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Ross-Kerr and Wood’s Canadian Nursing Issues & Perspectives: CDN NURSING ISSUES & PERSPECTIVES 6th Edition
Chapter 8 Questions
Question 1 of 5
Research in nursing developed gradually and paralleled the evolution of which of the following types of nursing education?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Research in nursing developed gradually as the pool of nurses with research expertise slowly increased. This development paralleled the evolution of graduate education in nursing because it is in graduate education that research skills are learned and honed.
Question 2 of 5
Which Canadian university offered the first funded doctoral program in nursing?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The University of Alberta offered the first funded doctoral program in nursing in January 1991.
Question 3 of 5
Which one of the following was considered instrumental in the transition from low research funding to high research funding in schools of nursing?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Essential to the transition from low funding was the appointment of faculty who were qualified at the doctoral level and who were prepared to undertake research.
Question 4 of 5
In which year was the first national conference on nursing research in Canada held?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The first national conference on nursing research in Canada was held in Ottawa in 1971.
Question 5 of 5
In which year was the first Centre for Nursing Research in Canada established?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The first Centre for Nursing Research in Canada was established in 1971 at McGill University, with federal support from Health and Welfare Canada.