PN 4001 EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Subsections of BCCNM Standards of Practice - Answer -Professional Standards
Practice Standards
Scope of Practice Standards
Scope of Practice - Answer -Based on the regulation of practice and sets out the
activities that LPNs are educated and authorized to perform if employer policy permits it,
and if the LPN has the competence
Four Professional Standards - Answer -Responsibility and Accountability
Competency-based Practice
Client-Focused Provision of Services
Ethical Practice
Practice Standards - Answer -Set out requirements for specific aspects of LPN
practice. They link with other BCCNM standards, policies and bylaws and all legislation
relevant to LPN practice.
Collaboration - Answer -the action of working with someone to produce or create
something
Competencies - Answer -The knowledge, skills and attributes you can develop in every
aspect of your life
Consent - Answer -permission for something to happen or agreement to do something
Critical thinking - Answer -actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing,
synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by,
observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication
Ethics - Answer -The principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making
decisions
Delegation - Answer -assignment of the performance of activities or tasks related to
patient care to unlicensed assistive personnel while retaining accountability for the
outcome
Evidence - Answer -The available body of facts or information indicating whether a
belief or proposition is true or valid
Health - Answer -a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Subsections of BCCNM Standards of Practice - Answer -Professional Standards
Practice Standards
Scope of Practice Standards
Scope of Practice - Answer -Based on the regulation of practice and sets out the
activities that LPNs are educated and authorized to perform if employer policy permits it,
and if the LPN has the competence
Four Professional Standards - Answer -Responsibility and Accountability
Competency-based Practice
Client-Focused Provision of Services
Ethical Practice
Practice Standards - Answer -Set out requirements for specific aspects of LPN
practice. They link with other BCCNM standards, policies and bylaws and all legislation
relevant to LPN practice.
Collaboration - Answer -the action of working with someone to produce or create
something
Competencies - Answer -The knowledge, skills and attributes you can develop in every
aspect of your life
Consent - Answer -permission for something to happen or agreement to do something
Critical thinking - Answer -actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing,
synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by,
observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication
Ethics - Answer -The principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making
decisions
Delegation - Answer -assignment of the performance of activities or tasks related to
patient care to unlicensed assistive personnel while retaining accountability for the
outcome
Evidence - Answer -The available body of facts or information indicating whether a
belief or proposition is true or valid
Health - Answer -a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity
