DOS exam Questions And Answers
Explain the process and importance of collaboration within the
intra professional care. - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Intraprofessional
care- collaborative relationship with multiple members of the
same profession working collaboratively to deliver quality care
within and across settings.
Promote best possible outcomes for clients, positive environment.
Explain the differences between a RN, RPN and RN (EC) (nurse
practitioner). - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Study under same body of
nursing knowledge.
RN and RPN can perform same procedures, diference in patients.
RN study 4 years, RPN 2 years, NP 6 years, at least 2 years of
experience in between RN and NP.
Outline a NP's scope of practice and identify the difference
between a RN and RN (EC) scope of practice. Note: Delegation
and Authorization of Directives will be reviewed in DOS 2. -
Correct Answer ✔✔ - RN greater foundational knowledge in
clinical practice, decision making, critical thinking, leadership,
research, and resource management. RN's have more complex
and less stable clients, as well as less stable environments,
compared to RPN.
NP has additional nursing education, experience and exam
requirements.
NP can diagnose, order, interpret diagnostic tests, and prescribe
medication, and other treatments for clients. Health promotion of
people, families and communities.
Outline the three factors and explain how each supports nurses in
making decisions that are specific to their intraprofessional
,responsibilities. - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Complexity- degree of
clients condition and requirements needed
Predictability- clients outcome and future care requirements
anticipated
Risk of negative outcomes- likelihood of client experiencing
negative outcome from treatment
Why is the NP not included within this Standard of Practice? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ - The complexity of client care does not
define their involvement in care. They have a different scope of
practice.
What is the difference between the two categories of a nurse? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ - RN more complex and unstable patients,
RPN stable patients.
Explain what a controlled act is. - Correct Answer ✔✔ - What a
nurse is authorized to perform (procedure).
Activities that can be potentially harmful if performed by an
unqualified person.
How many controlled acts are there under the RHPA? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ - 5
What does it mean to practice to full scope? - Correct Answer ✔✔
- To be able to practice all the controlled acts.
Full scope of practice refers to nurses practicing to the full extent
of their competencies, knowledge and skills or full range of roles,
responsibilities and functions that they are educated, competent
and authorized by the College of Nurses of Ontario to perform.
Does a RN and RPN have the authority to initiate controlled acts?
- Correct Answer ✔✔ - Perform procedure when ordered by
physician, dentist, chiropodist, midwife or NP, or if it is initiated by
an RN or RPN in accordance with conditions identified in
regulation.
, RN's can initiate procedure and write an order for another nurse
to perform it, RPN's can initiate a procedure but not write an order
for another nurse to perform it. These initiation of procedures is
when a nurse decides that a procedure needs to be done when
providing first aid or temporary assistance in an emergency,
under supervision of a member of the profession, when treating a
member of a person's household, assisting a person with his/her
daily activities of living and when treating a person by prayer
What should a nurse do when they are in a situation that is
beyond their level of competence? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Seek
advice, information or assistance.
Transfer aspects of care or transfer care
What factors affect a nurse's ability to provide safe and ethical
client care? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Nurses knowledge and skill,
competency.
The factors that affect a nurse's ability to provide safe and ethical
care to a given client include leadership, decision-making and
critical-thinking skills. Other factors include the application of
knowledge, knowing when and how to apply knowledge, and
having the resources available to consult as needed.
Dual registrants are accountable for the body of knowledge of
both categories and for knowledge of the distinct role of each
category. Give an example of this dual registration. - Correct
Answer ✔✔ - Refers to nurses who hold registration in more than
one category. Example, is a nurse may be registered as a RPN
and as a RN. It is important for this kind of nurse to know their
accountability when working in different roles. Dual registration
permits a nurse to use both titles but does not change
accountability of both categories and distinct role of each.
Provide 2 different examples of accountability for nurses working
in different nursing roles. (See Fact Sheet) - Correct Answer ✔✔ -
An RN working in an RPN or UCP role is still accountable as an RN
if needed.
