Question 1

What does the term empirical relate to?

Accepted Answer

A)  serving God and thy neighbour 
B)  knowledge gained through observation and experience 
C)  healing through religious intervention, touching of religious relics, chanting, and other methods 
D)  the enforcement of religious doctrine related to the status of women in society 
A)  serving God and thy neighbour 
B)  knowledge gained through observation and experience 
C)  healing through religious intervention, touching of religious relics, chanting, and other methods 
D)  the enforcement of religious doctrine related to the status of women in society B

Question 2

Which of the following statements best describes Florence Nightingale?

Accepted Answer

A)  She believed in traditional expectations for women. 
B)  She was a nurse and increased soldiers' mortality rates. 
C)  She believed in nurses restricting their careers. 
D)  She was a social reformer and statistician. 
A)  She believed in traditional expectations for women. 
B)  She was a nurse and increased soldiers' mortality rates. 
C)  She believed in nurses restricting their careers. 
D)  She was a social reformer and statistician. D

Question 3

In which of the following influences do the helping professions find their origin?

Accepted Answer

A)  inhumane actions 
B)  perceived social needs 
C)  serving one's own needs 
D)  visualizing the suffering of others 
A)  inhumane actions 
B)  perceived social needs 
C)  serving one's own needs 
D)  visualizing the suffering of others B

Question 4

Why does the social status of women affect the status of the nursing profession?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nursing has traditionally been a profession of women. 
B)  Throughout history, nurses have been afforded higher social status. 
C)  Women of higher social status rarely become nurses. 
D)  Women are more skilled than men at nurturing others. 
A)  Nursing has traditionally been a profession of women. 
B)  Throughout history, nurses have been afforded higher social status. 
C)  Women of higher social status rarely become nurses. 
D)  Women are more skilled than men at nurturing others.

Question 5

After the First and Second World Wars, the Canadian Red Cross Society and nursing groups noted an important trend in health care that is still articulated in the Lalonde and Romanow report. What is that trend?

Accepted Answer

A)  the formation of nursing groups such as the CNA and professional organizations 
B)  the political and economic action taken to correct the wrongs suffered by the military 
C)  the establishment of governments' social and political responsibility in health care 
D)  the need for strong, well-established public health programs, health education, immunization, hygiene, and care of those living in poverty 
A)  the formation of nursing groups such as the CNA and professional organizations 
B)  the political and economic action taken to correct the wrongs suffered by the military 
C)  the establishment of governments' social and political responsibility in health care 
D)  the need for strong, well-established public health programs, health education, immunization, hygiene, and care of those living in poverty

Question 6

Why is the concept of social need important to the ethical foundations of the nursing professional?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nurses must determine the health needs of society. 
B)  Nursing finds its origin, purpose, and meaning within the context of perceived social need. 
C)  Theories of sociology are utilized by nursing scholars, many of whom view them as conceptual frameworks for nursing practice. 
D)  Social need determines the boundaries of the ethical principles of distributive justice, beneficence, and non-maleficence. 
A)  Nurses must determine the health needs of society. 
B)  Nursing finds its origin, purpose, and meaning within the context of perceived social need. 
C)  Theories of sociology are utilized by nursing scholars, many of whom view them as conceptual frameworks for nursing practice. 
D)  Social need determines the boundaries of the ethical principles of distributive justice, beneficence, and non-maleficence.

Question 7

What is the most critical factor that influences nursing practice?

Accepted Answer

A)  the traditional role of healers 
B)  the role of women in society 
C)  the religious and spiritual aspects of health care 
D)  the introduction of male nurses into the profession 
A)  the traditional role of healers 
B)  the role of women in society 
C)  the religious and spiritual aspects of health care 
D)  the introduction of male nurses into the profession

Question 8

What is the term that relates to knowledge gained through observation and experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  empirical 
B)  Cartesian philosophy 
C)  values 
D)  moral thought 
A)  empirical 
B)  Cartesian philosophy 
C)  values 
D)  moral thought

Question 9

Why were the Middle Ages significant for nursing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Religions and church-sanctioned secular nursing orders offered the only legitimate avenue for women wishing to become nurses. 
B)  There was an upsurge in the respect afforded to nursing and midwifery, and nurses began to practise autonomously. 
C)  Healing arts in Denmark and Greece were performed in sacred ceremonies by priests, priestesses, or shamans. 
D)  Most nurses were women of high social status. 
A)  Religions and church-sanctioned secular nursing orders offered the only legitimate avenue for women wishing to become nurses. 
B)  There was an upsurge in the respect afforded to nursing and midwifery, and nurses began to practise autonomously. 
C)  Healing arts in Denmark and Greece were performed in sacred ceremonies by priests, priestesses, or shamans. 
D)  Most nurses were women of high social status.

Question 10

Why do professions exist?

