Chapter 3: Professionalization in Canadian Nursing - Nurselytic

Correct Answer: B,D,E

Rationale: Flexner's characteristics of a profession include the following: It is basically intellectual, carrying with it high responsibility; it is learned in nature because it is based on a body of knowledge; it is practical rather than theoretical; its technique can be taught through educational discipline; it is organized internally; and it is motivated by altruism.

Correct Answer: A,D

Rationale: Provincial nursing associations monitor standards in initial programs of nursing education in Canada in all provinces, except Ontario and Quebec; therefore, out of the four provinces listed, the two that monitor standards are Alberta and Newfoundland.

Correct Answer: B,C

Rationale: The report from the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health (2019) made several recommendations with the aims of improving the health of trans people, overcoming bias and stereotypes, increasing access to health care for trans people, and improving the collection of information about trans people and their health needs. The report also recommended the training of health providers, including nurses, to ensure that people about gender diversity, sexual orientation, and how to interact with trans people.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The first provincial statute governing the practice of nursing was passed in Nova Scotia in 1910.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Nursing education began in 1874 in St. Catharines, Ontario.