Explain the process and importance of collaboration within the
intra professional care. - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Intraprofessional
care- collaborative relationship with multiple members of the
same profession working collaboratively to deliver quality care
within and across settings.
Promote best possible outcomes for clients, positive environment.
Explain the differences between a RN, RPN and RN (EC) (nurse
practitioner). - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Study under same body of
nursing knowledge.
RN and RPN can perform same procedures, diference in patients.
RN study 4 years, RPN 2 years, NP 6 years, at least 2 years of
experience in between RN and NP.
Outline a NP's scope of practice and identify the difference
between a RN and RN (EC) scope of practice. Note: Delegation
and Authorization of Directives will be reviewed in DOS 2. -
Correct Answer ✔✔ - RN greater foundational knowledge in
clinical practice, decision making, critical thinking, leadership,
research, and resource management. RN's have more complex
and less stable clients, as well as less stable environments,
compared to RPN.
NP has additional nursing education, experience and exam
requirements.
NP can diagnose, order, interpret diagnostic tests, and prescribe
medication, and other treatments for clients. Health promotion of
people, families and communities.
Outline the three factors and explain how each supports nurses in
making decisions that are specific to their intraprofessional
,responsibilities. - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Complexity- degree of
clients condition and requirements needed
Predictability- clients outcome and future care requirements
anticipated
Risk of negative outcomes- likelihood of client experiencing
negative outcome from treatment
Why is the NP not included within this Standard of Practice? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ - The complexity of client care does not
define their involvement in care. They have a different scope of
practice.
What is the difference between the two categories of a nurse? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ - RN more complex and unstable patients,
RPN stable patients.
Explain what a controlled act is. - Correct Answer ✔✔ - What a
nurse is authorized to perform (procedure).
Activities that can be potentially harmful if performed by an
unqualified person.
How many controlled acts are there under the RHPA? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ - 5
What does it mean to practice to full scope? - Correct Answer ✔✔
- To be able to practice all the controlled acts.
Full scope of practice refers to nurses practicing to the full extent
of their competencies, knowledge and skills or full range of roles,
responsibilities and functions that they are educated, competent
and authorized by the College of Nurses of Ontario to perform.
Does a RN and RPN have the authority to initiate controlled acts?
- Correct Answer ✔✔ - Perform procedure when ordered by
physician, dentist, chiropodist, midwife or NP, or if it is initiated by
an RN or RPN in accordance with conditions identified in
regulation.
, RN's can initiate procedure and write an order for another nurse
to perform it, RPN's can initiate a procedure but not write an order
for another nurse to perform it. These initiation of procedures is
when a nurse decides that a procedure needs to be done when
providing first aid or temporary assistance in an emergency,
under supervision of a member of the profession, when treating a
member of a person's household, assisting a person with his/her
daily activities of living and when treating a person by prayer
What should a nurse do when they are in a situation that is
beyond their level of competence? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Seek
advice, information or assistance.
Transfer aspects of care or transfer care
What factors affect a nurse's ability to provide safe and ethical
client care? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Nurses knowledge and skill,
competency.
The factors that affect a nurse's ability to provide safe and ethical
care to a given client include leadership, decision-making and
critical-thinking skills. Other factors include the application of
knowledge, knowing when and how to apply knowledge, and
having the resources available to consult as needed.
Dual registrants are accountable for the body of knowledge of
both categories and for knowledge of the distinct role of each
category. Give an example of this dual registration. - Correct
Answer ✔✔ - Refers to nurses who hold registration in more than
one category. Example, is a nurse may be registered as a RPN
and as a RN. It is important for this kind of nurse to know their
accountability when working in different roles. Dual registration
permits a nurse to use both titles but does not change
accountability of both categories and distinct role of each.
Provide 2 different examples of accountability for nurses working
in different nursing roles. (See Fact Sheet) - Correct Answer ✔✔ -
An RN working in an RPN or UCP role is still accountable as an RN
if needed.
