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REALITIES OF CANADIAN NURSING PROFESSIONAL
PRACTICE AND POWER
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, Chapter 1: Nursing Issues: A Call to Political Action
1. A Nurse Wishes To Take Political Action To Influence Heal
thcare Policy. How Can The Nurse Best Take Political Act
ion?
A) Begin An Active Letter-Writing Campaign To Policy Creators.
B) Encourage Colleagues To Promote Quality Client Care.
C) Address Unit-Level Issues To Create Short-Term Change.
D) Speak To The Nursing Union Representative About The Policy.
2. A Nurse Wants To Address Chronic Nursing Shortages In A Reg
ion. In What Order Should The Nurse Complete The Steps For
An Inductive Approach To Addressing This Issue?
1. Articulate The Issue.
2. Analyze The Issue.
3. Identify Barriers To Resolution.
4. Create Strategies For Resolution.
5. Create A Lobbying Approach.
A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B) 1, 5, 3, 2, 4
C) 2, 3, 4, 1, 5
D) 2, 1, 3, 4, 5
3. How Can Individual Nurses Best Assist In The Clear Articulation Of Nursing Issues?
A) Speak In Unison And Be Collectively Organized.
B) Support Union Activities That Promote Nursing's Image.
C) Speak Out On A Wide Variety Of Healthcare Issues.
D) Write Letters And Lobby The Government.
4. In Considering The Importance Of Political Action On The Quality Of He
althcare Delivered In Canada, The Nurse Should Prioritize What? Select
All That Apply.
A) Healthcare In Canada Is Publicly Funded.
B) Educational Standards Are Directed By Public Policy.
C) Legislation Governs Scope Of Healthcare Practice.
D) Nursing Comprises Primarily Female Practitioners.
E) Canada Is A Diverse Nation With A Wide Variety Of Client Needs.
5. A Nurse Is Concerned About The Quality Of Education Being Delivered
And The Preparedness Of New Graduate Nurses. What Should The Nurse
Do First In Addressing These Concerns?
A) Speak To A Nurse Who Teaches In A Nursing Program.
B) Investigate The Issue Exploring Various Contexts.
C) Write A Letter To The Minister Of Health Outlining The Concerns.
D) Survey Other Nurses To Determine If They Share The Same Concerns.
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, 6. What] Should] Nurses] Do] To] Improve] The] Chances] For] The] Success] Of] A]Lo
bbying] Campaign?] Select] All] That] Apply.
A) Research] The] Topic] Thoroughly] And] Be] Well] Informed] Prior] To]
Meeting] With] Key] Figures.
B) Include] Complex] Statistics] Consisting] Of] Percentages] To] Reduce] Any] Cha]ll
enge] Of] The] Data.
C) Only] Include] Members] Of] Political] Parties] That] Favour] The] Initiative] Being] Lobbie] d.
D) Follow] Up] With] Meeting] Attendees] With] A] Written] Summary] Of] The] Meeting.
E) Be] Aware] Of] The] Meeting] Attendees'] Public] Position] On] The] Topic] Being] Discuss] ed
.
7. A] Nurse] Is] Performing] A] Political] Analysis] Of] The] Nursing] Shortage] In]
Canada's] Northern] Regions.] What] Questions] Should] The] Nurse] Ask?] Select] A
ll] That] Apply.
A) Who] Benefits] From] Keeping] The] Nursing] Shortage] In] Place?
B) Who] Is] Currently] Advocating] For] Change] And] Who] Is] Resisting] This] Change?
C) What] Are] The] Financial] Implications] Related] To] The] Nursing] Shortage?
D) Are] There] Any] Hidden] Agendas] Of] The] Stakeholders] Involved?
E) How] Does] The] Nursing] Shortage] Compare] To] Past] Nursing] Shortages] In] The] Area?
8. A] Nursing] Colleague] Tells] The] Nurse] That] Being] Politically] Active] Is] Not] So] m
ething] Worth] The] Effort] Since] There] Is] No] Extra] Pay] For] This] Involveme]nt.
