CHIMA MOCK EXAM FINAL STUDY PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Which of the following statements is not true about provincial and
territorial ministries of health?
a. each jurisdiction controls which services are covered and how
they are delivered.
b. each ministry is headed by an elected member of Parliament
appointed by the prime minister to the position of Minister of Health
(MOH).
c. jurisdictions must abide by the principles and conditions of the
Canada Health Act in order to receive continued federal funding.
d. ministries work with service partners in the community - some
government-funded, some private or nonprofit, and others a
combination of government and private initiatives. Answer: b. each
ministry is headed by an elected member of Parliament appointed
by the prime minister to the position of Minister of Health (MOH).
◉ A common type of hospital funding in which the amount is
determined by the previous year's expenditures is known as:
a. activity based funding.
b. block funding.
c. line by line funding.
d. service based funding. Answer: b. block funding.
,◉ A pan-Canadian information system housing information related
to Drug Benefit Formularies, drug claims and drug plans is ______
a. HMDB.
b. NSIR.
c. NPDUIS.
d. TADB. Answer: c. NPDUIS.
◉ The focus of performance improvement should be on
a. customers.
b. employees.
c. financial stability.
d. interpersonal skills. Answer: b. employees.
◉ Which of the following voluntary organizations was involved in
the evolution of health care in Canada?
a. the Canadian Nurses Association.
b. the Order of St. John.
c. the St. Andrew's Society.
d. the Veteran's Society. Answer: b. the Order of St. John.
◉ What are the two main requirements for consent to treatment?
,a. must be 16 years of age or more and cannot be done by proxy.
b. must be express and informed.
c. must be voluntary and informed.
d. must be written and voluntary. Answer: c. must be voluntary and
informed.
◉ Unless salaried, physicians are considered:
a. private for profit service provider.
b. private not for profit service provider.
c. public for profit service provider.
d. public not for profit service provider. Answer: a. private for profit
service provider.
◉ What is the primary function of the Canadian Institute of Health
Research (CIHR)?
a. directing and funding research.
b. obtaining funding for research from private companies.
c. reviewing research from other countries.
d. setting ethical guidelines for research. Answer: a. directing and
funding research.
, ◉ Which of the following elements is considered part of the social
environment determinant of health?
a. genetics.
b. how one feels about themselves.
c. personal health practices.
d. the home one lives in. Answer: b. how one feels about themselves.
◉ What is the best definition of aphasia?
a. difficulty swallowing.
b. loss of the visual field contralateral to the area of damage.
c. the inability to articulate words clearly.
d. the inability to comprehend or express language appropriately.
Answer: d. the inability to comprehend or express language
appropriately.
◉ Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) is when there is
excessive clotting in circulation, which of the following is not true
about DIC?
a. could lead to organ failure.
b. It is not life threatening.
c. thrombi may occur.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Which of the following statements is not true about provincial and
territorial ministries of health?
a. each jurisdiction controls which services are covered and how
they are delivered.
b. each ministry is headed by an elected member of Parliament
appointed by the prime minister to the position of Minister of Health
(MOH).
c. jurisdictions must abide by the principles and conditions of the
Canada Health Act in order to receive continued federal funding.
d. ministries work with service partners in the community - some
government-funded, some private or nonprofit, and others a
combination of government and private initiatives. Answer: b. each
ministry is headed by an elected member of Parliament appointed
by the prime minister to the position of Minister of Health (MOH).
◉ A common type of hospital funding in which the amount is
determined by the previous year's expenditures is known as:
a. activity based funding.
b. block funding.
c. line by line funding.
d. service based funding. Answer: b. block funding.
,◉ A pan-Canadian information system housing information related
to Drug Benefit Formularies, drug claims and drug plans is ______
a. HMDB.
b. NSIR.
c. NPDUIS.
d. TADB. Answer: c. NPDUIS.
◉ The focus of performance improvement should be on
a. customers.
b. employees.
c. financial stability.
d. interpersonal skills. Answer: b. employees.
◉ Which of the following voluntary organizations was involved in
the evolution of health care in Canada?
a. the Canadian Nurses Association.
b. the Order of St. John.
c. the St. Andrew's Society.
d. the Veteran's Society. Answer: b. the Order of St. John.
◉ What are the two main requirements for consent to treatment?
,a. must be 16 years of age or more and cannot be done by proxy.
b. must be express and informed.
c. must be voluntary and informed.
d. must be written and voluntary. Answer: c. must be voluntary and
informed.
◉ Unless salaried, physicians are considered:
a. private for profit service provider.
b. private not for profit service provider.
c. public for profit service provider.
d. public not for profit service provider. Answer: a. private for profit
service provider.
◉ What is the primary function of the Canadian Institute of Health
Research (CIHR)?
a. directing and funding research.
b. obtaining funding for research from private companies.
c. reviewing research from other countries.
d. setting ethical guidelines for research. Answer: a. directing and
funding research.
, ◉ Which of the following elements is considered part of the social
environment determinant of health?
a. genetics.
b. how one feels about themselves.
c. personal health practices.
d. the home one lives in. Answer: b. how one feels about themselves.
◉ What is the best definition of aphasia?
a. difficulty swallowing.
b. loss of the visual field contralateral to the area of damage.
c. the inability to articulate words clearly.
d. the inability to comprehend or express language appropriately.
Answer: d. the inability to comprehend or express language
appropriately.
◉ Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) is when there is
excessive clotting in circulation, which of the following is not true
about DIC?
a. could lead to organ failure.
b. It is not life threatening.
c. thrombi may occur.
