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Ross-Kerr and Wood’s Canadian Nursing Issues & Perspectives: CDN NURSING ISSUES & PERSPECTIVES 6th Edition
Chapter 2 : Nursing in Canada, 1600s to the Present: A Brief Account Questions
Question 1 of 5
As the co-founder of the city of Montreal, and a highly respected 'nurse,' which nurse has an award in her name that is considered the highest award in Canada for contributions to the profession of nursing?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The highest award of the Canadian Nurses Association (CN
A) for contribution to the profession is named the Jeanne Mance Award. Jeanne Mance is the most celebrated nurse in Canadian nursing history. She was the co-founder of Montreal and was also held in very high regard for the hospital she founded and the work she did ministering to Aboriginal people and settlers alike.
Question 2 of 5
What action did the British take to help protect the Canadian population from the dramatic increases in epidemic diseases that occurred with increased immigration in the 1800's?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale:
To protect the Canadian population from epidemic diseases, the British imposed health examinations for immigrants and established a quarantine station and hospital. However, it was not automatic that all immigrants were quarantined.
Question 3 of 5
The organization of the first visiting nurses of Canada, the Grey Nuns, was founded in 1730 in which province?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Marquette d'Youville founded the Sisters of Charity of Montreal, or les Soeurs Grises (the Grey Nuns), in 1736 in Quebec.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following was a criterion for membership in The Nurses' Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Criteria for membership included graduation from a program at least two years in length and associated with a hospital that had at least 100 beds.
Question 5 of 5
In 2018 the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) supported expanding membership to include which of the following groups?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: On June 18, 2018, voting delegates at CNA's annual meeting of members voted overwhelmingly in favour of expanding CNA's membership to include licensed practical nurses (known as registered practical nurses in Ontario) and registered psychiatric nurses (regulated in the four western provinces and Yukon).