1. Which of the following is associated with standards of practice that are
determined by the individuals who perform the work?
○ a. Vocation
○ b. Profession
○ c. Occupation
○ d. Organization
2. Which statement is true about professional nursing organizations in Canada?
○ a. They are primarily interested in providing professional journals, and
information on conferences related to nursing in Canada
○ b. They serve as official representatives of the nursing profession and
interact with government officials on issues concerning the health of
the population
○ c. They regulate nursing education and nursing standards of practice
throughout all the provinces and territories
○ d. They work closely with the hospitals and health care agencies in providing
education for specialized nurses
3. What does advanced nursing practice refer to?
○ a. The number of years of university education a nurse has completed
○ b. Those nurses who are either clinical nurse specialists or nurse
practitioners
○ c. An area of nursing that requires a technologically progressive healthcare
professional
○ d. All those nurses that are working in acute and intensive care units of
hospitals
4. Which statement is true about standards of professional practice?
○ a. They are objective guidelines nurses follow to provide and evaluate
care
○ b. They are expectations of what nurses need to learn to maintain their
registration/license
○ c. They include specific tests nurses need to pass to maintain their
professional designation
○ d. They have to be changed annually as the needs of practice change and
evolve
5. Nursing practice in the 21st century is an art and a science that is centered on
which of the following?
○ a. Patients
○ b. Health care facilities
○ c. The nursing process
○ d. Cultural diversity
6. Which of the following distinguished nurses is credited with decreasing
mortality by improving sanitation on the battlefields, resulting in a decrease in
illness and infection?
○ a. Isabel Hampton Robb
○ b. Florence Nightingale
○ c. Ethel Johns
, ○ d. Callista Roy
7. What was the primary health problem in the early settlements in
pre-Confederation Canada?
○ a. Scurvy
○ b. Vitamin D deficiency
○ c. Poor nutrition
○ d. Epidemics of infectious diseases
8. Which of the following was considered to be the main driving force for the
modernization of nursing?
○ a. Globalization
○ b. The Crimean War
○ c. Missionary nursing
○ d. The women’s suffrage movement
9. Which of the following is the primary motivator of nursing?
○ a. Money
○ b. Altruism
○ c. Self-efficacy
○ d. A curative model of care
10. 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
11. According to Maslow, once a need is completely met, the individual:
○ a. Has achieved total health
○ b. Is no longer aware of the need
○ c. Focuses upon gaining knowledge
○ d. Is considered to be self-actualized
12. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is useful to nurses, who must continually
prioritize a client’s nursing care needs. The most basic or first-level needs
include which of the following?
○ a. Self-actualization
○ b. Love and belonging
○ c. Air, water, and food
○ d. Esteem and self-esteem
QUIZ TWO
1. Evidence-informed nursing practice is the end result of which of the following?
○ a. Prescriptive theory
○ b. Use of practical knowledge
○ c. Application of theoretical knowledge