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TEST BANK FOR HEALTH ANDHEALTH CARE DELIVERY IN
CANADA 3RD EDITION BY
THOMPSON
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,Chapter 01: The History of Health Care in Canada
Thompson: Health and Health Care Delivery in Canada, 3rd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. When and where was Canada’s first medical school established?
a. Saskatoon, in 1868
b. Ottawa, in 1867
c. Montreal, in 1825
d. Kingston, in 1855
ANS: C
Feedback
A Incorrect: The first medical school was not established in Saskatoon in 1868.
B Incorrect: The first medical school was not established in Ottawa in 1867.
C Correct: The first medical school in Canada was established in 1825 in
Montreal.
D Incorrect: The first medical school was not established in Kingston in 1855.
PTS: 1
2. In 1834, William Kelly deduced which public health principle?
a. Vaccination can successfully eradicate smallpox.
b. Education is directly related to health.
c. Quarantine effectively contains infections.
d. Sanitation and disease are related.
ANS: D
Feedback
A Incorrect: William Kelly did not deduce that smallpox could be eliminated with
a vaccine.
B Incorrect: William Kelly did not deduce that education level was related to
health.
C Incorrect: William Kelly did not introduce quarantine to contain disease.
D Correct: William Kelly suspected a relationship between sanitation and disease
and deduced that water might be a source of contamination.
PTS: 1
3. Which of the following volunteer organizations was involved in the evolution of health care in Canad
a. The Order of St. John
b. The Veterans Society
c. The St. Andrew’s Society
d. The Canadian Nurses Association
ANS: A
Feedback
A Correct: The Order of St. John was introduced in Canada in 1883; the members
had knowledge of first aid, disaster relief, and home nursing.
B Incorrect: The Veterans Society did not play a part in the evolution of health
care in Canada.
C Incorrect: The St. Andrew’s Society did not play a part in the evolution of health
care in Canada.
, 4. What did the Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act (1957) propose?
a. Provinces without a health insurance plan must pay additional federal tax.
b. Provinces and territories with a health insurance plan would receive substantial
funding from the federal government.
c. Certain services would no longer be funded by the federal government.
d. Physicians would be allowed to charge a fee for service to the client.
ANS: B
Feedback
A Incorrect: The Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act did not propose
an increase in tax for provinces without a plan.
B Correct: Under the Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act (1957),
provinces and territories with a health insurance plan would have funding
matched by the federal government by 50 cents for every dollar.
C Incorrect: The Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act did not propose
the removal of insured medical services.
D Incorrect: The Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act did not allow
physicians to charge a fee for service.
PTS: 1
5. What major change in political thinking occurred in post–World War II Canada in relation to health c
a. Universities should educate more nurses.
b. The government should not be required to provide access to primary health care.
c. Individual families should be responsible for absorbing the cost of health care.
d. Governments should be responsible for providing basic services like health care.
ANS: D
Feedback
A Incorrect: The need to educate more nurses was not part of post–World War II
thinking in Canada.
B Incorrect: The lack of responsibility of the government to provide health care
was not part of post–World War II thinking in Canada.
C Incorrect: The belief that families should bear the cost of health care was not
part of the political thinking in post–World War II Canada.
D Correct: In post–World War II Canada, and in the aftermath of a depression, the
thinking shifted to the idea that governments had an obligation to provide
Canadians with a better standard of living, including access to quality health
care.
PTS: 1
6. What important act was passed by the government of Tommy Douglas in Saskatchewan in 1947?
a. The Hospital Insurance Act
b. The Medical Care Act
c. The Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act
d. The Canada Health Act
ANS: A
Feedback
A Correct: The Hospital Insurance Act was passed by the government of
Saskatchewan, led by Tommy Douglas, in 1947. It guaranteed Saskatchewan
residents hospital care in exchange for a modest insurance premium payment.
B Incorrect: The Medical Care Act was not passed in Saskatchewan in 1947.
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