QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1.CNO MISSION
ANS regulating nursing in the public interest
2.2 documents that provide the legislative framework for regulating
nursing in Ontario
ANS 1. Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991
2.Nursing Act, 1991
3.4 regulatory functions
ANS 1. practice standards.
2.entry to practice.
3.quality Assurance Program.
4.enforcing standards
4. 5 statutory committee’s
ANS 1. Discipline
2.Fitness to Practice
3.Inquiries, Complaints, and Reports
4.Quality Assurance
5. Registration
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,5.The Outreach Program provides ways for nurses to engage in
by offering consultation and resources to
help members practice according to the practice standards.
ANS nursing regulation
6.COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs possess the required to demonstrate
the wide range of competencies in this document.
ANS knowledge
7.COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs are beginning practitioners whose level of autonomy and
proficiency will grow through and from the
interprofessional health care team.
ANS collaboration
Support
8.COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs are to practice safely, competently and
ethi- cally in situations of health and illness with individuals across the
lifespan.
ANS – prepared
9.COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
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,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.
ANS client-specific
10.COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs enter into practice with competencies that are
across diverse practice settings.
ANS transferable
11.COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs have a in nursing, health
and social sciences, ethics, leadership and research.
ANS knowledge base
12.COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs are committed to engaging in quality assurance
practices, including .
ANS Reflective Practice
13.COMPETENCY ASSUMPTIONS
Entry-level RPNs use skills to support clini-
cal decision-making and reflect upon practice experiences.
ANS critical thinking
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, 14.The entry-level RPN is accountable for
All client she or he provides.
ANS care
15.The entry-level RPN is accountable for
All decisions about to other care
providers
ANS assigning care
16.The entry-level RPN is accountable for
ANS
Knowing and recognizing her or his (knowl-
edge, skill and judgment) when making decisions and providing care to
clients.
ANS competence level
17.The entry-level RPN is accountable for
ANS
Actively identifying and asking of self, colleagues
(includ- ing members of the Interprofessional health care team) and clients.
ANS questions
18.The entry-level RPN is accountable for
ANS
The application of to via the use of critical
thinking and problem-solving skills consistent with the RPN's educational
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