from the Internet
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Chapter 6: Ethics in Community Health Nursing Practice
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Q1) A community health nurse (CHN) is facing an ethical dilemma and is not able to determine which option would have the best outcome.She finally decides to talk to her supervisor and let the supervisor decide which action to take.Ethically, into which category does the CHN's decision fall?
A)The decision is appropriate because the supervisor is responsible for the CHN's choices.
B)The decision is intelligent because the supervisor has access to resource persons (spiritual leaders, physicians, administrators) who may know of options that the CHN has not considered.
C)The decision is advisable, but only as an opportunity to further discuss the issue because ultimately the CHN is still responsible for her own choice.
D)The decision is smart because the supervisor would be more aware of community priorities.
Q2) In which year was the first code of ethics for nursing written?
A)In 1893, by Lystra Gretter
B)In 1950, by the American Nurses Association ( ANA ) House of Delegates
C)In 1954, by the International Council of Nurses ( ICN )
D)In 2001, by the American Nurses Association ( ANA ) House of Delegates
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Chapter 7: Diversity
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Q1) A family from Mexico presents to the public health department.None of the family members speak English, and no one at the health department speaks Spanish.Which of the following will be the most appropriate action on the part of the CHN?
A)Attempting communication using an English-Spanish phrase book
B)Calling the local hospital and arranging a referral
C)Emphatically stating, "No hablo Español" (I don't speak Spanish) and repeating as necessary
D)Finding an interpreter to translate
Q2) Migrant workers tend to have high occupational mobility, are often poor, and have limited formal education.They may seek health care only when they are ill and unable to work.What does the CHN need to do whenever she has a chance to interact with migrant workers?
A)Advocate for emergency health care.
B)Teach prevention and health maintenance.
C)Ensure funding is available for adequate nutrition.
D)Contact the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board ( WSIB ).
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Chapter 8: Epidemiological Applications
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Q1) During the years 2005 to 2010, in a particular district, 1,000 of 10,000 girls aged 16 to 18 years tested positive for a sexually transmitted infection (STI).Of the 1,000 diagnosed STIs, 300 were gonorrhea and 500 were Chlamydia.Which one of the following statements would the CHN recognize as being true?
A)The proportion of cases of gonorrhea to all STIs was 300:1300.
B)The proportion of cases of gonorrhea to Chlamydia was 300:500.
C)The proportion of STIs to the total population was 10 per 1,000.
D)The proportion of cases of gonorrhea to all STIs was 50%.
Q2) To find out about substance abuse among students in a local high school, a teacher recommends to the CHN that questionnaires be given to students during various school programs, but the CHN rejects this method.Which situation does the CHN think the teacher's recommendation would create?
A)Classification bias
B)Confounding bias
C)Personal bias
D)Selection bias
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Chapter 9: Working With Community
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Q1) Which of the following objectives is most appropriate for developing a community health nursing process?
A)All monitored clients will receive abortion therapy within 3 minutes following recognition of lethal dysrhythmia.
B)Of mothers receiving nutrition counselling, 80% will identify five sources of calcium by the end of class.
C)Ninety-five percent of children will be immunized by the age of 1 year.
D)There will be a 25% reduction in health disparities by 2015.
Q2) When assessing immigrant access to regional health care, which data collection method would be the best choice to provide key information about the community?
A)Interviews with employees of the local health board
B)Informant interviews with local community members
C)Interview with a legislator or local politician
D)Interview with a public health official
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Chapter 10: Health Program Planning and Evaluation
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Q1) A CHN is checking the records of a health unit to compare the number of new teen clients who have sought contraceptive counselling and management in the 2 months before and after an education intervention program to decrease teen pregnancy.What step of the evaluation process does the CHN's action represent?
A)Determining outcome goal measurement
B)Goal setting
C)Measuring the goal effect
D)Evaluating the program
Q2) A committee concludes that a program's objectives were met and that activities received positive ratings from the community, but decides that the program will be discontinued because its cost was triple the amount anticipated.In this scenario, which one of the following program evaluation measures has been identified as the problem?
A)Adequacy
B)Effectiveness
C)Impact
D)Sustainability
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Chapter 11: Working With Vulnerable Populations
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Q1) A client reports that the narcotic she took for pain on a regular basis made her feel bad and that when she tried an alternative analgesic, she experienced withdrawal symptoms.What is this client suffering from?
A)Drug abuse
B)Drug addiction
C)Drug dependence
D)Substance abuse
Q2) A mother confides to the CHN that her live-in boyfriend pushed her 2-year-old child because he was crying too much.She begs the CHN not to tell anyone because her boyfriend has agreed to take anger management classes.What should the CHN do?
A)Abide by the mother's wishes because this information was provided in confidence.
B)Arrange for the earliest available counselling for the boyfriend.
C)Advise the mother to take the child away from the boyfriend and find alternate housing right away.
D)Report the incident to the child protection agency.
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Chapter 12: Working With Family
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Q1) Which one of the following is the most important predictor of health?
A)Biological risk
B)Economic risk
C)Life-event risk
D)Health values
Q2) The CHN conducting a health risk appraisal assesses which one of the following?
