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The story of the early colonization of which area in Canada parallels the development of nursing?
- A. New Brunswick
- B. New France
- C. Quebec
- D. Prince Edward Island
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The story of the early colonization of New France parallels the development of nursing, as it was during this period that initial healthcare efforts, including nursing, began to take shape.
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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.
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.
The matron-in-chief of the Canadian Army Nursing Corps during World War I was which of the following?
- A. Georgina Pope
- B. Margaret Macdonald
- C. Florence Nightingale
- D. Elizabeth Smellie
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Margaret Macdonald was the matron-in-chief of the Canadian Army Nursing Corps during World War I.
Which of the following groups represent the first Europeans to tend to the sick in what would become Canada?
- A. Jesuit priests from New France
- B. European females from England
- C. Aboriginal females from Quebec
- D. The original females from Port Royal
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The first Europeans to tend to the sick were male attendants at a sick bay established at the French garrison in Port Royal, Acadia, in 1629.