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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
Which of the following was a major lesson learned in Canada from the SARS pandemic?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: There were many lessons learned in Canada from the SARS outbreak that improved public communications strategies, improved coordination of various levels of government, and the need for more communications strategies, improved in human resources to order to be prepared for such global emergencies in the future.
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
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.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following regions represents Canada's largest group of immigrants?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Canada's largest groups of immigrants are from Middle Eastern and Asian countries, and this has remained essentially unchanged.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following continues to be one of the most significant global health concerns?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: HIV/AIDS continues to be a significant global concern, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where nearly 1 in every 25 adults is living with HIV.