Updated/Latest 2025–2026 Test Bank For Realities Of Canadian Nursing Professional Practice And Power Issues 5th Edition By Carol McDonald And Marjorie Wey Comprehensive Exam Questions Answers And Rationales Study Guide For Nursing Professional Practice Et

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REALITIES OF CANADIAN NURSING PROFESSIONAL
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PRACTICE AND POWER
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, Chapter 1: Nursing Issues: A Call to Political Action
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1. A Nurse/ Wishes/ To/ Take/ Political/ Action/ To/ Influence/ Healthcare/
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Policy./ How/ Can/ The/ Nurse/ Best/ Take/ Political/ Action?
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A) Begin/An/ Active/ Letter-Writing/ Campaign/ To/ Policy/ Creators.
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B) Encourage/ Colleagues/ To/ Promote/ Quality/Client/ Care. J J J J J J




C) Address/ Unit-Level/ Issues/ To/ Create/ Short-Term/ Change. J J J J J J




D) Speak/ To/ The/ Nursing/ Union/ Representative/ About/ The/ Policy.
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2. A/ Nurse/ Wants/ To/ Address/ Chronic/ Nursing/ Shortages/ In/ A/ Region./ In/
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What/ Order/ Should/ The/ Nurse/ Complete/ The/ Steps/ For/ An/ Inductive/
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Approach/ To/ Addressing/ This/ Issue? J J J J



1. Articulate/ The/ Issue. J J



2. Analyze/ The/ Issue. J J



3. Identify/ Barriers/ To/ Resolution. J J J



4. Create/ Strategies/ For/ Resolution. J J J



5. Create/ A/ Lobbying/ Approach. J J J



A) 1,/ 2,/ 3,/ 4,/ 5 J J J J



B) 1,/ 5,/ 3,/ 2,/ 4 J J J J



C) 2,/ 3,/ 4,/ 1,/ 5 J J J J



D) 2,/ 1,/ 3,/ 4,/ 5 J J J J




3. How/Can/ Individual/ Nurses/ Best/ Assist/ In/ The/ Clear/ Articulation/ Of/ Nursing/ Issues?
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A) Speak/ In/ Unison/ And/ Be/ Collectively/ Organized. J J J J J J



B) Support/ Union/ Activities/ That/ Promote/ Nursing's/ Image. J J J J J J



C) Speak/ Out/ On/ A/ Wide/ Variety/ Of/ Healthcare/ Issues. J J J J J J J J



D) Write/ Letters/ And/ Lobby/ The/ Government. J J J J J




4. In/ Considering/ The/ Importance/ Of/ Political/ Action/ On/ The/ Quality/ Of/
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Healthcare/ Delivered/ In/ Canada,/ The/ Nurse/ Should/ Prioritize/ What?/ Select/ All/
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That/ Apply. J



A) Healthcare/ In/ Canada/ Is/ Publicly/ Funded. J J J J J



B) Educational/ Standards/ Are/ Directed/ By/Public/ Policy. J J J J J J



C) Legislation/ Governs/ Scope/ Of/ Healthcare/ Practice. J J J J J



D) Nursing/ Comprises/ Primarily/ Female/ Practitioners. J J J J



E) Canada/ Is/ A/ Diverse/ Nation/ With/ A/ Wide/ Variety/ Of/ Client/ Needs. J J J J J J J J J J J




5. A/ Nurse/ Is/ Concerned/ About/ The/ Quality/ Of/ Education/ Being/ Delivered/ And/
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The/ Preparedness/ Of/ New/ Graduate/ Nurses./ What/ Should/ The/ Nurse/ Do/ First/
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In/ Addressing/ These/ Concerns?
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A) Speak/ To/ A/ Nurse/ Who/ Teaches/ In/ A/ Nursing/ Program. J J J J J J J J J



B) Investigate/ The/ Issue/ Exploring/ Various/ Contexts. J J J J J



C) Write/A/ Letter/ To/ The/ Minister/ Of/ Health/ Outlining/ The/ Concerns.
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D) Survey/Other/ Nurses/ To/ Determine/ If/ They/ Share/ The/ Same/ Concerns. J J J J J J J J J J




