ETHICS AND ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY
NURSING 3RD CANADIAN EDITION 2026
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TOP
REVIEW A+
◉ Repentant women and widows. Answer: Individuals who
provided nursing care during the Middle Ages, often referred to as
sisters.
◉ Male nurses called brothers. Answer: Men who provided nursing
care during the Middle Ages, often associated with religious groups.
◉ Secular nursing orders. Answer: Organized groups that had
religious foundations and offered nursing services during the Middle
Ages.
◉ Monasticism. Answer: During the Middle Ages, monasticism and
other religious groups offered the only opportunities for men and
women to pursue careers in nursing.
◉ Empirical. Answer: The term empirical relates to knowledge
gained through the processes of observation and experience.
,◉ Communicable diseases. Answer: The Crusades led to deplorable
sanitary conditions, fatigue, poor nutrition, diarrhea, and the spread
of communicable diseases.
◉ Misogyny. Answer: The persecution of women that lasted
hundreds of years, leaving a persistent legacy of misogyny.
◉ Exclusion of women from universities. Answer: Exclusion of
women from universities during the Middle Ages meant that the
only women allowed by the church to practice healing arts were in
religious nursing orders.
◉ Deaconesses. Answer: Deaconesses were among the organized
groups that had religious foundations and offered nursing services.
◉ Sisters. Answer: Much of hospital nursing was carried out by
repentant women and widows called sisters.
◉ Brothers. Answer: Much of hospital nursing was carried out by
male nurses called brothers.
◉ Matrons. Answer: Matrons were among the organized groups that
had religious foundations and offered nursing services.
,◉ Secular nursing orders. Answer: Secular nursing orders were
among the organized groups that had religious foundations and
offered nursing services.
◉ Saints Jerome and Thomas of Aquinas. Answer: Saints Jerome and
Thomas of Aquinas set the stage for the persecution of women that
lasted hundreds of years.
◉ Health changes due to Crusades. Answer: The Crusades brought
many changes in the health of the population.
◉ Sanitary conditions during Crusades. Answer: The Crusades led to
deplorable sanitary conditions.
◉ Fatigue during Crusades. Answer: The Crusades led to fatigue
among the population.
◉ Poor nutrition during Crusades. Answer: The Crusades led to poor
nutrition among the population.
◉ Diarrhea during Crusades. Answer: The Crusades led to diarrhea
among the population.
, ◉ Historical influence on nursing. Answer: Social, philosophical, and
other historical forces influenced the development of nursing.
◉ Religious foundations of nursing. Answer: Many organized groups
that offered nursing services had religious foundations.
◉ Role of women in nursing. Answer: Women were often relegated
to roles defined by religious leaders, impacting their participation in
nursing.
◉ Legacy of religious leaders. Answer: The legacy of religious
leaders like St. Jerome and St. Thomas Aquinas contributed to the
historical oppression of women.
◉ Healing arts. Answer: The only women allowed by the church to
practice healing arts were in religious nursing orders.
◉ Cognitive Level: Knowledge. Answer: Refers to the understanding
and recall of information.
◉ Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning. Answer: Refers to the
methods and processes involved in teaching and learning.
NURSING 3RD CANADIAN EDITION 2026
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TOP
REVIEW A+
◉ Repentant women and widows. Answer: Individuals who
provided nursing care during the Middle Ages, often referred to as
sisters.
◉ Male nurses called brothers. Answer: Men who provided nursing
care during the Middle Ages, often associated with religious groups.
◉ Secular nursing orders. Answer: Organized groups that had
religious foundations and offered nursing services during the Middle
Ages.
◉ Monasticism. Answer: During the Middle Ages, monasticism and
other religious groups offered the only opportunities for men and
women to pursue careers in nursing.
◉ Empirical. Answer: The term empirical relates to knowledge
gained through the processes of observation and experience.
,◉ Communicable diseases. Answer: The Crusades led to deplorable
sanitary conditions, fatigue, poor nutrition, diarrhea, and the spread
of communicable diseases.
◉ Misogyny. Answer: The persecution of women that lasted
hundreds of years, leaving a persistent legacy of misogyny.
◉ Exclusion of women from universities. Answer: Exclusion of
women from universities during the Middle Ages meant that the
only women allowed by the church to practice healing arts were in
religious nursing orders.
◉ Deaconesses. Answer: Deaconesses were among the organized
groups that had religious foundations and offered nursing services.
◉ Sisters. Answer: Much of hospital nursing was carried out by
repentant women and widows called sisters.
◉ Brothers. Answer: Much of hospital nursing was carried out by
male nurses called brothers.
◉ Matrons. Answer: Matrons were among the organized groups that
had religious foundations and offered nursing services.
,◉ Secular nursing orders. Answer: Secular nursing orders were
among the organized groups that had religious foundations and
offered nursing services.
◉ Saints Jerome and Thomas of Aquinas. Answer: Saints Jerome and
Thomas of Aquinas set the stage for the persecution of women that
lasted hundreds of years.
◉ Health changes due to Crusades. Answer: The Crusades brought
many changes in the health of the population.
◉ Sanitary conditions during Crusades. Answer: The Crusades led to
deplorable sanitary conditions.
◉ Fatigue during Crusades. Answer: The Crusades led to fatigue
among the population.
◉ Poor nutrition during Crusades. Answer: The Crusades led to poor
nutrition among the population.
◉ Diarrhea during Crusades. Answer: The Crusades led to diarrhea
among the population.
, ◉ Historical influence on nursing. Answer: Social, philosophical, and
other historical forces influenced the development of nursing.
◉ Religious foundations of nursing. Answer: Many organized groups
that offered nursing services had religious foundations.
◉ Role of women in nursing. Answer: Women were often relegated
to roles defined by religious leaders, impacting their participation in
nursing.
◉ Legacy of religious leaders. Answer: The legacy of religious
leaders like St. Jerome and St. Thomas Aquinas contributed to the
historical oppression of women.
◉ Healing arts. Answer: The only women allowed by the church to
practice healing arts were in religious nursing orders.
◉ Cognitive Level: Knowledge. Answer: Refers to the understanding
and recall of information.
◉ Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning. Answer: Refers to the
methods and processes involved in teaching and learning.