A)Health promotion activities
B)Illness prevention activities
C)Risk reduction activities
D)Unhealthy events
Q3) When drawing a genogram, which one of the following will the CHN use to demonstrate a marital relationship between two individuals?
A)A broken line
B)A dashed line
C)A solid line
D)Two parallel lines
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Chapter 13: Working With Client As Individual: Health and Wellness Across
the Lifespan
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Q1) CHNs who work with older adults who have cognitive impairment and their caregivers should be aware of the difference between depression, delirium, and dementia, in order to identify the health concern accurately and intervene accordingly.Which of the following descriptions relates specifically to dementia?
A)Dementia is a mood disorder.
B)Dementia is acute confusion.
C)Dementia means forgetfulness.
D)Dementia is progressive intellectual impairment.
Q2) Which one of the following examples constitutes tertiary prevention by a CHN who wants to promote better health in women with diabetes?
A)Establishing lifestyle improvement programs for women at risk of developing diabetes
B)Including presentations on lifestyle management at women's conferences
C)Monitoring blood glucose levels closely and recommending necessary diet modifications
D)Screening glucose levels in women at risk for developing diabetes
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Chapter 14: Working With Groups, Teams and Partners
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Q1) Which of the following defines group process?
A)Group process is the degree of attraction and commitment of group members.
B)Group process is how the group works as a unit and how members interact.
C)Group process is how the group members connect and relate to each other.
D)Group process is the attraction between individual members and the group.
Q2) A community health nurse (CHN) is the leader of a group that has the stated purpose of improving cardiovascular fitness.Which leadership style can the CHN adopt to increase member involvement and the group's progress toward health goals?
A)Authoritarian
B)Democratic
C)Patriarchal
D)Paternal
Q3) Which one of the following would be considered an effective group norm?
A)Group meetings generally do not start on time, but they do end on time.
B)Group members share positive and negative feelings about what is happening.
C)Group members often have hidden agendas to meet other purposes.
D)The group leader makes most of the group decisions.
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Chapter 15: Environmental Health
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Q1) Which of the following is an example of risk communication, a part of the CHN's role in environmental health?
A)Interpreting and applying environmental health principles
B)Responding in scientifically sound and humanely sensitive ways to community concerns
C)Proposing, informing, and monitoring action from agencies, communities, and organization perspectives
D)Detecting potential and actual exposure pathways and outcomes for clients cared for in acute care, chronic care, and healthy communities
Q2) A community member reports to a CHN in the public health department that the city's water has had an unusual taste for the past few months.What is the best action on the part of the CHN?
A)Advocate with or lobbying decision makers.
B)Consult the Canadian Partnership for Children's Health & Environment (CPCHE).
C)Check the most recent report on water quality in the community.
D)Place a call to the poison control centre.
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Chapter 16: Disaster Management
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Q1) In which of the following scenarios has an influenza pandemic occurred?
A)There is a lack of pandemic vaccine production.
B)A new strain of influenza appears.
C)Cases of H1N1 outnumber those of influenza A.
D)More than 75% of the population is affected.
Q2) In the event of a disaster localized to one district, nursing response would most likely be directed by which following group?
A)Canadian Red Cross
B)Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
C)Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response (CEPR)
D)Paramedics
Q3) Which level of prevention is the CHN implementing when participating in the development of a community-wide disaster management plan?
A)Primary prevention
B)Secondary prevention
C)Tertiary prevention
D)All prevention levels
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Chapter 17: Communicable and Infectious Disease
Prevention and Control
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Q1) For which of the following reasons should the school nurse recommend that an HIV-infected child not be allowed to attend school?
A)The child develops allergies with sneezing.
B)The school system requires students to receive routine immunizations.
C)There is an outbreak of chicken pox at the school.
D)There is strong objection from parents of well children.
Q2) CHNs have been advised by the medical director to give injections of hepatitis A immunoglobulin to selected susceptible persons in the event of a hepatitis A epidemic.Which of the following outcomes will be the result?
A)Active immunization
B)Long-lasting immunity
C)Natural immunity
D)Passive immunization
Q3) Which of the following presents a challenge with human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention?
A)HPV can be transmitted through all body fluids.
B)HPV warts may grow in areas that a barrier (e.g., a condom) does not cover.
C)With HPV, thin-walled pustules may rupture to form honey-coloured crusts.
D)With HPV, vesicles are hidden and ulcerate within 1 day.
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Chapter 18: Applications in Working With Specific Aggregates
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Q1) Which one of the following is a feature of community capacity building?
A)Asking why
B)Assessing the status quo
C)Obtaining sustainable financial resources
D)Ensuring government is involved at all levels of planning
Q2) Whenever possible, population-based practice focuses on which level of prevention?
A)Primary prevention
B)Secondary prevention
C)Tertiary prevention
D)Individual prevention
Q3) Which of the following demonstrates the first phase of application of the community health nursing process?
A)Participating in a health promotion lecture
B)Determining the needs of the community
C)Developing a 6-week wellness program
D)Supervising a fitness class at the local YWCA or YMCA.
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