Health and Health Care Delivery in Canada 3rd Edition Thompson Test Bank 2

, Chapter 1: The History of Health Care in Canada
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MULTIPLErCHOICE

1. WhenrandrwhererwasrCanada’srfirstrmedicalrschoolrestablished?
a. Saskatoon,rinr1868
b. Ottawa,rinr1867
c. Montreal,rinr1825
d. Kingston,rinr1855
ANS:r C

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A TherfirstrmedicalrschoolrwasrnotrestablishedrinrSaskatoonrinr1868.
B TherfirstrmedicalrschoolrwasrnotrestablishedrinrOttawarinr1867.
C TherfirstrmedicalrschoolrinrCanadarwasrestablishedrinr1825rinrMontreal.
D TherfirstrmedicalrschoolrwasrnotrestablishedrinrKingstonrinr1855.

DIF: CognitiverLevel:rKnowledge REF:r r p.r4

2. Inr1834,rWilliamrKellyrdeducedrwhichrpublicrhealthrprinciple?
a. Vaccinationrcanrsuccessfullyreradicatersmallpox.
b. Educationrisrdirectlyrrelatedrtorhealth.
c. Quarantinereffectivelyrcontainsrinfections.
d. Sanitationrandrdiseaserarerrelated.

ANS:r D

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A WilliamrKellyrdidrnotrdeducerthatrsmallpoxrcouldrbereliminatedrwithrarvaccine.
B WilliamrKellyrdidrnotrdeducerthatreducationrlevelrwasrrelatedrtorhealth.
C WilliamrKellyrdidrnotrintroducerquarantinertorcontainrdisease.
D WilliamrKellyrsuspectedrarrelationshiprbetweenrsanitationrandrdiseaserandrdeducedrt
hatrwaterrmightrberarsourcerofrcontamination.

DIF: CognitiverLevel:rKnowledge REF:r r p.r5

3. WhichrofrtherfollowingrvolunteerrorganizationsrwasrinvolvedrinrtherevolutionrofrhealthrcarerinrCan
ada?
a. TherOrderrofrSt.rJohn
b. TherVeterans’rSociety
c. TherSt.rAndrew’srSociety
d. TherCanadianrNursesrAssociation
ANS:r A

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A TherOrderrofrSt.rJohnrwasrintroducedrinrCanadarinr1883;rthermembersrhadrknowledg
erofrfirstraid,rdisasterrrelief,randrhomernursing.

, B TherVeterans’rSocietyrdidrnotrplayrarpartrinrtherevolutionrofrhealthrcarerinrCanada.

C TherSt.rAndrew’srSocietyrdidrnotrplayrarpartrinrtherevolutionrofrhealthrcarerinrCanada.

D TherCanadianrNursesrAssociationrdidrnotrplayrarpartrinrtherearlyrevolutionrofrhealthrc
arerinrCanada.

DIF: CognitiverLevel:rKnowledge REF:r r p.r6

4. WhatrdidrtherHospitalrInsurancerandrDiagnosticrServicesrActr(1957)rpropose?
a. Provincesrwithoutrarhealthrinsurancerplanrmustrpayradditionalrfederalrtax.
b. Provincesrandrterritoriesrwithrarhealthrinsurancerplanrwouldrreceiversubstantialrfu
ndingrfromrtherfederalrgovernment.
c. Certainrservicesrwouldrnorlongerrberfundedrbyrtherfederalrgovernment.
d. Physiciansrwouldrberallowedrtorchargerarfeerforrservicertortherclient.

ANS:r B

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A TherHospitalrInsurancerandrDiagnosticrServicesrActrdidrnotrproposeranrincreaserinr
taxrforrprovincesrwithoutrarplan.
B UnderrtherHospitalrInsurancerandrDiagnosticrServicesrActr(1957),rprovincesrandrte
rritoriesrwithrarhealthrinsurancerplanrwouldrhaverfundingrmatchedrbyrtherfederalrgo
vernmentrbyr50rcentsrforreveryrdollar.
C TherHospitalrInsurancerandrDiagnosticrServicesrActrdidrnotrproposertherremovalro
frinsuredrmedicalrservices.
D TherHospitalrInsurancerandrDiagnosticrServicesrActrdidrnotrallowrphysiciansrtorchar
gerarfeerforrservice.

