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Ross-Kerr and Wood’s Canadian Nursing Issues & Perspectives: CDN NURSING ISSUES & PERSPECTIVES 6th Edition
Chapter 25 : Global Nursing: Emerging Issues and Events Locally and Beyond Questions
Question 1 of 5
What is planetary health?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Planetary health can be defined based on the understanding that human health and human civilization depend on flourishing natural systems and the wise stewardship of those natural systems.
Question 2 of 5
What is the biggest threat to health in the twenty-first century?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The biggest threat to health in the twenty-first century is identified as climate change.
Question 3 of 5
What does the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) suggest is nurses' role with respect to climate change?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The CNA strongly suggests that nurses have a role in supporting adaptation and mitigation with respect to climate change through nursing practice, research, administration, education, and policy.
Question 4 of 5
Why did Health Canada recently issue a warning to Canadians about the potential risks of vaping?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: In September 2019, Health Canada issued an advisory warning Canadians of the potential risk of pulmonary illness associated with vaping products. This warning stemmed from the recent reported cases in the United States of severe pulmonary illness and numerous deaths associated with the use of vaping products.
Question 5 of 5
In October 2018, Canada legalized recreational cannabis with the proclamation of the Cannabis Act. Which of the following was the primary intention of this?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The primary intention of this legislation was to protect the public from harm posed by interactions with the justice system and the illegal market.