] How] Should] The] Nurse] Respond?
A) “You] Could] Lobby] For] Increased] Nursing] Pay] And] Better] Working] Conditi]on
s] By] Being] Politically] Active,] So] It] Could] Pay] Off!”
B) “You] Are] Obligated] To] Be] Politically] Active] According] To] The] Provin]ci
al] Standards] Of] Practice] So] You] Are] Jeopardizing] Your] License] If] Y]ou]
Are] Not.”
C) “Being] Politically] Active] Is] The] Most] Effective] Way] For] Nurses] To]A
ddress] Health-] Related] Issues] In] A] Significant] And] Lasting] Way.”
D) “It] Is] Up] To] You] If] You] Want] To] Be] Involved,] But] Money] Should]Not
] Be] A] Motivating] Factor] In] How] You] Use] Your] Time] As] A] N]urse.”
9. A]Nurse]Educator]Is]Creating]A]Presentation]About]The]Nursing]Profession's]Obligat
ion] To] Address] Social] Justice] Issues] In] Order] To] Promote] Health] An]d] Well-
Being.] What] Would] Be] Best] For] The] Educator] To] Cite] In] The] Presentation
?
A) News] Articles] About] Local] Social] Justice] Issues] Linked] To] Poor] Health
B) First-
Hand] Accounts] From] People] Whose] Health] Has] Been] Affected] By] Social] Issues
C) The] Official] Provincial/Territorial] Nursing] College's] Standards] Of] Practice
D) Canadian] Nurses] Association's] Code] Of] Ethics] For] Registered] Nurses
10. A] Group] Of] Nurses] Have] Decided] To] Address] An] Issue] Of] Health] In
equity] In] Their] Community.] What] Should] The] Group's] First] Step
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, Be?
A) Speak] To] Those] Directly] Affected.
B) Identify] The] Topic] Of] Interest.
C) Determine] If] It] Is] A] Nursing] Issue.
D) Determine] If] It] Is] A] Priority.
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REALITIES OF CANADIAN NURSING PROFESSIONAL
PRACTICE AND POWER
Page 1
, Chapter 1: Nursing Issues: A Call to Political Action
1. A Nurse Wishes To Take Political Action To Influence Heal
thcare Policy. How Can The Nurse Best Take Political Act
ion?
A) Begin An Active Letter-Writing Campaign To Policy Creators.
B) Encourage Colleagues To Promote Quality Client Care.
C) Address Unit-Level Issues To Create Short-Term Change.
D) Speak To The Nursing Union Representative About The Policy.
2. A Nurse Wants To Address Chronic Nursing Shortages In A Reg
ion. In What Order Should The Nurse Complete The Steps For
An Inductive Approach To Addressing This Issue?
1. Articulate The Issue.
2. Analyze The Issue.
3. Identify Barriers To Resolution.
4. Create Strategies For Resolution.
5. Create A Lobbying Approach.
A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B) 1, 5, 3, 2, 4
C) 2, 3, 4, 1, 5
D) 2, 1, 3, 4, 5
3. How Can Individual Nurses Best Assist In The Clear Articulation Of Nursing Issues?
A) Speak In Unison And Be Collectively Organized.
B) Support Union Activities That Promote Nursing's Image.
C) Speak Out On A Wide Variety Of Healthcare Issues.
D) Write Letters And Lobby The Government.
4. In Considering The Importance Of Political Action On The Quality Of He
althcare Delivered In Canada, The Nurse Should Prioritize What? Select
All That Apply.
A) Healthcare In Canada Is Publicly Funded.
B) Educational Standards Are Directed By Public Policy.
C) Legislation Governs Scope Of Healthcare Practice.
D) Nursing Comprises Primarily Female Practitioners.
E) Canada Is A Diverse Nation With A Wide Variety Of Client Needs.
5. A Nurse Is Concerned About The Quality Of Education Being Delivered
And The Preparedness Of New Graduate Nurses. What Should The Nurse
Do First In Addressing These Concerns?
