CNO JURISPRUDENCE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
◉ A nurse is advocating for a group of clients to obtain government
subsidies for adequate nutrition. According to the CNO Practice
Standard.: Professional Standard, Revised 2002. Which one of the
following Standard Statement best describes the nurse's actions
a. Relationships
b. Accountability
c. Knowledge
d. Leadership. Answer: B. Accountability
◉ According to the CNO practice standard: therapeutic nurse-pt
relationship which one of the following standard statements best
describes the nurse's accountability
a. competence
b. maintaining boundaries
c. security
d. self disclosure. Answer: b. maintaining boundaries
,◉ Occupational health nurse reveals to a manager that one of their
probationary employer is pregnant. What, if anything is wrong with
this action.
a. the manager may choice to terminate the employer
b. the nurse has breached confidentiality
c. the employee may not carry the baby to term
d. Nothing, the nurse has acted in good faith to protect the employee.
Answer: b. the nurse has breached confidentiality
◉ Which one of the following statement represents a component of
therapeutic communication used by nurses
a. using terms of endearment when addressing pt
b. speaking slowly and loudly to all pt to assure they hear and
understand
c. modifying their communication style for each pt
d. sharing personal info with pt in order to establish truth. Answer:
c. modifying their communication style for each pt
◉ Sue, a nurse, has arrived home at the end of a long shift and
realizes that she forgot to sigh for a medication. Sue calls the unit
and asks a colleague to "sign my name on the record". The colleague
refuses. What is the rationale for his refusal to sign?
a. the colleague may be terminated if he complies and his actions are
found
,b. it is sue's responsibility to return to work immediately and sign
the record
c. failure to sigh for a medication is an error that must be reported to
the manager
d. falsifying a record is an example of professional misconduct.
Answer: d. falsifying a record is an example of professional
misconduct
◉ what is one nursing responsibility when deciding whether to use
restraints
a. following the MD order
b. using the restrains that is least restrictive to the pt
c. following the family's instructions
d. using the restraint last applied to the pt. Answer: c. following the
family's instructions
◉ A 7 year old boy is admitted to the ER with a compound fracture
to the arm. his parents are not reachable. is consent required to
initiate treatment
a. no, because this is an emergency situation
b. no, because the nurse must act as a pt advocate
c. yes, because the parents must provide consent
, d. Yes, because the child is a minor. Answer: a. no, because this is an
emergency situation
◉ what is one of the 4 key regulatory functions of CNO
a. promote the profession of nursing
b. establish requirements for entry to practice
c. advocate for change in institutional policies
d. develop nursing education. Answer: b. establish requirements for
entry to practice
◉ the MD ask a nurse to perform a wound dressing for a 15yo pt
under the nurse's care. is consent needed
a. no, because routine treatment does not require consent
b. yes, because of the age of the pt
c. no, because the treatment was ordered by the MD
d. yes, because consent is required for any treatment. Answer: d. yes,
because consent is required for any treatment
◉ the MD has prepared a medical directive for all post hysterectomy
pt that includes the administration of a narcotic q4h. what must the
nurse do if a post hysterectomy pt has concerns of pain.
a. administer the narcotic to the pt as per the medical directive
b. ask the MD for a specific order for the pt rather than following the
medical directive
ANSWERS 2026 COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
◉ A nurse is advocating for a group of clients to obtain government
subsidies for adequate nutrition. According to the CNO Practice
Standard.: Professional Standard, Revised 2002. Which one of the
following Standard Statement best describes the nurse's actions
a. Relationships
b. Accountability
c. Knowledge
d. Leadership. Answer: B. Accountability
◉ According to the CNO practice standard: therapeutic nurse-pt
relationship which one of the following standard statements best
describes the nurse's accountability
a. competence
b. maintaining boundaries
c. security
d. self disclosure. Answer: b. maintaining boundaries
,◉ Occupational health nurse reveals to a manager that one of their
probationary employer is pregnant. What, if anything is wrong with
this action.
a. the manager may choice to terminate the employer
b. the nurse has breached confidentiality
c. the employee may not carry the baby to term
d. Nothing, the nurse has acted in good faith to protect the employee.
Answer: b. the nurse has breached confidentiality
◉ Which one of the following statement represents a component of
therapeutic communication used by nurses
a. using terms of endearment when addressing pt
b. speaking slowly and loudly to all pt to assure they hear and
understand
c. modifying their communication style for each pt
d. sharing personal info with pt in order to establish truth. Answer:
c. modifying their communication style for each pt
◉ Sue, a nurse, has arrived home at the end of a long shift and
realizes that she forgot to sigh for a medication. Sue calls the unit
and asks a colleague to "sign my name on the record". The colleague
refuses. What is the rationale for his refusal to sign?
a. the colleague may be terminated if he complies and his actions are
found
,b. it is sue's responsibility to return to work immediately and sign
the record
c. failure to sigh for a medication is an error that must be reported to
the manager
d. falsifying a record is an example of professional misconduct.
Answer: d. falsifying a record is an example of professional
misconduct
◉ what is one nursing responsibility when deciding whether to use
restraints
a. following the MD order
b. using the restrains that is least restrictive to the pt
c. following the family's instructions
d. using the restraint last applied to the pt. Answer: c. following the
family's instructions
◉ A 7 year old boy is admitted to the ER with a compound fracture
to the arm. his parents are not reachable. is consent required to
initiate treatment
a. no, because this is an emergency situation
b. no, because the nurse must act as a pt advocate
c. yes, because the parents must provide consent
, d. Yes, because the child is a minor. Answer: a. no, because this is an
emergency situation
◉ what is one of the 4 key regulatory functions of CNO
a. promote the profession of nursing
b. establish requirements for entry to practice
c. advocate for change in institutional policies
d. develop nursing education. Answer: b. establish requirements for
entry to practice
◉ the MD ask a nurse to perform a wound dressing for a 15yo pt
under the nurse's care. is consent needed
a. no, because routine treatment does not require consent
b. yes, because of the age of the pt
c. no, because the treatment was ordered by the MD
d. yes, because consent is required for any treatment. Answer: d. yes,
because consent is required for any treatment
◉ the MD has prepared a medical directive for all post hysterectomy
pt that includes the administration of a narcotic q4h. what must the
nurse do if a post hysterectomy pt has concerns of pain.
a. administer the narcotic to the pt as per the medical directive
b. ask the MD for a specific order for the pt rather than following the
medical directive
