Deck 19: Entry to Practice: Striving for the Baccalaureate Standard

Question 1

Which province currently has the largest number of nurses in Canada?

A)Quebec
B)Ontario
C)Alberta
D)British Columbia

Answer 1

Quebec

Question 2

Which following provinces and territories provide an example of a cross-provincial/territorial collaborative nursing education effort?

A)Ontario and Quebec
B)Alberta and Manitoba
C)Nunavut and Nova Scotia
D)Northwest Territories and Manitoba

Answer 2

Nunavut and Nova Scotia

Question 3

Which province continues to offer a diploma program in nursing education?

A)Ontario
B)Manitoba
C)Nova Scotia
D)Newfoundland

Answer 3

Manitoba

Question 4

In which year did the Canadian Nurses Association initially anticipate that entry to practice at the baccalaureate level would occur?

A)1990
B)1995
C)2000
D)2005

Question 5

Which setback to the entry-to-practice position occurred in Alberta in the early 2000s?

A)Alberta's economy boomed.
B)Nursing vacancies became widespread.
C)The provincial government opened up additional seats for diploma students.
D)The provincial government withdrew the majority of its funding for nursing education.

Question 6

In which year was the first collaborative school of nursing and university nursing education program offered, enhancing the entry-to-practice position?

A)1984
B)1989
C)1994
D)1998

Question 7

Which province had the first collaborative four-year baccalaureate program in nursing arranged between a university and a community college?

A)Alberta
B)Ontario
C)Saskatchewan
D)British Columbia

Question 8

Which following statement is true regarding the entry-to-practice position?

A)There is a grandparenting clause in the legislation.
B)All nurses are required to have a baccalaureate degree.
C)Diploma schools must apply for special status.
D)There are several entry points for nurses entering the health system.

Question 9

The impact of the report of the Royal Commission on Health Services (1964) caused which of the following to occur?

A)Enrollments declined.
B)Attrition rates sharply increased.
C)The nonintegrated degree program was eliminated.
D)There was acceptance of educational standards in partnership with the Canadian Nurses Association.

Question 10

Which university established the first integrated basic nursing degree?

A)McGill University
B)University of Toronto
C)University of Montreal
D)University of British Columbia

Question 11

In 1996, all collaborative nursing programs in Alberta (except for those at the University of Alberta) were required to do which of the following because the Alberta government would not support the entry-to-practice position?

A)Limit enrollments
B)Offer a diploma-completion exit
C)Seek additional funding from the Minister of Health
D)Seek additional funding from the Minister of Education

Question 12

In which year did Canada have its first doctoral nursing program?

A)1981
B)1986
C)1991
D)1996

Question 13

Which following statement is true of nursing education programs in Canada?

A)All are baccalaureate level programs.
B)Not all programs are four years in length.
C)The programs all have equivalent entrance requirements.
D)The programs all are funded by the departments of health and education.

Question 14

Initial leadership for the entry-to-practice issue came from which of the following sectors?

A)Nursing associations
B)University administration groups
C)Nursing members across Canada
D)A government-appointed committee established in Alberta

Question 15

In which year was the first university nursing degree program established for nurses in Canada?

A)1915
B)1919
C)1924
D)1929