NRSG 91- Final Exam 2025/2026 Exam
Questions and Answers | A+ Score
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1. When did the history of nursing begin in Canada? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Nursing
history in Canada dates back to the 1600s, with indigenous healing traditions and
midwives playing important caregiver roles in their communities.
2. Who is credited as the first person to provide nursing care in Canada? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Marie Rollet Hébert is credited as the first person to provide nursing
care in what is now Canada in 1617.
3. What was the first hospital in Canada, and who established it? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Jeanne Mance established the first Canadian hospital in Montreal in 1642.
4. Who were the Grey Nuns, and what was their role in Canadian nursing history? -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The Grey Nuns were the first community nursing order in
Canada, visiting both settlers and Indigenous Peoples.
,5. What changes occurred in nursing and healthcare in the 1700s? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔The 1700s saw the establishment of nursing orders, hospitals, and the provision
of healthcare to different populations.
6. When and where was the first diploma nursing school for LPNs established in
Canada? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔In 1874, the General and Marine Hospital in St.
Catharines established the first diploma nursing school for LPNs in Canada.
7. Who introduced a proper nursing curriculum and a 3 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔year
nursing program, and when? - Mary Agnes Snively introduced a proper nursing
curriculum and a 3-year nursing program in 1887.
8. How did nursing education programs evolve over time? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Nursing education programs grew, with nursing students staffing hospitals and
taking classes led by doctors until the 1950s. Nursing assistant programs started in
1946 and evolved over time, leading to the creation of the Registered Practical
Nurse (RPN) title. Education requirements changed in 2005, with a focus on
baccalaureate degrees for Registered Nurses (RNs) and college diplomas for RPNs.
9. What are some of the current trends in Canadian healthcare? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Trends in Canadian healthcare include the growing number of infectious
diseases, rising healthcare costs, increasing disparities between economic classes,
, changing demographics, advances in technology, the use of unregulated healthcare
providers, evidence-based practice, and a shift towards shorter hospital stays and a
customer-service approach.
10. What is the history of the Canadian healthcare system? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The
Canadian healthcare system has a history that dates back to 1867, with provincial
governments responsible for managing hospitals and charities. The federal
government has jurisdiction over marine hospitals and quarantine. Significant
developments include the introduction of medicare and the establishment of the
Canadian Health Care Act in the 1960s and 1980s. There have been challenges,
such as the Tainted Blood Scandal and the impact of diseases like SARS.
11. What are values in the context of nursing? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Values are strong
personal beliefs that influence behavior and are formed through upbringing,
culture, and experiences.
12. What is the definition of ethics in healthcare? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Ethics, also
known as morality, involves the study of good conduct, character, and motives. It
determines what is good or valuable for individuals and society.
13. What are the principles of bioethics? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The principles of
bioethics include autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice.
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Questions and Answers | A+ Score
Assured
1. When did the history of nursing begin in Canada? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Nursing
history in Canada dates back to the 1600s, with indigenous healing traditions and
midwives playing important caregiver roles in their communities.
2. Who is credited as the first person to provide nursing care in Canada? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Marie Rollet Hébert is credited as the first person to provide nursing
care in what is now Canada in 1617.
3. What was the first hospital in Canada, and who established it? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Jeanne Mance established the first Canadian hospital in Montreal in 1642.
4. Who were the Grey Nuns, and what was their role in Canadian nursing history? -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The Grey Nuns were the first community nursing order in
Canada, visiting both settlers and Indigenous Peoples.
,5. What changes occurred in nursing and healthcare in the 1700s? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔The 1700s saw the establishment of nursing orders, hospitals, and the provision
of healthcare to different populations.
6. When and where was the first diploma nursing school for LPNs established in
Canada? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔In 1874, the General and Marine Hospital in St.
Catharines established the first diploma nursing school for LPNs in Canada.
7. Who introduced a proper nursing curriculum and a 3 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔year
nursing program, and when? - Mary Agnes Snively introduced a proper nursing
curriculum and a 3-year nursing program in 1887.
8. How did nursing education programs evolve over time? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Nursing education programs grew, with nursing students staffing hospitals and
taking classes led by doctors until the 1950s. Nursing assistant programs started in
1946 and evolved over time, leading to the creation of the Registered Practical
Nurse (RPN) title. Education requirements changed in 2005, with a focus on
baccalaureate degrees for Registered Nurses (RNs) and college diplomas for RPNs.
9. What are some of the current trends in Canadian healthcare? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Trends in Canadian healthcare include the growing number of infectious
diseases, rising healthcare costs, increasing disparities between economic classes,
, changing demographics, advances in technology, the use of unregulated healthcare
providers, evidence-based practice, and a shift towards shorter hospital stays and a
customer-service approach.
10. What is the history of the Canadian healthcare system? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The
Canadian healthcare system has a history that dates back to 1867, with provincial
governments responsible for managing hospitals and charities. The federal
government has jurisdiction over marine hospitals and quarantine. Significant
developments include the introduction of medicare and the establishment of the
Canadian Health Care Act in the 1960s and 1980s. There have been challenges,
such as the Tainted Blood Scandal and the impact of diseases like SARS.
11. What are values in the context of nursing? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Values are strong
personal beliefs that influence behavior and are formed through upbringing,
culture, and experiences.
12. What is the definition of ethics in healthcare? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Ethics, also
known as morality, involves the study of good conduct, character, and motives. It
determines what is good or valuable for individuals and society.
13. What are the principles of bioethics? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The principles of
bioethics include autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice.
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
