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week 7: chapter 19 Flashcards

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The life expectancy of Canadians is changing. What is the current trend in life expectancy?
a. The rate for men is increasing faster than for women
b. Life expectancy for men has surpassed that of women
c. Life expectancy for women is decreasing
d. The rate increase is identical for men and women

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a. The rate for men is increasing faster than for women

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Which of the following statements is true?
a. Sex refers to the psychosomatic characteristics that define men and women
b. Gender refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviours and attributes tha a given society consideres appropriate for men and women
c. Sex refers to the behaviours and activities that all societies consider appropriate for men and women
d. Gender includes sex specific diseases like prostate cancer and ovarian cancer

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b. Gender refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviours and attributes tha a given society consideres appropriate for men and women

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What is included in the definition of sex?
a. Psychology
b. Anatomy
c. Behaviours
d. Activities

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b. Anatomy

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What is the impact of sex on the health of men and women?
a. Less tendency for women to experience depression
b. No impact on disease progression for cardiovascular disease c. Similar response to drugs for both men and women
d. Differences in incidence and natural history of many diseases

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d. Differences in incidence and natural history of many diseases

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What is the correct term for how we are treated by people around us?
a. Gender role
b. Gender relations
c. Gender identity
d. Institutionalized gender

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b. Gender relations

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Why is prostate cancer termed a couples’ disease?
a. Impacts gender relations
b. Greater incidence in married men
c. Causes vaginal cancer
d. Vaginal secretions can lead to prostate cancer

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a. Impacts gender relations

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Michelle dresses her daughter in frilly dresses. What would be the correct term for this
behaviour?
a. Gender relations
b. Gender identity
c. Institutionalized gender
d. Gender role

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d. Gender role

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Which statement is correct about how sex and gender affect health outcomes?
a. Women are more likely to seek treatment for HIV than men
b. Men and women differ in pharmacodynamics
c. Men are at greater risk for HIV infections
d. Increased thyroid functioning in women predisposes them to depression

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b. Men and women differ in pharmacodynamics

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Which is one of the top five causes of death for men and women?
a. Diabetes
b. Cerebrovascular disease
c. Alzheimer’s disease
d. Influenza and pneumonia

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b. Cerebrovascular disease

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Ayishah is a married Arab woman. She has been ostracized by her family and friends following an affair with a male co-worker. The co-worker has suffered no consequences as a result of the affair. What is the most correct term for this behaviour?
a. Gender bias
b. Gender relations
c. Gender inequity
d. Institutionalized gender

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a. Gender bias

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A nurse looks at society by considering the needs and realities of both men and women.
What term best describes the nurse’s actions?
a. Gender lens
b. Gender identity
c. Gender inequity
d. gender bias

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a. gender lens

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When using a gender lens, what question should the nurse ask?
a. What is the intended outcome for men and women?
b. How are the subgroups of men and women taken into account?
c. What legal realities need to be considered?
d. How is the problem similar for men and women?

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b. How are the subgroups of men and women taken into account?

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Which country has the highest life expectancy for both men and women?
a. Canada
b. France
c. Japan
d. Italy

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c. Japan

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What group of women in Canada should receive particular attention from community
health nurses?
a. Women caring for elderly parents
b. New mothers
c. Aboriginal women
d. Elderly women

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c. aboriginal women

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What statement is true regarding men’s health and illness practices?
a. Men rely on women to manage their ill health
b. Men have more life threatening health conditions
c. Men see their family physician if severely ill
d. Men’s Health Network collects research on men’s health

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b. Men have more life threatening health conditions

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What is a caution nurses must exercise when using a gender lens in community care?
a. Reinforcing stereotypes
b. Overusing gender in programs
c. Questioning the relevance in some programs
d. Focusing on meeting the needs of women

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a. Reinforcing stereotypes

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Which of the following factors need to be considered when examining policies sand
programs through a gender-based analysis process?
a. Access, inclusion, and equity
b. Assessment, benefits, and access
c. Incidence, access, and social justice
d. Prevalence, social justice, and benefits

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a. Access, inclusion, and equity

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What is an example of a gender-appropriate public health intervention?
a. Pregnancy prevention programs targeting young women
b. Binge drinking program that targets seniors in nursing homes
c. Anti-smoking campaign that targets pregnant women
d. Ads that educate the men and women about the signs of cardiovascular disease

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d. Ads that educate the men and women about the signs of cardiovascular disease

19
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Gender bias is the root of gender inequities. Gender bias results from which of the
following three problems?
a. Sex specificity, overgeneralization, and double standards
b. Undergeneralization, gender and sex insensitivity, and tripple standards
c. Overgeneralization, gender and sex insensitivity, and double standards
d. Sex incidence, sex specificity, and tripple standards

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c. Overgeneralization, gender and sex insensitivity, and double standards

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A nurse works in a university health clinic. The nurse is aware that male and female
students react differently to health issues. Which statement is true?
a. Women commonly experience poorer health outcomes than men
b. Men commonly experience poorer health outcomes than women
c. Men generally live longer than women
d. Men have higher levels of psychiatric disorders

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a. Women commonly experience poorer health outcomes than men

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A nurse works in a university health clinic. The nurse is concerned about the number of students smoking on campus. While developing a policy for this issue, what does the nurse need to do?
a. Find evidence to support that smoking is the leading cause of death in women
b. Gather information and consider stakeholer perspectives
c. Make an individual decision about what is the best policy for smoking
d. Make assumptions about why smoking is a problem on campus

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b. Gather information and consider stakeholer perspectives

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A nurse works in a university health clinic. The nurse wants to develop a program to reduce the accidental deaths on campus. What should the nurse use to develop this program to ensure it is successful?
a. Institutionalized gender
b. Sex equality
c. Gender identity
d. Gender lens

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d. Gender lens

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  1. A CHN is working with a family to assist them in taking responsibility for establishing, maintaining, or improving their health. This is an example of which level of prevention?
    a. Primary
    b. Secondary
    c. Tertiary
    d. Quaternary
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b. secondary

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A CHN notices that different trends exist when men and women are treated for cardiovascular disease. The CHN works with health care professionals to ensure gender equity is maintained in treating patients. This is an example of which level of prevention?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. Quaternary

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c. Tertiary

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Which tool needs to be used in order to consider the ways in which policies, programs, services, and interventions can better meet the needs of men, women, and people who identify themselves as transgender?
a. Gender lens tool
b. Gender policy development tool
c. Institutionalized gender tool
d. The sex and gender tool

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a. Gender lens tool

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