Nursing
Nursing definition - answers A professional discipline which offers a valuable service to
the public by working with individuals, families, groups and communities to develop and
implement strategies to meet health care needs. (UNBC, BSN Philosophy)
Nursing function - answers The unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual,
sick or well, in the performance of those activities contributing to health or its recovery.
(Virginia Henderson-Nursing theorist, Needs Theory|)
Health definition - answers Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social
well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. (World Health
Organization {WHO} 1946)
Marie Rollet-Hébert - answers •1617 Quebec (New France)
•First laywoman to care for the sick in New France.
•Known for her tirelessness & generosity towards her fellow settlers
1629 Port Royal, Acadia (Annapolis Royal, NS) - answers First "FORMAL" nurses are
male attendants who tend to the sick at an established "sick bay"
Jesuit Priest also care for the sick, helping them with missionary work.
1639 Quebec (New France) - answers 3 Augustine Nuns from Dieppe, France establish
the 1st Canadian Hospital: Hôtel Dieu de Québec "God's Hotel"
Jeanne Mance - answers •Arrived from France in 1641.
•1642 founded Hôtel Dieu de Montréal (or Cille Marie)
•Referred to as Canada's most famous nurse.
Marguerite d'Youville - answers •1737, Montreal forms the Grey Nuns (or Sisters of
Charity)
•Advocated health care for the poor and pioneer home visits
Nursing comes to West - answers 1844, 4 Grey Nuns travel west from Montreal to
Manitoba, and onto Saskatchewan.
1859, Grey Nuns build a hospital in Edmonton, AB.
First Canadian Nursing school - answers 1874, St. Catherine's Training School
1881, School for Nurses at Toronto General Hospital
Late 1880's hospital schools boom across the country!
Florence Nightingale - answers Founder of trained nursing as a profession.
Involving education on data collection, analyzation, sanitation, and quarantine protocols.
, British North American Act (Confederation 1867) - answers •Determined federal and
provincial responsibilities.
•Responsibility for health, social services, and education was delegated to the
provinces. However, they did not have the funding.
Hospital funding Post Confederation - answers Churches and Charities provided the
funding for hospital care.
1930's: The Great Depression - answers People can't pay for health care or medical
services.
These hardships inspire Canadians to create prepaid Medical & Hospital Insurance
plans.
Tommy Douglas - answers "Father" of Medicare in Canada advocated for our rights to
medical care.
1947: Saskatchewan became 1st province to legislate the raising of taxes to support
physician employment, to build hospitals, and develop medical & hospital insurance
plans.
1948: National Health Grant Acts Programme - answers Federal and Provincial grants
matched each other to fund the improvement of hospitals and community health
services.
Hospitals Boom across the country.
1957: Federal Hospital Insurance & Diagnostic Service Act - answers 50-50 cost
sharing basis from the federal government allows pre-paid coverage for all residents
1961 - all provinces opt in, financial assistance is based on collection of taxes.
1964: The Hall Report - answers By Chief Justice Emmett Hall of Saskatchewan
•Advocates the need for Federal leadership and financial support
•Rejects private health insurance programs
•Rejects the idea that only lower income people should be subsidized.
1966: National Medical Care Act (Canadian Health Care) - answers Based on Hall's
recommendations, grants were awarded to provinces if programs provide health care
services that are:
1. Universal
2. Comprehensive
3. Publicly administered/ Non-profit
4. Portable coverage
1984 Canada Health Act - answers Primary Objective:
"To protect, promote, and restore the physical and mental well-being of residents of
Canada and to facilitate reasonable access to health services without financial or other
barriers", remember these:
1. Universality
Nursing definition - answers A professional discipline which offers a valuable service to
the public by working with individuals, families, groups and communities to develop and
implement strategies to meet health care needs. (UNBC, BSN Philosophy)
Nursing function - answers The unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual,
sick or well, in the performance of those activities contributing to health or its recovery.
(Virginia Henderson-Nursing theorist, Needs Theory|)
Health definition - answers Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social
well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. (World Health
Organization {WHO} 1946)
Marie Rollet-Hébert - answers •1617 Quebec (New France)
•First laywoman to care for the sick in New France.
•Known for her tirelessness & generosity towards her fellow settlers
1629 Port Royal, Acadia (Annapolis Royal, NS) - answers First "FORMAL" nurses are
male attendants who tend to the sick at an established "sick bay"
Jesuit Priest also care for the sick, helping them with missionary work.
1639 Quebec (New France) - answers 3 Augustine Nuns from Dieppe, France establish
the 1st Canadian Hospital: Hôtel Dieu de Québec "God's Hotel"
Jeanne Mance - answers •Arrived from France in 1641.
•1642 founded Hôtel Dieu de Montréal (or Cille Marie)
•Referred to as Canada's most famous nurse.
Marguerite d'Youville - answers •1737, Montreal forms the Grey Nuns (or Sisters of
Charity)
•Advocated health care for the poor and pioneer home visits
Nursing comes to West - answers 1844, 4 Grey Nuns travel west from Montreal to
Manitoba, and onto Saskatchewan.
1859, Grey Nuns build a hospital in Edmonton, AB.
First Canadian Nursing school - answers 1874, St. Catherine's Training School
1881, School for Nurses at Toronto General Hospital
Late 1880's hospital schools boom across the country!
Florence Nightingale - answers Founder of trained nursing as a profession.
Involving education on data collection, analyzation, sanitation, and quarantine protocols.
, British North American Act (Confederation 1867) - answers •Determined federal and
provincial responsibilities.
•Responsibility for health, social services, and education was delegated to the
provinces. However, they did not have the funding.
Hospital funding Post Confederation - answers Churches and Charities provided the
funding for hospital care.
1930's: The Great Depression - answers People can't pay for health care or medical
services.
These hardships inspire Canadians to create prepaid Medical & Hospital Insurance
plans.
Tommy Douglas - answers "Father" of Medicare in Canada advocated for our rights to
medical care.
1947: Saskatchewan became 1st province to legislate the raising of taxes to support
physician employment, to build hospitals, and develop medical & hospital insurance
plans.
1948: National Health Grant Acts Programme - answers Federal and Provincial grants
matched each other to fund the improvement of hospitals and community health
services.
Hospitals Boom across the country.
1957: Federal Hospital Insurance & Diagnostic Service Act - answers 50-50 cost
sharing basis from the federal government allows pre-paid coverage for all residents
1961 - all provinces opt in, financial assistance is based on collection of taxes.
1964: The Hall Report - answers By Chief Justice Emmett Hall of Saskatchewan
•Advocates the need for Federal leadership and financial support
•Rejects private health insurance programs
•Rejects the idea that only lower income people should be subsidized.
1966: National Medical Care Act (Canadian Health Care) - answers Based on Hall's
recommendations, grants were awarded to provinces if programs provide health care
services that are:
1. Universal
2. Comprehensive
3. Publicly administered/ Non-profit
4. Portable coverage
1984 Canada Health Act - answers Primary Objective:
"To protect, promote, and restore the physical and mental well-being of residents of
Canada and to facilitate reasonable access to health services without financial or other
barriers", remember these:
1. Universality
