Deck 15: Shortage or Oversupply the Nursing Workforce Pendulum

Question 1

Which percentage of the nursing workforce was made up of nurse practitioners in 2007?

A)1.5%
B)2.3%
C)3.2%
D)4.1%

Answer 1

3.2%

Question 2

In 2007, approximately which percentage of nurses worked in urban areas in Canada?

A)68%
B)76%
C)88%
D)92%

Answer 2

88%

Question 3

The health care system and hospitals have been slow to recognize and support which following need for RNs?

A)Increased salaries
B)More technology
C)Increased patient focus
D)Additional skills and knowledge

Answer 3

Additional skills and knowledge

Question 4

The absence of which position can be seen as evidence of the devaluing of nurses' work?

A)Personal support worker
B)Unit manager
C)Union representative
D)Chief executive nurse

Question 5

Which of the following is a challenge that continues to face the nursing profession?

A)Professional structures that are quick to empower nurses
B)Structural changes that increase the quality of work-life balance
C)Coordinated retention and recruitment strategies
D)Full-time versus part-time employment

Question 6

Approximately which percentage of registered nurses is not employed and is not seeking work?

A)2%
B)4%
C)6%
D)8%

Question 7

Which specialized nursing role in hospitals has decreased over time?

A)Staff educator
B)Lactation consultant
C)Clinical nurse specialist
D)Advanced practice nurse

Question 8

In which area of nursing is the average age highest?

A)Nursing practice
B)Nursing research
C)Nursing education
D)Nursing administration

Question 9

Which province gains the most nurses through inter-jurisdictional mobility?

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

Question 10

Which following factor is contributing to the requirement for higher efficiency and productivity in nursing?

A)An increase in the fertility rate
B)A decrease in the mortality rate
C)A reduction in birth rates, causing a decrease in the population
D)A decrease in methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection

Question 11

Between 2002 and 2007, which area of nursing responsibility saw a decrease in the number of nurses?

A)Oncology
B)Adult health
C)Maternal nursing
D)Intensive care nursing

Question 12

During which time period did Canada experience a decrease in the RN workforce?

A)1979-1981
B)1985-1987
C)1991-1993
D)1997-1999

Question 13

Which following trend has caused an increase in RN demand both nationally and internationally?

A)Globalization
B)Longer hospital stays
C)Decreased acuity of care
D)The shift from community to hospital care

Question 14

Between 2002 and 2008, what was the annual growth rate of the RN workforce in Canada?

A)1.5%
B)2.1%
C)3.3%
D)6.4%

Question 15

In which year were nursing positions in telehealth first reported in Canada?

A)2000
B)2003
C)2006
D)2009