Accepted Answer

A)  to meet the needs of employers 
B)  to meet the needs of individuals 
C)  to meet the needs of society 
D)  to meet the needs of families 
A)  to meet the needs of employers 
B)  to meet the needs of individuals 
C)  to meet the needs of society 
D)  to meet the needs of families

Question 11

When was the "Dark Period of Nursing," when convalescent patients, prostitutes, prisoners, and drunkards provided hospital nursing care?

Accepted Answer

A)  during the Reformation 
B)  during the Crusades 
C)  during the Middle Ages 
D)  during the early Christian era 
A)  during the Reformation 
B)  during the Crusades 
C)  during the Middle Ages 
D)  during the early Christian era

Question 12

For which of the following is empathy a motive?

Accepted Answer

A)  meeting the needs of others 
B)  moral reasoning and action 
C)  becoming a nurse 
D)  determining right from wrong 
A)  meeting the needs of others 
B)  moral reasoning and action 
C)  becoming a nurse 
D)  determining right from wrong

Question 13

What does the CNA's vision for the future of nursing embrace?

Accepted Answer

A)  the varied roles that nurses must play in order to provide holistic care to a diverse and changing population 
B)  the formation of joint nursing professional organizations in both Canada and the United States 
C)  the important role of military and public health nursing 
D)  the relationship between social need and the evolution of the practice of nursing 
A)  the varied roles that nurses must play in order to provide holistic care to a diverse and changing population 
B)  the formation of joint nursing professional organizations in both Canada and the United States 
C)  the important role of military and public health nursing 
D)  the relationship between social need and the evolution of the practice of nursing

Question 14

Which of the following had the greatest influence on nursing traditions in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain 
B)  Aboriginal persons 
C)  France 
D)  Germany 
A)  Britain 
B)  Aboriginal persons 
C)  France 
D)  Germany

Question 15

How is Mary Agnes Snively significant to the development of Canadian nursing?

Accepted Answer

A)  She established the mission of Grey Nuns to new settlers. 
B)  She established the International Council of Nursing. 
C)  She established the first national organization for nursing. 
D)  She established certification for nurses to become experts. 
A)  She established the mission of Grey Nuns to new settlers. 
B)  She established the International Council of Nursing. 
C)  She established the first national organization for nursing. 
D)  She established certification for nurses to become experts.

Question 16

What historical influences affected nursing as a moral discipline?

Accepted Answer

A)  technology 
B)  society 
C)  spirituality 
D)  oppression 
A)  technology 
B)  society 
C)  spirituality 
D)  oppression

What does the term empirical relate to?

Which of the following statements best describes Florence Nightingale?

In which of the following influences do the helping professions find their origin?

Why does the social status of women affect the status of the nursing profession?

After the First and Second World Wars, the Canadian Red Cross Society and nursing groups noted an important trend in health care that is still articulated in the Lalonde and Romanow report. What is that trend?

Why is the concept of social need important to the ethical foundations of the nursing professional?

What is the most critical factor that influences nursing practice?

What is the term that relates to knowledge gained through observation and experience?

Why were the Middle Ages significant for nursing?

Why do professions exist?

When was the "Dark Period of Nursing," when convalescent patients, prostitutes, prisoners, and drunkards provided hospital nursing care?

For which of the following is empathy a motive?

What does the CNA's vision for the future of nursing embrace?

Which of the following had the greatest influence on nursing traditions in Canada?

How is Mary Agnes Snively significant to the development of Canadian nursing?

What historical influences affected nursing as a moral discipline?

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Practice Issues Related to Patient Self-Determination

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The Future of Canadian Health Care: Challenges and Priorities

Health Policy Issues

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Social Issues

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Exam 1: Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the Development of Nursing

What does the term empirical relate to?

Which of the following statements best describes Florence Nightingale?

In which of the following influences do the helping professions find their origin?

Why does the social status of women affect the status of the nursing profession?

After the First and Second World Wars, the Canadian Red Cross Society and nursing groups noted an important trend in health care that is still articulated in the Lalonde and Romanow report. What is that trend?

Why is the concept of social need important to the ethical foundations of the nursing professional?

What is the most critical factor that influences nursing practice?

What is the term that relates to knowledge gained through observation and experience?

Why were the Middle Ages significant for nursing?

Why do professions exist?

When was the "Dark Period of Nursing," when convalescent patients, prostitutes, prisoners, and drunkards provided hospital nursing care?

For which of the following is empathy a motive?

What does the CNA's vision for the future of nursing embrace?

Which of the following had the greatest influence on nursing traditions in Canada?

How is Mary Agnes Snively significant to the development of Canadian nursing?

What historical influences affected nursing as a moral discipline?

Ethical Theory

Ethical Principles

Values Clarification

Values Development

Ethical Decision Making

Legal Issues

Professional Issues

Professional Relationship Issues

Practice Issues Related to End-Of-Life Care

Practice Issues Related to Patient Self-Determination

Scholarship Issues

The Future of Canadian Health Care: Challenges and Priorities

Health Policy Issues

Economic Issues

Social Issues

Issues of Gender and Culture

Rural and Aboriginal Nursing in Canada

Empowerment for Nurses

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