PROFESSIONAL GROWTH EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
, Which university offered the first master's degree in nursing in Canada in 1959? -
ANSWER University of Western Ontario
Which of the following is a characteristic of a profession, as defined by Flexner in 1915?
- ANSWER It is motivated by altruism
Nursing education in Canada began in which province? - ANSWER Ontario
Who published the first North American nursing code of ethics? - ANSWER American
Nurses Association
Which of the following demonstrates professional commitment to the public? - ANSWER
A code of ethics
In which year did it first become possible to obtain a doctoral degree in nursing in
Canada? - ANSWER 1991
In which year was the first provincial statute governing the practice of nursing passed? -
ANSWER 1910
Which province passed legislation in 1953 to differentiate the actual practice of nursing
with the title of Registered Nurse (RN)? - ANSWER Newfoundland
In which year did a university degree in nursing first become available in Canada? -
ANSWER 1918
Which province was the last in Canada to incorporate legislation that required
mandatory registration for nurses? - ANSWER Manitoba
Florence Nightingale was influential worldwide and is credited with which following
health care innovation? - ANSWER An organized system of nursing education for lay
nurses
In 1832, which epidemic wiped out one-seventh of the population of Montreal, or 4000
people? - ANSWER Cholera
The organization the Nurses' Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada first
directed their efforts at which of the following? - ANSWER Efforts to improve the quality
of educational programs for nurses
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
, Which university offered the first master's degree in nursing in Canada in 1959? -
ANSWER University of Western Ontario
Which of the following is a characteristic of a profession, as defined by Flexner in 1915?
- ANSWER It is motivated by altruism
Nursing education in Canada began in which province? - ANSWER Ontario
Who published the first North American nursing code of ethics? - ANSWER American
Nurses Association
Which of the following demonstrates professional commitment to the public? - ANSWER
A code of ethics
In which year did it first become possible to obtain a doctoral degree in nursing in
Canada? - ANSWER 1991
In which year was the first provincial statute governing the practice of nursing passed? -
ANSWER 1910
Which province passed legislation in 1953 to differentiate the actual practice of nursing
with the title of Registered Nurse (RN)? - ANSWER Newfoundland
In which year did a university degree in nursing first become available in Canada? -
ANSWER 1918
Which province was the last in Canada to incorporate legislation that required
mandatory registration for nurses? - ANSWER Manitoba
Florence Nightingale was influential worldwide and is credited with which following
health care innovation? - ANSWER An organized system of nursing education for lay
nurses
In 1832, which epidemic wiped out one-seventh of the population of Montreal, or 4000
people? - ANSWER Cholera
The organization the Nurses' Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada first
directed their efforts at which of the following? - ANSWER Efforts to improve the quality
of educational programs for nurses
