1. Who would a visiting nurse most likely work with in the early 1900s in Canada?

a. Families who could afford to pay

b. Poor and destitute families

c. The community

d. School children

Correct Answer: b (page 6)

2. Which community health nursing specialty emerged in early 20th-century Canada

to combat communicable disease, infant mortality, and childhood morbidity?

a. Visiting nursing

b. District nursing

c. Private duty nursing

d. Public health nursing

Correct Answer: d (page 4)

3. In the early 20th century, health departments were dissolved after a local

emergency was over. Which statement below characterizes the social attitude of

the era?

a. Public health was the responsibility of doctors

b. Visiting nurses were responsible for community health

c. The state was not responsible for health care

d. Women should not be working outside of the family

Correct Answer: c (page 3)