NURSING JURISPRUDENCE EXAM
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ 2 documents that provide the legislative framework for
regulating nursing in Ontario:
Answer: 1. Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991
2. Nursing Act, 1991
⩥ 4 regulatory functions:
Answer: 1. practice standards.
2. entry to practice.
3. quality Assurance Program.
4. enforcing standards
⩥ 5 statutory committeess
Answer: 1. Discipline
2. Fitness to Practice
3. Inquiries, Complaints, and Reports
4. Quality Assurance
,5. Registration
⩥ The Outreach Program provides ways for nurses to engage in
_____________ ___________ by offering consultation and
resources to help members practise according to the practice
standards.
Answer: nursing regulation
⩥ COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs possess the ________________ required to
demonstrate the wide range of competencies in this document.
Answer: knowledge
⩥ COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs are beginning practitioners whose level of
autonomy and proficiency will grow through ______________
and ______________ from the interprofessional health care
team.
Answer: collaboration
support
⩥ COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
,Entry-level RPNs are _____________ to practise safely,
competently and ethically in situations of health and illness with
individuals across the lifespan.
Answer: prepared
⩥ COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs' practice decisions are _________-
___________ and must take into account the environment, the
client's circumstances and whether the client's needs can be met
by the entry-level RPN.
Answer: client-specific
⩥ COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs enter into practice with competencies that are
_______________ across diverse practice settings.
Answer: transferable
⩥ COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs have a _______________ ___________ in
nursing, health and social sciences, ethics, leadership and
research.
Answer: knowledge base
, ⩥ COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs are committed to engaging in quality
assurance practices, including ____________ _____________.
Answer: Reflective Practice
⩥ COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs use ____________ _______________ skills
to support clinical decision-making and reflect upon practice
experiences.
Answer: critical thinking
⩥ The entry-level RPN is accountable for:
All client __________ she or he provides.
Answer: care
⩥ The entry-level RPN is accountable for:
All decisions about _____________ _________ to other care
providers
Answer: assigning care
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ 2 documents that provide the legislative framework for
regulating nursing in Ontario:
Answer: 1. Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991
2. Nursing Act, 1991
⩥ 4 regulatory functions:
Answer: 1. practice standards.
2. entry to practice.
3. quality Assurance Program.
4. enforcing standards
⩥ 5 statutory committeess
Answer: 1. Discipline
2. Fitness to Practice
3. Inquiries, Complaints, and Reports
4. Quality Assurance
,5. Registration
⩥ The Outreach Program provides ways for nurses to engage in
_____________ ___________ by offering consultation and
resources to help members practise according to the practice
standards.
Answer: nursing regulation
⩥ COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs possess the ________________ required to
demonstrate the wide range of competencies in this document.
Answer: knowledge
⩥ COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs are beginning practitioners whose level of
autonomy and proficiency will grow through ______________
and ______________ from the interprofessional health care
team.
Answer: collaboration
support
⩥ COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
,Entry-level RPNs are _____________ to practise safely,
competently and ethically in situations of health and illness with
individuals across the lifespan.
Answer: prepared
⩥ COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs' practice decisions are _________-
___________ and must take into account the environment, the
client's circumstances and whether the client's needs can be met
by the entry-level RPN.
Answer: client-specific
⩥ COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs enter into practice with competencies that are
_______________ across diverse practice settings.
Answer: transferable
⩥ COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs have a _______________ ___________ in
nursing, health and social sciences, ethics, leadership and
research.
Answer: knowledge base
, ⩥ COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs are committed to engaging in quality
assurance practices, including ____________ _____________.
Answer: Reflective Practice
⩥ COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs use ____________ _______________ skills
to support clinical decision-making and reflect upon practice
experiences.
Answer: critical thinking
⩥ The entry-level RPN is accountable for:
All client __________ she or he provides.
Answer: care
⩥ The entry-level RPN is accountable for:
All decisions about _____________ _________ to other care
providers
Answer: assigning care