Nurs 101 - Global Health/Canadian
Health Care Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
What does the Canadian Health Act forbid? -
correct answer ✅extra billing and user fees
Who is considered the "father of Medicare"? -
correct answer ✅Thomas Douglas
Understand the Organization of health care in Canada and in British
Columbia. -
correct answer ✅Medicare, MSP, pharmacare
Five levels of health care and associated types of services -
correct answer ✅Level 1: health promotion: anti-smoking
campaigns, promotion of self-esteem in children, and advocacy for
healthy public policy
Level 2: Disease and Injury prevention: immunizations, support
groups
Level 3: Diagnosis and treatment
· Primary care, Secondary care, Tertiary care
Level 4: Rehabilitation
· Aim is to improve the health and quality of life of those facing life-
altering conditions, regardless of age or circumstances
, Nurs 101 - Global Health/Canadian
Health Care Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
· Occurs after a physical or mental health illness, injury, or chemical
addiction
Level 5: Supportive Care
- consists of health, personal, and social services provided over a
long period of time to ppl who are disables and can't function
independently
Primary Care vs Primary Health Care -
correct answer ✅Primary care (PC) focuses on the delivery
personal health services (primary medical care or family practice),
whereas PHC extends beyond PC to include health education,
nutrition, maternal and child health care, family planning,
immunization, social services, investing in schools, housing
Define health promotion. -
correct answer ✅Focuses on enabling people to increase control
over, and to improve their health.
Identify barriers to health promotion. -
correct answer ✅Political pushback, lack of patient enthusiasm,
insufficient funding, lack of time, change is difficult
Health Care Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
What does the Canadian Health Act forbid? -
correct answer ✅extra billing and user fees
Who is considered the "father of Medicare"? -
correct answer ✅Thomas Douglas
Understand the Organization of health care in Canada and in British
Columbia. -
correct answer ✅Medicare, MSP, pharmacare
Five levels of health care and associated types of services -
correct answer ✅Level 1: health promotion: anti-smoking
campaigns, promotion of self-esteem in children, and advocacy for
healthy public policy
Level 2: Disease and Injury prevention: immunizations, support
groups
Level 3: Diagnosis and treatment
· Primary care, Secondary care, Tertiary care
Level 4: Rehabilitation
· Aim is to improve the health and quality of life of those facing life-
altering conditions, regardless of age or circumstances
, Nurs 101 - Global Health/Canadian
Health Care Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
· Occurs after a physical or mental health illness, injury, or chemical
addiction
Level 5: Supportive Care
- consists of health, personal, and social services provided over a
long period of time to ppl who are disables and can't function
independently
Primary Care vs Primary Health Care -
correct answer ✅Primary care (PC) focuses on the delivery
personal health services (primary medical care or family practice),
whereas PHC extends beyond PC to include health education,
nutrition, maternal and child health care, family planning,
immunization, social services, investing in schools, housing
Define health promotion. -
correct answer ✅Focuses on enabling people to increase control
over, and to improve their health.
Identify barriers to health promotion. -
correct answer ✅Political pushback, lack of patient enthusiasm,
insufficient funding, lack of time, change is difficult
