NURSING MIDTERM EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY
PASSED!!!.
1. Q: What is the definition of Nursing?
A: Nursing is a professional discipline which offers a valuable service to the public by working
with individuals, families, groups, and communities to develop and implement strategies to meet
health care needs. (UNBC, BSN Philosophy)
2. Q: What is the unique function of a nurse?
A: The unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick or well, in the performance of
those activities contributing to health or its recovery. (Virginia Henderson-Nursing theorist,
Needs Theory)
3. Q: How does the World Health Organization (WHO) define Health?
A: Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity. (World Health Organization {WHO} 1946)
4. Q: Who was Marie Rollet-Hébert?
A: Marie Rollet-Hébert was the first laywoman to care for the sick in New France (1617). She
was known for her tirelessness and generosity towards her fellow settlers.
5. Q: What happened in 1629 at Port Royal, Acadia (Annapolis Royal, NS)?
A: The first "formal" nurses were male attendants who tended to the sick at an established "sick
bay." Jesuit priests also cared for the sick, helping with missionary work.
6. Q: What is significant about 1639 in Quebec (New France)?
A: In 1639, three Augustine Nuns from Dieppe, France, established the first Canadian Hospital:
Hôtel Dieu de Québec, also known as "God's Hotel."
, 7. Q: Who was Jeanne Mance?
A: Jeanne Mance arrived from France in 1641 and founded Hôtel Dieu de Montréal in 1642. She
is referred to as Canada's most famous nurse.
8. Q: What did Marguerite d'Youville do in 1737?
A: In 1737, Marguerite d'Youville formed the Grey Nuns (or Sisters of Charity) in Montreal. She
advocated for health care for the poor and promoted pioneer home visits.
9. Q: When did nursing first come to the West in Canada?
A: In 1844, four Grey Nuns traveled west from Montreal to Manitoba, continuing onto
Saskatchewan. In 1859, the Grey Nuns built a hospital in Edmonton, AB.
10. Q: When was the first Canadian nursing school established?
A: The first Canadian nursing school was established in 1874 at St. Catherine's Training School.
In 1881, the School for Nurses was created at Toronto General Hospital.
11. Q: Who is Florence Nightingale and what was her contribution to nursing?
A: Florence Nightingale is the founder of trained nursing as a profession. She introduced
education on data collection, analysis, sanitation, and quarantine protocols.
12. Q: What did the British North American Act (Confederation 1867) determine
regarding health care?
A: The British North American Act determined federal and provincial responsibilities,
delegating the responsibility for health, social services, and education to the provinces, though
they lacked funding.
13. Q: How was hospital funding provided after Confederation in Canada?
A: Churches and charities provided the funding for hospital care.
14. Q: How did the Great Depression of the 1930s affect health care in Canada?
A: During the Great Depression, people could not afford health care or medical services, leading
to the creation of prepaid medical and hospital insurance plans.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY
PASSED!!!.
1. Q: What is the definition of Nursing?
A: Nursing is a professional discipline which offers a valuable service to the public by working
with individuals, families, groups, and communities to develop and implement strategies to meet
health care needs. (UNBC, BSN Philosophy)
2. Q: What is the unique function of a nurse?
A: The unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick or well, in the performance of
those activities contributing to health or its recovery. (Virginia Henderson-Nursing theorist,
Needs Theory)
3. Q: How does the World Health Organization (WHO) define Health?
A: Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity. (World Health Organization {WHO} 1946)
4. Q: Who was Marie Rollet-Hébert?
A: Marie Rollet-Hébert was the first laywoman to care for the sick in New France (1617). She
was known for her tirelessness and generosity towards her fellow settlers.
5. Q: What happened in 1629 at Port Royal, Acadia (Annapolis Royal, NS)?
A: The first "formal" nurses were male attendants who tended to the sick at an established "sick
bay." Jesuit priests also cared for the sick, helping with missionary work.
6. Q: What is significant about 1639 in Quebec (New France)?
A: In 1639, three Augustine Nuns from Dieppe, France, established the first Canadian Hospital:
Hôtel Dieu de Québec, also known as "God's Hotel."
, 7. Q: Who was Jeanne Mance?
A: Jeanne Mance arrived from France in 1641 and founded Hôtel Dieu de Montréal in 1642. She
is referred to as Canada's most famous nurse.
8. Q: What did Marguerite d'Youville do in 1737?
A: In 1737, Marguerite d'Youville formed the Grey Nuns (or Sisters of Charity) in Montreal. She
advocated for health care for the poor and promoted pioneer home visits.
9. Q: When did nursing first come to the West in Canada?
A: In 1844, four Grey Nuns traveled west from Montreal to Manitoba, continuing onto
Saskatchewan. In 1859, the Grey Nuns built a hospital in Edmonton, AB.
10. Q: When was the first Canadian nursing school established?
A: The first Canadian nursing school was established in 1874 at St. Catherine's Training School.
In 1881, the School for Nurses was created at Toronto General Hospital.
11. Q: Who is Florence Nightingale and what was her contribution to nursing?
A: Florence Nightingale is the founder of trained nursing as a profession. She introduced
education on data collection, analysis, sanitation, and quarantine protocols.
12. Q: What did the British North American Act (Confederation 1867) determine
regarding health care?
A: The British North American Act determined federal and provincial responsibilities,
delegating the responsibility for health, social services, and education to the provinces, though
they lacked funding.
13. Q: How was hospital funding provided after Confederation in Canada?
A: Churches and charities provided the funding for hospital care.
14. Q: How did the Great Depression of the 1930s affect health care in Canada?
A: During the Great Depression, people could not afford health care or medical services, leading
to the creation of prepaid medical and hospital insurance plans.
