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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
Which one of the following is an example of a primary health care (PHC) strategy in Canada?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Examples of PHC strategies in Canada include developing nurse practitioner legislation, creating community health centres and shared care models, establishing telephone-based health information systems, and creating electronic health records.
Question 2 of 5
A notable ongoing effect of the colonization of the Indigenous Peoples of Canada includes which of the following?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: One significant effect of colonization of Indigenous Peoples of Canada is the unacceptable quality of drinking water in many Indigenous communities.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following reasons has been cited as reasons nurses are in a key position to advocate for policies that influence health?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Nurses are in a key position to advocate for policies that influence health because they observe firsthand how policies influence health, they are the largest group of health care providers, and they are organized into professional and labour organizations.
Question 4 of 5
Timothy is a senior community health nurse working in a rural health clinic. Which statement by Timothy indicates he understands the position of the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) on the role of the nurse practitioner (NP)?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The CNA's position on the role of the NPs is that they do not replace doctors but rather work collaboratively with all health care providers.
Question 5 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.