DIF: CognitiverLevel:rKnowledge REF:r r p.r13

5. Whatrmajorrchangerinrpoliticalrthinkingroccurredrinrpost–
WorldrWarrIIrCanadarinrrelationrtorhealthrcare?
a. Universitiesrshouldreducatermorernurses.
b. Thergovernmentrshouldrnotrberrequiredrtorprovideraccessrtorprimaryrhealthrcare.
c. Individualrfamiliesrshouldrberresponsiblerforrabsorbingrthercostrofrhealthrcare.
d. Governmentsrshouldrberresponsiblerforrprovidingrbasicrservicesrlikerhealthrcare.

ANS:r D

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A Therneedrtoreducatermorernursesrwasrnotrpartrofrpost–
WorldrWarrIIrthinkingrinrCanada.
B Therlackrofrresponsibilityrofrthergovernmentrtorproviderhealthrcarerwasrnotrpartrofrp
ost–WorldrWarrIIrthinkingrinrCanada.
C Therbeliefrthatrfamiliesrshouldrbearrthercostrofrhealthrcarerwasrnotrpartrofrtherpoliticalr
thinkingrinrpost–WorldrWarrIIrCanada.
D Inrpost–
WorldrWarrIIrCanada,randrinrtheraftermathrofrardepression,rtherthinkingrshiftedrtorth
eridearthatrgovernmentsrhadranrobligationrtorproviderCanadiansrwithrarbetterrstandar
drofrliving,rincludingraccessrtorqualityrhealthrcare.

, DIF: CognitiverLevel:rAnalysis REF:r r p.r12

6. WhatrimportantractrwasrpassedrbyrthergovernmentrofrTommyrDouglasrinrSaskatchewanrinr194
7?
a. TherHospitalrInsurancerAct
b. TherMedicalrCarerAct
c. TherHospitalrInsurancerandrDiagnosticrServicesrAct
d. TherCanadarHealthrAct
ANS:r A

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A TherHospitalrInsurancerActrwasrpassedrbyrthergovernmentrofrSaskatchewan,rledrbyr
TommyrDouglas,rinr1947.rItrguaranteedrSaskatchewanrresidentsrhospitalrcarerinrex
changerforrarmodestrinsurancerpremiumrpayment.
B TherMedicalrCarerActrwasrnotrpassedrinrSaskatchewanrinr1947.
C TherHospitalrInsurancerandrDiagnosticrServicesrActrwasrnotrpassedrinrSaskatchewa
nrinr1947.
D TherCanadarHealthrActrwasrnotrpassedrinrSaskatchewanrinr1947.

DIF: CognitiverLevel:rKnowledge REF:r r p.r14

7. WhatrimportantrrecommendationrwasrembodiedrinrtherHallrReport?
a. Individualsrshouldrtakerresponsibilityrforrsomerofrtheirrhealthrcarercosts.
b. Preventiverhealthrmeasuresrwouldrberarwiserinvestment.
c. ExtrarbillingrshouldrnotrberpartrofrCanada’srhealthrcarersystem.
d. Provincesrshouldrretainrfullrcontrolrasrwellrasrfinancialrresponsibilityrforrhealthrcar
e.
ANS:r C

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A TherHallrReportrdidrnotrproposerthatrindividualsrpayrforrsomerofrtheirrhealthrcarerco
sts.
B TherHallrReportrdidrnotrproposerthatrpreventiverhealthrmeasuresrwouldrberarwiserin
vestment.
C TherHallrReportrrecommendedranrendrtorextrarbillingrandrsuggestedrthat,rinstead,rd
octorsrberallowedrtoroperaterentirelyroutsiderofrtherMedicalrCarerAct.
D TherHallrReportrdidrnotrproposerthatrprovincesrshouldrretainrallrfinancialrresponsibili
tyrforrhealthrcare.

DIF: CognitiverLevel:rAnalysis REF:r r p.r17

8. WhyrdidrtherEstablishedrProgramsrFinancingr(EPF)rmechanismrofrfundingrbecomerin
adequaterforrhealthrcare?
a. Thergovernmentrimposedrmanyrcorporatertaxrcuts.
b. Healthrcarerspendingrincreasedrdramatically,rcausingrprovincialrandrterritorialro
verspending.
c. Thercostrofreducationrtookruprmorerdollarsrthanrhadrbeenranticipated.