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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
What strategy did governments employ to address the nursing shortage in the early 2000's?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: One strategy that governments used to address nursing shortages in the early 2000s was to hire more licensed practical nurses (LPNs). In 2003, LPNs represented 23% of regulated nurses in Canada, while in 2017, they represented 27%.
Question 2 of 5
The matron-in-chief of the Canadian Army Nursing Corps during World War I was which of the following?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Margaret Macdonald was the matron-in-chief of the Canadian Army Nursing Corps during World War I.
Question 3 of 5
When did the Canadian Nurse begin publication?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: 1905 was when Canadian Nurse first published.
Question 4 of 5
Which leading Canadian nurses helped establish the legislation for the registration of nurses, to raise the standard of professional nursing and to ensure those practising were qualified and able?
Correct Answer: B,C
Rationale: Isabel Hampton Robb and Adelaide Nutting were Canadian nurses living and working in the United States who advocated to secure legislation for the registration of nurses and helped to form the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for Nurses of the United States and Canada.
Question 5 of 5
The Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association (CINA), formed in 1975, has which of the following goals?
Correct Answer: B,D
Rationale: The goals of the CINA were updated to include work on Indigenous health nursing issues, engage in research on Indigenous health nursing, and promote awareness of the health needs of Indigenous people.