Main driving force for the modernization of nursing - Answers Globalization
Primary motivator of nursing - Answers Altruism
Founder of modern nursing - Answers Florence Nightingale
Primary purpose of licensure laws for nursing - Answers To protect the public against
unqualified and incompetent practitioners.
Early Canadian nurses were most often affiliated with... - Answers Religious orders.
Men can apply to any nursing program in canada (T/F) - Answers T
CARNA (College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta) - Answers Has the duty to
protect the public.
What does CARNA oversee - Answers Roles, education and entry into the profession, scopes of
practice, standards of practice, complaint and reporting processes and the discipline of non-
compliant members.
Entry into the practice requirements - Answers 4 year degree, stronger focus on critical thinking,
critical analysis, evaluation, care for the complex client/populations, opportunities to specialize,
leadership and licensing exam.
Scope of practice - Answers Describing what nurses are legally authorised to do.
CNA (Canadian Nurses Association) - Answers Professional issues, health policy, advocacy
(professional voices of RNs). Also helps nurses specialize.
National Nurses Week - Answers May 11-17
CASN (Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing) - Answers Education domain (national
voice for nursing education, research and scholarship).
CNPS (Canadian Nurses Protective Society) - Answers Not-for-profit society that offers legal
advice and support services (for nurses and nursing students and others) relating to nursing
practice in Canada (eligible for services with CARNA registration).
UNA (United Nurses of Alberta) - Answers Unionization-representing nurses (Negotiates
collective agreements (contracts) that regulate salaries, benefits, scheduling rules, overtime pay,
sick leave, etc.)
5 Nursing Practice Standards - Answers Responsibility and Accountability, Knowledge-Base
Practice, Ethical Practice, Provision of Service to the Public and Self regulation
CARNA Social Media Guidelines - Answers Don't transmit patient-related information.