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Ross-Kerr and Wood’s Canadian Nursing Issues & Perspectives: CDN NURSING ISSUES & PERSPECTIVES 6th Edition
Chapter 25 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
Why did the World Health Organization change the name of COVID-19 from the formal name designated by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The formal name of the COVID-19 virus is 'SARS-CoV-2' (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) and was designated by virologists from the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses on February 11, 2020, but was changed to avoid the formal name the SARS pandemic of 2003.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following are sustainable goals adopted by the United Nations General Assembly? (Select all that apply.)
Correct Answer: A,C,D,G
Rationale: The following are sustainable goals adopted by the United Nations General Assembly: end poverty in all its forms everywhere; end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote sustainable agriculture, ensure inclusive and equitable quality education, achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls, and ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
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 2016, what ratio of people in Canada were born outside of the country?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Approximately one in five people in Canada were born outside of the country, according to the 2016 national census.