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Ross-Kerr and Wood’s Canadian Nursing Issues & Perspectives: CDN NURSING ISSUES & PERSPECTIVES 6th Edition
Chapter 22 : The Growth of Graduate Education in Nursing in Canada Questions
Question 1 of 5
In which year did doctoral education for nursing become available in Canada?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The first doctoral program in nursing became available in 1990, first at the University of Alberta and later in the same year at the University of British Columbia.
Question 2 of 5
What is the total annual amount of funding awarded by the Canadian Nurses Foundation (CNF) in scholarships and grants to nurses and nursing students?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The total annual amount of funding awarded by the CNF is $250,000, and as of 2019, nearly 15 million dollars has been awarded in scholarships and research grants to nurses and nursing students across Canada.
Question 3 of 5
Nurse practitioner programs are offered in all provinces and territories in Canada, except which of the following?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing national survey (2018) reports that nurse practitioner programs are offered in all provinces and territories with the exception of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and the Yukon.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following was a final recommendation of the Working Group on Nursing Research that was established in 1982?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Final recommendations in the Report of the Working Group in 1985 addressed the need to designate nursing research for funding within the Medical Research Council.
Question 5 of 5
Which organization partnered with the Medical Research Council in 1988 to undertake a special initiative to develop nursing research?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: In 1988, the National Health Research and Development Program partnered with the Medical Research Council to undertake a special initiative to develop nursing research by funding outstanding candidates.