NUR350 Exam Questions And Accurate Answers Latest Update
CNO entry to practice competencies - Answer 1. Cognitive 2. Communication 3.
Interpersonal 4. Behavioural 5. Psycho-motor 6. Sensory 7. Environmental
Cognitive requirement (RSA) - Answer The student: brings prior experience to current
decision making; recognizes when a situation requires further clarification; completes
arithmetic operations in a safe medication administration; interprets multifaceted
information.
Communication need RSA-Answer The student: Clearly obtains and records client
information on the chart; communicates clearly with other health care providers; listens
appropriately to clients and reflects an understanding that each person's behaviour may
mean different things.
Interpersonal need RSA-Answer The student recognizes others have needs and
perspectives that may differ from his/her own; recognizes client perspectives and
feelings are valuable.
Behavioural requirement (RSA) - Question Student: responds appropriately to conflict
situations; remains calm in stressful situations identifies priorities when there are
competing demands.
Psycho-motor requirements (RSA) The student can: assist with lifting, turning and/or
transferring clients; climb stairs to visit a client in their home; input information into a
computer while collecting client health history; suture and staple removal; administer
injections *note this needs to be revised, comes off as abelist and not necessarily true
for one to be competent*
Sensory Requirement (RSA) The student: can see and read lines of demarcation and
numbers on a syringe; can hear verbal communication or sounds of a client in distress;
can feel a client's pulse; can detect an odour
, RSA - Environmental requirement The student: can tolerate unpleasant odors; can deal
with the distraction of a crying baby while providing care to a sibling; can recognize
dangers in the client environment.
c. Which two acts provide the legislative framework for regulating nursing in Ontario -
Answer The Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 and the Nursing Act, 1991 provide
the legislative framework for regulating nursing in Ontario.
What are the 4 regulatory functions of the CNO? - Answer 1. Developing and promoting
practice standards, 2. Prescribing qualifications and registration requirements for entry
to practice, 3. Operating a Quality Assurance Program, 4. Enforcing standards of
practice and conduct.
What statutory committees does CNO have? - Answer 1. Discipline, 2. Fitness to
Practise, 3. Inquiries, Complaints and Reports, 4. Quality Assurance, 5. Registration
Nursing Act, 1991, definition of the nursing scope of practice - Answer The practice of
nursing is the promotion of health and the assessment of, the provision of care for, and
the treatment of health conditions by supportive, preventive, therapeutic, palliative and
rehabilitative means in order to attain or maintain optimal function
Who does the RHPA apply to? - Answer The RHPA applies to all regulated health
professions
How does the RHPA define control acts - Answer acts which may only be performed by
authorized regulated health professionals.
How many controlled acts are nurses authorized to perform? - Answer Registered
Nurses (RNs) and Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs) are authorized to perform the
following five (5) controlled acts.
Who can initiate an ORDER to a nurse/rpn to do a controlled act? - Answer physician,
dentist, chiropodist, midwife or NP
CNO entry to practice competencies - Answer 1. Cognitive 2. Communication 3.
Interpersonal 4. Behavioural 5. Psycho-motor 6. Sensory 7. Environmental
Cognitive requirement (RSA) - Answer The student: brings prior experience to current
decision making; recognizes when a situation requires further clarification; completes
arithmetic operations in a safe medication administration; interprets multifaceted
information.
Communication need RSA-Answer The student: Clearly obtains and records client
information on the chart; communicates clearly with other health care providers; listens
appropriately to clients and reflects an understanding that each person's behaviour may
mean different things.
Interpersonal need RSA-Answer The student recognizes others have needs and
perspectives that may differ from his/her own; recognizes client perspectives and
feelings are valuable.
Behavioural requirement (RSA) - Question Student: responds appropriately to conflict
situations; remains calm in stressful situations identifies priorities when there are
competing demands.
Psycho-motor requirements (RSA) The student can: assist with lifting, turning and/or
transferring clients; climb stairs to visit a client in their home; input information into a
computer while collecting client health history; suture and staple removal; administer
injections *note this needs to be revised, comes off as abelist and not necessarily true
for one to be competent*
Sensory Requirement (RSA) The student: can see and read lines of demarcation and
numbers on a syringe; can hear verbal communication or sounds of a client in distress;
can feel a client's pulse; can detect an odour
, RSA - Environmental requirement The student: can tolerate unpleasant odors; can deal
with the distraction of a crying baby while providing care to a sibling; can recognize
dangers in the client environment.
c. Which two acts provide the legislative framework for regulating nursing in Ontario -
Answer The Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 and the Nursing Act, 1991 provide
the legislative framework for regulating nursing in Ontario.
What are the 4 regulatory functions of the CNO? - Answer 1. Developing and promoting
practice standards, 2. Prescribing qualifications and registration requirements for entry
to practice, 3. Operating a Quality Assurance Program, 4. Enforcing standards of
practice and conduct.
What statutory committees does CNO have? - Answer 1. Discipline, 2. Fitness to
Practise, 3. Inquiries, Complaints and Reports, 4. Quality Assurance, 5. Registration
Nursing Act, 1991, definition of the nursing scope of practice - Answer The practice of
nursing is the promotion of health and the assessment of, the provision of care for, and
the treatment of health conditions by supportive, preventive, therapeutic, palliative and
rehabilitative means in order to attain or maintain optimal function
Who does the RHPA apply to? - Answer The RHPA applies to all regulated health
professions
How does the RHPA define control acts - Answer acts which may only be performed by
authorized regulated health professionals.
How many controlled acts are nurses authorized to perform? - Answer Registered
Nurses (RNs) and Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs) are authorized to perform the
following five (5) controlled acts.
Who can initiate an ORDER to a nurse/rpn to do a controlled act? - Answer physician,
dentist, chiropodist, midwife or NP
