JURISPRUDENCE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Nurses are required to develop a learning plan with how many learning goals annually?
- Answer-3
What statements is correct regarding nursing in Ontario? - Answer-Both RN's and
RPN's authorized to the same controlled acts
Before you post on Social Media - Answer-- Reflect on your practice
- Check your privacy settings
A learning goal must be formatted using the SMART acronym. What does the SMART
mean - Answer-- Specific
- Measurable
- Achievable
- Relevant
- Time-limited
A nurse that you work with in clinical discloses to you she has had a discipline hearing
recently. Where could you go to determine if this was true, and to verify the facts of the
hearing? - Answer-CNO website
Nurses demonstrate the knowledge standard by - Answer-Acknowledging that they
have successfully completed and approved BScN program
The nurse consults the provincial Standards of Nursing Practice as she further
contemplates the use of restraints. What is the most important purpose for using
standards of Nursing Practice? - Answer-Standards will act as a guide to the nurses
nursing practice decision making
Billy, a 7 year old boy has been admitted to the hospital to wait for surgery to remove
his inflamed appendix. Billys father has stayed in the hospital with his son. You are the
student nurse assigned to care for Billy. Billys father expresses concerns about his sons
upcoming surgery. The nurse listens to the fathers concerns and validates his feelings.
What component of the nurse-client relationship is the nurse demonstrating - Answer-
Empathy
Every nurse registered in the General or Extended Class is required, under the RHPA to
participate in the CNO Quality Assurance Program - Answer-True
Identify which functions are required for regulation of the nursing profession - Answer--
Administering a Quality Assurance Program
- Articulating and promoting practice standards
, - Establishing requirements for entry to practice
- Enforcing standards of practice and conduct
Under the Regulated Health Professional Act, the following Controlled Act is authorized
to Nursing: " Managing labour or conducting the delivery of a baby" - Answer-False
The College of Nurses of Ontario has the power to address many complaints made
about nurses. What is not within its powers - Answer-Management decisions of Nursing
Homes
Breach of confidentiality may occur if a computer monitor is left exposed, or if you are
viewing another clients records when you are not assigned to care for that client -
Answer-True
Nurses who are contacted by the College of Nurses of Ontario regarding a complaint
about their practice should seek independent legal advice - Answer-False
Requisite Skills and Abilities is a Fact Sheet put out by the nursing regulatory body to -
Answer-Inform potential students that in order to meet the entry level practice
competencies requires certain skills and abilities
The Nursing Act and the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHIPA) are two pieces of
legislation that determine how the nursing profession is regulated in Ontario. The RHPA
contains a procedural code that is applicable to all of Ontarios self-regulated health
professions. The nursing act establishes a mandate for the nursing regulatory body and
defines a scope of practice - Answer-True
Which of the following are principles of the therapeutic nurse-client relationship? -
Answer-- Asking questions in a logical sequence, avoiding medical or technical jargon,
exploring a clients self-diagnosis
- Using open ended questions, listening for verbal emotions and behavioural cues,
avoid second guessing the client
A 7-year-old boy is admitted to the emergency department with a compound fracture of
the arm. His parents are not reachable. Is consent required to initiate treatment? -
Answer-No, because this is an emergency situation
What is an example of abusive behaviour in the context of the therapeutic nurse-client
relationship? - Answer-A nurse addresses a client in a demanding manner
CNO - Answer-- College of Nurses of Ontario
- Regulatory body for nursing in Ontario
The CNO role - Answer-- Articulating and promoting practice standards
- Establishing requirements for entry to practice
- Administering a Quality Assurance Program
AND ANSWERS
Nurses are required to develop a learning plan with how many learning goals annually?
- Answer-3
What statements is correct regarding nursing in Ontario? - Answer-Both RN's and
RPN's authorized to the same controlled acts
Before you post on Social Media - Answer-- Reflect on your practice
- Check your privacy settings
A learning goal must be formatted using the SMART acronym. What does the SMART
mean - Answer-- Specific
- Measurable
- Achievable
- Relevant
- Time-limited
A nurse that you work with in clinical discloses to you she has had a discipline hearing
recently. Where could you go to determine if this was true, and to verify the facts of the
hearing? - Answer-CNO website
Nurses demonstrate the knowledge standard by - Answer-Acknowledging that they
have successfully completed and approved BScN program
The nurse consults the provincial Standards of Nursing Practice as she further
contemplates the use of restraints. What is the most important purpose for using
standards of Nursing Practice? - Answer-Standards will act as a guide to the nurses
nursing practice decision making
Billy, a 7 year old boy has been admitted to the hospital to wait for surgery to remove
his inflamed appendix. Billys father has stayed in the hospital with his son. You are the
student nurse assigned to care for Billy. Billys father expresses concerns about his sons
upcoming surgery. The nurse listens to the fathers concerns and validates his feelings.
What component of the nurse-client relationship is the nurse demonstrating - Answer-
Empathy
Every nurse registered in the General or Extended Class is required, under the RHPA to
participate in the CNO Quality Assurance Program - Answer-True
Identify which functions are required for regulation of the nursing profession - Answer--
Administering a Quality Assurance Program
- Articulating and promoting practice standards
, - Establishing requirements for entry to practice
- Enforcing standards of practice and conduct
Under the Regulated Health Professional Act, the following Controlled Act is authorized
to Nursing: " Managing labour or conducting the delivery of a baby" - Answer-False
The College of Nurses of Ontario has the power to address many complaints made
about nurses. What is not within its powers - Answer-Management decisions of Nursing
Homes
Breach of confidentiality may occur if a computer monitor is left exposed, or if you are
viewing another clients records when you are not assigned to care for that client -
Answer-True
Nurses who are contacted by the College of Nurses of Ontario regarding a complaint
about their practice should seek independent legal advice - Answer-False
Requisite Skills and Abilities is a Fact Sheet put out by the nursing regulatory body to -
Answer-Inform potential students that in order to meet the entry level practice
competencies requires certain skills and abilities
The Nursing Act and the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHIPA) are two pieces of
legislation that determine how the nursing profession is regulated in Ontario. The RHPA
contains a procedural code that is applicable to all of Ontarios self-regulated health
professions. The nursing act establishes a mandate for the nursing regulatory body and
defines a scope of practice - Answer-True
Which of the following are principles of the therapeutic nurse-client relationship? -
Answer-- Asking questions in a logical sequence, avoiding medical or technical jargon,
exploring a clients self-diagnosis
- Using open ended questions, listening for verbal emotions and behavioural cues,
avoid second guessing the client
A 7-year-old boy is admitted to the emergency department with a compound fracture of
the arm. His parents are not reachable. Is consent required to initiate treatment? -
Answer-No, because this is an emergency situation
What is an example of abusive behaviour in the context of the therapeutic nurse-client
relationship? - Answer-A nurse addresses a client in a demanding manner
CNO - Answer-- College of Nurses of Ontario
- Regulatory body for nursing in Ontario
The CNO role - Answer-- Articulating and promoting practice standards
- Establishing requirements for entry to practice
- Administering a Quality Assurance Program
