NURS 334 MIDTERM REVIEW COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM 2026 FINAL REVIEW PACK COMPLETE
QUESTION SET AND CORE CONCEPT
SUMMARY
◉ What key skills does nursing education in Canada emphasize?
Answer: Critical thinking, cultural competence, and lifelong learning.
◉ What motivates people to enter the nursing profession? Answer:
A desire to make a difference, inspired by compassion, role models,
or stable job opportunities.
◉ What is the role of nurses across the lifespan? Answer: To care for
individuals at every life stage, supporting health, dignity, and
adaptation.
◉ Who were the early providers of organized care in Canada?
Answer: Indigenous peoples and European religious orders like the
Jesuits and Ursulines.
◉ How did European colonizers use nursing in relation to
Indigenous peoples? Answer: To convert and control them, often
leading to harm and cultural loss.
,◉ Who is recognized as the first European woman to practice
nursing in Canada? Answer: Marie Rollet Hebert.
◉ What significant contribution did Jeanne Mance make to nursing
in Canada? Answer: Founded Hotel-Dieu de Montreal and was one of
the first trained nurses and hospital administrators in North
America.
◉ What did Marguerite d'Youville achieve in nursing? Answer:
Founded the Grey Nuns and provided care to all people, regardless
of race or religion.
◉ What impact did Florence Nightingale have on nursing? Answer:
Revolutionized nursing through sanitation, education, and
professionalism.
◉ Who was the first superintendent of nurses at Toronto General
Hospital? Answer: Mary Agnes Snively.
◉ What was Helen Kathleen Mussallem's contribution to nursing
education? Answer: She was the first Canadian nurse to earn a PhD
in nursing and reformed nursing education.
, ◉ Who was Jean Cuthand Goodwill? Answer: The first Indigenous
woman in Canada to complete a nursing program and an advocate
for Indigenous health.
◉ What advancements did Margaret Elder Hart make in nursing
education? Answer: Advanced nursing education at the University of
Manitoba and helped establish graduate-level training.
◉ How did Victorian ideals influence nursing? Answer: Nursing was
tied to ideals of purity and obedience, limiting men's participation.
◉ What was the first formal nursing program in Canada? Answer:
Mack Training School for Nurses, established in 1874.
◉ What role did nurses play during the World Wars? Answer: They
served bravely, advancing nursing as a skilled and respected
profession.
◉ When did university-based nursing education begin in Canada?
Answer: In 1919 at the University of British Columbia (UBC).
◉ What characterized nursing education by the 1980s? Answer:
Expansion to colleges and universities, integrating academic and
clinical preparation.
EXAM 2026 FINAL REVIEW PACK COMPLETE
QUESTION SET AND CORE CONCEPT
SUMMARY
◉ What key skills does nursing education in Canada emphasize?
Answer: Critical thinking, cultural competence, and lifelong learning.
◉ What motivates people to enter the nursing profession? Answer:
A desire to make a difference, inspired by compassion, role models,
or stable job opportunities.
◉ What is the role of nurses across the lifespan? Answer: To care for
individuals at every life stage, supporting health, dignity, and
adaptation.
◉ Who were the early providers of organized care in Canada?
Answer: Indigenous peoples and European religious orders like the
Jesuits and Ursulines.
◉ How did European colonizers use nursing in relation to
Indigenous peoples? Answer: To convert and control them, often
leading to harm and cultural loss.
,◉ Who is recognized as the first European woman to practice
nursing in Canada? Answer: Marie Rollet Hebert.
◉ What significant contribution did Jeanne Mance make to nursing
in Canada? Answer: Founded Hotel-Dieu de Montreal and was one of
the first trained nurses and hospital administrators in North
America.
◉ What did Marguerite d'Youville achieve in nursing? Answer:
Founded the Grey Nuns and provided care to all people, regardless
of race or religion.
◉ What impact did Florence Nightingale have on nursing? Answer:
Revolutionized nursing through sanitation, education, and
professionalism.
◉ Who was the first superintendent of nurses at Toronto General
Hospital? Answer: Mary Agnes Snively.
◉ What was Helen Kathleen Mussallem's contribution to nursing
education? Answer: She was the first Canadian nurse to earn a PhD
in nursing and reformed nursing education.
, ◉ Who was Jean Cuthand Goodwill? Answer: The first Indigenous
woman in Canada to complete a nursing program and an advocate
for Indigenous health.
◉ What advancements did Margaret Elder Hart make in nursing
education? Answer: Advanced nursing education at the University of
Manitoba and helped establish graduate-level training.
◉ How did Victorian ideals influence nursing? Answer: Nursing was
tied to ideals of purity and obedience, limiting men's participation.
◉ What was the first formal nursing program in Canada? Answer:
Mack Training School for Nurses, established in 1874.
◉ What role did nurses play during the World Wars? Answer: They
served bravely, advancing nursing as a skilled and respected
profession.
◉ When did university-based nursing education begin in Canada?
Answer: In 1919 at the University of British Columbia (UBC).
◉ What characterized nursing education by the 1980s? Answer:
Expansion to colleges and universities, integrating academic and
clinical preparation.
