PPR 100 SESSION 1-5| QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
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The formation of the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) in 1898 was prompted by what?
a. Flu epidemic.
b. Measles outbreak.
c. Labour and birth difficulties.
d. War casualties. - ✔✔c. Labour and birth difficulties.
Who was the most influential woman in the advancement of nursing in Canada?
a. Marie Rollet Hébert.
b. Florence Nightingale.
c. Mary Agnes Snively.
d. Jeanne Mance. - ✔✔d. Jeanne Mance.
The proportion of male nurses in Canada in 2012 was ______, in comparison with ________ in the year
2000.
a. 2.1%; 0.9%
b. 6.4%; 4.7%
c. 12.4%; 8.6%
d. 18.2%; 12.4% - ✔✔b. 6.4%; 4.7%
The first undergraduate nursing degree program was established where?
a. Ontario.
b. Nova Scotia.
c. New Brunswick.
d. British Columbia. - ✔✔d. British Columbia.
Where did the first hospital diploma school in Canada open?
,a. Manitoba.
b. Ontario.
c. Quebec.
d. Newfoundland. - ✔✔b. Ontario.
What was the main driving force for the modernization of nursing?
a. Globalization.
b. The Crimean War.
c. Missionary nursing.
d. The women's suffrage movement. - ✔✔a. Globalization.
What is the primary purpose of licensure laws for the nursing profession?
a. To protect the public against unqualified and incompetent practitioners.
b. To enhance the quality of nursing care and improve Canadians' health outcomes.
c. To ensure that nurses demonstrate knowledge and skills in a variety of professional roles.
d. To provide an opportunity for practitioners to validate their expertise in a specialty. - ✔✔a. To protect
the public against unqualified and incompetent practitioners.
Which of the following was the main reason why health care facilities in the British colonies were
increasingly needed during the eighteenth-century British regime?
a. Scurvy.
b. Bubonic plague.
c. Increased birth rate.
d. Infectious diseases. - ✔✔d. Infectious diseases.
Where did the traditions of good nursing practice that anchor nursing in Canada originate?
a. England.
b. United States.
c. Germany.
,d. New France. - ✔✔d. New France.
The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) has made available to all nurses across Canada a nursing portal
database; what is it called?
a. The Nurse.
b. NurseOne.
c. Nursing Initiatives.
d. Evidence-informed Nursing. - ✔✔b. NurseOne.
Which of the following groups did Florence Nightingale visit and stay with for a sustained period of time
in order to learn about nursing?
The Benedictine Order of St. Benedict of Nursia.
St. Vincent de Paul's nursing order.
Guy's Hospital in London.
The Institute of Deaconesses at Kaiserwerth. - ✔✔The Institute of Deaconesses at Kaiserwerth.
After which Canadian nurse did the Canadian Nurses Association name its highest award?
Edith Kathleen Russell.
Evelyn Mallory.
Bertha Harmer.
Jeanne Mance. - ✔✔Jeanne Mance.
In what year did the first three European nurses, the Augustinian nursing sisters, arrive at Quebec from
France?
1639.
1534.
1497.
1737. - ✔✔1639
, What was the primary health problem in the early settlements in pre-Confederation Canada?
Scurvy.
Vitamin D deficiency.
Poor nutrition.
Epidemics of infectious diseases. - ✔✔Epidemics of infectious diseases.
The first formal nursing education program to take in students and offer a defined program of
instruction in Canada was established in 1874 at which institution?
St. Catharines General and Marine Hospital.
Toronto General Hospital.
Halifax Infirmary.
Montreal General Hospital. - ✔✔St. Catharines General and Marine Hospital.
Who was the most instrumental individual in the formation of the Victorian Order of Nurses of Canada
in 1898?
Jean I. Gunn.
Lady Ishbel Aberdeen.
Mabel Hersey.
Marguerite d'Youville. - ✔✔Lady Ishbel Aberdeen.
The American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools of the United States and Canada was
formed in 1894 after the meeting of the subsection on nursing of the International Congress of Charities,
Corrections, and Philanthropy in Chicago. Which of the following was the major goal behind the
development of national and international nursing organizations such as this one?
The image of nursing.
Professional development.
Monitoring professional conduct.
Registration of nurses. - ✔✔Registration of nurses.
Where was the first Canadian university nursing program awarding a baccalaureate degree in nursing
developed?
