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Ross-Kerr and Wood’s Canadian Nursing Issues & Perspectives: CDN NURSING ISSUES & PERSPECTIVES 6th Edition
Chapter 19 : Nursing Unions as a Social Force in Canada: Advocating for Nurses, Patients, and Health Care Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which province had the first professional association certified as a bargaining agent?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The Registered Nurses Association of British Columbia was the first association to be certified as a bargaining unit.
Question 2 of 5
Why did the 'Personnel policies' approach to modifying working conditions for nurses not work as it was intended?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The personnel policies approach did not work as intended because these policies were not binding and often were not implemented, leading to disillusionment with the process and its results.
Question 3 of 5
In which year did the completion of the process that entailed the separation of professional nursing associations from nursing unions take place?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The process that entailed the separation of professional nursing associations from nursing unions was completed in 1980, as it marked the formal distinction between regulatory and union functions.
Question 4 of 5
How does the Rand formula in Canadian labour law apply to nurses in a unionized setting?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: For nurses working in a unionized setting, the Rand formula under Canadian labour law provides that any nurses covered under the union contract must pay dues.
Question 5 of 5
In Canada, even if nurses choose not to belong to a union, they will still be covered by all of the provisions of the collective agreement, including which of the following?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The members of nursing unions are covered by all of the provisions of the collective agreement (including the right/obligation to pay union dues pursuant to the Rand formula) and are owed a duty of fair representation by the union in the event their rights are violated.