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, 6. What/ Should/ Nurses/ Do/ To/ Improve/ The/ Chances/ For/ The/ Success/ Of/ A/
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Lobbying/ Campaign?/ Select/ All/ That/ Apply.J J J J J



A) Research/ The/ Topic/ Thoroughly/And/ Be/ Well/ Informed/ Prior/ To/ Meeting/ J J J J J J J J J J J



With/ Key/ Figures. J J



B) Include/ Complex/ Statistics/ Consisting/ Of/ Percentages/ To/ Reduce/ Any/Challenge/
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Of/ The/ Data. J J



C) Only/Include/ Members/ Of/ Political/ Parties/ That/ Favour/ The/ Initiative/ Being/ Lobbied.
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D) Follow/Up/ With/ Meeting/ Attendees/ With/ A/ Written/ Summary/ Of/ The/ Meeting.
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E) Be/Aware/ Of/ The/ Meeting/ Attendees'/ Public/ Position/ On/ The/ Topic/ Being/ Discussed.
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7. A/ Nurse/ Is/ Performing/ A/ Political/ Analysis/ Of/ The/ Nursing/ Shortage/ In/
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Canada's/ Northern/ Regions./ What/ Questions/ Should/ The/ Nurse/ Ask?/ Select/ All/
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That/ Apply.
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A) Who/ Benefits/ From/ Keeping/ The/ Nursing/ Shortage/ In/ Place?
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B) Who/ Is/ Currently/ Advocating/ For/ Change/ And/ Who/ Is/ Resisting/ This/ Change?
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C) What/Are/ The/ Financial/ Implications/ Related/ To/ The/ Nursing/ Shortage?
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D) Are/ There/ Any/ Hidden/ Agendas/ Of/ The/ Stakeholders/ Involved?
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E) How/Does/ The/ Nursing/ Shortage/ Compare/ To/ Past/ Nursing/ Shortages/ In/ The/ Area?
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8. A/ Nursing/ Colleague/ Tells/ The/ Nurse/ That/ Being/ Politically/Active/ Is/ Not/
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Something/ Worth/ The/ Effort/ Since/ There/ Is/ No/ Extra/ Pay/ For/ This/ Involvement./
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How/ Should/ The/ Nurse/ Respond?
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A) “You/ Could/ Lobby/ For/ Increased/ Nursing/ Pay/ And/ Better/ Working/ Conditions/
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By/ Being/ Politically/ Active,/ So/ It/ Could/ Pay/ Off!”
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B) “You/ Are/ Obligated/ To/ Be/ Politically/ Active/ According/ To/ The/ Provincial/
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Standards/ Of/ Practice/ So/ You/ Are/ Jeopardizing/ Your/ License/ If/ You/ Are/ J J J J J J J J J J J J



Not.”
C) “Being/ Politically/ Active/ Is/ The/ Most/ Effective/ Way/ For/ Nurses/ To/ Address/
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Health-/ Related/ Issues/ In/ A/ Significant/ And/ Lasting/ Way.” J J J J J J J J



D) “It/ Is/ Up/ To/ You/ If/ You/ Want/ To/ Be/ Involved,/ But/ Money/ Should/ Not/ Be/
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A/ Motivating/ Factor/ In/ How/ You/ Use/ Your/ Time/ As/ A/ Nurse.”
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9. A/ Nurse/ Educator/ Is/ Creating/ A/ Presentation/ About/ The/ Nursing/ Profession's/
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Obligation/ To/ Address/ Social/ Justice/ Issues/ In/ Order/ To/ Promote/ Health/ And/ Well-/
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Being./ What/ Would/ Be/ Best/ For/ The/ Educator/ To/ Cite/ In/ The/ Presentation?
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A) News/Articles/ About/ Local/ Social/ Justice/ Issues/ Linked/ To/ Poor/ Health
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B) First-Hand/ Accounts/ From/ People/ Whose/ Health/ Has/ Been/ Affected/ By/Social/ Issues J J J J J J J J J J J



C) The/Official/ Provincial/Territorial/ Nursing/College's/ Standards/ Of/ Practice
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D) Canadian/Nurses/ Association's/ Code/ Of/ Ethics/ For/ Registered/ Nurses J J J J J J J J




