Nursing (rated 100% correct).
Nursing definition ANS - 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)
Nursing function ANS - 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|)
Health definition ANS - 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)
Marie Rollet-Hébert ANS - •1617 Quebec (New France)
•First laywoman to care for the sick in New France.
•Known for her tirelessness & generosity towards her fellow settlers
1629 Port Royal, Acadia (Annapolis Royal, NS) ANS - First "FORMAL" nurses are male attendants who
tend to the sick at an established "sick bay"
Jesuit Priest also care for the sick, helping them with missionary work.
1639 Quebec (New France) ANS - 3 Augustine Nuns from Dieppe, France establish the 1st Canadian
Hospital: Hôtel Dieu de Québec "God's Hotel"
Jeanne Mance ANS - •Arrived from France in 1641.
•1642 founded Hôtel Dieu de Montréal (or Cille Marie)
•Referred to as Canada's most famous nurse.
Marguerite d'Youville ANS - •1737, Montreal forms the Grey Nuns (or Sisters of Charity)
•Advocated health care for the poor and pioneer home visits
,Nursing comes to West ANS - 1844, 4 Grey Nuns travel west from Montreal to Manitoba, and onto
Saskatchewan.
1859, Grey Nuns build a hospital in Edmonton, AB.
First Canadian Nursing school ANS - 1874, St. Catherine's Training School
1881, School for Nurses at Toronto General Hospital
Late 1880's hospital schools boom across the country!
Florence Nightingale ANS - Founder of trained nursing as a profession.
Involving education on data collection, analyzation, sanitation, and quarantine protocols.
British North American Act (Confederation 1867) ANS - •Determined federal and provincial
responsibilities.
•Responsibility for health, social services, and education was delegated to the provinces. However, they
did not have the funding.
Hospital funding Post Confederation ANS - Churches and Charities provided the funding for hospital
care.
1930's: The Great Depression ANS - People can't pay for health care or medical services.
These hardships inspire Canadians to create prepaid Medical & Hospital Insurance plans.
Tommy Douglas ANS - "Father" of Medicare in Canada advocated for our rights to medical care.
1947: Saskatchewan became 1st province to legislate the raising of taxes to support physician
employment, to build hospitals, and develop medical & hospital insurance plans.
1948: National Health Grant Acts Programme ANS - Federal and Provincial grants matched each other to
fund the improvement of hospitals and community health services.
Hospitals Boom across the country.
, 1957: Federal Hospital Insurance & Diagnostic Service Act ANS - 50-50 cost sharing basis from the
federal government allows pre-paid coverage for all residents
1961 - all provinces opt in, financial assistance is based on collection of taxes.
1964: The Hall Report ANS - By Chief Justice Emmett Hall of Saskatchewan
•Advocates the need for Federal leadership and financial support
•Rejects private health insurance programs
•Rejects the idea that only lower income people should be subsidized.
1966: National Medical Care Act (Canadian Health Care) ANS - Based on Hall's recommendations, grants
were awarded to provinces if programs provide health care services that are:
1. Universal
2. Comprehensive
3. Publicly administered/ Non-profit
4. Portable coverage
1984 Canada Health Act ANS - Primary Objective:
"To protect, promote, and restore the physical and mental well-being of residents of Canada and to
facilitate reasonable access to health services without financial or other barriers", remember these:
1. Universality
2. Portability
3. Public Adminstration
4. Comprehensiveness
•5th Criterion added: Accessibility
Accessibility ANS - •Insure residents must have reasonable access to medically necessary hospital and
physician services regardless of income, age, health status, gender, or geographic area.
•Extra-billing for insured services not allowed (no side deals)
•Community services not covered i.e. LTC, homecare, med. equipment, medication, dental, glasses
Nursing definition ANS - 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)
Nursing function ANS - 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|)
Health definition ANS - 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)
Marie Rollet-Hébert ANS - •1617 Quebec (New France)
•First laywoman to care for the sick in New France.
•Known for her tirelessness & generosity towards her fellow settlers
1629 Port Royal, Acadia (Annapolis Royal, NS) ANS - First "FORMAL" nurses are male attendants who
tend to the sick at an established "sick bay"
Jesuit Priest also care for the sick, helping them with missionary work.
1639 Quebec (New France) ANS - 3 Augustine Nuns from Dieppe, France establish the 1st Canadian
Hospital: Hôtel Dieu de Québec "God's Hotel"
Jeanne Mance ANS - •Arrived from France in 1641.
•1642 founded Hôtel Dieu de Montréal (or Cille Marie)
•Referred to as Canada's most famous nurse.
Marguerite d'Youville ANS - •1737, Montreal forms the Grey Nuns (or Sisters of Charity)
•Advocated health care for the poor and pioneer home visits
,Nursing comes to West ANS - 1844, 4 Grey Nuns travel west from Montreal to Manitoba, and onto
Saskatchewan.
1859, Grey Nuns build a hospital in Edmonton, AB.
First Canadian Nursing school ANS - 1874, St. Catherine's Training School
1881, School for Nurses at Toronto General Hospital
Late 1880's hospital schools boom across the country!
Florence Nightingale ANS - Founder of trained nursing as a profession.
Involving education on data collection, analyzation, sanitation, and quarantine protocols.
British North American Act (Confederation 1867) ANS - •Determined federal and provincial
responsibilities.
•Responsibility for health, social services, and education was delegated to the provinces. However, they
did not have the funding.
Hospital funding Post Confederation ANS - Churches and Charities provided the funding for hospital
care.
1930's: The Great Depression ANS - People can't pay for health care or medical services.
These hardships inspire Canadians to create prepaid Medical & Hospital Insurance plans.
Tommy Douglas ANS - "Father" of Medicare in Canada advocated for our rights to medical care.
1947: Saskatchewan became 1st province to legislate the raising of taxes to support physician
employment, to build hospitals, and develop medical & hospital insurance plans.
1948: National Health Grant Acts Programme ANS - Federal and Provincial grants matched each other to
fund the improvement of hospitals and community health services.
Hospitals Boom across the country.
, 1957: Federal Hospital Insurance & Diagnostic Service Act ANS - 50-50 cost sharing basis from the
federal government allows pre-paid coverage for all residents
1961 - all provinces opt in, financial assistance is based on collection of taxes.
1964: The Hall Report ANS - By Chief Justice Emmett Hall of Saskatchewan
•Advocates the need for Federal leadership and financial support
•Rejects private health insurance programs
•Rejects the idea that only lower income people should be subsidized.
1966: National Medical Care Act (Canadian Health Care) ANS - Based on Hall's recommendations, grants
were awarded to provinces if programs provide health care services that are:
1. Universal
2. Comprehensive
3. Publicly administered/ Non-profit
4. Portable coverage
1984 Canada Health Act ANS - Primary Objective:
"To protect, promote, and restore the physical and mental well-being of residents of Canada and to
facilitate reasonable access to health services without financial or other barriers", remember these:
1. Universality
2. Portability
3. Public Adminstration
4. Comprehensiveness
•5th Criterion added: Accessibility
Accessibility ANS - •Insure residents must have reasonable access to medically necessary hospital and
physician services regardless of income, age, health status, gender, or geographic area.
•Extra-billing for insured services not allowed (no side deals)
•Community services not covered i.e. LTC, homecare, med. equipment, medication, dental, glasses
