Deck 13: The Future of Canadian Health Care: Challenges and Priorities

Question 1

Which Act gives provinces the authority over health care, but gives the federal government the responsibility to fund it?  

A)Medicare Act, 1946  
B)Constitution Act, 1982  
C)British North America Act  
D)Saskatchewan Medical Care Insurance Act

Answer 1

Constitution Act, 1982  

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of the federal responsibility for health care?  

A)evaluating physician and hospital care  
B)delivering direct health care services to incarcerated persons  
C)delivering and managing insured health services  
D)managing some public health and prescription care

Answer 2

delivering direct health care services to incarcerated persons  

Question 3

What health care changes evolved in the latter part of the nineteenth century in Canada?  

A)public health  
B)interprofessional care  
C)immigrant health  
D)curative programs

Answer 3

public health  

Question 4

What report emphasized the need for primary health care reform in Canada?  

A)Drummond Report  
B)Declaration of Alma-Ata  
C)Romanow Report  
D)Quinquennial Report

Question 5

The main goal of primary health care is health for all in a community, and the involvement of individuals and groups in communities. What is another key element of primary health care?  

A)illness prevention  
B)problem-based care  
C)universal health care  
D)intersectoral collaboration

Question 6

Accessibility is one of the five key features of the Canada Health Act. Which of the following is NOT directly addressed in the Act?  

A)reasonable access for citizens without financial barriers  
B)extra billing and user fees for citizens  
C)geographical accessibility  
D)providing equitable care for all citizens

Question 7

Which report emphasized that the determinants of health did not simply exist within the health care system but also in other sectors?  

A)Canadian Health Report  
B)Tommy Douglas Health Report  
C)Quinquennial Report  
D)Lalonde Report

Question 8

Which of the following contribute to the challenge of providing health care for populations across the globe?  

A)infant mortality and globalization  
B)ecology and traditional healing systems  
C)war and national crises  
D)relationships and curative measures

Question 9

What is one circumstance that precipitated the movement of nursing education away from the hospital base to universities?  

A)the growing numbers of university prepared nursing faculty  
B)the growth of public health nursing as a specialty  
C)the Nightingale Report, which  recommended the need for higher education to prepare nurses  
D)an increasing public demand for nursing education that could no longer be met in the hospital-based system with its relationships and curative measures

Question 10

What is the concern about the term "medically necessary"?  

A)There is a lack of clear definition, which creates inequities among the provinces. 
B)There are different magnitudes of necessary, making decisions difficult. 
C)What is medically necessary differs across ages and genders, and within medical diagnoses and concerns. 
D)It is difficult to set out guidelines because physicians and nurses have very different opinions.

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of provincial or territorial responsibility for health care?  

A)deciding upon the principles for health care  
B)delivering direct health care services to veterans  
C)providing health-related functions such as health protection programs  
D)evaluating physician and hospital care

Question 12

Large immigrant populations may live in overcrowded situations and, in some cases, may be unable to access health care. In addition to financial constraints, what is another issue that immigrant populations might face regarding access to health care?  

A)burdening the health care system with longer wait times  
B)language and cultural barriers to health care  
C)burdening primary health care, and spending more on prescription drugs  
D)lack of health care providers and facilities