A) Speak To A Nurse Who Teaches In A Nursing Program.
B) Investigate The Issue Exploring Various Contexts.
C) Write A Letter To The Minister Of Health Outlining The Concerns.
D) Survey Other Nurses To Determine If They Share The Same Concerns.
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, 6. What] Should] Nurses] Do] To] Improve] The] Chances] For] The] Success] Of] A]Lo
bbying] Campaign?] Select] All] That] Apply.
A) Research] The] Topic] Thoroughly] And] Be] Well] Informed] Prior] To]
Meeting] With] Key] Figures.
B) Include] Complex] Statistics] Consisting] Of] Percentages] To] Reduce] Any] Cha]ll
enge] Of] The] Data.
C) Only] Include] Members] Of] Political] Parties] That] Favour] The] Initiative] Being] Lobbie] d.
D) Follow] Up] With] Meeting] Attendees] With] A] Written] Summary] Of] The] Meeting.
E) Be] Aware] Of] The] Meeting] Attendees'] Public] Position] On] The] Topic] Being] Discuss] ed
.
7. A] Nurse] Is] Performing] A] Political] Analysis] Of] The] Nursing] Shortage] In]
Canada's] Northern] Regions.] What] Questions] Should] The] Nurse] Ask?] Select] A
ll] That] Apply.
A) Who] Benefits] From] Keeping] The] Nursing] Shortage] In] Place?
B) Who] Is] Currently] Advocating] For] Change] And] Who] Is] Resisting] This] Change?
C) What] Are] The] Financial] Implications] Related] To] The] Nursing] Shortage?
D) Are] There] Any] Hidden] Agendas] Of] The] Stakeholders] Involved?
E) How] Does] The] Nursing] Shortage] Compare] To] Past] Nursing] Shortages] In] The] Area?
8. A] Nursing] Colleague] Tells] The] Nurse] That] Being] Politically] Active] Is] Not] So] m
ething] Worth] The] Effort] Since] There] Is] No] Extra] Pay] For] This] Involveme]nt.
] How] Should] The] Nurse] Respond?
A) “You] Could] Lobby] For] Increased] Nursing] Pay] And] Better] Working] Conditi]on
s] By] Being] Politically] Active,] So] It] Could] Pay] Off!”
B) “You] Are] Obligated] To] Be] Politically] Active] According] To] The] Provin]ci
al] Standards] Of] Practice] So] You] Are] Jeopardizing] Your] License] If] Y]ou]
Are] Not.”
C) “Being] Politically] Active] Is] The] Most] Effective] Way] For] Nurses] To]A
ddress] Health-] Related] Issues] In] A] Significant] And] Lasting] Way.”
D) “It] Is] Up] To] You] If] You] Want] To] Be] Involved,] But] Money] Should]Not
] Be] A] Motivating] Factor] In] How] You] Use] Your] Time] As] A] N]urse.”
9. A]Nurse]Educator]Is]Creating]A]Presentation]About]The]Nursing]Profession's]Obligat
ion] To] Address] Social] Justice] Issues] In] Order] To] Promote] Health] An]d] Well-
Being.] What] Would] Be] Best] For] The] Educator] To] Cite] In] The] Presentation
?
A) News] Articles] About] Local] Social] Justice] Issues] Linked] To] Poor] Health
B) First-
Hand] Accounts] From] People] Whose] Health] Has] Been] Affected] By] Social] Issues
C) The] Official] Provincial/Territorial] Nursing] College's] Standards] Of] Practice
D) Canadian] Nurses] Association's] Code] Of] Ethics] For] Registered] Nurses
10. A] Group] Of] Nurses] Have] Decided] To] Address] An] Issue] Of] Health] In
equity] In] Their] Community.] What] Should] The] Group's] First] Step
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, Be?
A) Speak] To] Those] Directly] Affected.
B) Identify] The] Topic] Of] Interest.
C) Determine] If] It] Is] A] Nursing] Issue.
D) Determine] If] It] Is] A] Priority.
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