CNO JURISPRUDENCE EXAM 1
Questions & Answers
1.An RPN and an NP practice collaboratively. The NP has written an order
for Tylenol for pain. What is the RPNs responsibility.
a. Ask an RN to administer the medication
b. Administer the medication as ordered
c. Collaborate with a MD prior to proceeding
d. Inform the Np that the Ron is unable to comply
ANS: B. Administer the medication as ordered
2.A nurse is advocating for a group of clients to obtain government
subsidies for adequate nutrition. According to the CNO Practice Standard.:
Professional Standard, Revised 2002. Which one of the following Standard
Statement best describes the nurse's actions
a. Relationships
b. Accountability
c. Knowledge
d. Leadership
ANS: B. Accountability
3.According to the CNO practice standard: therapeutic nurse-pt
,relationship which one of the following standard statements best describes
the nurse's accountability
a. competence
b. maintaining boundaries
c. security
d. self disclosure
ANS: B. maintaining boundaries
4.Occupational health nurse reveals to a manager that one of their
probation- ary employer is pregnant. What, if anything is wrong with this
action.
a. the manager may choice to terminate the employer
b. the nurse has breached confidentiality
c. the employee may not carry the baby to term
d. Nothing, the nurse has acted in good faith to protect the employee
ANS: B. the nurse has breached confidentiality
5.Which one of the following statement represents a component of
therapeu- tic communication used by nurses
a. using terms of endearment when addressing pt
b. speaking slowly and loudly to all pt to assure they hear and understand
c. modifying their communication style for each pt
d. sharing personal info with pt in order to establish truth
ANS: C. modifying their communication style for each pt
, 6.Sue, a nurse, has arrived home at the end of a long shift and realizes that
she forgot to sigh for a medication. Sue calls the unit and asks a colleague
to "sign my name on the record". The colleague refuses. What is the
rationale for his refusal to sign?
a. the colleague may be terminated if he complies and his actions are found
b. it is sue's responsibility to return to work immediately and sign the record
c. failure to sigh for a medication is an error that must be reported to
the manager
d. falsifying a record is an example of professional misconduct
ANS: D. falsifying a record is an example of professional misconduct
7.what is one nursing responsibility when deciding whether to use restraints
a. following the MD order
b. using the restrains that is least restrictive to the pt
c. following the family's instructions
d. using the restraint last applied to the pt
ANS: C. following the family's instructions
8.A 7 year old boy is admitted to the ER with a compound fracture to the
arm. his parents are not reachable. is consent required to initiate treatment
a. no, because this is an emergency situation
b. no, because the nurse must act as a pt advocate
c. yes, because the parents must provide consent
d.Yes, because the child is a minor
Questions & Answers
1.An RPN and an NP practice collaboratively. The NP has written an order
for Tylenol for pain. What is the RPNs responsibility.
a. Ask an RN to administer the medication
b. Administer the medication as ordered
c. Collaborate with a MD prior to proceeding
d. Inform the Np that the Ron is unable to comply
ANS: B. Administer the medication as ordered
2.A nurse is advocating for a group of clients to obtain government
subsidies for adequate nutrition. According to the CNO Practice Standard.:
Professional Standard, Revised 2002. Which one of the following Standard
Statement best describes the nurse's actions
a. Relationships
b. Accountability
c. Knowledge
d. Leadership
ANS: B. Accountability
3.According to the CNO practice standard: therapeutic nurse-pt
,relationship which one of the following standard statements best describes
the nurse's accountability
a. competence
b. maintaining boundaries
c. security
d. self disclosure
ANS: B. maintaining boundaries
4.Occupational health nurse reveals to a manager that one of their
probation- ary employer is pregnant. What, if anything is wrong with this
action.
a. the manager may choice to terminate the employer
b. the nurse has breached confidentiality
c. the employee may not carry the baby to term
d. Nothing, the nurse has acted in good faith to protect the employee
ANS: B. the nurse has breached confidentiality
5.Which one of the following statement represents a component of
therapeu- tic communication used by nurses
a. using terms of endearment when addressing pt
b. speaking slowly and loudly to all pt to assure they hear and understand
c. modifying their communication style for each pt
d. sharing personal info with pt in order to establish truth
ANS: C. modifying their communication style for each pt
, 6.Sue, a nurse, has arrived home at the end of a long shift and realizes that
she forgot to sigh for a medication. Sue calls the unit and asks a colleague
to "sign my name on the record". The colleague refuses. What is the
rationale for his refusal to sign?
a. the colleague may be terminated if he complies and his actions are found
b. it is sue's responsibility to return to work immediately and sign the record
c. failure to sigh for a medication is an error that must be reported to
the manager
d. falsifying a record is an example of professional misconduct
ANS: D. falsifying a record is an example of professional misconduct
7.what is one nursing responsibility when deciding whether to use restraints
a. following the MD order
b. using the restrains that is least restrictive to the pt
c. following the family's instructions
d. using the restraint last applied to the pt
ANS: C. following the family's instructions
8.A 7 year old boy is admitted to the ER with a compound fracture to the
arm. his parents are not reachable. is consent required to initiate treatment
a. no, because this is an emergency situation
b. no, because the nurse must act as a pt advocate
c. yes, because the parents must provide consent
d.Yes, because the child is a minor