10. A/ Group/ Of/ Nurses/ Have/ Decided/ To/ Address/ An/ Issue/ Of/ Health/
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Inequity/ In/ Their/ Community./ What/ Should/ The/ Group's/ First/ Step/ Be?
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A) Speak/ To/ Those/ Directly/ Affected. J J J J



B) Identify/ The/ Topic/ Of/ Interest. J J J J



C) Determine/ If/ It/ Is/ A/ Nursing/ Issue. J J J J J J



D) Determine/ If/ It/ Is/ A/ Priority. J J J J J




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, 11. A/ Nurse/ Who/ Is/ Attempting/ To/ Take/ Political/ Action/ To/ Address/ The/ Nursing/
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Shortage/ Has/ Been/ Told/ By/ A/ Manager/ That/ The/ Shortage/ Exists/ As/ The/ Direct/
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Result/ Of/ Provincial/ Funding/ Cuts./ While/ Situating/ The/ Topic,/ The/ Nurse/ Considers/
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The/ Information/ To/ Be:
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A) An/ Assumption. J



B) An/ Opinion. J



C) A/ Fact. J



D) Misinformation.


12. A/ Committee/ Of/ Nurses/ Is/ Engaged/ In/ Addressing/ An/ Important/ Workplace/
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Issue/ And/ Is/ Currently/ Trying/ To/ Articulate/ The/ Issue./ How/ Can/ The/ Nurses/
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Best/ Meet/ This/ Goal?
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A) By/Eliciting/ Input/ From/ Outsiders.
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B) By/ Seeking/ Legal/ Counsel. J J J



C) By/ Asking/ “What/ And/ Who”/ Questions.
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D) By/Identifying/ The/ Barriers/ To/ Change.
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13. As/ Nurses/ Work/ To/ Address/ Health-Related/ Issues/ Through/ Political/
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Action,/ What/ Advantages/ Should/ They/ Consider/ When/ Choosing/ An/
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Inductive/ Over/ A/ Deductive/ Approach? J J J J



A) An/ Inductive/ Approach/ Simplifies/ The/ Process,/ Allowing/ For/ Timelier/
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Addressing/ Of/ The/ Issue. J J J



B) The/ Inductive/ Approach/ Enables/ The/ Nurse/ To/ Better/ Understand/ The/
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Complexity/ Of/ The/ Issue. J J J



C) Inductive/ Approaches/ Involve/ An/ Established/ Framework/ With/ A/ Single,/ Clear/ J J J J J J J J J J



Path/ To/ Follow. J J



D) Induction/ Guarantees/ Greater/ Compliance/ With/ Existing/Rules/ And/ Norms/ J J J J J J J J J



Compared/ To/ Deduction. J J




14. A/ Nurse/ Educator/ Has/ Been/ Interviewing/ Stakeholders/ Who/ Have/ Been/
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Involved/ In/ Previous/ Attempts/ To/ Resolve/ A/ Healthcare/ Issue/ That/ Has/
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Existed/ For/ Decades./ While/ Gathering/ This/ Information,/ What/ Should/ The/
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Nurse/ Remember/ Related/ To/ Historical/ Contexts?
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A) History/ Is/ A/ Partial/ And/ Incomplete/ Interpretation. J J J J J J



B) History/ Is/ Completely/Subjective/ And/ Unreliable. J J J J J



C) The/ Information/ Will/ Be/ Most/ Reliable/ If/ Taken/ From/ A/ Single/ Stakeholder.
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D) History/Recounted/ By/ Individuals/ Is/ Far/ Less/ Reliable/ Than/ Written/ Records.
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15. A/ Nurse/ Has/ Noticed/ That/ Many/ Of/ The/ Clients/ In/ A/ Particular/ Area/ Of/ The/ City/
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Have/ Poor/ Control/ Of/ Their/ Diabetes/ And/ Suffer/ A/ Disproportioned/ Amount/ Of/
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Complications./ What/ Area/ Of/ Intervention/ Should/ The/ Nurse/ Focus/ On/ To/ Best/ J J J J J J J J J J J J



Address/ This/ Issue? J J



A) Social/ Determinants/ Of/ Health J J J



B) Education/ Of/ The/ Individual/ Clients J J J J



C) The/ Quality/ Of/ Nursing/ Care J J J J



D) Cost/ Of/ Medication/ And/ Equipment J J J J




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