NURS 334 UPDATED EXAMS TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What was the first formal nursing program in Canada? - ✔✔Mack Training School
for Nurses, established in 1874.
✔✔What role did nurses play during the World Wars? - ✔✔They served bravely,
advancing nursing as a skilled and respected profession.
✔✔When did university-based nursing education begin in Canada? - ✔✔In 1919 at the
University of British Columbia (UBC).
✔✔What characterized nursing education by the 1980s? - ✔✔Expansion to colleges
and universities, integrating academic and clinical preparation.
✔✔What does the baccalaureate nursing degree represent in Canada? - ✔✔The
standard entry requirement for becoming a registered nurse (RN).
✔✔What is advanced practice nursing? - ✔✔Roles such as nurse practitioners (NPs)
and clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) that require graduate education.
✔✔What social forces have influenced nursing roles? - ✔✔Civil rights and women's
rights movements that expanded equality and reshaped public attitudes.
, ✔✔How has the public image of nurses changed over time? - ✔✔From empowerment
to media portrayals that sexualize nurses, creating stereotypes.
✔✔What ongoing challenges does the nursing profession face? - ✔✔Confronting
stereotypes and gender biases that undervalue nurses' knowledge and professionalism.
✔✔What stereotypes affect male nurses? - ✔✔They are often portrayed as effeminate
or comedic, discouraging men from entering nursing.
✔✔How do nursing organizations promote the profession? - ✔✔By advocating for an
image of nurses as intelligent, autonomous, and evidence-based professionals.
✔✔What advocacy efforts are made for LGBTQ+ clients in nursing? - ✔✔Nursing
students and organizations promote inclusive care and representation for LGBTQ+
populations.
✔✔What ethical duty do nurses have regarding patient care? - ✔✔To speak up about
unsafe conditions or systemic issues affecting patients.
✔✔What is the focus of nursing research? - ✔✔Generating and applying scientific
evidence to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
✔✔What does scholarship in nursing encompass? - ✔✔Discovery, integration,
application, and teaching to foster knowledge and evidence-based education.
✔✔How has nursing administration evolved? - ✔✔From being led by experienced head
nurses to management models emphasizing efficiency and community-based care.
✔✔How do nurses influence health policy? - ✔✔Through regulatory bodies, unions, and
professional associations like CNA and RNAO.
✔✔What is the role of professional collaboration in nursing? - ✔✔Working in leadership
teams and interdisciplinary groups to improve care quality and advocate for patients.
✔✔Nursing theory - ✔✔A set of concepts, definitions, and assumptions that explains,
describes, or predicts phenomena in nursing practice.
✔✔Purpose of nursing theories - ✔✔Theories guide nursing practice, help organize
knowledge, and improve patient care by connecting theory to evidence-based practice.
✔✔Concepts in theory - ✔✔Concepts are abstract ideas or mental images that form the
building blocks of theories, describing phenomena of interest in nursing.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What was the first formal nursing program in Canada? - ✔✔Mack Training School
for Nurses, established in 1874.
✔✔What role did nurses play during the World Wars? - ✔✔They served bravely,
advancing nursing as a skilled and respected profession.
✔✔When did university-based nursing education begin in Canada? - ✔✔In 1919 at the
University of British Columbia (UBC).
✔✔What characterized nursing education by the 1980s? - ✔✔Expansion to colleges
and universities, integrating academic and clinical preparation.
✔✔What does the baccalaureate nursing degree represent in Canada? - ✔✔The
standard entry requirement for becoming a registered nurse (RN).
✔✔What is advanced practice nursing? - ✔✔Roles such as nurse practitioners (NPs)
and clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) that require graduate education.
✔✔What social forces have influenced nursing roles? - ✔✔Civil rights and women's
rights movements that expanded equality and reshaped public attitudes.
, ✔✔How has the public image of nurses changed over time? - ✔✔From empowerment
to media portrayals that sexualize nurses, creating stereotypes.
✔✔What ongoing challenges does the nursing profession face? - ✔✔Confronting
stereotypes and gender biases that undervalue nurses' knowledge and professionalism.
✔✔What stereotypes affect male nurses? - ✔✔They are often portrayed as effeminate
or comedic, discouraging men from entering nursing.
✔✔How do nursing organizations promote the profession? - ✔✔By advocating for an
image of nurses as intelligent, autonomous, and evidence-based professionals.
✔✔What advocacy efforts are made for LGBTQ+ clients in nursing? - ✔✔Nursing
students and organizations promote inclusive care and representation for LGBTQ+
populations.
✔✔What ethical duty do nurses have regarding patient care? - ✔✔To speak up about
unsafe conditions or systemic issues affecting patients.
✔✔What is the focus of nursing research? - ✔✔Generating and applying scientific
evidence to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
✔✔What does scholarship in nursing encompass? - ✔✔Discovery, integration,
application, and teaching to foster knowledge and evidence-based education.
✔✔How has nursing administration evolved? - ✔✔From being led by experienced head
nurses to management models emphasizing efficiency and community-based care.
✔✔How do nurses influence health policy? - ✔✔Through regulatory bodies, unions, and
professional associations like CNA and RNAO.
✔✔What is the role of professional collaboration in nursing? - ✔✔Working in leadership
teams and interdisciplinary groups to improve care quality and advocate for patients.
✔✔Nursing theory - ✔✔A set of concepts, definitions, and assumptions that explains,
describes, or predicts phenomena in nursing practice.
✔✔Purpose of nursing theories - ✔✔Theories guide nursing practice, help organize
knowledge, and improve patient care by connecting theory to evidence-based practice.
✔✔Concepts in theory - ✔✔Concepts are abstract ideas or mental images that form the
building blocks of theories, describing phenomena of interest in nursing.
