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Who was the most influential woman in the advancement of nursing in Canada?
a. Marie Rollet Hébert.
b. Florence Nightingale.
c. Mary Agnes Snively.
d. Jeanne Mance. - D: Jeanne Mance
The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) has made available to all nurses across Canada a nursing portal
database; what is it called?
a. The Nurse.
b. NurseOne.
c. Nursing Initiatives.
d. Evidence-informed Nursing. - B: NurseOne
The first undergraduate nursing degree program was established where?
a. Ontario.
b. Nova Scotia.
c. New Brunswick.
d. British Columbia. - D: British Columbia
Where did the traditions of good nursing practice that anchor nursing in Canada originate?
a. England.
b. United States.
c. Germany.
d. New France. - D: New France
, Which of the following was the main reason why health care facilities in the British colonies were
increasingly needed during the eighteenth-century British regime?
a. Scurvy.
b. Bubonic plague.
c. Increased birth rate.
d. Infectious diseases. - D: Infectious diseases
Where did the first hospital diploma school in Canada open?
a. Manitoba.
b. Ontario.
c. Quebec.
d. Newfoundland. - B: Ontario
What is the primary purpose of licensure laws for the nursing profession?
a. To protect the public against unqualified and incompetent practitioners.
b. To enhance the quality of nursing care and improve Canadians' health outcomes.
c. To ensure that nurses demonstrate knowledge and skills in a variety of professional roles.
d. To provide an opportunity for practitioners to validate their expertise in a specialty. - A: To protect
the public against unqualified and incompetent practitioners
The proportion of male nurses in Canada in 2012 was ______, in comparison with ________ in the year
2000.
a. 2.1%; 0.9%
b. 6.4%; 4.7%
c. 12.4%; 8.6%
d. 18.2%; 12.4% - B: 6.4%, 4.7%
What was the main driving force for the modernization of nursing?
a. Globalization.
b. The Crimean War.