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Ross-Kerr and Wood’s Canadian Nursing Issues & Perspectives: CDN NURSING ISSUES & PERSPECTIVES 6th Edition
Chapter 18 : Political Influence in Nursing Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following is a result of the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) and the Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association (CINA) joining forces to engage in political action?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A recent example of nursing organizations joining forces to engage in political action is the joint statement of support from the CNA and the CINA for a motion introduced in the House of Commons in May 2019 for the creation of a National Suicide Prevention Action Plan.
Question 2 of 5
What is Blackburn's (1994) definition of power?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Power can be defined as the ability to mobilize forces such as economic, social, or political forces to achieve a result.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following nurses led the development of the first national association for Indigenous nurses in 1975?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Jean Goodwill led the development of the first national association for Indigenous nurses in 1975, the Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada (ANA
C), now called the Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association.
Question 4 of 5
In 2019, approximately what percentage of health care expenditures in Canada was funded by public sources?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: In 2019, 70.5% of health expenditures in Canada was funded by public sources, while 29.5% was funded by private sources.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following is the top category of health expenditures in Canada?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Current categories of the top health expenditures in Canada include hospitals at 28%, private drugs at 15%, and physicians at 15.1%.