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COLLEGE EXAM 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉Who were the first nurses? Answer: Male attendants and Jesuit
priests , who used their care of the sick
to air their mission of converting Indigenous peoples to Christianity.
◉Who is Marie Rollet Herbet? Answer: The first laywoman to
provide nursing care in New France.
◉Who were the first trained nurses who came in 1639 and founded
Hotel-Dieu? Answer: he "Order of Nursing Sisters" (Nuns).
◉Who is Florence Nightingale? Answer: Founder of modern
nursing. Established the first financially independent nursing
schools.
◉What is the importance of the Nightingale model? Answer: Shaped
the development of nursing education in Canada.
,◉What are hospital schools? Answer: Students provided nursing
care in exchange for education and living arrangements.
◉Who is Dr. George Weir? Answer: Recognized deficits in nursing -
a pivotal moment in nursing education.
◉What were the discoveries of the Weir report in 1932? Answer: -
Exploitative, subservient, abusive behaviour from hospitals.
Students were unhealthy and
the hospital conditions were deplorable
- Hospital nursing schools produced disciplined workforce but did
not provide quality
education necessary for competent nurses
- The report concluded that nursing education should be placed
within the general
education system and the minimal education requirements for the
profession should
be 4 years of high school followed 3 years of nursing specific
training
◉in 2020, The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN),
in partnership with the Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association
,(CINA), published a framework for responding to Canada's Truth
and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action - what did this
document include? Answer: The document included the recognition
that "nursing students need to develop and
understanding of the social determinants of health including
systemic and
interpersonal racism, learn to implement anti-racism intervention,
and to provide
culturally competent care."
◉When did practical nursing become a profession? Answer: In the
late 1930s, but was not recognized as a distinct profession that
required formal education until the 1970s.
◉When was the Canadian Council for Practical Nurse Regulators
(CCPNR) formed? Answer: 2004.
◉How does the World Health Organization (WHO) define the
nursing profession? Answer: "Nursing encompasses autonomous
and collaborative care of individuals of all ages,
families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. It
includes the
promotion of health, the prevention of illness, and the care of ill,
disabled and dying
people."
, ◉How does the Nursing Act (1991) define the nursing profession?
Answer: "The practice of nursing is the promotion of health and the
assessment of, the
provision of, care for, and the treatment of, health conditions by
supportive,
preventive, therapeutic, palliative and rehabilitative means in order
to attain or
maintain optimal function"
◉What is the "art" of nursing? Answer: The art is the establishment
of a caring relationship through which nurses
apply knowledge, skill, and judgment in a compassionate manner.
◉What is the "science" of nursing? Answer: The science is the
application of nursing knowledge and the technical
aspects of practice.
◉What is meant by accountability? Answer: - Taking responsibility
for decisions and actions
- Collaborating, consulting, and taking action when needed
COLLEGE EXAM 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉Who were the first nurses? Answer: Male attendants and Jesuit
priests , who used their care of the sick
to air their mission of converting Indigenous peoples to Christianity.
◉Who is Marie Rollet Herbet? Answer: The first laywoman to
provide nursing care in New France.
◉Who were the first trained nurses who came in 1639 and founded
Hotel-Dieu? Answer: he "Order of Nursing Sisters" (Nuns).
◉Who is Florence Nightingale? Answer: Founder of modern
nursing. Established the first financially independent nursing
schools.
◉What is the importance of the Nightingale model? Answer: Shaped
the development of nursing education in Canada.
,◉What are hospital schools? Answer: Students provided nursing
care in exchange for education and living arrangements.
◉Who is Dr. George Weir? Answer: Recognized deficits in nursing -
a pivotal moment in nursing education.
◉What were the discoveries of the Weir report in 1932? Answer: -
Exploitative, subservient, abusive behaviour from hospitals.
Students were unhealthy and
the hospital conditions were deplorable
- Hospital nursing schools produced disciplined workforce but did
not provide quality
education necessary for competent nurses
- The report concluded that nursing education should be placed
within the general
education system and the minimal education requirements for the
profession should
be 4 years of high school followed 3 years of nursing specific
training
◉in 2020, The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN),
in partnership with the Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association
,(CINA), published a framework for responding to Canada's Truth
and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action - what did this
document include? Answer: The document included the recognition
that "nursing students need to develop and
understanding of the social determinants of health including
systemic and
interpersonal racism, learn to implement anti-racism intervention,
and to provide
culturally competent care."
◉When did practical nursing become a profession? Answer: In the
late 1930s, but was not recognized as a distinct profession that
required formal education until the 1970s.
◉When was the Canadian Council for Practical Nurse Regulators
(CCPNR) formed? Answer: 2004.
◉How does the World Health Organization (WHO) define the
nursing profession? Answer: "Nursing encompasses autonomous
and collaborative care of individuals of all ages,
families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. It
includes the
promotion of health, the prevention of illness, and the care of ill,
disabled and dying
people."
, ◉How does the Nursing Act (1991) define the nursing profession?
Answer: "The practice of nursing is the promotion of health and the
assessment of, the
provision of, care for, and the treatment of, health conditions by
supportive,
preventive, therapeutic, palliative and rehabilitative means in order
to attain or
maintain optimal function"
◉What is the "art" of nursing? Answer: The art is the establishment
of a caring relationship through which nurses
apply knowledge, skill, and judgment in a compassionate manner.
◉What is the "science" of nursing? Answer: The science is the
application of nursing knowledge and the technical
aspects of practice.
◉What is meant by accountability? Answer: - Taking responsibility
for decisions and actions
- Collaborating, consulting, and taking action when needed
