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As the co-founder of the city of Montreal, and a highly respected 'nurse,' which nurse has an award in her name that is considered the highest award in Canada for contributions to the profession of nursing?
- A. Jeanne Mance
- B. Anne Dufrose
- C. Marie de Chamedey
- D. Anne Lecointe de St Bernard
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The highest award of the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) for contribution to the profession is named the Jeanne Mance Award. Jeanne Mance is the most celebrated nurse in Canadian nursing history. She was the co-founder of Montreal and was also held in very high regard for the hospital she founded and the work she did ministering to Aboriginal people and settlers alike.
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- A. 1694
- B. 1697
- C. 1700
- D. 1703
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Epidemics took place from time to time when Quebec was first settled by Europeans, but the worst appears to have been a smallpox epidemic in 1703, when more than a quarter of the nuns died.
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- A. All the first province?
- B. Quebec
- C. Saskatchewan
- D. British Columbia
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Marquette d'Youville founded the Sisters of Charity of Montreal, or les Soeurs Grises (the Grey Nuns), in 1736 in Quebec.
When did the Canadian Nurse begin publication?
- A. 1895
- B. 1905
- C. 1970
- D. 2010
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: 1905 was when Canadian Nurse first published.
Which leading Canadian nurses helped establish the legislation for the registration of nurses, to raise the standard of professional nursing and to ensure those practising were qualified and able?
- A. Lavonia Deck
- B. Isabel Hampton Robb
- C. Adelaide Nutting
- D. Ethel Bedford-Fenwick
Correct Answer: B,C
Rationale: Isabel Hampton Robb and Adelaide Nutting were Canadian nurses living and working in the United States who advocated to secure legislation for the registration of nurses and helped to form the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for Nurses of the United States and Canada.
In 2018 the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) supported expanding membership to include which of the following groups?
- A. Physicians
- B. Licensed practical nurses
- C. Nurse practitioners
- D. Student nurses
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: On June 18, 2018, voting delegates at CNA's annual meeting of members voted overwhelmingly in favour of expanding CNA's membership to include licensed practical nurses (known as registered practical nurses in Ontario) and registered psychiatric nurses (regulated in the four western provinces and Yukon).