BSNC 3020 MODULE 1 QUIZ PREP EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is the social safety net? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Network of national, provincial and territorial
social programs to protect vulnerable members of society.
What do provincial social assistance programs provide? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Support to unemployed
and underemployed for long periods.
What does the federal employment insurance program provide? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Income
support for short term employment interruption.
What is Medicare? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Provision of hospital and medical insurance funded by
general taxation.
How many provinces and territories are part of Medicare? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅10 provinces and 3
territories.
What is the Canada Health Act? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Legislation that sets out the principles of
Medicare.
What is the role of the federal government in healthcare? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Financing,
enforcement of the Canada Health Act, delivery of services, setting national agendas.
What is the role of the provincial and territorial governments in healthcare? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Developing and administering their own health care insurance plan, managing insurable
health care services in compliance with Canada Health Act, determining organization and location of
facilities.
What is the Canadian Constitution Act? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Administration and delivery of
healthcare services are primarily provincial or territorial responsibilities.
,What has happened to the number of hospitals, admissions, and hospital beds since the 90s? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅They have decreased, creating pressure for acute patients.
What is the federal jurisdiction in healthcare? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Administers and sets the Canada
Health Act, assists in financing services, delivers/co-delivers health services, provides national policy and
programming to promote health.
What is the provincial and territorial jurisdiction in healthcare? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Develops and
administers its own health care insurance plan, manages insurable health care services in compliance
with Canada Health Act, determines organization and location of facilities.
What are the principles of the Canada Health Act? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Public administration,
comprehensiveness, universality, portability, accessibility.
What is the federal government's role in pharmaceuticals? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Setting national
agendas relating to public health safety, pharmaceuticals, biomed services research.
What is the federal government's role in public health safety? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Setting national
agendas relating to public health safety, pharmaceuticals, biomed services research.
What is the federal government's role in biomed services research? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Setting
national agendas relating to public health safety, pharmaceuticals, biomed services research.
What is the interlocking system of Medicare? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅10 provincial and 3 territorial
systems.
What is the source of debate on Medicare? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Costs, effectiveness, sustainability.
What is the purpose of the social safety net? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅To protect vulnerable members of
society.
, What does insurance reimburse? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Physician and hospital expenses, select rehab
and LTC co-payment
What are the five levels of health care? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Level 1: Health promotion, Level 2:
Disease and injury prevention, Level 3: Diagnosis and treatment, Level 4: Rehabilitation, Level 5:
Supportive care
What are the five actions for health promotion? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Building healthy public policy,
creating supportive environments, strengthening community action, developing personal skills,
reorienting health care services
What is primary care? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅First contact of patient with health care system, early
detection
What is secondary care? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Occurs in hospital or home setting, involves
specialized medical service, considers definitive or extended diagnosis
What is tertiary care? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Specialized technical care in diagnosing and treating
complicated health problems, occurs in regional, teaching, university, specialized hospital
What is the aim of rehabilitation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅To improve health and quality of life, occurs
after illness, injury or addiction, related to chronic problems
What is supportive care? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Health, personal, social services provided to someone
for prolonged period of time
What is respite care? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Short term relief or time off for family caregivers or
trained volunteers
How is healthcare delivered in Canada? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Publicly funded and delivered
provincially.
ANSWERS
What is the social safety net? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Network of national, provincial and territorial
social programs to protect vulnerable members of society.
What do provincial social assistance programs provide? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Support to unemployed
and underemployed for long periods.
What does the federal employment insurance program provide? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Income
support for short term employment interruption.
What is Medicare? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Provision of hospital and medical insurance funded by
general taxation.
How many provinces and territories are part of Medicare? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅10 provinces and 3
territories.
What is the Canada Health Act? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Legislation that sets out the principles of
Medicare.
What is the role of the federal government in healthcare? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Financing,
enforcement of the Canada Health Act, delivery of services, setting national agendas.
What is the role of the provincial and territorial governments in healthcare? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Developing and administering their own health care insurance plan, managing insurable
health care services in compliance with Canada Health Act, determining organization and location of
facilities.
What is the Canadian Constitution Act? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Administration and delivery of
healthcare services are primarily provincial or territorial responsibilities.
,What has happened to the number of hospitals, admissions, and hospital beds since the 90s? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅They have decreased, creating pressure for acute patients.
What is the federal jurisdiction in healthcare? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Administers and sets the Canada
Health Act, assists in financing services, delivers/co-delivers health services, provides national policy and
programming to promote health.
What is the provincial and territorial jurisdiction in healthcare? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Develops and
administers its own health care insurance plan, manages insurable health care services in compliance
with Canada Health Act, determines organization and location of facilities.
What are the principles of the Canada Health Act? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Public administration,
comprehensiveness, universality, portability, accessibility.
What is the federal government's role in pharmaceuticals? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Setting national
agendas relating to public health safety, pharmaceuticals, biomed services research.
What is the federal government's role in public health safety? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Setting national
agendas relating to public health safety, pharmaceuticals, biomed services research.
What is the federal government's role in biomed services research? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Setting
national agendas relating to public health safety, pharmaceuticals, biomed services research.
What is the interlocking system of Medicare? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅10 provincial and 3 territorial
systems.
What is the source of debate on Medicare? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Costs, effectiveness, sustainability.
What is the purpose of the social safety net? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅To protect vulnerable members of
society.
, What does insurance reimburse? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Physician and hospital expenses, select rehab
and LTC co-payment
What are the five levels of health care? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Level 1: Health promotion, Level 2:
Disease and injury prevention, Level 3: Diagnosis and treatment, Level 4: Rehabilitation, Level 5:
Supportive care
What are the five actions for health promotion? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Building healthy public policy,
creating supportive environments, strengthening community action, developing personal skills,
reorienting health care services
What is primary care? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅First contact of patient with health care system, early
detection
What is secondary care? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Occurs in hospital or home setting, involves
specialized medical service, considers definitive or extended diagnosis
What is tertiary care? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Specialized technical care in diagnosing and treating
complicated health problems, occurs in regional, teaching, university, specialized hospital
What is the aim of rehabilitation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅To improve health and quality of life, occurs
after illness, injury or addiction, related to chronic problems
What is supportive care? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Health, personal, social services provided to someone
for prolonged period of time
What is respite care? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Short term relief or time off for family caregivers or
trained volunteers
How is healthcare delivered in Canada? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Publicly funded and delivered
provincially.
