CNO Professional Standards with
Complete Solutions
Accountability Indicator - ANSWER-Practice according to the practice standards,
guidelines and legislation
Take action when a client is at risk
Report unsafe or unprofessional behaviors
Maintain core competencies.
Accountability statement - ANSWER-Each nurse is accountable to the public and
responsible for ensuring that her/his practice and
conduct meets legislative requirements and the
standards of the profession.
Continuing Competence - ANSWER-the ongoing education of professionals to develop
and maintain knowledge, skills, and reasoning for performance in their professional
roles now and in the future
Continuing Competence Indicators - ANSWER-Investing time to improve knowledge,
skills and judgment e.g. participate in the CNO's QA program
Continuing Competence Statement - ANSWER-Each nurse maintains and continually
improves her/his competence by participating in the College of Nurses of Ontario's
Quality Assurance (QA) Program.
Ethics Indicator - ANSWER-Identifying personal values ensuring they do not conflict
with professional practice.
Ethics Statement - ANSWER-Each nurse understands, upholds and promotes the
values and beliefs described in CNO's Ethics practice standard.
Knowledge Application Indicator - ANSWER-Ensuring the practice is based in theory
and evidence and meets standards/guidelines
meeting client needs regardless of complexity and predictability;
identifying a full range of options based on a depth and breadth of knowledge;
Knowledge Application Statement - ANSWER-Each nurse continually improves the
application of professional knowledge.
Knowledge Indicators - ANSWER-Provide a theoretical and/or evidence-based rationale
for all decisions
Seeking and reviewing research in nursing, the health sciences and related disciplines
Complete Solutions
Accountability Indicator - ANSWER-Practice according to the practice standards,
guidelines and legislation
Take action when a client is at risk
Report unsafe or unprofessional behaviors
Maintain core competencies.
Accountability statement - ANSWER-Each nurse is accountable to the public and
responsible for ensuring that her/his practice and
conduct meets legislative requirements and the
standards of the profession.
Continuing Competence - ANSWER-the ongoing education of professionals to develop
and maintain knowledge, skills, and reasoning for performance in their professional
roles now and in the future
Continuing Competence Indicators - ANSWER-Investing time to improve knowledge,
skills and judgment e.g. participate in the CNO's QA program
Continuing Competence Statement - ANSWER-Each nurse maintains and continually
improves her/his competence by participating in the College of Nurses of Ontario's
Quality Assurance (QA) Program.
Ethics Indicator - ANSWER-Identifying personal values ensuring they do not conflict
with professional practice.
Ethics Statement - ANSWER-Each nurse understands, upholds and promotes the
values and beliefs described in CNO's Ethics practice standard.
Knowledge Application Indicator - ANSWER-Ensuring the practice is based in theory
and evidence and meets standards/guidelines
meeting client needs regardless of complexity and predictability;
identifying a full range of options based on a depth and breadth of knowledge;
Knowledge Application Statement - ANSWER-Each nurse continually improves the
application of professional knowledge.
Knowledge Indicators - ANSWER-Provide a theoretical and/or evidence-based rationale
for all decisions
Seeking and reviewing research in nursing, the health sciences and related disciplines
