Question 1

Which one of the following is a potential source of conflict between professional associations and unions?

Accepted Answer

A) Salaries 
B) Standards of practice 
C) Code of Ethics statements 
D) The use of strike as bargaining weapon D

Question 2

The Canadian Nurses Association predicts that by the year 2016 there will be a national nursing shortage that could reach a shortage of how many nurses?

Accepted Answer

A) 78, 000 
B) 113, 000 
C) 125, 000 
D) 175,000 B

Question 3

Which province was the last to develop and establish separate organizations for collective bargaining?

Accepted Answer

A) Quebec 
B) New Brunswick 
C) Newfoundland 
D) Prince Edward Island D

Question 4

The Saskatchewan nurses' strike in 1999 resulted in which of the following outcomes?

Accepted Answer

A) Higher wages for nurses 
B) A shortened work week for nurses 
C) Inclusion of a professional responsibility clause 
D) The addition of dental benefits to nurses' current medical benefits

Question 5

Why did the "personnel policies" approach to modifying working conditions for nurses not work as it was intended?

Accepted Answer

A) The policies were too vague for implementation. 
B) There was widespread disagreement among the provinces related to these policies. 
C) The policies were not binding nor implemented, leading to disillusionment with the process. 
D) The nursing associations made it mandatory that all the policies that were created had to be implemented.

Question 6

Which stipulation was included as part of the Canadian Nurses Association endorsement of collective bargaining?

Accepted Answer

A) A no-strike policy was required. 
B) There was a prohibition against professional associations taking on this role. 
C) The creation of a bargaining unit at the national level was required. 
D) Bargaining units were required to limit their memberships to nurses only.

Question 7

In which year did the Alberta government enact legislation that made it illegal for hospital nurses to strike?

Accepted Answer

A) 1981 
B) 1982 
C) 1983 
D) 1984

Question 8

Which following situation would create an environment in which a nursing union would need to struggle in order to preserve its mandate?

Accepted Answer

A) Position vacancies 
B) Union membership expanding 
C) Public-sector salary reductions 
D) Negotiating collective agreements

Question 9

In which year did the completion of the process that entailed the separation of professional associations take place?

Accepted Answer

A) 1985 
B) 1987 
C) 1989 
D) 1992

Question 10

Which of the following is an area for which professional associations are not responsible?

Accepted Answer

A) Ethics 
B) Staff nurse salaries 
C) Standards of practice 
D) Disciplinary measures for members

Question 11

Which province had the first professional association certified as a bargaining agent?

Accepted Answer

A) Ontario 
B) Manitoba 
C) Newfoundland 
D) British Columbia

Question 12

In which province did a legal case serve as a catalyst to the development of nursing unions?

Accepted Answer

A) Alberta 
B) Nova Scotia 
C) Saskatchewan 
D) British Columbia

Question 13

During which decade did the Canadian Nurses Association approve the principle of collective bargaining for nurses?

Accepted Answer

A) 1930s 
B) 1940s 
C) 1950s 
D) 1960s

Question 14

Why did the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) indicate, in 1973, that the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association (SRNA) should not be permitted to act as a trade union?

Accepted Answer

A) The SEIU did not want to lose members. 
B) The SRNA did not have bargaining skills. 
C) The SEIU would have to alter its mandate. 
D) The SRNA's Board of Directors included nursing managers.

Question 15

According to Statistics Canada, the average nursing professional is off sick approximately how many days a year?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 10 
C) 15 
D) 20

Exam 17: Emergence of Nursing Unions As a Social Force in Canada