Test Bank - Fundamentals of
Canadian Nursing, 4th Canadian
Edition (Kozier, 2018)
Biology (Sovereign School of
Nursing)
, Fundamentals of Canadian Nursing, 4e (Kozier)
Chapter 1 Historical and Contemporary Nursing Practice
1) What concepts did Florence Nightingale, the first nursing theorist, include in her definition of
nursing?
A) Caring for the sick and being trained housekeepers
B) Using fresh air, cleanliness, diet, and warmth
C) Understanding the concept of health promotion
D) Blending religion and work life to own and manage hospitals
Answer: B
Explanation: A) Incorrect. Florence Nightingale raised the status of nursing through education.
Nurses were no longer untrained housekeepers but persons educated in the care of the sick.
B) Correct. Florence Nightingale is considered the first nursing theorist and described nursing in
1860 as the "use of fresh air, light, warmth, cleanliness, quiet and the proper selection and
administration of diet."
C) Incorrect. In 1960 Virginia Henderson's more modern definition included care of the
individual sick or well. This care of individuals who are well indicated an understanding of the
concept of health promotion.
D) Incorrect. French-Canadian religious communities owned and managed hospitals, blending
religion and work life.
Type: MC
Learning Outcome: 1-1
2) Which group commonly provided midwifery and childhood illnesses care to Canada's white
settlers?
A) Victorian Order of Nurses
B) First Nations women
C) The Quiet Revolution of Quebec
D) Newfoundland outport nurses
Answer: B
Explanation: A) Incorrect. The Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) was not founded until 1897.
B) Correct. First Nations women provided much needed help to white settlers. This help was
critical to the survival of the new white communities. The expertise was particularly in the areas
of midwifery and childhood illnesses.
C) Incorrect. The Quiet Revolution in Quebec took place in the 1960s.
D) Incorrect. Outport nursing did not emerge until the time the VON was established.
Type: MC
Learning Outcome: 1-1
Canadian Nursing, 4th Canadian
Edition (Kozier, 2018)
Biology (Sovereign School of
Nursing)
, Fundamentals of Canadian Nursing, 4e (Kozier)
Chapter 1 Historical and Contemporary Nursing Practice
1) What concepts did Florence Nightingale, the first nursing theorist, include in her definition of
nursing?
A) Caring for the sick and being trained housekeepers
B) Using fresh air, cleanliness, diet, and warmth
C) Understanding the concept of health promotion
D) Blending religion and work life to own and manage hospitals
Answer: B
Explanation: A) Incorrect. Florence Nightingale raised the status of nursing through education.
Nurses were no longer untrained housekeepers but persons educated in the care of the sick.
B) Correct. Florence Nightingale is considered the first nursing theorist and described nursing in
1860 as the "use of fresh air, light, warmth, cleanliness, quiet and the proper selection and
administration of diet."
C) Incorrect. In 1960 Virginia Henderson's more modern definition included care of the
individual sick or well. This care of individuals who are well indicated an understanding of the
concept of health promotion.
D) Incorrect. French-Canadian religious communities owned and managed hospitals, blending
religion and work life.
Type: MC
Learning Outcome: 1-1
2) Which group commonly provided midwifery and childhood illnesses care to Canada's white
settlers?
A) Victorian Order of Nurses
B) First Nations women
C) The Quiet Revolution of Quebec
D) Newfoundland outport nurses
Answer: B
Explanation: A) Incorrect. The Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) was not founded until 1897.
B) Correct. First Nations women provided much needed help to white settlers. This help was
critical to the survival of the new white communities. The expertise was particularly in the areas
of midwifery and childhood illnesses.
C) Incorrect. The Quiet Revolution in Quebec took place in the 1960s.
D) Incorrect. Outport nursing did not emerge until the time the VON was established.
Type: MC
Learning Outcome: 1-1
