NURS2730 – FOUNDATIONS TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS A+ GRADED
What was the earliest introduction to nursing in canada
When Canada was colonized there were devastating epidemics, nursing care was the
only effective defense.
nursing care during the colonization of canada
Nursing was very important for treating epidemics.
Nursing care included women who were untrained, and indigenous healers and
midwives
What knowledge did the indigenous people give to early nursing
health care knowledge from their roles of midwives/caregivers and herbal remedies
Who are the sisters of charity of montreal
Also known as grey nuns, the sisters of charity of montreal are catholic sisters that were
important figures in early nursing care. They visited sick people in their homes.
who was the founder of modern nursing
florence nightingale
What did florence nightingale d o
cared for wounded soldiers during crimean war, reduced mortality and morbidity rates,
introduced sanitary science, led political health care movements
In the mid to late 1800s, what political changes did florence nightingale lead
- elevated status of nursing
-nursing statistics
what is a hospital school
nursing students live in the hospital in exchange for providing care.
This benefiting the hospitals financially, but left the nursing students in poor living
conditions and questionable quality of education.
what is a diploma school
nursing school under the nightingale system.
Included well rounded education including a variety of science courses, english courses,
and good character. These schools had strong christian motives.
what was the first diploma school in canada
St. Catharines Training School in 1874
What was the weir report
a survey of nursing education in canada (1932) that resulted in observations of
insufficient classroom instruction and variety in clinical experience.
This motivated a reformation in nursing education.
what was the royal commission on health services.
in 1965 there was a reformation that transitioned nursing education away from hospital
schools
, give examples of canadian armed forces nursing
-nursing sister lieutenants
-NATO forces in europe 1950s
-1950-1953 korean war
-peace keeping in bosnia, iraq, afghanistan
what were some flaws of florence nightingale's influence
nightingales vision was for nursing to be for white, middle-class, women.
This means that nursing has historically been non inclusive and has been structured by
gender, segregated by race, and determined by class
when was the first masters in nursing program established
at university of western in 1959
when was the first doctoral program in nursing established
in alberta 1991
when did hospital schools transition into 2 year diploma programs
1960s
when did the alberta task force on nursing education recommend all graduates be
prepared at the baccalaureate level
1975
when was the first university program for nursing established and what prompted
it
1919 at the university of British columbia. This was influenced by the consequences of
WW1 and the influenza epidemic
when was the influenza epidemic
1917-1918
what is the RNCIA
Registered Nurses of Canadian Indian Ancestry
what is CINA
Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association
Describe the efforts made to decolonize health care
Indigenous nurses were able to note shortcomings and failures of the colonial health
system. In the 1970s, the CINA and RNCIA were formed and took control of indigenous
health services to improve the health of indigenous communities.
Racism in canadian nursing examples
-black women were denied participation in war efforts
-Black people had difficulties being admitted into canadian schools and were therefore
forced to go to school in the south of USA
-People claimed black women did not fit the standard of nursing (not a white woman)
Who is Edith Monture?
the first indigenous nurse in 1914 and a pioneer for maternal and indigenous health
Describe indigenous health in the early 1900s
the federal government had a different health care system for indigenous people. These
hospitals were underfunded, overcrowded, understaffed, and overall contributed to a
lack of quality health care to indigenous people.
ANSWERS A+ GRADED
What was the earliest introduction to nursing in canada
When Canada was colonized there were devastating epidemics, nursing care was the
only effective defense.
nursing care during the colonization of canada
Nursing was very important for treating epidemics.
Nursing care included women who were untrained, and indigenous healers and
midwives
What knowledge did the indigenous people give to early nursing
health care knowledge from their roles of midwives/caregivers and herbal remedies
Who are the sisters of charity of montreal
Also known as grey nuns, the sisters of charity of montreal are catholic sisters that were
important figures in early nursing care. They visited sick people in their homes.
who was the founder of modern nursing
florence nightingale
What did florence nightingale d o
cared for wounded soldiers during crimean war, reduced mortality and morbidity rates,
introduced sanitary science, led political health care movements
In the mid to late 1800s, what political changes did florence nightingale lead
- elevated status of nursing
-nursing statistics
what is a hospital school
nursing students live in the hospital in exchange for providing care.
This benefiting the hospitals financially, but left the nursing students in poor living
conditions and questionable quality of education.
what is a diploma school
nursing school under the nightingale system.
Included well rounded education including a variety of science courses, english courses,
and good character. These schools had strong christian motives.
what was the first diploma school in canada
St. Catharines Training School in 1874
What was the weir report
a survey of nursing education in canada (1932) that resulted in observations of
insufficient classroom instruction and variety in clinical experience.
This motivated a reformation in nursing education.
what was the royal commission on health services.
in 1965 there was a reformation that transitioned nursing education away from hospital
schools
, give examples of canadian armed forces nursing
-nursing sister lieutenants
-NATO forces in europe 1950s
-1950-1953 korean war
-peace keeping in bosnia, iraq, afghanistan
what were some flaws of florence nightingale's influence
nightingales vision was for nursing to be for white, middle-class, women.
This means that nursing has historically been non inclusive and has been structured by
gender, segregated by race, and determined by class
when was the first masters in nursing program established
at university of western in 1959
when was the first doctoral program in nursing established
in alberta 1991
when did hospital schools transition into 2 year diploma programs
1960s
when did the alberta task force on nursing education recommend all graduates be
prepared at the baccalaureate level
1975
when was the first university program for nursing established and what prompted
it
1919 at the university of British columbia. This was influenced by the consequences of
WW1 and the influenza epidemic
when was the influenza epidemic
1917-1918
what is the RNCIA
Registered Nurses of Canadian Indian Ancestry
what is CINA
Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association
Describe the efforts made to decolonize health care
Indigenous nurses were able to note shortcomings and failures of the colonial health
system. In the 1970s, the CINA and RNCIA were formed and took control of indigenous
health services to improve the health of indigenous communities.
Racism in canadian nursing examples
-black women were denied participation in war efforts
-Black people had difficulties being admitted into canadian schools and were therefore
forced to go to school in the south of USA
-People claimed black women did not fit the standard of nursing (not a white woman)
Who is Edith Monture?
the first indigenous nurse in 1914 and a pioneer for maternal and indigenous health
Describe indigenous health in the early 1900s
the federal government had a different health care system for indigenous people. These
hospitals were underfunded, overcrowded, understaffed, and overall contributed to a
lack of quality health care to indigenous people.
