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Ross-Kerr and Wood’s Canadian Nursing Issues & Perspectives: CDN NURSING ISSUES & PERSPECTIVES 6th Edition
Chapter 11 : Primary Health Care: Challenges and Opportunities for the Nursing Profession Questions
Question 1 of 5
The following are examples of suggestions for innovation in health care as identified by Indigenous leaders, health leaders, and primary health care (PHC) physicians and nurses in Alberta.
Correct Answer: A,E,F
Rationale: Suggestions for innovation identified by Indigenous leaders, provincial health system leaders, and PHC physicians and nurses in Alberta include having a coherent model for community engagement and outreach; learning from the success of others, such as the reduction in violence through the involvement of elders; and using technology, such as telehealth, to link Indigenous patients to elders for support on their healing journey.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following is considered a challenge when implementing primary health care (PHC)?
Correct Answer: A,B,D,G
Rationale: Challenges when implementing PHC include lack of funding for research, community participation, effective interprofessional collaboration, and appropriate models of care.
Question 3 of 5
From the time of its introduction, primary health care (PHC) was conceptualized as which type of model?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: From the beginning, primary health care was conceptualized as a social justice model.
Question 4 of 5
It has been suggested that the primary health care (PHC) principle of accessibility needs to be expanded beyond its conventional meaning of access to include which one of the following?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: It has been suggested that the PHC principle of accessibility needs to be expanded beyond its conventional meaning of access to health care services to include the social, economic, environmental, and behavioural determinants of health.
Question 5 of 5
Which two principles of primary health care must be incorporated when addressing health determinants outside of the health sector?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Public participation and intersectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration are both required in order to address health determinants outside of the health sector.