BSNC 3020 MODULE 1 QUIZ QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
What has challenged all levels of government since the 1980s? Answer - Rapid
changes in health care delivery, technologies, and public expectations.
What are the names of the two influential national reports on Canada's health
care system reforms? Answer - the kirby report and the report from romanows
commission on the future of health care in canada
What is regionalization in the context of health care reform? Answer -
Restructuring and health reform entrusted to regional health authorities, led by
appointed or elected community representatives whose mandates, roles, and
responsibilities are provincially legislated.
What were the intended outcomes of regionalization? Answer - Streamline
health services, reduce fragmentation, respond to local needs, improve public
participation, and address the continuum of health care services.
What has regionalization become primarily? Answer - A fiscal exercise rather
than a philosophical or health-motivated reform.
What is the trend in health care authorities in Canada? Answer -
Recentralization of health authorities.
, What is the 10-Year Plan to Strengthen Health Care? Answer - A federal
government transfer scheme initiated in 2004 to increase efficiency and
sustainability of the Canadian health care system.
What is the new federal funding model introduced in 2017-18? Answer - The
provinces and territories will receive $72.8 billion in transfer payments, of
which $37.15 billion are Canada Health Transfer (CHT) payments aligned with
mandatory requirements per the Canada Health Act.
What is the role of nurses in health care policy? Answer - Individually and
collectively, nurses are integral to policy advocacy, development, and
implementation.
What is the importance of a coordinated, integrated approach by nurses in
shaping the country's health care systems? Answer - To inform policy decisions
and help shape the country's health care systems.
What are the three types of health care delivery agencies in Canada? Answer -
institutional, community and voluntary, and private-sector agencies.
What are some services that hospitals typically offer? Answer - emergency and
diagnostic, inpatient, surgical intervention, intensive care, outpatient, and
rehabilitation services.
what is acute care Answer - health care delivered for a short time (usually days
to weeks, typically less than 3 months) in which an immediate health problem
is diagnosed, treated, or both.
How do hospitals strive to provide quality care? Answer - newest treatments
and technologies and to facilitate appropriate, safe, and timely patient
discharge to the appropriate environment in which to manage residual needs.
CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
What has challenged all levels of government since the 1980s? Answer - Rapid
changes in health care delivery, technologies, and public expectations.
What are the names of the two influential national reports on Canada's health
care system reforms? Answer - the kirby report and the report from romanows
commission on the future of health care in canada
What is regionalization in the context of health care reform? Answer -
Restructuring and health reform entrusted to regional health authorities, led by
appointed or elected community representatives whose mandates, roles, and
responsibilities are provincially legislated.
What were the intended outcomes of regionalization? Answer - Streamline
health services, reduce fragmentation, respond to local needs, improve public
participation, and address the continuum of health care services.
What has regionalization become primarily? Answer - A fiscal exercise rather
than a philosophical or health-motivated reform.
What is the trend in health care authorities in Canada? Answer -
Recentralization of health authorities.
, What is the 10-Year Plan to Strengthen Health Care? Answer - A federal
government transfer scheme initiated in 2004 to increase efficiency and
sustainability of the Canadian health care system.
What is the new federal funding model introduced in 2017-18? Answer - The
provinces and territories will receive $72.8 billion in transfer payments, of
which $37.15 billion are Canada Health Transfer (CHT) payments aligned with
mandatory requirements per the Canada Health Act.
What is the role of nurses in health care policy? Answer - Individually and
collectively, nurses are integral to policy advocacy, development, and
implementation.
What is the importance of a coordinated, integrated approach by nurses in
shaping the country's health care systems? Answer - To inform policy decisions
and help shape the country's health care systems.
What are the three types of health care delivery agencies in Canada? Answer -
institutional, community and voluntary, and private-sector agencies.
What are some services that hospitals typically offer? Answer - emergency and
diagnostic, inpatient, surgical intervention, intensive care, outpatient, and
rehabilitation services.
what is acute care Answer - health care delivered for a short time (usually days
to weeks, typically less than 3 months) in which an immediate health problem
is diagnosed, treated, or both.
How do hospitals strive to provide quality care? Answer - newest treatments
and technologies and to facilitate appropriate, safe, and timely patient
discharge to the appropriate environment in which to manage residual needs.
