Question 1

Which of the following is an example of the significance of Nursing during the Middle Ages ?

Accepted Answer

A) Religious nursing orders and church-sanctioned secular nursing orders offered the only legitimate avenues for women wishing to become nurses. 
B) Increasing respect was given to nursing and midwifery, as 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 seeking ways to legitimize their position and status. 
A) Religious nursing orders and church-sanctioned secular nursing orders offered the only legitimate avenues for women wishing to become nurses. 
B) Increasing respect was given to nursing and midwifery, as 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 seeking ways to legitimize their position and status. A

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Which of the following concepts can be attributed to Florence Nightingale?

Accepted Answer

A) that caring for the body would bring healing to the mind and spirit 
B) that separating clean and dirty conditions was important for patient healing 
C) that nurses must embrace the traditional nurturing expectations of women 
D) that it was  necessary to  separate  caring from curing in nursing practice 
A) that caring for the body would bring healing to the mind and spirit 
B) that separating clean and dirty conditions was important for patient healing 
C) that nurses must embrace the traditional nurturing expectations of women 
D) that it was  necessary to  separate  caring from curing in nursing practice B

Question 4

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 5

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 6

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 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

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,  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,  and care of those living in poverty

Question 9

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

Question 10

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 11

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.

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of the CNA's vision for the future of nursing?

Accepted Answer

A) Nurses must play varied roles in order to provide holistic care to a diverse and changing population. 
B) Nursing professional organizations in both Canada and the United States need to join together. 
C) An increasing appreciation for the role of public health nursing leads to  improving the status of nursing. 
D) There will be further development of the relationship between social need and the evolution of the practice of nursing. 
A) Nurses must play varied roles in order to provide holistic care to a diverse and changing population. 
B) Nursing professional organizations in both Canada and the United States need to join together. 
C) An increasing appreciation for the role of public health nursing leads to  improving the status of nursing. 
D) There will be further development of the relationship between social need and the evolution of the practice of nursing.

Question 13

Which of the following had the greatest influence on establishing the first hospital in the New World?

Accepted Answer

A) Marie Rollet Hebert 
B) Marguerite d'Youville 
C) Jeanne Mance 
D) Renee Descartes 
A) Marie Rollet Hebert 
B) Marguerite d'Youville 
C) Jeanne Mance 
D) Renee Descartes

Question 14

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 15

What does the term empirical relate to?

Accepted Answer

A) serving God and thy neighbour the best way one can 
B) knowledge gained through observation and experience 
C) healing through religious intervention, chanting, and praying 
D) the enforcement of religious doctrine related to the status of women in society 
A) serving God and thy neighbour the best way one can 
B) knowledge gained through observation and experience 
C) healing through religious intervention, chanting, and praying 
D) the enforcement of religious doctrine related to the status of women in society

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of social need as an ethical foundation for nursing?

Accepted Answer

A) Nurses must determine the health and social needs of society. 
B) Nursing finds its origin, purpose, and meaning within the context of perceived social need. 
C) Theories of social need in 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 and social needs of society. 
B) Nursing finds its origin, purpose, and meaning within the context of perceived social need. 
C) Theories of social need in 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.

Which of the following is an example of the significance of Nursing during the Middle Ages ?

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

Which of the following concepts can be attributed to Florence Nightingale?

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

For which of the following is empathy a motive?

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

What is the most critical factor that influences nursing practice?

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?

What historical influences affected nursing as a moral discipline?

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

Which of the following statements best describes Florence Nightingale?

Which of the following is an example of the CNA's vision for the future of nursing?

Which of the following had the greatest influence on establishing the first hospital in the New World?

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

What does the term empirical relate to?

Which of the following is an example of social need as an ethical foundation for nursing?

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Ethical Principles

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Values Development

Ethical Decision Making

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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, Remote, and Indigenous Nursing in Canada

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

Which of the following is an example of the significance of Nursing during the Middle Ages ?

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

Which of the following concepts can be attributed to Florence Nightingale?

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

For which of the following is empathy a motive?

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

What is the most critical factor that influences nursing practice?

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?

What historical influences affected nursing as a moral discipline?

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

Which of the following statements best describes Florence Nightingale?

Which of the following is an example of the CNA's vision for the future of nursing?

Which of the following had the greatest influence on establishing the first hospital in the New World?

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

What does the term empirical relate to?

Which of the following is an example of social need as an ethical foundation for nursing?

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, Remote, and Indigenous Nursing in Canada

Empowerment for Nurses

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