NRSG 91 FINAL EXAM NEWEST EXAM 2025 | ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED
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1. When did the history of nursing begin in Canada? - ANSWER✔✔-Nursing history in
Canada dates back to the 1600s, with indigenous healing traditions and midwives
playing important caregiver roles in their communities.
2. Who is credited as the first person to provide nursing care in Canada? -
ANSWER✔✔-Marie Rollet Hébert is credited as the first person to provide nursing care
in what is now Canada in 1617.
3. What was the first hospital in Canada, and who established it? - ANSWER✔✔-Jeanne
Mance established the first Canadian hospital in Montreal in 1642.
4. Who were the Grey Nuns, and what was their role in Canadian nursing history? -
ANSWER✔✔-The Grey Nuns were the first community nursing order in Canada,
visiting both settlers and Indigenous Peoples.
5. What changes occurred in nursing and healthcare in the 1700s? - ANSWER✔✔-The
1700s saw the establishment of nursing orders, hospitals, and the provision of
healthcare to different populations.
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,6. When and where was the first diploma nursing school for LPNs established in
Canada? - ANSWER✔✔-In 1874, the General and Marine Hospital in St. Catharines
established the first diploma nursing school for LPNs in Canada.
7. Who introduced a proper nursing curriculum and a 3 - ANSWER✔✔-year nursing
program, and when? - Mary Agnes Snively introduced a proper nursing curriculum
and a 3-year nursing program in 1887.
8. How did nursing education programs evolve over time? - ANSWER✔✔-Nursing
education programs grew, with nursing students staffing hospitals and taking classes
led by doctors until the 1950s. Nursing assistant programs started in 1946 and evolved
over time, leading to the creation of the Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) title.
Education requirements changed in 2005, with a focus on baccalaureate degrees for
Registered Nurses (RNs) and college diplomas for RPNs.
9. What are some of the current trends in Canadian healthcare? - ANSWER✔✔-Trends
in Canadian healthcare include the growing number of infectious diseases, rising
healthcare costs, increasing disparities between economic classes, changing
demographics, advances in technology, the use of unregulated healthcare providers,
evidence-based practice, and a shift towards shorter hospital stays and a customer-
service approach.
10. What is the history of the Canadian healthcare system? - ANSWER✔✔-The
Canadian healthcare system has a history that dates back to 1867, with provincial
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, governments responsible for managing hospitals and charities. The federal government
has jurisdiction over marine hospitals and quarantine. Significant developments include
the introduction of medicare and the establishment of the Canadian Health Care Act in
the 1960s and 1980s. There have been challenges, such as the Tainted Blood Scandal and
the impact of diseases like SARS.
11. What are values in the context of nursing? - ANSWER✔✔-Values are strong
personal beliefs that influence behavior and are formed through upbringing, culture,
and experiences.
12. What is the definition of ethics in healthcare? - ANSWER✔✔-Ethics, also known as
morality, involves the study of good conduct, character, and motives. It determines
what is good or valuable for individuals and society.
13. What are the principles of bioethics? - ANSWER✔✔-The principles of bioethics
include autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice.
14. What are the seven important values in nursing identified by the College of Nurses
of Ontario (CNO)? - ANSWER✔✔-The values are client well-being, client choice,
privacy and confidentiality, respect for life and quality of life, maintaining
commitments, truthfulness, and fairness.
15. What is an ethical dilemma in nursing practice? - ANSWER✔✔-Ethical dilemmas are
common in nursing practice and may involve decisions about life-prolonging treatment,
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED
A+ | VERIFIED ANSWERS | JUST RELEASED
1. When did the history of nursing begin in Canada? - ANSWER✔✔-Nursing history in
Canada dates back to the 1600s, with indigenous healing traditions and midwives
playing important caregiver roles in their communities.
2. Who is credited as the first person to provide nursing care in Canada? -
ANSWER✔✔-Marie Rollet Hébert is credited as the first person to provide nursing care
in what is now Canada in 1617.
3. What was the first hospital in Canada, and who established it? - ANSWER✔✔-Jeanne
Mance established the first Canadian hospital in Montreal in 1642.
4. Who were the Grey Nuns, and what was their role in Canadian nursing history? -
ANSWER✔✔-The Grey Nuns were the first community nursing order in Canada,
visiting both settlers and Indigenous Peoples.
5. What changes occurred in nursing and healthcare in the 1700s? - ANSWER✔✔-The
1700s saw the establishment of nursing orders, hospitals, and the provision of
healthcare to different populations.
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,6. When and where was the first diploma nursing school for LPNs established in
Canada? - ANSWER✔✔-In 1874, the General and Marine Hospital in St. Catharines
established the first diploma nursing school for LPNs in Canada.
7. Who introduced a proper nursing curriculum and a 3 - ANSWER✔✔-year nursing
program, and when? - Mary Agnes Snively introduced a proper nursing curriculum
and a 3-year nursing program in 1887.
8. How did nursing education programs evolve over time? - ANSWER✔✔-Nursing
education programs grew, with nursing students staffing hospitals and taking classes
led by doctors until the 1950s. Nursing assistant programs started in 1946 and evolved
over time, leading to the creation of the Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) title.
Education requirements changed in 2005, with a focus on baccalaureate degrees for
Registered Nurses (RNs) and college diplomas for RPNs.
9. What are some of the current trends in Canadian healthcare? - ANSWER✔✔-Trends
in Canadian healthcare include the growing number of infectious diseases, rising
healthcare costs, increasing disparities between economic classes, changing
demographics, advances in technology, the use of unregulated healthcare providers,
evidence-based practice, and a shift towards shorter hospital stays and a customer-
service approach.
10. What is the history of the Canadian healthcare system? - ANSWER✔✔-The
Canadian healthcare system has a history that dates back to 1867, with provincial
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, governments responsible for managing hospitals and charities. The federal government
has jurisdiction over marine hospitals and quarantine. Significant developments include
the introduction of medicare and the establishment of the Canadian Health Care Act in
the 1960s and 1980s. There have been challenges, such as the Tainted Blood Scandal and
the impact of diseases like SARS.
11. What are values in the context of nursing? - ANSWER✔✔-Values are strong
personal beliefs that influence behavior and are formed through upbringing, culture,
and experiences.
12. What is the definition of ethics in healthcare? - ANSWER✔✔-Ethics, also known as
morality, involves the study of good conduct, character, and motives. It determines
what is good or valuable for individuals and society.
13. What are the principles of bioethics? - ANSWER✔✔-The principles of bioethics
include autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice.
14. What are the seven important values in nursing identified by the College of Nurses
of Ontario (CNO)? - ANSWER✔✔-The values are client well-being, client choice,
privacy and confidentiality, respect for life and quality of life, maintaining
commitments, truthfulness, and fairness.
15. What is an ethical dilemma in nursing practice? - ANSWER✔✔-Ethical dilemmas are
common in nursing practice and may involve decisions about life-prolonging treatment,
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