Deck 25: Internationalizing Nursing in Canada: Perspectives in Nursing Practice and Education

Question 1

Which two Canadian provinces are participating in the North American Mobility Project?

A)Quebec, Ontario
B)New Brunswick, Alberta
C)Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island
D)Newfoundland, British Columbia

Answer 1

Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island

Question 2

In 2006, what percentage of nurses in Canada held a master's or doctorate degree?

A)1%
B)3%
C)5%
D)7%

Answer 2

3%

Question 3

The preparation of individual nurses and enabling internationally educated nurses to practise in Canada are both major activities within which following category of strategies for internationalizing Canadian nursing?

A)Bringing in
B)Cross-training
C)Reaching out
D)Sustainable development

Answer 3

Bringing in

Question 4

Production, one of the three major interrelated dimensions of health human resources development (HHRD), is concerned with which following aspect?

A)Health
B)Finances
C)Education
D)Nursing practice

Question 5

The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) has projected an annual need for approximately how many master's-prepared nurses in order to maintain a sufficient number of qualified teaching staff?

A)2,000
B)2,600
C)3,000
D)3,600

Question 6

International placements and student exchanges are major activities within which following category of strategies for internationalizing Canadian nursing?

A)Bringing in
B)Cross-training
C)Reaching out
D)Sustainable development

Question 7

The development of nursing is influenced by which three potent factors?

A)Power, money, resources
B)Gender, legislation, regulation
C)Power, gender, medicalization of health services
D)Legislation, accountability, education

Question 8

Within a nursing exchange program, approximately how many months does the process of acculturation take?

A)1 month
B)2 months
C)3 months
D)4 months

Question 9

Which one of the following is an example of a partnership intervention that would be classified as "institutional support"?

A)Mission statement
B)Curriculum design
C)Leadership styles
D)Health policy formulation

Question 10

Which of the following is one of the three major interrelated dimensions that make up the process reflected in health human resources development (HHRD)?

A)Assessment
B)Production
C)Evaluation
D)Implementation

Question 11

Which one of the following is the most important input into any health system?

A)Human resources
B)Social living conditions
C)Determinants of health
D)Health promotion and illness prevention

Question 12

Which statement is true when comparing "institutional building" and "institutional support" as an intervention in university nursing partnerships?

A)Institutional building is more time-consuming than institutional support.
B)Institutional support involves more planning than institutional building.
C)Institutional support is more time consuming than institutional building.
D)Institutional building views elements as part of the specific project focus, whereas institutional support does not.

Question 13

Capacity building involves complex learning, adaptation, and which other following element at the individual, group, organizational, and societal levels?

A)Money
B)Sustainability
C)Attitudinal changes
D)Behavioural modification

Question 14

The benefits of internationalization need to be clearly articulated and defended, especially as nursing institutions in Canada confront which following challenge?

A)Entry to practice
B)Acute-care areas
C)Limited capacity
D)Declining immigration

Question 15

Planning, one of the three major interrelated dimensions of health human resources development (HHRD), always involves which following aspect?

A)Money
B)Choices
C)Legislation
D)Policy creation