BSNC 3020 MODULE 1 QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
What is Medicare in Canada? -- Answer ✔✔ Canada's publicly funded health care
system.
How is the responsibility for health care services divided in Canada? -- Answer ✔✔
shared between provincial and territorial governments and the federal government.
What is universality in the context of health care in Canada? -- Answer ✔✔ means that
the provincial and territorial plans must cover all residents.
What is portability in the context of health care in Canada? -- Answer ✔✔ means that
the provincial and territorial plans must cover all residents when they travel within
Canada. Limited coverage is also required for travel outside the country.
What is the Canada Health Transfer (CHT)? -- Answer ✔✔ is the largest major federal
transfer to provinces and territories. It provides long-term predictable funding for health
care and supports the principles of the Canada Health Act (CHA).
What is Health Canada's Goal? -- Answer ✔✔ Canada to be among the countries with
the healthiest people in the world.
how will Canada be the healthiest in the world -- Answer ✔✔ scientific research, long
term health care needs, communication, disease prevention, physical activity and healthy
eating
What is Primary Health Care (PHC)? -- Answer ✔✔ foundational element of Canada's
healthcare system that serves as an entry point of contact into the health care system,
and a vehicle for continuity of care.
, What are the benefits of health systems based on PHC? -- Answer ✔✔ more effective
and efficient than those centered on specialty and tertiary care.
What was the initial goal of PHC? -- Answer ✔✔ addressing non-medical determinants
of health to improve health by connecting health status and social determinants of
health.
What services are included in PHC according to Health Canada (2012)? -- Answer ✔✔
prevention and treatment of disease, illness, and injury, essential emergency services,
care including primary mental health, maternity, rehabilitation, and palliative and end-of-
life care, health promotion, and inter-agency and inter-program referrals and
coordination.
What are the four pillars of Primary Health Care? -- Answer ✔✔ teams, access,
information and health living
What are assisted-living facilities? -- Answer ✔✔ community-based residential facilities
where adults live and receive a range of support services, including personalized
assistance in achieving optimal independence. These facilities usually combine
professional and nonprofessional staff on an around-the-clock basis. Personal assistance
services promote maximum dignity and independence through meal preparation,
personal hygiene practice, mobility, and socialization.
What is home care? -- Answer ✔✔ provision of health care services and equipment to
patients and families in their homes, residential settings, hospitals, and ambulatory
clinics.
What services do home care providers offer? -- Answer ✔✔ primarily nursing care plus
adjunct professional and nonprofessional services such as physiotherapy, social work,
speech therapy. Support services are nonmedical services and include personal care,
assistance with activities of daily living, and assistance with home management.
Who funds home care services in Canada? -- Answer ✔✔ All provinces and territories
fund assessment and case management, nursing care, and support services for eligible
patients. Patients may pay for extra professional or support services through insurance
or pay-for-service arrangements.
SOLUTIONS
What is Medicare in Canada? -- Answer ✔✔ Canada's publicly funded health care
system.
How is the responsibility for health care services divided in Canada? -- Answer ✔✔
shared between provincial and territorial governments and the federal government.
What is universality in the context of health care in Canada? -- Answer ✔✔ means that
the provincial and territorial plans must cover all residents.
What is portability in the context of health care in Canada? -- Answer ✔✔ means that
the provincial and territorial plans must cover all residents when they travel within
Canada. Limited coverage is also required for travel outside the country.
What is the Canada Health Transfer (CHT)? -- Answer ✔✔ is the largest major federal
transfer to provinces and territories. It provides long-term predictable funding for health
care and supports the principles of the Canada Health Act (CHA).
What is Health Canada's Goal? -- Answer ✔✔ Canada to be among the countries with
the healthiest people in the world.
how will Canada be the healthiest in the world -- Answer ✔✔ scientific research, long
term health care needs, communication, disease prevention, physical activity and healthy
eating
What is Primary Health Care (PHC)? -- Answer ✔✔ foundational element of Canada's
healthcare system that serves as an entry point of contact into the health care system,
and a vehicle for continuity of care.
, What are the benefits of health systems based on PHC? -- Answer ✔✔ more effective
and efficient than those centered on specialty and tertiary care.
What was the initial goal of PHC? -- Answer ✔✔ addressing non-medical determinants
of health to improve health by connecting health status and social determinants of
health.
What services are included in PHC according to Health Canada (2012)? -- Answer ✔✔
prevention and treatment of disease, illness, and injury, essential emergency services,
care including primary mental health, maternity, rehabilitation, and palliative and end-of-
life care, health promotion, and inter-agency and inter-program referrals and
coordination.
What are the four pillars of Primary Health Care? -- Answer ✔✔ teams, access,
information and health living
What are assisted-living facilities? -- Answer ✔✔ community-based residential facilities
where adults live and receive a range of support services, including personalized
assistance in achieving optimal independence. These facilities usually combine
professional and nonprofessional staff on an around-the-clock basis. Personal assistance
services promote maximum dignity and independence through meal preparation,
personal hygiene practice, mobility, and socialization.
What is home care? -- Answer ✔✔ provision of health care services and equipment to
patients and families in their homes, residential settings, hospitals, and ambulatory
clinics.
What services do home care providers offer? -- Answer ✔✔ primarily nursing care plus
adjunct professional and nonprofessional services such as physiotherapy, social work,
speech therapy. Support services are nonmedical services and include personal care,
assistance with activities of daily living, and assistance with home management.
Who funds home care services in Canada? -- Answer ✔✔ All provinces and territories
fund assessment and case management, nursing care, and support services for eligible
patients. Patients may pay for extra professional or support services through insurance
or pay-for-service arrangements.
