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Ross-Kerr and Wood’s Canadian Nursing Issues & Perspectives: CDN NURSING ISSUES & PERSPECTIVES 6th Edition
Chapter 5 : Gender in Nursing Questions
Question 1 of 5
Globally, men comprise approximately 21% of all nurses in Italy and 32% in Saudi Arabia, compared with only 8% in Canada and 9.6% in the United States. This confirms which of the following?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: This confirms that the social construction of gender continues to dominate the nursing profession as instituted by Florence Nightingale. Men continue to represent a small percentage of the global nursing workforce, especially in Canada and the United States.
Question 2 of 5
Karen is a community health nurse providing end-of-life care to Crystal, a member of the LGBTQ2 community in a rural setting. Understanding the needs of this population, Karen is exploring Crystal's need for which of the following?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Due to past experiences of stigma and discrimination, members of the LGBTQ2 population often have fears around the lack of inclusiveness and heteronormative assumptions by health care providers.
Question 3 of 5
Which following group describes the first males to provide nursing care in Canada?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The first men to provide nursing care in Canada came from Europe and were Jesuit missionaries at the French Garrison in Port Royal, Nova Scotia.
Question 4 of 5
Feminism is an outgrowth of reactions against which of the following?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Feminism is an outgrowth of reactions against forms of social organization in which one sex is not valued as highly as another.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following reflects the ideology of feminism?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Feminist discourse challenges systems and institutions favouring one sex over another and supports equal rights for all people.