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Ross-Kerr and Wood’s Canadian Nursing Issues & Perspectives: CDN NURSING ISSUES & PERSPECTIVES 6th Edition
Chapter 3 : Professionalization in Canadian Nursing Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following is a trend in current-day nursing that is creating the potential to broaden nursing's influence on the health care system and delivery and enhance the role of nurses in the interprofessional team?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The expansion of educational requirements and opportunities in nursing, including certification, is resulting in greater specialization in nursing. This in turn is creating the potential for registered nurses to broaden their influence on the health care system and delivery and enhance their role in the interprofessional team.
Question 2 of 5
In which year was legislation passed that differentiated the actual practice of nursing with the title of registered nurse (RN)?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Initial passage of this legislation occurred in Newfoundland in 1953.
Question 3 of 5
All provinces and territories in Canada require a baccalaureate degree as entry to practice except which province?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Quebec continues to offer diploma programs, however, there is support for the development of baccalaureate programs between its Colleges d'enseignement g?©n?©ral et professionnel (CEGEP) and universities in Quebec.
Question 4 of 5
In what year was the first master's degree in nursing available in Canada?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: In 1959, the first master's degree in nursing was initiated at the University of Western Ontario.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following is a characteristic of a profession, as defined by Flexner in 1915? (Select all that apply.)
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.