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The formation of the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) in 1898 was prompted by what?
a. Flu epidemic.
b. Measles outbreak.
c. Labour and birth difficulties.
d. War casualties. - ✔✔c. Labour and birth difficulties.
Who was the most influential woman in the advancement of nursing in Canada?
a. Marie Rollet Hébert.
b. Florence Nightingale.
c. Mary Agnes Snively.
d. Jeanne Mance. - ✔✔d. Jeanne Mance.
The proportion of male nurses in Canada in 2012 was ______, in comparison with ________ in the year
2000.
a. 2.1%; 0.9%
b. 6.4%; 4.7%
c. 12.4%; 8.6%
d. 18.2%; 12.4% - ✔✔b. 6.4%; 4.7%
The first undergraduate nursing degree program was established where?
a. Ontario.
b. Nova Scotia.
c. New Brunswick.
d. British Columbia. - ✔✔d. British Columbia.
Where did the first hospital diploma school in Canada open?
,a. Manitoba.
b. Ontario.
c. Quebec.
d. Newfoundland. - ✔✔b. Ontario.
What was the main driving force for the modernization of nursing?
a. Globalization.
b. The Crimean War.
c. Missionary nursing.
d. The women's suffrage movement. - ✔✔a. Globalization.
What is the primary purpose of licensure laws for the nursing profession?
a. To protect the public against unqualified and incompetent practitioners.
b. To enhance the quality of nursing care and improve Canadians' health outcomes.
c. To ensure that nurses demonstrate knowledge and skills in a variety of professional roles.
d. To provide an opportunity for practitioners to validate their expertise in a specialty. - ✔✔a. To protect
the public against unqualified and incompetent practitioners.
Which of the following was the main reason why health care facilities in the British colonies were
increasingly needed during the eighteenth-century British regime?
a. Scurvy.
b. Bubonic plague.
c. Increased birth rate.
d. Infectious diseases. - ✔✔d. Infectious diseases.
Where did the traditions of good nursing practice that anchor nursing in Canada originate?
a. England.
b. United States.
c. Germany.
,d. New France. - ✔✔d. New France.
The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) has made available to all nurses across Canada a nursing portal
database; what is it called?
a. The Nurse.
b. NurseOne.
c. Nursing Initiatives.
d. Evidence-informed Nursing. - ✔✔b. NurseOne.
Which of the following groups did Florence Nightingale visit and stay with for a sustained period of time
in order to learn about nursing?
The Benedictine Order of St. Benedict of Nursia.
St. Vincent de Paul's nursing order.
Guy's Hospital in London.
The Institute of Deaconesses at Kaiserwerth. - ✔✔The Institute of Deaconesses at Kaiserwerth.
After which Canadian nurse did the Canadian Nurses Association name its highest award?
Edith Kathleen Russell.
Evelyn Mallory.
Bertha Harmer.
Jeanne Mance. - ✔✔Jeanne Mance.
In what year did the first three European nurses, the Augustinian nursing sisters, arrive at Quebec from
France?
1639.
1534.
1497.
1737. - ✔✔1639
, What was the primary health problem in the early settlements in pre-Confederation Canada?
Scurvy.
Vitamin D deficiency.
Poor nutrition.
Epidemics of infectious diseases. - ✔✔Epidemics of infectious diseases.
The first formal nursing education program to take in students and offer a defined program of
instruction in Canada was established in 1874 at which institution?
St. Catharines General and Marine Hospital.
Toronto General Hospital.
Halifax Infirmary.
Montreal General Hospital. - ✔✔St. Catharines General and Marine Hospital.
Who was the most instrumental individual in the formation of the Victorian Order of Nurses of Canada
in 1898?
Jean I. Gunn.
Lady Ishbel Aberdeen.
Mabel Hersey.
Marguerite d'Youville. - ✔✔Lady Ishbel Aberdeen.
The American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools of the United States and Canada was
formed in 1894 after the meeting of the subsection on nursing of the International Congress of Charities,
Corrections, and Philanthropy in Chicago. Which of the following was the major goal behind the
development of national and international nursing organizations such as this one?
The image of nursing.
Professional development.
Monitoring professional conduct.
Registration of nurses. - ✔✔Registration of nurses.
Where was the first Canadian university nursing program awarding a baccalaureate degree in nursing
developed?
